Cultural Practices for Root-Knot and Root-Lesion Nematode Suppression in Vegetable Crop Rotations
Learn how cultural practices like cover copping and using poultry litter can help manage root-knot nematodes in…
Cucumber Beetles: Organic and Biorational Integrated Pest Management
Cucumber beetles damage cucurbit crops by feeding on young plants, roots, and leaves, and transmit diseases. This…
Seeding a Culture of Innovation in Organics: Farmer-Led Breeding of Peppers, Broccoli and Cucumber
This project supports three breeding projects in cooperation with the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario’s…
Development and Assessment of Bacterial Wilt and Downy Mildew Resistant Cucumber Seedstocks - Year Two
In this project I will continue to assess downy mildew (DM) resistant cucumber seedstocks, with intensified focus…
On-Farm Assessment of Melon and Cucumber Feedstocks for Downy Mildew and Bacterial Wilt
In this project I will assess resistance to both Bacterial Wilt and Cucurbit Downy Mildew among selected cucumber…
Deploying microbes as a seed treatment for protection against soil-borne plant pathogens
Plant diseases, especially those caused by soil-borne seed infecting pathogens, pose a serious threat to the…
Seed Increase Trials Lead to Release of Promising New Disease-Resistant Varieties
The main purpose of our project was to deliver the results of several years of organic vegetable breeding to the…
Suppression of Pythium Damping-Off with Compost and Vermicompost
Plant diseases, especially soil-borne and seed infecting pathogens, are a serious issue for both greenhouse and…
Long-Term Vegetable Rotation Systems Using Organic Production Methods and Conservation Tillage
This experiment is a long term study comparing continuous tomatoes with vegetable rotation under five possible…
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…