Variety trials

Corn head smut resistance (1987)

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Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Jim Baggett
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Objectives:

  1. Test Plant Introduction lines and other germplasm sources for high field resistance to head smut.
  2. Determine if immunity or true seedling resistance exists in germplasm sources.
  3. Test commercial F1 hybrids and inbreds for head smut resistance.

Evaluation of supersweet corn varieties for the Treasure Valley

corn

Objectives:

The project evaluates new supersweet and sugary-enhanced sweet corn varieties to identify superior plant materials. Varieties are evaluated for

  • Reliability in plant stand establishment.
  • Uniformity of maturity date.
  • Resistance to lodging.
  • Acceptability for yield and ear conformation.
  • Processing quality.

Determine the length of harvest period possible with a limited number of varieties.

Cauliflower Variety Observations (1991)

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Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Jim Baggett and Jack Stang
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Objectives:

  1. Evaluate head quality, maturity time and total yield of 10 promising (based on 90-91 observations) cauliflower varieties at a wide range of planting times; relate timing of maturity to turning of curd initiation and the period between curd initiation and harvest; screen additional cauliflower varieties to identify those having head characteristics suitable for processing.