2025 Spring Broccoli Evaluation at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Wenjing Guan Read More In Spring 2025, we evaluated eight broccoli cultivars at the Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center. The cultivars included: Asteroid, Castle Dome, Emerald Crown, Eastern Crown, Millennium, Imperial, Green Magic, and Eastern[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Article Tags: Crop Culture Cultivar Trial
Insect Spotlight: Meet the Harlequin Bug! June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Laura Ingwell Read More If you haven’t had the pleasure, please allow me to introduce you to the Harlequin bug, Murgantia histronica (Figure 1). This true bug (Order Hemiptera) is equipped with piercing-sucking mouthparts[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Cabbage Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Spotlight
Insect Spotlight: Cabbage Looper June 13, 2025 - From Issue: 755 By: Milena Agila and Laura Ingwell Read More Trichoplusia ni, commonly known as the cabbage looper, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. Native to North America, it is a polyphagous pest (feeds on lots of different plants)[Read More…] Article Categories: Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Kale Kohlrabi Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Spotlight
Clearspring Produce Auction Update July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Jeff Burbrink Read More The Clearspring Produce Auction is located just 2 miles south of US 20 in Clearspring Township in the Heart of the LaGrange-Elkhart Amish Settlement. It is within easy driving distance[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Direct markets Wholesale Markets
Vegetable Responses to Waterlogging Stress July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This week, several regions of Indiana experienced excessive rainfall due to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl passing through the state. The heavy rain caused flooding in some vegetable fields. When[Read More…] Article Categories: Broccoli Cantaloupe Watermelon Eggplant Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Irrigation and Drainage
Selecting Vegetable Varieties for Your Farm February 22, 2024 - From Issue: 731 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Are you still thinking about varieties for the upcoming season? Purdue has been keeping a record of vegetable variety trials in the Midwest since 1999. The Midwest Vegetable Trial Report series includes[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Vegetable Crops – General Broccoli Cauliflower Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Watermelon Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Production Management Varieties Vegetable Trial Reports
Optogen®- a New Herbicide Available in Select Vegetables and Strawberry February 22, 2023 - From Issue: 714 By: Stephen Meyers Read More What is Optogen®? The active ingredient in Optogen® (Figure 1) is bicyclopyrone. Corn growers may recognize bicyclopyrone as one of the four ingredients in Acuron® herbicide. Bicyclopyrone is a Group[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Broccoli Horseradish Onions Sweet Potato Strawberry Watermelon Article Tags: Herbicide
Black rot of Brassica Crops September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Dan Egel Read More I have observed the disease black rot of cabbage and broccoli this year. I have discussed the basics of this disease in April (Issue 701). Here, I would like to[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Cabbage Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Black rot on Brassica Crops April 6, 2022 - From Issue: 701 By: Dan Egel Read More Cabbage is the crop most often affected by black rot, however, other crucifers such as broccoli, cauliflower, mustard, kohlrabi or brussels sprouts may be affected. The first symptom one is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Kohlrabi Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Alternaria leaf spot of Brassicas April 6, 2022 - From Issue: 701 By: Dan Egel Read More Late last season, I observed Alternaria leaf spot on kale. I want to use this article to review this disease on all brassica crops. This disease also occurs on broccoli,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Kohlrabi Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
