Applied research into best management practices for commercial tomato production in northern British Columbia

新喀里多尼亚学院和埃奇伍德农场正在合作开展一个应用研究项目，该项目将有助于扩大其业务，包括商业温室番茄生产。 不列颠哥伦比亚省北方地区特有的主要供应方挑战之一是针对区域气候和环境条件的最佳番茄品种和种植实践。 番茄的商业化生产需要仔细的环境和生物（病原体）管理，管理制度必须纳入区域具体信息。 学院的教师和学生将与埃奇伍德农场合作，确定番茄品种，确定哪些种植实践产生最好的产量和最适合在不列颠哥伦比亚省北方不加热的温室生长的植物生长。西红柿是不列颠哥伦比亚省北方的一种高价值作物，对埃奇伍德来说是一个巨大的经济机会。参与该项目的学生将学习环境传感器操作和数据收集，统计分析的重要技能，以及开发新的园艺工艺和实践的重要性。

The College of New Caledonia and Edgewood Farm are collaborating on an applied research project that will help expand their business to include commercial greenhouse tomato production. One of the key supply-side challenges specific to northern regions of BC is around optimal tomato varieties and planting practices specific to regional climate and environmental conditions. Commercial production of tomatoes requires careful environmental and biological (pathogen) management, and management regimes must incorporate region-specific information. College faculty and students will work with Edgewood Farm to identify tomato varieties, determine which planting practices produce the best yields and the best plant growth suited to growing in unheated greenhouses in northern British Columbia. Tomatoes are a high valued crop in northern BC, and represent a substantial economic opportunity for Edgewood. Students involved in this project will learn important skills in environmental sensor operation and data collection, statistical analyses, and the importance developing new horticulture processes and practices.