Commercial Vegetables Resources
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Vegetables comprise an economically important segment of Georgia’s agricultural production, so there is a need for vegetable breeders to have comprehensive, crop-specific data on grower priorities, varietal performance, and production constraints.
UGA’s vegetable breeding program performed a needs assessment survey to assess growers’ preferences, the results of which are presented in this resource. This data will be used to inform the development of regionally adapted high-performing vegetable varieties.
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Thrips parvispinus is an invasive insect pest that poses a serious global threat to vegetables and ornamentals in both fields and greenhouses. This guide will help you identify and manage this pest.
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Plant disease losses in 2023, including control costs, amounted to an estimated $715.43 million. The value of the crops used in this estimate was approximately $6863.22 million, resulting in a 10.42% relative disease loss across all crops included in this summary. Some estimates for fruits, ornamentals, and turf rely on Extension specialists’ knowledge of the industry and industry sources for information. Because of the retirement of the Extension specialist for ornamental and commercial landscapes, disease losses for this category were not included in the report.
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This resource describes whiteflies and the damages they cause in cucurbit crops, and offers recommendations for cucurbit crop varieties for fall season production in southern Georgia that are resistant or tolerant to silverleaf disorder and whitefly-transmitted viruses.
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This is an annual report (PDF) highlighting research conducted on Vidalia onions in recent years. Research topics include: variety trials, irrigation and fertilizer strategies, sulfur content in soils, effect of fertilizers on yield, thrips, factors affecting postharvest incidence of bacterial bulb rot, and Botrytis leaf blight. To read or download individual articles, refer to the report series.
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This publication summarizes the Vidalia onion flavor analysis results from the 2024–2025 growing season and compares the performance of each variety over the past three growing seasons.
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UGA evaluates short-day onion varieties to determine their performance characteristics in standardized growing practices. Variety entries for the trial are submitted by participating seed companies. These trials are conducted at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center located in Lyons, GA. There were 49 varieties entered into the 2024–2025 UGA onion variety trial.
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This publication summarizes the flavor analysis results of Vidalia onion trials from the 2021–2022 growing season, as well as compares the performance of each variety over the past three growing seasons.
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This publication summarizes the Vidalia onion flavor analysis results from the 2023–2024 growing season, and compares the performance of each variety over the past three growing seasons. There were 53 varieties entered into the 2023–2024 UGA onion variety trial.
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