High Tunnels

Thursday, February 11, 2021
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Track
Vegetable

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Nitrogen Input Effects on Yield and Quality of Grafted and Non-grafted Tomato Grown in High Tunnels

Dr. Francesco DiGioia, Penn State University

Andrew Blunk, Pennsylvania State University

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

**Best Practices to Limit Phytotoxicity from Pesticides on High Tunnel Crops

Pesticides are used in high tunnels to protect crops from insects and diseases and their usage under certain environmental conditions can lead to injury (phytotoxicity) to growing crops. Penn State Extension Educator, Tom Ford will discuss how growers can prevent plant injury when using pesticides in high tunnels.

Thomas Ford, Penn State University

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Opportunities for Growing Grafted Cucumbers in High Tunnels

Dr. Wenjing Guan, Purdue University