Performance of 15 June-bearing Strawberry Cultivars Grown in Plasticulture System for Two Seasons in Indiana June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Wenjing Guan, Jeanine Arana and Stephen Meyers Read More From 2022 to 2024, we evaluated the performance of 15 June-bearing strawberry cultivars grown in a plasticulture system using black and white-on-black plastic mulches at two locations in Indiana: the[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Crop Culture Cultivar Trial Plasticulture
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
Italian vs. Asian Eggplant Cultivars: Performance Comparison for Indiana Commercial Production March 11, 2025 - From Issue: 749 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More 2024 Field Trial Shows Yield Differences Between Italian and Asian Cultivars As part of Purdue University’s Field Production of Horticulture Crops class, Dr. Langenhoven established a comprehensive eggplant cultivar demonstration[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Eggplant Article Tags: Cultivar Trial Demonstration Production Management
Specialty Crop Opportunity: First-Year Results of Scotch Bonnet Pepper Trials March 11, 2025 - From Issue: 749 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More After a family vacation to Jamaica in 2023, Dr. Langenhoven at Purdue University recognized the potential for Scotch Bonnet peppers as a high-value specialty crop for diversification on Indiana farms.[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Cultivar Trial Production Management Scotch Bonnet
