AbstractsBiology & Animal Science

The production of celery in Quebec is, at the present time, not well enough developed to supply the market demands in the province. This state of affairs is not due to soil or climatic conditions. There is sufficient area of muck soil, favourably located in this province, to produce enough celery for local demands and the climate is suitable for celery growing. The cause of this state of affairs is that Quebec celery growers have suffered serious losses in the storing and marketing of their crops. For this reason, celery production is comparatively undeveloped, and the great muck soil wealth of the province has not bean turned to celery growing. In Quebec, the same as in other celery producing areas, the storage life of celery varies from year to year depending to a certain extent on climatic and cultural conditions during growth. [...]