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Broccoli Breeding (2004)

broccoli

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Jim Myers
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Brian Yorgey
OSU Dept of Food Science and Technology

Objectives:

  1. Develop broccoli hybrids adapted to western Oregon with suitable quality, high yields, and disease resistance.
  2. Evaluate cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) as a method for producing F1 hybrid seed.

Insect Contamination of Broccoli and Cauliflower (2003)

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Dan McGrath
OSU Dept. of Horticulture

Objectives:

  1. Maintain, evaluate, and refine a regional pest monitoring network for selected Lepidopteran pests of broccoli and cauliflower, and other crops.
  2. Develop new strategies for detecting aphid outbreaks.
  3. Evaluate whether less aggressive spray programs are effective during periods of low insect pressure.
  4. Compare the effectiveness of aphid and looper pesticides at various levels of insect pressure.

"Rotbusters" 2003: Soil factors, cropping history, varietal tolerance, and corn root rot (2003)

corn

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Alex Stone
OSU Dept. of Horticulture

Objectives:

Determine-

  1. the root rot tolerance and yield potential of sweet corn varieties
  2. the relationship between rotational history and root rot potential
  3. the relationship between soil factors and root rot potential
  4. whether a cone tube bioassay can be used to screen fields for root rot potential