Mission

Increase productivity

A major concern of producers is to reduce field losses and thus increase the number of marketable romaine or head lettuce per unit area. By targeting the most common causes of downgrading (i.e. physiological disorders, telluric and bacterial diseases, lettuce aphids), we address the major issues and choose to correct them by taking the genetic pathway. That's why our lettuce varieties are developed here, under our climate conditions, from seeds that originate from a breeding program of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The results are convincing so far for registered varieties. This bodes well for the future, as according to the 2016 edition of the Profil sectoriel de l'industrie horticole au Québec (Quebec's Horticultural Industry Sector Profile), revenues from the lettuce market are growing by almost 20% (2015/2014).

Une expertise en amélioration génétique de la laitue

La mission de la Fondation est de réaliser et financer des activités de recherche et développement en matière d'amélioration génétique visant le développement de nouvelles variétés de laitue mieux adaptées aux conditions climatiques canadiennes et répondant aux besoins actuels et changeants du marché.

La permanence du programme de recherche

Le programme de recherche de La Fondation permet de recueillir des fonds pour financer et supporter un programme d'amélioration génétique de la laitue au Canada.