Cornell Commercial Vegetable Production

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Cornell University:  College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Department of Horticulture: Cornell Vegetables: Online resources : 2001 New York Vegetable Variety and Cultural Practices Results

2001 New York Vegetable Variety and Cultural Practices Results

Introduction (.pdf file)

Weather conditions at Freeville Vegetable Farm - 2001 (.pdf file)

Cultivar evaluations:

Cultural practice experiments:

  • Can paper mulch replace black plastic?
    (.pdf files: text | tables) photos
  • Does Messenger increase pepper yield?
    (.pdf files: text | tables)
  • Can Messenger increase sweet corn yield?
    (.pdf files: text | Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3)
  • Growing systems for pumpkin production
    (.pdf files: text | tables) photos
  • Evaluation of Two Commercially Available Composts for Managing Phytophthora Fruit Rot of Pumpkin
    (.pdf file: text and tables)
  • Evaluation of Pepper Cultivars for Tolerance to Phytophthora capsici and Impact of Messenger on Tolerance and Yield
    (.pdf file: text and tables)
The results of the vegetable variety and cultural practice experiments conducted in 2001 are presented in these web pages. Also included are photographs from the trials. The studies were conducted at the Homer C. Thompson Research Farm in Freeville, N.Y., and the Cornell Willsboro Farm in Willsboro, N.Y., as indicated in the text and tables. The 2001 growing season could be described as warm and dry as compared to the last five years. Weather data for the season are summarized in the 2001 Weather Report.

We gratefully acknowledge the following companies and individuals that provided assistance, materials or financial support for the 2001 Upstate Variety and Cultural Practice experiments:

Seed Companies:
  • Harris Seed
  • Johnny's Selected Seeds
  • Seminis
  • Syngenta
  • Siegers
Other companies:
  • Toad Hollow Farm
  • International Paper
  • Cascade Paper
  • Eden Biosciences
Individuals and Organizations:
  • Diane Clark
  • Kamyar Aram
  • Steve McKay (Farm Manager)
  • Mike Davis (Farm Manager)
  • Jeromy Biazzo
  • Jeff Melkonian (Research Associate)
  • Dr Molly Jahn, Cornell University
  • David Stern, Garlic Seed Foundation
  • NYS IMP Fund
  • Dr. Roy Ellerbrock, Cornell University
  • Dr. M. Smith, Cornell University
Cornell University:  College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Department of Horticulture: Cornell Vegetables: Online resources : 2001 New York Vegetable Variety and Cultural Practices Results

Cornell Commercial Vegetable Production 

Comments or questions?  Contact:

Anusuya Rangarajan 
Statewide specialist for 
Fresh Market Vegetable Production
ar47@cornell.edu 

Department of Horticulture
121 Plant Science Building 
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

(607) 255-1780; Fax: (607) 255-9998