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Pest Control in Indiana Cantaloupe Production
Questions often arise about the use of pesticides in any cropping system. This publication provides information on how cantaloupes are grown in Indiana including how producers control diseases, insect and weed pests....
Pest Control in Tomatoes for Processing
This publication provides scouting information and treatment options for disease and insect pests of tomatoes for commercial producers....
Vegetable Grafting: Techniques for Tomato Grafting
Many growers who are interested ingrowing grafted tomatoes may be hindered by the high cost of already grafted plants. Growers may prefer to graft their own tomato plants to reduce costs or increase cultivar selection (i...
How to Splice Graft Cucumber Plants
Grafting cucumber with squash rootstock (Cucurbita maxima, C. Moschata and C. maxima X C. moschata) has proven to be an effective approach to improving cucumber's cold tolerance. Vegetable growers are likely to benef...
High Tunnel Cucumber Production Guide
High tunnels, also called hoop houses, are a form of protected agriculture. The plastic-covered structure blocks rain, snow and strong wind that crops are exposed to when growing in the open field. Seedless cucumber is o...
This publication discusses the genetics and breeding, environmental conditions, mineral nutrition, weeds, insects, diseases, nematodes, and harvesting and handling of sweet corn. Tables are included listing the relati...
On-farm Food Safety for Produce Growers: Microbial Water Quality testing
Water quality is important, because the water you use on your produce farm could potentially introduce human pathogens into your production fields, equipment and workers, washing and packing facilities, and directly o...
2019 Indiana Farmers Market Prices: Fruit
Fruit production in Indiana is growing, and more fruit is being sold at farmers markets. In this publication, the second of three related articles (HO-319-W and HO-321-W), three Purdue University researchers discuss how ...
Gives pictures and general information about vegetable insects. ...
Gives description, life cycle, plants affected, and chemical control measures against the flea beetle. ...
Managing Striped Cucumber Beetle Populations on Cantaloupe and Watermelon
Topics discussed in this publication are: description and life cycle of the striped cucumber beetle, transmission of bacterial wilt, monitoring beetle populations, and control insecticides....
Managing Insect Pests of Commercially Grown Crucifers
Talks about insects that attack cole crops, the damage they do, and control measures. ...
Protecting Pollinators: Protecting Pollinators in Fruit and Vegetable Production
Most commercial fruit and vegetable growers rely on pollinators to successfully produce their crops. But pollinators face many threats. This publication explains what these commercial fruit and vegetable growers can d...
Specialty Crop Prices of the 2018 Market Season
This publication provides the 2018 prices of the most frequently sold fruits, non-leafy vegetables, leafy greens, and other specialty crops offered at 12 farmers markets in Indiana. Indiana farmers markets differ grea...
Southwest Purdue Agriculture Program Melon Variety Trial Results for 2005
This publication presents four melon trials—personal size seedless watermelons, seeded watermelons, seedless watermelons, and eastern muskmelons—that were conducted in 2005 at the Southwest Purdue Agriculture...
Opportunities in the Fresh-Cut Fruit Sector for Indiana Melon Growers
8-page publication provides an overview of the fresh-cut produce industry and of the melon industry in Indiana and discusses available opportunities for Indiana melon growers in the fresh-cut fruit indistry....
Blossom End Rot of Tomato Fruit
Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder that occurs wherever tomatoes (and peppers) are grown. The symptoms, factors affecting blossom end rot and control methods are covered in this publication. ...
Bacterial canker is an infectious disease of fresh-market and processing tomatoes that usually results in reduced yields and premature fruit drop. The symptoms, disease cycle, and control methods of bacterial canker are ...
Identification and Management of Pumpkin Diseases
This publication discusses the major and minor diseases for pumpkins in Indiana and provides suggestions for their control. ...
Identification and Control of Crucifer Diseases
This bulletin addresses the major disease problems of crucifers in the Midwest and is intended to be used as an aid in their identification and management. The bulletin includes information about black rot, black leg, do...
Diagnosis and Control of Onion Diseases
This publication provides information about various onion diseases such as purple blotch, downy mildew, neck rot, onion smut and more. It includes information about the diseases' symptoms, life cycle and control methods....
Melcast: Melon Disease Forecaster
This publication is targeted towards individuals who operate or consult with large scale commercial muskmelon or watermelon farms in areas where Alternaria leaf blight, anthracnose, and gummy stem blight are common manag...
Common scab occurs in most areas where potatoes are grown. It is a major production problem that affects tuber grade quality and has only a small effect on total yield. This publication provides information about symptom...
Muskmelons, watermelons, cucumber, squash, gourds, and pumpkins are cucurbits commonly grown in Indiana. These crops are attacked by a variety of insects and related pests, including aphids, cucumber beetles, seedcorn ma...
This publication describes the importance of measuring plant light use, and then describes a study that offers some promise of ...
This publication aims to provide information to growers about estimating the costs and benefits when they use supplemental lighting.
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This publication summarizes how much additional fertilizer a crop needs under sub-irrigation when the growing medium contains...
This publication will help you accurately perform the pour-through technique for measuring substrate electrical conductivity (EC).
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This publication explains the details of substrate electrical conductivity (EC) for greenhouse growers.
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This publication details substrate characteristic s and provides research-based information about them as a reference to guide growers.
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Food Safety for Fruit and Vegetable Farms: Good Agricultural Practices for Fruit and Vegetable Farms
Food safety is important on every farm, and growers have a responsibility to minimize food safety risks to produce food that is not only wholesome and nutritious, but also safe. This joint publication of Purdue Extension...
Purdue Tomato Doctor (iOS app)
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