ISHS Acta Horticulturae 483: International Symposium on Vegetable Quality of Fresh and Fermented Vegetables
RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF ORIENTAL VEGETABLES IN CANADA |
| Authors: | Samuel L. Wang, Ray F. Cerkauskas |
| Keywords: | Nomenclature, market value, diseases, greenhouse production, fermented vegetables |
| Abstract:
Immigrants to Canada from East and Southeast Asia have outnumbered those from Europe during the past 10 years. The consequent increased demand for oriental vegetables in Canada has promoted a rapid increase in oriental vegetable production. Ontario, with 50 growers and 1200 ha, produces more than 50% of the total oriental vegetables in Canada. Major markets are in the Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal metropolitan areas. These vegetables, which are primarily produced by growers of Asian descent, are sold in oriental food markets as well as in supermarket chains in large cities. Many consumers are unfamiliar with the wide array of oriental vegetables that are sold and standardized English names are needed to avoid confusion. To date, the scope of production and processing research on oriental vegetables in Canada are limited to small scale variety trials, a disease/pest survey in Ontario, greenhouse production experiments, and herbicide registration. This level of research effort is far below what is needed to meet the production capability in Canada. A number of challenges must be met by research agencies to build a strong database to sustain the future growth of this horticultural sector. | |
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