Research Reports

Vegetable Variety & Cultural Practices 
Research Reports:

• 2007 New York Vegetable Cultural Practices- Organic Potting mix study, Biodegradable mulch presetation at the NEVF Conference,
  
• 2006 New York Vegetable Cultural Practices Results-Alternative starch-based Colored mulches in two locations- Long Island and Freevile, NY
  
• 2005 New York Vegetable Cultural Practices Results-Alternative starch-based mulches, Fresh market carrot variety trial results and pumpkin production using reduced tillage.

• 2005 Capital District Area Vegetable Cultivar and Cultural Practices Results- Demonstrating Bacterial Canker Management on Tomatoes, Summer Squash cultivar evaluations and Zucchini cultivar evaluations.

• 2004 Capital District Area Vegetable Cultivar Evaluation Results-Sugar Enhanced (Se) and Supersweet (SH2) bicolor sweet corn cultivar evaluations

• 2004 New York Vegetable Variety and Cultural Practices Results- NYS Sweet Potato Cultivar trial from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, alternative mulches at two locations including starch-based mulches and pumpkin production using reduced tillage.

• 2003 Capital District Area Vegetable Cultivar Evaluation Results- Sugar Enhanced (Se), Supersweet (SH2) bicolor sweet corn cultivar evaluations and Pumpkin cultivar evaluations.

• 2003 Long Island Vegetable Variety and Cutlural Practices Results- Sugar Enhanced (Se), Supersweet (SH2) bicolor sweet corn cultivar evaluations, organic winter squash cultivar evaluations and muskmelon cultivar evaluations.

• 2003 New York Vegetable Variety and Cultural Practices Results-- French charentais melon cultivar evaluations, Charentais pruning experiment and alternative mulches at two locations including starch-based mulches.

• 2002 New York Vegetable Variety and Cultural Practices Results -- chinese cabbage cultivar evaluations, asian vegetables, heritage and specialty melons, heirloom tomatoes and alternative mulches including paper mulch.

• 2001 New York Vegetable Variety and Cultural Practices Results -- paper mulch,  Messenger evaluations, pumpkin growing systems (including rolled-down rye), effects of compost and resistant pepper cultivars on Phytophthora, Northern New York cultivar evaluations for sweet pepper, winter squash, pumpkins, garlic and sweet corn (se). pre-sidedress nitrogen test, trellissing to control phytophthora, Stewart's wilt, and corn, squash, pepper, pumpkin/calabaza, and seedless watermelon variety trials.
  
  
• 2000 New York Vegetable Variety and Cultural Practices Results -- paper mulch, pre-sidedress nitrogen test, trellissing to control phytophthora, Stewart's wilt, and corn, squash, pepper, pumpkin/calabaza, and seedless watermelon variety trials.
  
  
• 1999 Results -- Compost on beets and muskmelons, Sweet corn N and spacing, Butternut squash spacing and defoliation, high-carotene squash, Effect of varieties and N on pepper spot in Chinese cabbage, liquid mulch.
  
  
• 1998 Results -- Globe artichoke, butternut squash trials, melon, and seedless watermelon trials, N needs for fresh market cabbage, biodegradable paper mulch, Sweet corn N and spacing.

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

Betsy Leonard
Research Technician
bai1@cornell.edu
Department of Horticulture
158 Plant Science Building 
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 254-8943; Fax: (607) 255-9998

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