Cover Crops for Weed Management in Organic Vegetables
A 2000 study on cover crops to control weeds in organic vegetables at WSU Vancouver failed due to overwhelming weed…
Soil Nutrient Balancing in Sustainable Vegetable Production
The purpose of this project is to determine whether an unfavorable balance among soil potassium (K), sodium (Na),…
Effectiveness of compost extracts as disease suppressants in fresh market crops in BC
One of the major challenges facing organic producers is disease management. The losses in vegetable production due…
Evaluation of Alternative Cultivators for Vegetable Production
A field trial in the Salinas Valley compared a brush hoe cultivator (Bartchi Fobro Co., Switzerland) to conventional…
Biological control of Delia sp. in cole crops with rove beetles, Aleochara sp. Part1)
The consumer demand for organic produce is increasing. In order for growers to be able to meet this demand,…
Development and Evaluation of Biologically-Integrated Conservation Tillage Systems for Organic Vegetable Production
The development of environmentally sound and profitable farming systems aims to prevent soil degradation and erosion…
Enhancement of Biological Control with Insectary Plantings
The use of "beneficial insectary" plantings in agricultural ecosystems has been promoted as a strategy to enhance the…
Control of Flea Beetle in Cole Crops with Cruciferous Trap Crops
This project involved two years of trials to assess whether trap crops could reduce flea beetle damage on organically…
Plant Mobilization of Trace Organochlorine Residues in Vegetable Cropping Systems
Organochlorine residues from past agricultural practices continue to pose problems for Oregon's growers. Even trace…