Results
Apples
Assessing Lime Sulfur as an Organic Fruit Thinning Agent for Apples
(In 2008 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-572, p. 33)
General
Development of Organic Production Systems for Kentucky Horticultural Crops
(In 2003 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-448, p. 94)
High tunnel production
Evaluation of Haygrove High Tunnels for Season Extension in Organic Vegetable Production
(In 2006 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-538, p. 72)
Leafy greens and lettuce
Spring Greens and Lettuce Variety Evaluations
(In 2007 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-555, p. 56)
Leafy Greens RACE Variety Trial (Conventional and Organic)
(In 2006 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report, PR-538, p. 49)
Small fruit in high tunnels
Organic Small Fruit Production Using Haygrove Tunnels:
Second-Year Update and Raspberry Production Yield Information
(In 2008 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-572, p. 28)
Optimizing Organic Culture of Select Small Fruits
in Kentucky Using Haygrove Tunnels
(In 2007 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-555, p. 47)
Weed control
Weed Control Efficacy of Organic Mulches in Two Organically Managed Bell Pepper Production Systems
(HortTechnology 16:225-232)
Solarization and Cultivated Fallow for Weed Control on a Transitioning Organic Farm
(In 2005 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-521, p. 81)
Weed Management Systems for Organically Grown Bell Peppers
(In 2004 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report, PR-504, p. 48)
Organic Production
Objectives:
- To establish two field locations for continuous, multi-disciplinary research, instruction, and extension activities in support of organic grain cropping systems in Kentucky.
- To provide the stimulus for ongoing investment in the development of organic grain cropping systems for Kentucky producers.
- Establish an organically managed, disease-resistant apple orchard for long-term studies of the system.
- Assess if organic management techniques can result in apple trees that are disease and pest-free and have grown sufficiently to bear fruit by year 4.
- To test the effectiveness and feasibility of controlling bacterial wilt in organically managed muskmelon through the use of row covers from transplant until harvest
- Establish an organically managed small fruit orchard at the UK Horticulture Research Farm. The orchard will be planted in two adjacent locations; one uncovered, and one under an unheated high tunnel structure.
- Assess if organic management techniques can result in high yielding, quality, insect and disease-free plants.
- Prepare Extension and research publications detailing the production systems used in this orchard.
- The overall objective of this research is to develop and evaluate an optimized commercial romaine lettuce production system for Kentucky. Specifically, experiments are designed to determine how to maximize the productivity and economic sustainability of both conventional and organic romaine lettuce production.
- To screen natural spray materials in the laboratory for activity against a variety of fungi that cause economically important diseases of foliage and fruit of organic vegetable crops. Materials will be tested alone as well as in combinations to evaluate for synergism.
- To test the most promising materials and combinations on inoculated plants in the greenhouse. Experiments also will be conducted with selected materials to evaluate for induction of host resistance, weathering on leaf surfaces, and other important aspects of efficacy.
- To test the most promising materials in field tests over a three-year period.
- To determine appropriate plant spacing and irrigation strategies for conventionally and organically grown fresh market onions grown using drip irrigation with and without plastic mulch.
- To evaluate suitable fresh market yellow and red onion cultivars for Kentucky to determine yield characteristics, pathogen resistance, and storage potential.
- To determine the potential for Kentucky farmers to produce a mild sweet onion for fresh consumption.
- To compare organic no-till and sustainable no-till cropping systems for corn and soybean productivity and economic viability.
- To evaluate potential weed-related yield reductions of organically managed corn and soybean.
- To determine N requirements of sustainably managed corn in rotation with two legume crops in each two-year rotation.
- To consider the impact of rye residue levels on sustainably managed soybean.
Organic grain crops field research initiative
Organic apple orchard establishment
Developing an optimized organic production system to control cucumber beetles in cucurbits
Optimizing organic production of select small fruits using high tunnels
Optimizing romaine lettuce production in Kentucky
Evaluation of natural sprays for control of economically important foliar and fruit diseases of tomato and cucurbits
Developing an optimized production system for fresh market sweet onion production in Kentucky
No-till cropping systems for organic and sustainable corn and soybean production
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