Evaluation location: Iowa, United States
Environment for accessions grown in Ames during the summer of 1999. Planted in Plant Introduction fields A,F. Planting date May 26, 1999. The first pollination date was on 10-JUL-1999. On 31-JUL-1999, a windstorm from the west blew many accessions down. Field A plants were blown across rows while field F was blown down the rows. First frost and freeze on the morning of 04-OCT-1999.
Pathology notes were extensive. No exotic diseases were noted. Where each lot was observed, specific notes on Stewart's wilt and Goss's wilt and other diseases including virus diseases were obtained and recorded for each accession inventory. None of the exotic downy mildews were observed.