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2012 ANNUAL RESEARCH REPORT INTRODUCTION Welcome, this report marks the 44th year of continuous crop research sponsored by California processing tomato growers. This report details research funded by the contributing growers of the California Tomato Research Institute, Inc. It is our goal to provide useful timely information, geared to assisting growers in both daily production decisions and long term crop improvement. The Institute Board of Directors continues to support a broad range of projects, addressing both current problems and long range concerns. This Annual Research Report is sent to member growers and their associates. Since the Board of Directors does not wish to exclude anyone, including potential members, a limited number of copies are available to non- members by request by email to [email protected] 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CALIFORNIA TOMATO RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. Rick Blankenship Chairman Huron Mark Cooley Vice Chair Dixon Dino Del Carlo Sect/Treasurer Stockton Bryan Barrios Zamora Darryl Bettencourt Corcoran Daniel Burns Dos Palos Frank Coelho Five Points Brett Ferguson Lemoore Scott Houlding Cantua Creek Cannon Michael Los Banos Scott Park Meridian Ray Perez Crows Landing Kent Stenderup Arvin Tony Turkovich Winters California Tomato Research Institute ~ 2012 Annual Report Page i 2012 ANNUAL RESEARCH REPORT Table of Contents Introduction i Board of Directors i Projects Funded in 2012 ii Members of the California Tomato Research Institute iv-v Top 50 California Processing Tomato Varieties in 2012 vi Research Project Reports by Category Agronomic Projects Drip Irrigated Double-Row Tomatoes on 80-inch Beds Scott Stoddard 1 Precision Tomato Production Systems for Increased Competitiveness and Resource Use Efficiency Jeff Mitchell 11 Breeding, Genetics & Variety Development Projects UCCE Statewide Processing Tomato Variety Evaluation Trials, 2012 Brenna Aegerter 17 C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center Roger T. Chetelat 33 Disease Management Projects Tomato Powdery Mildew Control Brenna Aegerter 45 Development and Application of Degree Day Model and Risk Index to Predict Development of Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) and Implement an IPM Strategy in California Processing Tomato Fields Robert L. Gilbertson 55 Development of a Virus Integrated Pest Management Strategy for Processing Tomatoes in California’s Central Valley William Wintermantel 73 Movement of Fusarium Oxysporum Via Equipment Gene Miyao 81 Evaluation of Fungicides, Bio-Pesticides and Soil Amendments for the Control of Southern Blight in Processing Tomatoes Joe Nunez 83 Influence of Drip Irrigation on Tomato Root Health Mike Davis 93 Breeding for Resistance to Bacterial Speck and Monitoring California Pseudomonas syringae Strains Gitta Coaker 101 Management of Root-Knot Nematodes with Novel Nematicides J. Ole Becker 109 Assessing the Potential of Nematode-Resistant Wheat Varieties for Control of Root-Knot Nematode on Tomato Valerie Williamson 113 Protection of Tomato Root Health by Bacteria from the Genus Collimonas Johan Leveau 117 Evaluation of Environmental Influence on Tomato Plant Health via Soil Transfer From Five Points to Yolo Gene Miyao 125 Field evaluation of root knot nematode resistant wheat as a cover crop ahead of tomato production Gene Miyao 129 Weed Management Projects Within-row Weed Control System for Transplanted Processing Tomatoes David C. Slaughter 133 Field Bindweed Management in Drip Irrigated and Furrow Irrigated Processing Tomatoes W. Thomas Lanini 143 Members of the California Tomato Kidwell Farms Tanaka Farms Inc. John Dondero Farm Sacramento Davis Woodland Linden Valley K.L.M. Ranches, Inc. Ronald Timothy Farming Fantozzi Farms Amistad Ranches Elk Grove Dixon Patterson Walnut Grove La Grande Farms Inc. TOMCO G.G. Orchards George Aoki Farms. Inc. Williams Woodland Linden Woodland Los Rios Farms Triad Farms Jerry Goubert Farms K & D Aoki Davis Davis Westley Woodland William Maupin Farms Two M Enterprises Holdener Ranches Barrios Farms Inc. Williams Dixon Stockton Yolo Mayflower Farms, Inc. Van Ruiten Bros. K and H Farms Steve Barsoom Arbuckle Robbins Tracy Walnut Grove J.H. Meek and Sons Vann Bros. Farms Lassen Farms Dan Best Ranch, Inc. Woodland Williams Stockton Woodland Joe Muller & Sons Viguie Farming J. Lombardi Farms Jim Borchard Woodland Winters Stockton Woodland Mumma Brothers Wallace Brothers F A Maggiore & Sons Bullero Farms Arbuckle Meridian Brentwood Woodland Myers Seed Joe Yeung Farms Rich Marchini Farms Bullseye Farms Colusa West Sacramento Stockton Woodland Nakahara Farms Jon Maring Farming Clarksburg Westley Button and Turkovich, LLC San Joaquin / Winters C&M Ochoa Mizuno Farms Inc. Stanislaus Casa Lupe Farms, Inc. Woodland Tracy Colusa Ornbaun Farms Alvarez Farms Inc. L & R Mussi Farms Tracy Chan Farms Arbuckle Stockton Courtland P & C Farming Arnaudo Bros Inc. Ronald Nunn Farms Tracy Dettling Farms Williams Brentwood Woodland Scott Park Farming Steve Arnaudo & Sons Patterson Westside Farms Tracy Dougherty Bros. Meridian Patterson Robbins Quad H Ranch, Inc. Bayes Ranch Pereira Farms Patterson E and H Farms Robbins Tracy Dixon Sam Reynolds Farm Matthew R Boulware Perez Farms - Crows Landing Salida E and J Farms, Inc. Williams Crows Landing Woodland Richter Bros. Inc. Cerri and Son Perez Farms - Westley Stockton Emerald Farms Knights Lndng Westley Maxwell River Vista Farms Cerutti Bros. George Perry & Sons, Inc. Newman F & F Company Colusa Manteca Walnut Grove Gene Robben Farms Cox and Perez Hal Robertson Farms Westley Fong Farms, Inc Dixon Tracy Woodland Roma Farms Cox Farms B & D Sanguinetti Farms Patterson R.C. Gill and Son Robbins Ripon Dixon Rominger Brothers Farms Del Carlo Farms R & J Sanguinetti Ranch Stockton Harlan & Dumars, Inc. Winters Linden Woodland D.A. Rominger & Sons Del Mar Farms Simoni & Massoni Farms Patterson T.A. Hatanaka Farms Winters Byron Woodland Schreiner Farms Inc. Del Terra Farms, LLC T & M Farms Tracy Hunn, Merwin and Merwin, Inc. Woodland Westley Clarksburg T & P Farms Delucchi Farms Toso Brothers Stockton J & P Farms Arbuckle Stockton Esparto California Tomato Research Institute ~ 2012 Annual Report Page iv Research Institute for 2012 Trinta Brothers W. C. Davis Farms Ralph Palazzo & Co., Inc. Kings / Patterson Firebaugh Los Banos Kern Victoria Island Farms William Deidrich Farms Perez Ranches Holt Firebaugh Firebaugh J.G. Boswell Company Bakersfield Yamamoto Farms J. Diedrich Farms Polder Bros. Farms Westley Firebaugh Lemoore Cauzza Ag Partners Buttonwillow Y and L Farms Dresick Farms, Inc. Pucheu Bros. Ranch Westley Huron Tranquility Dalena Farms, Inc. Madera D & B Yrigoyen Errotabere Ranches Red Rock Ranch, Inc Lathrop Riverdale Five Points Esajian Farming Co. Lemoore Ferguson Farming Company Refco Farms Lemoore Spreckles F & F West Merced, Lemoore Five Points Ranch, Inc. San Andreas Farms Fresno & Five Points Brentwood Fabbri Farms Bakersfield Coastal Fortune Farming Company Sano Farms, Inc. Valleys Fresno Firebaugh Freitas Ranch Hanford A-Bar Ag Enterprises Fundus Farms R.A. Sano Farms, Inc. Opal Fry and Son Los Banos Mendota Firebaugh Bakersfield Abbate Farms G & H Farms Scoto Brothers Farming, Inc. Grimmway Farms Merced Five Points Merced Bakersfield Anderson Farms, LLC Graham Farming J.O. Seasholtz Farms Gary Icardo Farms Huron Kerman Fresno Bakersfield B & T Farms Greenfields Turf, Inc. SJR Farming Island Farms LLC Gilroy Greenfield Los Banos Visalia Beene Farms Hammonds Ranch Solo Mio Farms Jerry Slough Farming Co. Helm Firebaugh Lemoore Buttonwillow J. F. Bennett Ranch Harris Farms Inc. Teicheira Farms Jones Farms Firebaugh Coalinga Los Banos Stratford Bob Filice Farms Houlding Farms Inc. Terra Linda Farms Materra Farming Company, LLC Gilroy Fresno Riverdale Bakersfield Borba Farms, Inc. Gary Hughes Farms Terrranova Ranch, Inc. Newton Farms Riverdale Kerman Helm Stratford Bowles Farming Company Lucero Farms Allen Thomsen Farming Sheely Farms Los Banos Los Banos Firebaugh Lemoore Britz Inc. D. & V. McCurdy Farms Vaquero Farms Stenderup Ag Partners Fresno Firebaugh Stockton Bakersfield Cantua Farms Robert McDonald Farms Ventura Farms, Inc. Stone Land Co. Fresno Los Banos Gustine Stratford Casaca Vineyards McKeen Farms, Inc. Westside Harvesting SVI Farming Five Points Riverdale Cantua Creek Hanford Clark Bros. Farming Motte Ranches, Inc. Will-Shar Farms Donald Valpredo Farms Clovis San Joaquin Merced Bakersfield Coelho South Nickel Family LLC Worth Farms WAY Farms Five Points Dos Palos Coalinga Bakersfield Coelho West Obata Farms Regents of Univ. CA WREC Westlake Farms Five Points Gilroy Five Points Stratford Daddyís Pride Farming Mick Oliveira Farms Hanford El Centro N.F. Davis Drier & Elevator OPC Farms, Inc. Firebaugh San Joaquin California Tomato Research Institute ~ 2012 Annual ReporT Page v 2012 California Top 50 Varieties PTAB ID Variety Name Share Loads Mold Green MOT Color LU Solids pH 366 SUN 6366 16.3% 79,887 1.0 1.2 0.6 24.6 1.6 5.52 4.40 85 HEINZ 8504 13.3% 65,082 1.0 1.9 0.8 24.2 0.8 5.03 4.30 102 AB 2 5.3% 26,122 1.7 1.1 0.5 24.5 1.6 5.50 4.32 560 HEINZ 5608 5.3% 25,713 1.8 1.4 0.7 23.2 1.0 4.87 4.39 241 HEINZ 2401 5.0% 24,361 1.1 1.7 0.7 24.1 0.8 4.91 4.30 978 HEINZ 9780 3.6% 17,390 1.4 1.8 0.9 24.1 1.2 5.22 4.34 433 HEINZ 3402 3.4% 16,460 1.0 2.2 1.5 23.6 0.6 4.96 4.43 558 HEINZ 5508 3.1% 15,325 0.8 1.7 0.8 23.7 0.4 4.71 4.32 187 CAMPBELL CXD 187 2.9% 14,402 0.6 2.0 0.7 25.2 2.4 4.74 4.40 663 HEINZ 9663 2.9% 14,068 2.6 2.3 1.1 23.1 1.5 4.89 4.36 477 HEINZ 4707 2.8% 13,467 1.1 2.0 0.9 25.0 0.5 4.86 4.36 15 HEINZ 1015 2.0% 9,666 0.3