Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission
George Clough, Philip Hamm, and Mike Baune
OSU Hermiston Agricultrual Research and Extension Center
Lindsey du Toit
WSU Mt. Vernon Research and Extension Unit
Objectives:
- Screen 32 sweet corn cultivars for resistance to common smut.
- Investigate effect of planting date on development of common smut.
- Evaluate fungicides for the control of common smut.
- Investigate damaged or discolored kernels in what appears to be ears not infected with corn smut.
- Investigate the effects of irrigation systems on incidence of common smut.
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