Tag Archives: culinary herb

New Specialty Crop Resource Launched

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Evan Elford

By Sean Westerveld, Ginseng and Medicinal Herb Specialist OMAF and MRA; Evan Elford, New Crop Development Specialist OMAF and MRA; Melanie Filotas, Specialty Crop IPM Specialist OMAF and MRA; and Jim Todd, Transition Crops Specialist OMAF and MRA. Growers in … Continue reading →

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Sclerotinia white mould of herbs

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Melanie Filotas

From Alex Harris, an Undergraduate Student Experiential Learning student with OMAFRA and the University of Guelph, and the OMAFRA Simcoe Specialty Crop Team: Sclerotinia white mould is a fungal disease affecting numerous herbaceous crops including beans, sunflowers, cole crops, carrots … Continue reading →

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Coriandrum sativum: One plant, two uses.

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Melanie Filotas

From Patrick Clendinning, a specialty crop summer student with OMAFRA and the University of Guelph, and the OMAFRA Simcoe Specialty Crop Team: Many people do not realize that coriander and cilantro are actually the same herb. Coriander often refers to … Continue reading →

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