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David Wees

David Wees
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Chargé d’enseignement, Directeur adjoint, Conseiller pédagogique

T : 514-398-7868|  david.wees [at] mcgill.ca (Courriel)  |  Harrison House 2-04                                          

David Wees specializes in horticulture. He also teaches in the Department of Plant Science.

Degrees

BSc (Agr), MSc (McGill)

Active Affiliations

L'Ordre des agronomes du Québec
The Canadian Society for Horticultural Science
Comité Cultures en serres (CRAAQ)
L'Association pour l'enseignement de la science et de la technologie au Québec
The International Society for Horticultural Science

Awards and Recognition

CADAP Teaching Award (2023), awarded annually by the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs

Outreach Activities

McGill feeding McGill was started in 2009 to supply McGill’s cafeterias with fresh fruits and vegetables grown at the Horticultural Research Centre located at Macdonald Campus. Other outreach activities funded by McGill’s Sustainability Projects Fund include Macdonald Campus Orchard, and Macdonald Campus Tree Planting Initiative.

Courses

FMT4 005 Introduction to Plant Science 2.33 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

FMT4 033 Vegetable and Fruit Crops 2.67 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

FMT4 034 Greenhouse Crop Production 2.67 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

FMT4 037 Ind. Study in Crop Production 2.67 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

FMTP 097 Landscape Design 2 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

Publications

D. Wees. 2024. The greenhouse handbook, 9th edition. 348 pages. Macdonald Campus of McGill University.

D. Wees. 2023. Cultivars de framboisiers: lesquels choisir? Agri-Réseau. https://www.agrireseau.net/documents/111173/cultivars-de-framboisiers-lesquels-choisir?a=1

D. Wees. 2023. Hardy fruit handbook, 10th edition. 440 pages. Macdonald Campus of McGill University.

D. Wees. 2023. Urban horticulture handbook, 3rd edition. 110 pages. Macdonald Campus of McGill University.

D. Wees. 2021. Liste de cultivars de poivrons de serre. Agri-Réseau. https://www.agrireseau.net/documents/106814/liste-de-cultivars-de-poivrons-de-serre-2021?a=1

D. Wees. 2021. Fiche de production de pak-choy en serre. Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec (CRAAQ), 10 pages, https://www.craaq.qc.ca/Publications-du-CRAAQ/fiche-de-production-de-pak-choy-en-serre-pdf/p/PCUA0109-10PDF

D. Wees. 2020. Guide de production en serres: fines herbes, 2nd ed. CRAAQ. (https://www.craaq.qc.ca/Publications-du-CRAAQ/guide-de-production-en-serre-fines-herbes/p/PCUA0105 ), 118 pages

D. Wees. 2018. Guide de production : patate douce. Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec (CRAAQ), 54 pages, https://www.craaq.qc.ca/Publications-du-CRAAQ/guide-de-production-patate-douce/p/PLEG0103

D. Wees. 2017. L’agriculture urbaine : un chantier pour professionnels. https://www.agrireseau.net/blogue/94669/l_agriculture-urbaine-un-chantier-pour-professionnels. Also published in English by Agrologists Canada Urban agriculture: a growing field for professionals. http://agrologistscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/Urban-agriculture-D.Wees_-1.pdf

D. Wees, Seguin, P. and Boisclair, J. 2016. Sweet potato production in a short-season area utilizing black plastic mulch: effects of cultivar, in-row plant spacing, and harvest date on yield parameters. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 96: 139-147.

D. Wees, Seguin, P., Boisclair, J. and Gendre, C. 2015. Performance and quality of sweetpotato cultivars grown in Quebec, Canada with biodegradable plastic mulch. HortTechnology 25(6): 815-823.

D. Wees. 2015. Carences minérales des fines herbes : identification, prévention et solutions. Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec (CRAAQ), 43 pages. https://www.craaq.qc.ca/Publications-du-CRAAQ/carences-minerales-des-fines-herbes-identification-prevention-et-solutions/p/PCUA0103

 

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