Vineland Collaborates on Innovation Team Aiming to Expand Berry Production in Canada

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) is proud to collaborate as one of 15 teams granted a  Spark Award, the initial award phase of the Homegrown Innovation Challenge. The challenge aims to discover innovative tools and technology solutions to enable Canadian growers to cultivate a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. 

Sun Rises on a New Canadian Rose – Vineland Adds Yukon Sun to its Collection

Yukon Sun™ is the latest addition to the popular Vineland’s 49th Parallel Collection of made-in-Canada roses. The bright yellow rose has been released by Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) and will be available in Canadian garden centres next spring.

New Head of Research and Development at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) has appointed Darby McGrath, PhD as Vice President, Research and Development. In her new role, McGrath will guide the direction of Vineland’s innovation portfolio to maximize real-world impact with a team of more than  50 scientists and technicians.

Opportunity Mapping for Horticultural Waste Streams

Approximately 74% of Canadian fruits and vegetables are wasted before they reach consumers for a myriad of reasons.  To tackle this issue and help increase the industry’s environmental sustainability, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) examined underutilized waste streams for the top seven Canadian produce crops including potatoes, apples, field tomatoes, greenhouse tomatoes, greenhouse cucumbers, onions and carrots and identified the range of opportunities for managing these by-products.

Mapping Tomato Flavor Preferred by Consumers

Using genetic mapping and metabolomics analysis, Vineland and collaborators at Laval University, Quebec, Canada the University of Florida, USA and McMaster University, Ontario, Canada have identified the gene responsible for producing several important aroma chemicals, including the familiar tomato vine aroma associated with fresh tomatoes.