Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission
Jim Baggett
OSU Dept of Horticulture
Objectives:
- Develop broccoli varieties for processing in Western Oregon stressing:
- Upright habit with heads easily accessible for harvest.
- Openly branched heads with clean stem for easy trimming and separation into spears or chunks.
- Medium fine, uniform plants of good color.
- Maturity ranging from early to midseason and good production potential.
- Clubroot and downy mildew resistance if possible.