Several BDDC members attended the Canadian Greenhouse Conference held in Niagara Falls, on October 8th-10th, 2025. The conference is an annual 2-day gathering that attracts growers and scientists and professionals in the field and showcases innovative production techniques, research, products.
BDDC members attended the conference to give poster presentations:
Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas, "Sustainable Polymer Innovations for Greenhouse Applications"
Konstantinos Poulimenos, "Impact of switchgrass and miscanthus biochar applications on soybean growth in a greenhouse experiment"
Reshma Krishnan, "Impact of Edible Coating Treatments on the Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Pears and Bell Peppers"
Fatemeh Jahangiri, "Toward PFAS-Free Packaging: Green Waxes and Poly (3-
hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) Coatings for Paper and
Plastic Substrates"
To learn more about the conference visit this link.

