Corn

Objective: Identify sweet corn hybrids with suitable processing quality that have high, stable yields and tolerance to root rot disease complex.

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Philip Hamm and George Clough
OSU Hermiston Agricultrual Research and Extension Center

Processing Quality Evaluation Brian Yorgey
OSU Dept of Food Science & Technology

Objectives:

1. Screen sweet corn varieties for resistance to common smut and High Plains Virus
2. Evaluate processing quality for ‘resistant’ hybrids.

Objective: Identify sweet corn hybrids released for the processing market for high and stable yields under heavy and light root rot pressure.

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

Dan McGrath
OSU Dept. of Horticulture

COOPERATORS: Manual Silveira and Jim Gill, NORPAC; Wayne Parker, Jason
White, and Neil MacInnes, National Frozen; Jon Brown, Truitt Bros; Larry and Ron
Pearmine Farm, Richard and Delbert Haener Farms, Mark and Mike Dickman Farm,
Skip Gray Farm, Matt and Gary Cook Farm, Hendricks Brothers Farm, Tom and Sam
Sweeney Farm. Technical support for this project was provided by Lydia Brown, OSU
Department of Horticulture.

Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission

George Clough
Philip Hamm
OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Objective:

1. Evaluate 23 sweet corn cultivars for resistance to natural infection by common smut.

Objective 1: Evaluate sweet corn inbred germplasm for colonization of silks by Fusarium species and subsequent seed infection/contamination. Objective 2: Evaluate biological applications to silks and subsequent Fusarium presence in ears. Objective 3: Evaluate seed disinfestation and location of remaining Fusarium on or in seed. Objective 4: Examine the yield and disease levels of sweet corn plants grown from seeds treated with germicidal light.

Objective: Identify sweet corn hybrids with suitable processing quality that have high, stable yields and tolerance to root rot disease complex.