Flowering Plants in Organic Strawberry Fields to Enhance Natural Enemies and Pollinators and Improve Pest Control and Fruit Quality
Methods to conserve and augment beneficial insects in modern horticultural production systems are needed given…
Breeding Day-Neutral Strawberry Cultivars for Organic Production in the Pacific Northwest
This award continues OFRF support for a breeding effort to develop strawberry varieties that produce fruit over a…
Integrated Soil-Borne Disease and Weed Management for Organic Strawberries
Organic strawberry production in coastal California faces challenges from soil-borne diseases and high weed…
Evaluation of day-neutral strawberries in organic systems in Washington
Day-neutral cultivars enable the production of strawberries during times when they are typically unavailable locally in…
Integrating Biological Control with Trap Crop Management in California Organic Strawberries
This research project sought evidence that a selective, imported biological control agent can persist in alfalfa…
Maintaining Agroecosystem Health in an Organic Strawberry/Vegetable Rotation System
The continued expansion of organic strawberry and vegetable production in California faces two key challenges:…
Controlling weeds using propane generated flame and steam treatments in crop and non croplands
The purpose of this study is to examine if thermal treatment of weeds will provide effective control on an…
Control of the western tarnished plant bug in an organic strawberry production system using trap crops, mass-released parasitoids, and tractor-mounted vacuums
Central Coast California strawberry growers have observed that western tarnished plant bug (WTPB) populations…
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…
Conserving and restoring pollination services in organic farms of Yolo and Solano Counties, Northern California
Native bee pollinators connect natural habitats with agricultural areas, depending on natural habitats for forage and…