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Pathogen Profile: Botrytis cinerea

Controlling Botrytis/Grey Mold The focus of this blog post is Botrytis cinerea, also known as grey mold. Worldwide, this fungus causes annual losses between $10 billion to $100 billion value in crops worldwide [3]. Pathogen Profile provides a concise summary of a plant pathogen that growers are interested in. See our Resource page to see […]
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Behind the Science: Rebecca Co

These Behind-The-Scene posts reveal a bit about the people involved with Health Hydroponics. We would like to put names to faces and personalities especially during this time when we are unable to meet local growers in person. Rebecca Co is the Manager and Coordinator of Healthy Hydroponics and the Manager of Innovations and Applications at […]
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Resources to get Hydroponic, Agri-Food, Agtech News and Information

This week, I’ve compiled a list of resources and social media accounts which provide news, press releases, webinars, DIY tutorials regarding hydroponics, vertical farming, indoor farming, agri-food, and agtech. Some of these provide email subscriptions that deliver daily content to your inboxes, while podcasts allow you to listen while multitasking. Comment on any resources or […]
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Behind the Science: Jiujun Cheng

Dr. Jiujun Cheng is the Director of Technology Applications at Metagenom Bio. He received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the Yan’an University in China. He then did a Master’s of Science in Biochemistry at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of sciences. He then moved to Europe and completed his PhD in […]
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Multiple red white and orange kois in water.

Directory of Aquaponic Fruits and Vegetable Farms in Canada

Last week, we posted a directory of hydroponic and aeroponic farms in Canada. This week, we searched the Internet once again for aquaponic fruits and vegetable farms in Canada. Each entry has the location of the farm and the crops that are hydroponically grown including fish (if sold as commodity). Farms are hydroponic unless otherwise indicated […]
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Behind the Science: Michael Lynch

This week, I am introducing another member of our team! These Behind-The-Scene posts reveal a bit about the people involved with Health Hydroponics. We would like to put names to faces and personalities especially during this time when we are unable to meet local growers in person. Dr. Michael Lynch is the Director of Bioinformatics […]
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