Recommended Citation
Phillips, Ben and Freeman, Leah, "Evaluation of 11 Broccoli Cultivars for Summer Harvest in Southwest Michigan in 2023" (2023). Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports. Paper 257.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/mwvtr/257
Date of this Version
12-13-2023
Keywords
broccoli, varieties, variety, trial, cultivar, michigan, yield, quality, heat, summer
Abstract
A broccoli cultivar trial was planted at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (42.081985, -86.354087, Benton Harbor, Michigan). Bejo (BJ), Clifton (CL), Sakata (SK), and Tozer (TZ) seed companies donated 11 broccoli cultivars for plastic-mulch bedded hand harvest. The trial quality was good for collecting data on stressed plants. A dry start and cabbage maggot attack reduced stand with replacement plants lagging behind, and heat around head formation created a high proportion of non-marketable heads.