Farmer Grant Examples

One of the challenges of high-tunnel production is that reduced crop rotation intervals can lead to a buildup of pathogen inoculum in the soil, specifically verticillium wilt. Tomato grafting has been used in other countries but is still new to the U.S. The farmer will test tomato root stocks for resistance to verticillium wilt and other soil-borne diseases and also determine the best cultural management of both grafted and non-grafted tomatoes in a commercially scaled growing system. Outreach will be through a field day, a grafting workshop, and a conference presentation.