Managing Nutrients & Pests in Organic Cucurbit Production
Penn State High Tunnel Research & Education Facility (Gate H)
Pa Furnace, PA
Thursday, July 8, 2010
10am - 3pm
$15 PASA members, $25 all others; lunch will be provided.
Undertaken at the Russell Larson Research & Education Center at Rock Springs.
Funds provided through grant support from the
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region III)
Join us for a day in the field, bug hunting and checking under row covers! This day encompasses research in motion, illustrating new approaches for managing nutrients, cucumber beetles, squash bugs and bacterial wilt for organic Cucurbits.
Come and see where research science and field work intersect. We’ll look at several specific trials unique to organic Cucurbit production. Different rates of compost application are being compared to determine if lower rates can be used successfully. Inoculations of Rhizobacteria as (organically approved) seed treatments are being evaluated in combination with compost to determine how they affect plant resistance to pests. Various timing of row cover removal is being evaluated to determine how the timing of “uncovering” influences protection from these insect pests.
Participants will have the opportunity to observe field trials in action and to experience the results of this year’s trials as they are unfolding. Additionally, specialists will be on hand to present and discuss information. Lunch will be provided.
About the Presenters
Presenters for the day include Ermita Hernandez, graduate student in horticulture; Shelby Fleischer, Entomologist; Amanda Bachmann, graduate student in entomology; Lori Shapiro, graduate student in entomology and Elsa Sanchez, Horticulturist.
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