Report to the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission
Philip Hamm and George Clough
OSU Hermiston Agricultrual Research and Extension Center
Cooperators: Lindsey du Toit, Washington State University, Mount Vernon Research and Extension Unit, Mount Vernon, WA; Nick David and Stacy Gieck, Oregon State University, Hermiston; sweet corn processors in Oregon and Washington; sweet corn seed producers; growers
Objectives:
- Screen sweet corn varieties for resistance to common smut and High Plains Virus
- Evaluate processing quality for ‘resistant’ hybrids.