Sustainable Agriculture Student Research Projects: 2025

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Baseline insect survey at Garden City Lands Miyawaki Forest Rue Badanic, 2025 Key result: Pollinator abundance increased in a young Miyawaki forest.	Poster
Effects of compost, biochar, and Gurbani on bean vigour over two generations Anupjot Badesha, 2025 Key result: Compost increases bush bean vigor and survival; offspring of Gurbani exposed plants have stronger response to temperature stress.	Poster Paper
Effects of biodegradable mulch on dryland rice Shannon Campbell, 2025 Key result: Biodegradable mulches suppress weeds in dryland rice.	Poster Paper
Do black plastic mulch and Metarhizium brunneum interact to protect beets from wireworm feeding? Rachel Cassidy, 2025 Key result: Beet root weight increased with the application of black plastic mulch and Metarhizium brunneum.	Poster Paper
Effect of soil solarization on chickweed (Stellaria media) seed viability across burial depths Elyse Farmer, 2025 Key result: Solarization reduces chickweed seed survival near soil surface.	Poster Paper
Soil respiration on either side of the dyke across the Garden City Lands Talia Parfeniuk, Rue Badanic, and Michael Bomford, 2025 Key result: Farm soil emits more carbon dioxide than bog soil at the Garden City Lands.	Poster
Soil respiration beneath northern highbush blueberry and indigenous plants at Burns Bog Talia Parfeniuk, Rue Badanic, and Michael Bomford, 2025 Key result: Northern highbush blueberry did not promote peat respiration in Burns Bog.	Poster
Intercropping drying beans with oyster mushrooms and its effects on bean yield Elise Ryan, 2025 Key result: Intercropping with oyster mushroom does not increase bean yield.	Poster Paper