In 2019, the Vegetable Marketing and Research Program used $20,000 of YOUR assessment dollars to fund the following research projects in partnership with the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association which provided another $60,000 and the Pennsylvania Simply Sweet Onion Committee which provided another $1,660.
1. Towards Integrated Management of Cucumber Beetles
Shelby Fleischer, Carla Thomas, and Brandon Lingbeek
2. Can Overlapping Residuals Improve Weed Control in No-Till Pumpkins
Dwight D. Lingenfelter and Dr. John M. Wallace, Penn State Univ., Kelly Nichols, Univ. of Maryland, Dr. Mark J. VanGessel, Univ. of Delaware
3. Potential Herbicides to Control Problem Weeds in Snap Bean
Dwight D. Lingenfelter and Dr. John M. Wallace, Penn State Univ., Kelly Nichols, Univ. of Maryland, and Dr. Mark J. VanGessel, Univ. of Delaware
4. Keeping PA Vegetable Growers Profitable: Statewide Cultivar Trials Muskmelons
Elsa Sanchez and Francesco Di Gioia, Penn State Univ. and Tim Elkner, Tom Butzler, Bob Pollock, and Carla Burkle Thomas, Penn State Extension
5. Management of Phytophthora Blight in Cucurbits and Peppers - report available later
Elizabeth Buck, Cornell Vegetable Program
6. Breeding Fresh-Market Tomatoes for Production in PA
Majid Foolad, Penn State Univ. - send an email to [email protected] to request this report
7. Breeding Processing Tomatoes for Production in PA
Majid Foolad, Penn State Univ. - send an email to [email protected] to request this report
8. Developing Microbial Communities to Suppress Bacterial Diseases of Tomato
Kevin Hockett, Penn State Univeristy
9. Development of Sensor-Based Vegetable Irrigation Systems – report available later
Francesco Di Gioia, Long He, Claudia Schmidt, and Elsa Sanchez, Penn State Univ.
Beth Gugino, Penn State Univ.
Shelby Fleischer, Penn State Univ. and Timothy Elkner, Penn State Extension
12. Viable Options for Managing Allium Leafminer in Organic Onion Production – Year 2
Dr. Gladis Zinati and Andrew Smith, Rodale Institute
Beth Gugino, Penn State Univ.