Ten years ago, the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre drove onto the on-ramp and has steadily moved into the fast lane. With dozens of research scientists on board in multiple disciplines, the impacts are now measureable in a new report.

Here are some of the successes impacting Canada’s $5.4 billion horticulture industry: 

• Commercialization of the Cold Snap pear
• 200,000 acres of Smitten apples to be planted by 2020
• Appassimento technology to meet winemakers’ needs and consumer preferences
• Storage recommendations for Sovereign Coronation grapes
• Deep variant scanning, a proprietary approach to trait discovery
• Growing and marketing advice to bring world crops to local markets
• Research on biocontrol of thrips in greenhouse crops

These and other projects are explained in detail in Vineland’s Impact Report.  Go to: 

http://www.vinelandresearch.com/sites/default/files/publications/impact_report.pdf