2008 Annual Report Table of Contents††

    

Weather

Weather Report 2008

Alfalfa

Third-Year Results of the 2006-2011 Furrow-irrigated Alfalfa Forage Variety Trial

Corn

Evaluation of Herbicides for Weed Control in Irrigated Field Corn

Onion

2008 Onion Variety Trials
Performance of Onion Varieties in a Field with High Iris Yellow Spot Virus Presence
Onion Production from Transplants Grown in a Low Tunnel Cold Frame and in a Greenhouse
Managment of Onion Cultural Practices to Control the Expression of Iris Yellow Spot Virus
Insecticide Efficacy Trial for Thrips Control in Dry Bulb Onions - 2008
Managing Insecticides for Maximum Efficacy Against Thrips in Dry Bulb Onions - 2008
Preliminary Evaluation of Activated Carbon to Detoxify Pre-emergence Applied Herbicides in Dry Bulb Onion
Long-term Onion Storage: 2008 Report

Poplars

Micro-irrigation Alternatives for Hybrid Poplar Production, 2008 Trial

Potatoes

Potato Variety Trials 2008
Evaluation of V-10142 (Imazosulfuron) for Yellow Nutsedge Control in Potato

Soybean

Soybean Performance in Ontario in 2008

Sugar Beets

Sugar Beet Variety Trials 2008
Nortron® and Outlook® Residual Activity on Weeds Compared to Roundup® Alone in Roundup Ready® Sugar Beets
Weed Control in Roundup Ready® Sugar Beets with Roundup® Plus Soil residual Herbicides
Timing of Volunteer Potato Control in Roundup Ready® Sugar Beets

Wheat and Small Grains

2008 Winter Elite Wheat Trial
HuskieTM Herbicide Performance Relative to Commercial Standard Herbicides in Winter Wheat

Wildflower and Native Plant Seed Production   

Native Wildflower Seed Production with Limited Subsurface Drip Irrigation
Native Perennial Forb Tolerance to Rates and Mixtures of Postemergence Herbicides
Native Perennial Forb Tolerance to Repeated Annual Applications of Postemergence Herbicides

Yellow Nutsedge Biology and Control

Yellow Nutsedge Tuber Production in Response to Depth of Emergence
Developing Effective Crop Rotation Systems to Manage Yellow Nutsedge in the Treasure Valley
Evaluation of Yukon® Herbicide Rates for Nutsedge Control in Corn Grown in Rotations Followed by Onion
Yellow Nutsedge Management with Dual Magnum® and Outlook® in Transplanted Dry Bulb Onions
Yellow Nutsedge Tuber Control and Dry Bult Onin Yield with Soil Fumigation and Fallow

Appendices/Other

A. Herbicides and Adjuvants
B. Insecticides, Fungicides, and Nematicides
C. Common and Scientific Names of Crops, Forages, and Forbs
D. Common Scientific Names of Weeds
E. Common and Scientific Names and Diseases
Contributors and Cooperators

††The information in this report is for the purpose of informing cooperators in industry, colleagues at other universities, and others of the results of research in field crops. Reference to products and companies in this publication is for the specific information only and does not endorse or recommend that product or company to the exclusion of others that may be suitable. Nor should any information and interpretation thereof be considered as recommendations for the application of any pesticide. Pesticide labels should always be consulted before any pesticide use.