简介：GreenhousehorticulturalproductioncurrentlyrepresentsanimportantandgrowdngsectorofCanada'sfoodandplantproducproductionsystems.Since2006,thevalueofgreenhousevegetablecropsinCanadaexceedsthatoffieldgrowncrops,signalinganimportantshiftinthew-ayfoodiscultivatedinthecountry.Whilemanyfactorshavecontributedtothischange,amajorareaofinnovationincludesthediscoveriesandadvancesmadeinthedevelopmentofcommercialgreenhouseproductionsystemsaswellastheintegrationofbiologicalcontrolstrategiesforsustainablepestmanagement.Withthisfocus,thisreviewoffersabriefoverviewoftheCanadiangreenhouseindustry,includingadescriptivelistofcommonlyusedbiologicalcontrolorganisms,aswellastheroleCanadianresearchhasplayedinthedevelopmentoftheseagents.WealsoaddressthethreatsthatCanadiangreenhouseproducersfacebyinvasivepestsandthecomplicationsthesehavecreatedforthecommercializationofnovelbiologicalcontrolagents.Thisinformationmayserveasaguideforthedevelopmentofparalleltechnologiesandtoolsinotherpartsoftheworldwheregreenhouseproductionisexpanding.

简介：Aworkshopon'Chips,ComputersandCrops'washeldinHangzhou,ChinaduringSeptember26-27,2008.ThemainobjectiveoftheworkshopwastobringtogetherChinaandUKscientistsfrommathematics,bioinformaticsandplantmolecularbiologycommunitiestoexchangeideas,enhanceawarenessofeachothers’fields,exploresynergismsandmakerecommendationsonfruitfulfuturedirectionsincropscience.Herewedescribethecontributionstotheworkshop,andexaminesomeconceptualissuesthatlieatthefoundationsandfutureofcropsystemsbiology.