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Biochar As A Soil Amendment In A High Tunnel, Polybag Growth System, Ron Goldy, Virginia Wendzel Jan 2015

Biochar As A Soil Amendment In A High Tunnel, Polybag Growth System, Ron Goldy, Virginia Wendzel

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Pumpkin Cultivar Production & Quality Evaluations — 2014, Brad R. Bergefurd, Wayne Lewis, Thom Harker Jan 2015

Pumpkin Cultivar Production & Quality Evaluations — 2014, Brad R. Bergefurd, Wayne Lewis, Thom Harker

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Saginaw Valley Research And Extension Center 2014 Pickling Cucumber Variety Trial, Ben Phillips Jan 2015

Saginaw Valley Research And Extension Center 2014 Pickling Cucumber Variety Trial, Ben Phillips

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Kentucky Bell Pepper Variety Trial — 2014, Shubin K. Saha, Lucas Hanks Jan 2015

Kentucky Bell Pepper Variety Trial — 2014, Shubin K. Saha, Lucas Hanks

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No abstract provided.


Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2014, Elizabeth Maynard Jan 2015

Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2014, Elizabeth Maynard

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Indiana sweet corn acreage harvested for fresh market averaged 5,233 acres annually from 2011- 2013, with a yield of 63 hundreweight per acre (149 crates or 3.1 tons per acre) and an annual value of $13.9 million (USDA NASS, 2014). Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown.

Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to both producers and consumers. The term ‘supersweet’ commonly refers to sweet corn with two copies of the shrunken-2 (sh2) gene that have high levels of sugar in the kernels and …


2014 Evaluation Of Determinate Tomato Varieties For High Tunnel Production In Kansas, Kimberly L. Oxley, Cary L. Rivard Jan 2015

2014 Evaluation Of Determinate Tomato Varieties For High Tunnel Production In Kansas, Kimberly L. Oxley, Cary L. Rivard

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Eighteen Rootstock And Five Scion Tomato Varieties: Seedling Growth Rates Before Grafting And Success In Grafting The Ninety Variety Combinations, Bizhen Hu, Jennifer Moyseenko, Stephanie Short, Sonia Walker, Matthew D. Kleinhenz Jan 2015

Eighteen Rootstock And Five Scion Tomato Varieties: Seedling Growth Rates Before Grafting And Success In Grafting The Ninety Variety Combinations, Bizhen Hu, Jennifer Moyseenko, Stephanie Short, Sonia Walker, Matthew D. Kleinhenz

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Northern Ohio Pepper Variety Trial — 2014, Allen M. Gahler, Matthew Hofelich Jan 2015

Northern Ohio Pepper Variety Trial — 2014, Allen M. Gahler, Matthew Hofelich

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Sugar-Enhanced And Synergistic Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2014, Elizabeth Maynard Jan 2015

Sugar-Enhanced And Synergistic Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2014, Elizabeth Maynard

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Indiana sweet corn acreage harvested for fresh market averaged 5,233 acres annually from 2011- 2013, with a yield of 63 hundredweight per acre (149 crates or 3.1 tons per acre) and an annual value of $13.9 million (USDA NASS, 2014).

Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to both producers and consumers. Producers are also interested in yield, ear size, appearance, and agronomic characteristics.

This paper reports on nine bicolor and one yellow sugar-enhanced or synergistic sweet corn …


Evaluation Of Broccoli Cultivars For Summer Crown-Cut Production In West Virginia, Lewis Jett Jan 2015

Evaluation Of Broccoli Cultivars For Summer Crown-Cut Production In West Virginia, Lewis Jett

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Kentucky Cantaloupe Variety Trial — 2014, Shubin K. Saha, Lucas Hanks Jan 2015

Kentucky Cantaloupe Variety Trial — 2014, Shubin K. Saha, Lucas Hanks

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No abstract provided.


Saginaw Valley Research And Extension Center 2014 Pumpkin Variety Trial, Ben Phillips Jan 2015

Saginaw Valley Research And Extension Center 2014 Pumpkin Variety Trial, Ben Phillips

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No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of 13 Slicing Cucumbers In Southwest Michigan, Ron Goldy, Virginia Wendzel Jan 2015

Evaluation Of 13 Slicing Cucumbers In Southwest Michigan, Ron Goldy, Virginia Wendzel

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Kentucky Triploid Watermelon Variety Trial — 2014, Shubin K. Saha, Lucas Hanks Jan 2015

Kentucky Triploid Watermelon Variety Trial — 2014, Shubin K. Saha, Lucas Hanks

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West Virginia Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluations 2014, Lewis W. Jett, Rodney Wallbrown, J J. Barrett, J D. Johnson Jan 2015

West Virginia Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluations 2014, Lewis W. Jett, Rodney Wallbrown, J J. Barrett, J D. Johnson

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Midwest Vegetable Trial Report For 2014, Elizabeth Maynard Jan 2015

Midwest Vegetable Trial Report For 2014, Elizabeth Maynard

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This is a compilation of 30 research trial reports from seven land-grant universities in the midwestern and northeastern United States. Crops covered include Asian vegetables (Napa cabbage, pak choy or bok choi, mizuna, tatsoi, Yukina savoy, komatsuna, senposai, and Tokyo bekana) broccoli, cantaloupe, cucumber, kohlrabi, pepper, potato, pumpkin, radish, sweet corn, tomato, and watermelon. Several crops were evaluated in high tunnels or hoophouses. Most trials compared different cultivars or varieties. Four reports addressed specific growing practices: the use of hairy vetch to supply nitrogen, biochar use in a high tunnel bag culture system, effects of organic soil amendments, and scion-rootstock …


Efficacy Of Fungicides For Managing Powdery Mildew In Pumpkin — 2014, Margaret T. Mcgrath, Karen Lamarsh Jan 2015

Efficacy Of Fungicides For Managing Powdery Mildew In Pumpkin — 2014, Margaret T. Mcgrath, Karen Lamarsh

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Late Blight Resistant Tomato Variety Evaluation Conducted With Organic Production Practices — 2014, Margaret T. Mcgrath, Karen Lamarsh Jan 2015

Late Blight Resistant Tomato Variety Evaluation Conducted With Organic Production Practices — 2014, Margaret T. Mcgrath, Karen Lamarsh

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Lettuce Cultivar Observation Trial — 2013, Elizabeth Maynard Jan 2014

Lettuce Cultivar Observation Trial — 2013, Elizabeth Maynard

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Lettuce is one of several cool-season crops that Indiana growers produce to meet market demands for local produce early and late in the season. It is grown in the field as well as in unheated and heated structures. Growers who responded to a survey in 2013 indicated that important characteristics for lettuce varieties include slow bolting, good eating quality, and disease resistance. Numerous varieties are available and it is important to identify which perform well in Indiana. We report here characteristics of 38 lettuce cultivars grown in an unreplicated field trial at the Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center in Wanatah, Indiana.


Sugar-Enhanced And Synergistic Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana — 2013, Elizabeth Maynard Jan 2013

Sugar-Enhanced And Synergistic Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana — 2013, Elizabeth Maynard

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Indiana sweet corn acreage harvested for fresh market averaged 5,633 acres annually from 2010-2012, with a yield of 71 cwt/acre (160 crates or 3.5 tons per acre) and annual value of $13.7 million (USDA NASS, 2013). Indiana ranked 19th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn and produced about 0.8% of the nation’s total in 2012. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. …


Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana — 2013, Elizabeth Maynard Jan 2013

Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana — 2013, Elizabeth Maynard

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Indiana sweet corn acreage harvested for fresh market averaged 5,633 acres annually from 2010-2012, with a yield of 71 cwt/acre (160 crates or 3.5 tons per acre) and an annual value of $13.7 million (USDA NASS, 2013). Indiana ranked 19th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn and produced about 0.8% of the nation’s total in 2012. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly …


Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2012, Elizabeth Maynard Jan 2013

Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2012, Elizabeth Maynard

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Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 5,800 acres in 2011, with an average yield of 67 cwt/acre (159 crates or 3.3 tons per acre) and a total value of $17.9 million (USDA NASS, 2012). Indiana ranked 15th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn and produced about 1.3% of the nation’s total in 2011. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most …


Sugar-Enhanced And Synergistic Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2012, Elizabeth Maynard Jan 2013

Sugar-Enhanced And Synergistic Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2012, Elizabeth Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 5,800 acres in 2011, with an average yield of 67 cwt/acre (159 crates or 3.3 tons per acre) and a total value of $17.9 million (USDA NASS, 2012). Indiana ranked 15th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn and produced about 1.3% of the nation’s total in 2011. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most …


Sugar-Enhanced Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2011, Elizabeth Maynard Feb 2012

Sugar-Enhanced Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2011, Elizabeth Maynard

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Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 6,500 acres in 2010, with an average yield of 92 cwt/acre (219 crates or 4.6 tons per acre) and total value of $14.4 million (USDA NASS, 2011). Indiana ranks 13th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to …


Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2011, Elizabeth Maynard Feb 2012

Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2011, Elizabeth Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 6,500 acres in 2010, with an average yield of 92 cwt/acre (219 crates or 4.6 tons per acre) and total value of $14.4 million (USDA NASS, 2011). Indiana ranks 13th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to …


Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2010, Elizabeth T. Maynard Dec 2010

Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2010, Elizabeth T. Maynard

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Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 6,100 acres in 2009, with an average yield of 69 cwt/acre (164 crates or 3.45 tons per acre) and total value of $16.8 million (USDA NASS,2010). Indiana ranks 14th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bi-color corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to both …


Sugar-Enhanced Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2010, Elizabeth T. Maynard Dec 2010

Sugar-Enhanced Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2010, Elizabeth T. Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 6,100 acres in 2009, with an average yield of 69 cwt/acre (164 crates or 3.45 tons per acre) and total value of $16.8 million (USDA NASS, 2010). Indiana ranks 14th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bi-color corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to …


Pumpkin Variety Performance With And Without Treatment For Powdery Mildew In Northern Indiana, 2009, Elizabeth T. Maynard Jan 2010

Pumpkin Variety Performance With And Without Treatment For Powdery Mildew In Northern Indiana, 2009, Elizabeth T. Maynard

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Pumpkins for decorative use are grown on more than 4,000 acres in Indiana. Combined acreage in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio represents about a quarter of pumpkins grown for decorative use in the United States. Successful pumpkin production requires the use of cultivars that yield well and produce pumpkins of the size, shape, color, and quality demanded by the market. Genetic resistance to the fungal disease powdery mildew is present in some varieties. This trial was designed to evaluate performance of pumpkin varieties in northern Indiana with and without treatment for powdery mildew. The trial included eight jack-o-lantern size pumpkins, …


Sugar-Enhanced Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2009, Elizabeth T. Maynard Jan 2010

Sugar-Enhanced Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2009, Elizabeth T. Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 5,400 acres in 2008, with an average yield of 70 cwt/A (166 crates or 3.5 tons per acre) and total value of $11.7 million (USDA-NASS Indiana Agricultural Statistics, 2008-2009). Indiana ranks 17th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of …


Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2009, Elizabeth T. Maynard Jan 2010

Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2009, Elizabeth T. Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 5,400 acres in 2008, with an average yield of 70 cwt/A (166 crates or 3.5 tons per acre) and total value of $11.7 million (USDA-NASS Indiana Agricultural Statistics, 2008-2009). Indiana ranks 17th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of …