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May 16, 2017

Welcome to CPPSI – Collaboration for Plant Pathogen Strain Identification

CPPSI – Collaboration for Plant Pathogen Strain Identification develops and distributes reference materials that facilitate the identification of plant pathogen strains.

May 9, 2017

California seeks to distinguish its cantaloupes – Vegetable Growers News

California melons will begin bearing a “Buy California Grown” sticker in an effort to distinguish the state’s crop from others. Steve Patricio, president of Westside Produce and the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board, and a grower himself, said that contamination outbreaks like the recent one surrounding melons grown at Chamberlain Farms in Indiana, and a recall…

May 9, 2017

Watermelon board announces restructuring – Vegetable Growers News

Gordon Hunt, director of marketing and communications for the National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB), recently announced his departure to take a position as managing director of a new Southeast Asian-oriented company. This change prompted NWPB to rebalance its resources and implement a significant restructuring. According to a press release, NWPB now has a new leadership…

Apr 25, 2017

Plastic mulch used to control verticillium wilt in watermelons – Vegetable Growers News

Verticillium wilt, caused by the soilborne fungus Verticillium dahliae, is a significant disease affecting watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) production in Washington State. This field study at three locations in Washington in 2015 compared verticillium wilt susceptibility, fruit yield and quality of nongrafted watermelon, and grafted plants grown with black plastic and clear plastic mulch. Overall for…

Apr 17, 2017

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)-Powdery Mildew | Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks

Source: Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)-Powdery Mildew | Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks Symptoms First, tiny white superficial spots appear on leaves and stem. Spots become powdery white and expand to cover all portions of the plant. Sometimes the mycelium becomes covered with small black structures (chasmothecia) about the size of a pinhead but these chasmothecia are rarely…

Apr 12, 2017

Welcome to the National Plant Diagnostic Network Website | National Plant Diagnostic Network

Source: Welcome to the National Plant Diagnostic Network Website | National Plant Diagnostic Network The NPDN was established in 2002 in response to the need to enhance agricultural security through protecting health and productivity of plants in agricultural and natural ecosystems in the U.S. With support from the USDA-NIFA and through the collective efforts of…

Apr 10, 2017

Melon Disease Forecaster (Melcast)

Source: Melcast Update MELCAST is a system whereby melon growers can determine the best time to apply fungicides. The MELCAST system uses scientific and localized weather data to determine when fungicide applications are best made. Melcast Update (this web page) is intended to help muskmelon and watermelon growers keep track of daily MELCAST EFI (Environmental Favorability Index)…

Apr 7, 2017

Watermelon Foliar Diseases | Vegetable Resources

Texas A&M University – Academic analyses and information on horticultural crops ranging from fruits and nuts to ornamentals, viticulture and wine. Source: Watermelon Foliar Diseases | Vegetable Resources

Mar 27, 2017

Clemson University Cucurbit disease Factsheets

Clemson University: Powdery Mildew on Watermelon Cucumber, Squash, Melon & other cucurbit diseases      

Mar 17, 2017

2016 Cucurbit Cultivar Evaluations

Crops: Melon, Pumpkin, and Zucchini Squash