NC Specialty Crop Program Reports
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Collapse ▲2004 Specialty Crops Program Projects
- Evaluating New Lines of Grape Tomatoes
- New Medicinal Herbs for Eastern N.C.
- Raspberry Variety Trials
- Early Fall Harvest Of Raspberries Using Rowcovers
- French-American Hybrid Wine grape Trials at the Upper Mountain Research Station
- Piedmont Peach Production
- Evaluating Commercial Standard, Newly Released and Pending North Carolina Peach Cultivars for Commercial Use in Western NC
- Honey Dew Survey
- Screening and Advancing New Specialty Melons for Market Potential
- Identifying Specialty-type Sweet Potato Cultivars Adapted to NC Growing Conditions
- Development of Specialty-type Potatoes for Eastern NC
- Specialty Potato Trial
- Dune & Estuary Plant Production
- Introducing ‘Shiloh Splash’ River BirchPPAF (Betula nigra ‘Shiloh Splash’)
- Propagating Native Rhododendron and Azalea from Seed in Watauga County
- Native Plant Propagation Trial
- Suitability of Oregano as a Commercial Culinary Herb Crop
- Suitability of Mint as a Commercial Culinary Herb Crop
- Suitability of French Tarragon as a commercial culinary herb crop
- Bloodroot Cultivation
- Developing a Commercial Production System for Ramps
- Extending the Sales Season of Cut Flowers Using Refrigerated Storage
- Systems Exploration for Specialty Crops
- Cut flowers in Rockingham County
- Alternative Crops: Growing Asiatic Lilies In Crates In A Hoop House
- Creating a Crop Maze with GPS
- Successful Business Planning Workshop for Specialty Crops and Small Green Industry Business
- Workshop & Tour for Season Extension Techniques in Mitchell County
- Organic Certification Workshop
- Field Trip to Green and Growin’ Show
- Visit to Eastern Shore Virginia Experiment Station
- Tours of Greenhouses Specialty Crop Production in County
- Medicinal Herbs for Commerce Field Day
- Sweet Sorghum for Syrup in the Mountains
- Introduction of Specialty Farm Crops in Union County
- Solvent Extraction and Composition Analysis of Capsaicin from Different Parts of Habanero Peppers (Capsicum Chinese) For Application in Food Processing
- Marketing Systems Exploration for Specialty Crops
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2003 Specialty Crops Program Projects
- Growth & Yield of Six Medicinal Herbs in Response to Mulch Type
- Screening & Advancing New Specialty Melons for Market Potential Research, Education & Production
- Agritourism & Natural Resource Tour & Resource Development
- Alternative Agriculture Opportunities Workshop
- Estimated Costs and Returns of Producing, Harvesting and Marketing Blackberries in the Southeast United States
- Blackberry Project
- Identifying Boniato-type Sweetpotato Cultivars Adapted to NC Growing Conditions
- Trellis / Cultural Studies for Brambles
- Development of Value-Added Products from Cotton Stalks and Waste
- Domesticating Galax
- Dune & Estuary Plant Production
- Everbearing Strawberry Evaluation
- Commercial Vegetative Production of Fraser Fir Seedlings in Avery County
- Grape Tomato Survey
- Head Lettuce and Romaine Variety Adaptation to Eastern NC
- Heirloom Tomato Marketing
- Evaluation of Highbush-Type Blueberry Seedling Progenies for Mineral Soil Adaptation in the Piedmont of NC
- Screening and Advancing New Specialty Melons for Market Potential
- Northeast Ag Expo Featuring Alternative and Specialty Crops, Including Specialty Melons
- Specialty Melon On-Farm Observation
- Organic Agriculture Weed Control Project
- Evaluating Commercial Standard, Newly Released and Pending NC Peach Cultivars for Commercial Use in Western NC
- Seed Germination and Greenhouse Production of Seabeach Amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus Raf.)
- Development of Specialty-Type Potatoes for Eastern NC
- Specialty Melon Trial
- Specialty Crops Program Farm Tour to Virginia
- Evaluation, Production and Marketing of ‘Venus’ SweetshrubPPAF
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2002 Specialty Crops Program Projects
- Commercialization of Medicinal Herb Production in NC
- Heirloom and Specialty Vegetable Production for Local Sales
- Crop Maze Research
- Feasibility of Producing the Oil Crops: Borage and Evening Primrose
- Investigations into the Feasibility of Pyrethrum as a New Industrial Crop for NC
- Introducing Sunflowers to Transylvania County
- Production and Introduction of ‘Summer Cascade’ River Birch
- Native Medicinal Plant On-Farm Trials
- Growing Wasabi in Western North Carolina
- Investigations into the Feasibility of Cut Flowers as a Crop
- Evaluating NC State Bred Peach Varieties for Commercial Use in Western NC
- Development and Marketing of Watermelon Cultivars with New Flesh Colors
- Leaf Lettuce Variety and Adaptation for WNC
- Domesticating Galax
- Consumer Preference for Coleslaw
- Super Sweet Cabbage Variety Evaluation
- Development of Medicinal Crop Analysis, Propagation, and Production Methods
- Blackberry Cultivar Trial
- Off-Season Production of Blueberries
- Developing Value-Added Practices and Branding for High-Sugar Tomatoes
- Devil’s Tongue Pepper Research and On-farm Demonstration
- Grape Tomato Variety Evaluation
- Sea Oats Research, Education, and Production
- Sweet Sorghum for Syrup in the Mountains
- Identifying Boniato-type Sweetpotato Cultivars Adapted to North Carolina Growing Conditions
2001 Specialty Crops Program Projects
Evaluation of Hispanic Vegetables for Commercial Production. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. J. Davis
New Grape Tomato Variety Evaluations for Eastern NC. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. D. Sanders
Development of Production Practices for Super Hot Peppers. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. D. Sanders
Development of Off-Season Greenhouse Strawberry Production. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. B. Poling
Evaluation of Boniato Sweetpotatoes for Commercial Production. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. C. Yencho & K. Pecota
Evaluation of New Blackberry Varieties. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. G. Fernandez
Development of an Off-Season Blueberry Production System. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. G. Fernandez & J. Ballington
Determining the Optimum Harvest Time for Golden Beauty Melons. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. J. Schultheis
Production and Marketing of Red Kernel Sweet Corn. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. J. Schultheis
Evaluation of New Varieties of Yellow and Orange Seedless Watermelon. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. J. Schultheis
New Specialty Melon Trial. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. J. Schultheis
Study of the Feasibility of NC Pyrethrum Production. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston; Upper Mountain Research Station, Laurel Springs; Piedmont Research Station, Salisbury; and Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station, Fletcher. J. Davis
Study of a Variety of Sun-Requiring Medicinal Herbs. Upper Piedmont Research Station, Reidsville. J. Davis
Evaluation of White Flesh Peach Varieties for Eastern NC (observational). Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. J. Davis
Development of Commercial Cultivation Systems for Goldenseal and Black Cohosh and Their Influence on Herb Quality. NC State University campus, Raleigh; Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station, Fletcher, and on-farm in Graham County. D. Danehower & J. Davis
Evaluation of Sunflowers for Crop Mazes. Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station, Fletcher. J. Davis & L. Hass
Propagation of Sea Oats; Encouraging Flowering through Inland Production. Cunningham Research Station, Kinston. D. Nash & J. Davis
Development of a Cultivation System for Bloodroot in Western NC. Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station, Fletcher. J. Davis
On-Farm Replicated Studies and Trial Production with County Agents and Specialists
- Specialty Melon Trial. Nash County. C. Wilder
- Specialty Melon Trial. Wilson County. B. Little
- Specialty Melon Trial. Pasquotank Co. T. Campbell
- Specialty Melon Trial. Columbus County. M. Parker
- Specialty Melon Trial. Moore County. T. Williams
- Specialty Melon Trial. Onslow County. J. Morton
- Specialty Melon Trial. Carteret County. L. Wimpfheimer
- Specialty Melon Trial. Wake County. M. Dunn
- Honeydew Melon Trial. Sampson County. A. Thornton
- Pyrethrum Trial. Perquimans County. T. Dyson
- Non-Timber Forest Products Trials. Graham County. R. Collins
- Medicinal Herb-Support for Research Station Study.
Rockingham Co. K. Holmes - Sunflower Maze. Alexander County. L. Rogers
- Pyrethrum Trials. Madison County. R. Young
- Pyrethrum-Support for Research Station Study.
Ashe and Alleghany Counties. B. Edwards - Pyrethrum-Support for Research Station Study. Rowan
County. D. Blackwelder - Lettuce Production in Float Beds. Pamlico Co. F. May
- Super Hot Pepper Production On-Farm. Wayne, Lenoir, Greene, Wilson,
and Sampson Counties. B. Jester
Reviewed by Jeanine Davis, NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University 11/2/2022.