Midwest Vegetable Trial Report for 2009 Compiled by Elizabeth T. Maynard
Table of Contents Sources of Vegetable Seeds...7 Bean New York State 2008 Processing Snap Bean Cultivar Trial Report Large-Sieve Bean, 4-Sieve Bean, Whole Bean (New York) James Ballerstein and Stephen Reiners...13 Beet Beet Variety Evaluation (Kentucky) John Strang, Amy Poston Lentz, Chris Smigell, Pam Sigler, Kenny Seebold, Darrell Slone, and John Snyder...47 Cucumber Downy Mildew Susceptibility of Cucumber Varieties, New York 2008 (New York) Margaret T. McGrath, George M. Fox, and Sandra Menasha...53 Eggplant 2009 Eggplant Variety Trial in Central Missouri (Missouri) Sanjun Gu and Theresa Blank...57 Leek Leek Cultivar Evaluations for West Virginia, 2009 (West Virginia) Lewis W. Jett...61 Muskmelon and Specialty Melon Evaluation of Muskmelon Varieties for Production in Southwest Indiana, 2009 (Indiana) Shubin K. Saha and Daniel Egel...63 Muskmelon Cultivar Trial 2009 (Iowa) Vince Lawson...67 Powdery Mildew Resistant Cantaloupe Variety Evaluation, New York 2008 (New York) Margaret T. McGrath, George M. Fox, and Sandra Menasha...71 Onion Evaluation of 21 Sweet Onion Cultivars in Southwest Michigan (Michigan) Ron Goldy and Virginia Wendzel...75 Micro-rate Application Timings for Weed Control in Onion Great Bend, ND, 2009 (North Dakota) James R. Loken and Harlene Hatterman-Valenti...78 Pepper 2009 DSAC Pepper Variety Trial (Illinois) J.D. Kindhart, Bronwyn Aly, and Elizabeth Wahle...81 Bell Pepper Evaluation for Resistance to Phytophthora Blight (Phytophthora capsici) (Illinois) M. Babadoost...83
2009 Green Pepper Cultivar Evaluation (Ohio) Bob Precheur, Rick Callendar, Herminio Perez and Jose Reyes...85 Pumpkin Pumpkin Variety Performance With and Without Treatment for Powdery Mildew in Northern Indiana, 2009 (Indiana) Elizabeth Maynard...87 Powdery Mildew Resistant Pumpkin Variety Evaluation, New York 2008 (New York) Margaret T. McGrath, George M. Fox, and Sandra Menasha...96 Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluation in Ohio 2009 (Ohio) Bob Precheur, Jim Jasinski, Mac Riedel, and Landon Rhodes...101 Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluations for West Virginia, 2009 (West Virginia) Lewis W. Jett...104 Squash Yield of 12 Zucchini and Three Yellow Squash Selections in Southwest Michigan (Michigan) Ron Goldy and Virginia Wendzel...107 Powdery Mildew Resistant Acorn-type Winter Squash Variety Evaluation, New York 2008 (New York) Margaret T. McGrath, George M. Fox, and Sandra Menasha...110 Powdery Mildew Resistant Butternut Squash Variety Evaluation, New York 2008 (New York) Margaret T. McGrath, George M. Fox, and Sandra Menasha....115 Powdery Mildew Resistant Zucchini and Yellow Summer Squash Variety Evaluation, New York 2008 (New York) Margaret T. McGrath, George M. Fox, and Sandra Menasha...119 Sweet Corn 2009 DSAC Sweet Corn Trial (Illinios) J.D. Kindhart, Bronwyn Aly, and Elizabeth Wahle...123 Sweet Corn Hybrid Disease Nursery 2009 (Illinois) Jerald Pataky, Marty Williams, Mike Meyer, Bryan Warsaw, and Jim Moody...126 Sugar-enhanced Sweet Corn Culitvar Evaluation for Northern Indiana, 2009 (Indiana) Elizabeth Maynard...145 Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation for Northern Indiana, 2009 (Indiana) Elizabeth Maynard...151 Corn Earworm Control Study 2009 (Iowa) Vince Lawson and Henry G. Taber...156 Sweet Corn Cultivar Trial 2009 (Iowa) Vince Lawson...160 N.Y.S. 2008 Processing Sweet Corn Variety Replicated and Observation (su and supersweet Types) Trial Summary (New York) James Ballerstein and Stephen Reiners...163
Northern Ohio Sweet Corn Evaluation 2009 (Ohio) Mark Koenig and Matt Hofelich...193 Sugar-enhanced Sweet Corn Evaluations for West Virginia, 2009 (West Virginia) Lewis W. Jett...213 Tomato Evaluation of Ten Heirloom Tomato Varieties at Nine Sites Throughout the Great Lakes Region (Ohio) Jim Jasinski...215 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary Illinois (Illinois) Bronwyn Aly and Elizabeth Wahle...218 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary Indiana (Indiana) Ben Alkire...221 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary Michigan (Michigan) Hannah Stevens...226 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary Minnesota (Minnesota) Vince Fritz...232 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary New York (New York) Judson Reid...239 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary Columbus, Ohio (Ohio) Elaine Grassbaugh...244 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary Piketon, Ohio (Ohio) Brad Bergefurd and Thom Harker...247 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary S. Charleston, Ohio (Ohio) Jim Jasinski and Bob Precheur...249 2009 Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group Heirloom Tomato Project Summary Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) Mike Orzolek...254 2009 Tomato Cultivar Trial for Southern Illinois (Illinois) J.D. Kindhart, Bronwyn Aly, and Elizabeth Wahle...256 Tomato Cultivar Demonstration Trial, Fournie Farms, Collinsville, IL, 2007 (Illinois) Elizabeth Wahle, Bronwyn Aly, and J.D. Kindhart...258
Fresh Market Tomato Variety Performance in 2009 (Kentucky) Timothy Coolong, Janet Pfeiffer, Darrell Slone, and Amy L Poston...262 Performance of New Vegetable Pepper and Tomato Cultivars Grown in Northwest Ohio 2009 (Ohio) Elaine Grassbaugh, Mark Bennett, and Matt Hofelich...266 Plant Population and Cultivar Selections for Optimum Yield in Processing Tomatoes 2009 (Ohio) Mark Bennett, Elaine Grassbaugh, and Matt Hofelich...271 Rootstock Effects on Yield of Grafted 'Celebrity' Tomato in Ohio in 2009 (Ohio) Matthew D. Kleinhenz, David M. Francis, Michelle Young and Troy Aldrich...274 Watermelon 2009 Seedless Watermelon Variety Trials in Central and Southwest Missouri (Missouri) Timothy Reinbott, Jay Chasm, David Trinklein, and Sanjun Gu...279 Authors Addresses...283