Broccoli Breeding, Evaluation and Seed Production (2011)

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 suitable quality, high yields, and disease resistance. Specific traits include:
  • Early to midseason maturity
  • Concentrated yield potential
  • Head rot and downy mildew resistance
  • Large openly branched heads that are well exserted and have clean stems for easy trimming and separation into florets
  • Firm, uniform florets of good color
  • Fine beads with short pedicels, which are retained after freezingĀ 
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