Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission
George Clough, Philip Hamm, and Sarah Blatchford
OSU Hermiston Agricultrual Research and Extension Center
Lindsey du Toit
WSU Mt. Vernon Research and Extension Unit
Objectives:
- Screen sweet corn cultivars for resistance to common smut
- Investigate effect of planting date on development of common smut
- Quantify effect of common smut on processing quality characteristics
- Evaluate fungicides for the control of common smut