Broccoli Breeding, Evaluation and Seed Production (2012)

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 including concentrated and uniform yield potential, large heads that are well exserted and have minimal leaf development on stems, firm, uniform florets of dark green color, and fine beads with short pedicels, which are retained after freezing.
2. Develop seed production systems using cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) or self incompatibility (SI) to produce field scale quantities of F1 hybrid seed.
3. Conduct pilot scale field production of inbreds and hybrids that produce sufficient quantities of seed.