Resistant Vegetable Varieties Boost Disease Control
Varieties with disease resistance or tolerance are increasingly available and praised for reducing losses. Since 1909 breeders have focused on incorporating resistance with other desirable traits, and modern genetics aids combining multiple resistances. Seeds from New York and northeastern states offer these varieties, with 1968 seen as a year to try new options. Brief radio frequency exposure also increased alfalfa germination by 35 percent.
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Specialist Shows Ways to Stretch Vegetable Season
Cornell expert Minges advises planting three pea varieties at once to extend harvest and supply through frost. He also suggests mixed yellow and white corn hybrids ripening in sequence and staggered plantings for ongoing yields. Tips cover onions, disease resistant tomatoes, and cautions on canning quality varieties.
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