Broccoli

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Ed Peachey
OSU Dept. of Horticulture

Carol Mallory-Smith
OSU Dept. of Crop and Soil Science

Objectives:

• Weed Control With Goal Impregnated Fertilizer In Broccoli (Jefferson).
• Tolerance Of Broccoli To Goal Impregnated Fertilizer, Vegetable Research Farm, Corvallis.
• Goal Application Timing And Efficacy In Cauliflower.

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Jim Meyers
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Objectives:

1. Develop broccoli varieties adapted to western Oregon with the following attributes:

This proposal is also submitted to the broccoli, cauliflower, and sweet corn research committees of the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

OBJECTIVES:

• To maintain, evaluate, and refine a regional pest monitoring network for selected Lepidopteran pests of broccoli, cauliflower, and sweet corn.
• To strengthen the communication network among ag professionals serving the Willamette Valley processed vegetable industry.

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Ed Peachey
OSU Dept. of Horticulture

Carol Mallory-Smith
OSU Dept. of Crop and Soil Science

Objectives:

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Jim Meyers
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Brian Yorgey
OSU Dept of Food Science and Technology

Objectives:

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Jim Meyers
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Objectives:

Report to the Agricultural Research Foundation and Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Dan McGrath
OSU Dept. of Horticulture

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Jim Meyers
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Brian Yorgey
OSU Dept of Food Science and Technology

Objectives:

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Jim Meyers
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Brian Yorgey
OSU Dept of Food Science and Technology

Objectives:

1. Develop broccoli varieties adapted to western Oregon with:

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Dan McGrath
OSU Dept of Horticulture

Five insects contaminate broccoli in the Willamette Valley: cabbage loopers (Trichoplusia ni), cabbage white butterfly larvae (Pieris rapae), diamondback moth (Marrtestra aphids (Brevicoryne brassicae). Broccoli is inspected very closely before it is accepted for processing. Low levels of insect contamination result in the rejection of truckloads of harvested broccoli by processor quality assurance programs and thousands of dollars of loss to growers.