Past Projects
Alternatives to plastic mulch for organic watermelon production
 Comparing
mulches for weed management in organic watermelon. |
KSU
Contacts: Duration: 2006-07 |
Does Brix equal quality? Testing a popular alternative agriculture hypothesis using kale
 Does
the
soluble solid content of kale juice, measured with a refractometer in
degrees Brix, correlate with other quality parameters? |
KSU
Contacts: Duration: 2006-07 |
Evaluation of alternative bioethanol feedstock crops
 How do sweet corn,
sweet potato, sweet sorghum and Jerusalem artichoke compare in terms of
land-use efficiency for ethanol production in a low-input organic
system? |
KSU
Contacts: Duration: 2007 |
The Great Kale Cook-Off
 A taste
test to determine how people like their
kale cooked. Recipes and results. |
KSU
Contacts: |
Natural capsaicinoids: Alternative pesticides for organic growers
 Developing botanical
insecticides from peppers, and evaluating their environmental impact. |
KSU
Contact: Duration: 2004-06 Funding: Capacity |
Organic weed management in sweet corn and edamame soybean
 A
soil-to-plate study, examing the effect of various organic
cultivation and weed management tactics on soil quality, weed pressure,
crop yield, and crop quality. Includes complementary
studies examining the effectiveness of corn gluten meal as a
herbicide. |
KSU
Contacts: Duration: 2004-07 Funding: Evans-Allen |
Pest management tools for organic grape production in Kentucky
 Evaluating
potential organic controls of Japanese beetle and black rot --
two
of the most challenging pest problems for organic grape growers in
Kentucky. |
KSU
Contacts: Duration: 2005-07 Funding: Capacity |
Physical pest management tools
 Traps
and barriers to protect plants from pests.
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KSU
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