Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission
Jim Baggett
OSU Dept of Horticulture
Objectives:
- Develop broccoli varieties for processing in western Oregon stressing:
- Elongate habit with exserted heads, easily accessible for harvest
- Large, openly branched and segmented heads with heavy, clean stems for easy trimming and separation into spears or chunks
- Small, firm, uniform florets with short pedicels and good color which are retained after freezing
- Early to mid-season maturity, concentrated high yield potential
- Club root and downy mildew resistance
Attachment: