Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 4:00 pm (meet at the shelter near the parking lot)
Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center
121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ (Upper Deerfield)
Tomato tasting will be at the picnic shelter and the wagon tour will leave at 4:30 pm to visit the trials
Taste the new fresh market tomato breeding lines – Tom Orton, PhD, Specialist in Vegetables
Evaluation of Bell pepper varieties and breeding lines for Bacterial Leaf Spot and Phytophthora Blight Management – Wes Kline, PhD, County Agricultural Agent
Cover crop in watermelon, weed trials in cantaloupe, summer squash and cucumber – Thierry Besancon, PhD, Extension Weed Specialist for Specialty Crops
Basil downy mildew fungicide control trial – Andy Wyenandt, PhD, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology
Basil downy mildew variety trial featuring new Rutgers bred Varieties Devotion DMR, Obsession DMR, and Thunderstruck DMR – Andy Wyenandt, PhD, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology
Basil trial featuring an organic and conventional basil downy mildew control program with new Rutgers DMR lines vs downy mildew susceptible lines. – AJ Noto, Graduate Student, Department of Plant Biology
Basil downy mildew breeding and chilling tolerance trial update – Robert Mattera, Graduate Student, Department of Plant Biology
Sweet Corn demonstrating the differences/effectiveness of Non-Bt, Providence Bt, and Attribute II Bt varieties for resistance to Corn Earn Worm and Fall Army Worm – Joe Ingerson-Mahar, PhD, Vegetable IPM Coordinator
Evaluation of Yacon as a Potential New Specialty Crop for New Jersey Farmers – Rick VanVranken, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County and Peter Nitzsche, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County
Fresh market tomato breeding lines and tomato tasting – Tom Orton, PhD, Specialist in Vegetables
Pesticide Credits Available Units
10 Demonstration & Research 2
1A Agricultural Plant 10
PRIV Private Applicator Exam 10
