Evaluating Costs and Benefits of Organic-Approved Liquid Injectable Fertilizers to Improve Nutrient Uptake and Yields in Tomato
While research on cover cropping and compost application have surged in the past decade, organic growers are still…
Breeding Disease-Resistant Heirloom-Quality Tomatoes
The goal of this project is to breed disease-resistant heirloom-quality tomatoes, particularly those resistant to…
Developing Integrated Irrigation Management Strategies to Improve Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency of Organic Processing Tomato Production
This project aimed to develop integrated irrigation practices that leverage soil health to enhance irrigation water…
Grafting Vegetables for Soil-Borne Disease Resistance
Organic tomato, eggplant and watermelon production in Washington is limited by soilborne diseases such as…
An Introduction to Organic Breeding; and Organic Breeding for Sweet Corn, Carrots, and Tomatoes
We all know that the success of organic farmers depends on their effective use of practices such as crop rotation,…
Evaluation of screened high tunnels for production of organic vegetables in Colorado
The objectives of this study were: To evaluate the efficacy of high tunnel structures covered with insect excluding…
Public Breeding for Organic Agriculture – Screening for Horizontal Resistance to Late Blight in Tomato
A reliable test was developed to identify and measure intermediate levels of resistance to late blight in tomato…
Grafting tomatoes on disease resistant rootstocks for small-scale organic production
Objectives 1) Evaluate disease resistance of commercial rootstock cultivars under organic production in…
Tomato Foliar Disease Control Using OMRI-Approved Materials
Seven materials approved for organic production were tested for foliar disease control on tomatoes on a certified…
Targeted Mowing to Increase Allelopathy of Rye Cover Crop in a Tomato Production System
This project examined whether targeted mowing of winter rye cover crop (Secale cereale L.) would increase its weed…