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…
Weed Suppression Using Brassicaceae Cover Crops in Organically Grown Peppers
Weed management strategies on most organic farms are comprised of multiple ecological approaches that strive to…
Breeding an Open-Pollinated Vegetable Variety in Organic Systems: The Public Seed Initiative
The project objective is to breed a CMV resistant bell pepper using King of the North as a commercial parent. King…
The Integration of Foliar Applied Seaweed and Fish Products Into the Fertility Management of Organically Grown Sweet Peppers
Organic vegetable growers regularly use sea-based products, such as seaweed extracts and fish emulsions, as foliar…
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…
The Effects of Green Manure, Compost, and Feather Meal on Soil Nitrogen Dynamics, Beneficial Soil Microorganisms, and Bell Pepper Yield
Optimizing nitrogen (N) nutrient management is often crucial for achieving optimal yield and quality in organically…
Monitoring the Ability of Compost to Provide Sufficient Nitrogen to a Bell Pepper Crop Under Drip Irrigation
This project evaluated the impact of varying compost application rates on bell pepper yield and nitrogen status. A…