Developing an organic commercial production system for the Goji berry
Small organic farms in the United States experience a number of economic pressures including high costs of labor,…
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…
Managing Farm Habitat Shows Promise in Cutworm Control
Researchers at the Rodale Institute Experimental Farm are leaders in the study of no-till organic farming…
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…
Aerated Compost Tea and Other Alternative Treatments for Disease Control in Pumpkins
Objectives Statement a. To investigate the effectiveness of compost tea in suppressing fungal diseases of pumpkins…
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…
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…
Organic Strategies for Growing Corn Under Low-Nitrogen Stress
Corn is a plant with high nitrogen requirements. Levels of soil nitrogen that are lower than what the plants need…
On-Farm Nutrient Budgets in Organic Cropping Systems: A Tool for Soil Fertility Management
An assessment of the quantity of nutrients entering, leaving and remaining on a farm is the starting point for…