The Midwest Vegetable Trial Report series includes reports of applied research relevant to vegetable and melon production in the midwestern U.S. The purpose of the series is to publish results and document the annual results of vegetable and melon research projects. In 2022, 16 trial reports from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota were published. Variety research reports on bell pepper, chili pepper, specialty pepper, pickling cucumber, summer squash, pumpkin, standard and personal-sized triploid watermelon, hydroponic butterhead lettuce, and strawberry production are now available. These reports will help you decide which variety to select for the upcoming growing season. The reports also contain detail about the production methods used. The reports are listed below.
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No-till Sweet Corn after Winter Rye Cover Crop, Northern Indiana
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No-till Pumpkin after Winter Rye Cover Crop, Northern Indiana
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Colored Sweet Bell and Tapered Pepper Cultivar Evaluation for High Tunnel Production in West-Central Indiana
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Personal-sized Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation in Indiana
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Standard-sized Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation in Indiana
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Solid-Green Watermelon Cultivar Comparison
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High Tunnel Fresh Market Determinate Tomato Cultivar Trial for Southern Illinois
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Dixon Springs Agricultural Center High Tunnel Bell Pepper Variety Trial
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Chile Pepper Variety Evaluation
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Summer Squash Cultivar Trial
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Bell Pepper Cultivar Trial
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Seedless Pickling Cucumber Cultivar Trial
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Butterhead Lettuce Variety Performance Trial in a Hydroponic NFT System
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Strawberry Production in an Elevated Bench Growing System inside a High Tunnel in Southern Indiana