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Jan 20, 2017

Disease Management Strategies for the 2017 Watermelon Season » Panhandle Agriculture

by Nicholas S. Dufault, Bimal S. Amaradasa and Mason J. Newark With the watermelon production season starting in Florida, now is a good time to either begin or modify disease management strategies … Source: Disease Management Strategies for the 2017 Watermelon Season » Panhandle Agriculture

Dec 15, 2016

CucCAP team presentations at Glexpo 2016

Pickling Cucumber Sessions Mary Hausbeck and Katie Goldenhar from Michigan State University, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences presented Downy Mildew Prevention and Control. Phytophthora Sessions Charles S. Krasnow and Mary K. Hausbeck from Michigan State University, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences presented Phytophthora capsici: Pathogen Biology and Cultural Management.

Dec 6, 2016

Extension Foundation Webinar | Cucurbit Downy Mildew

Managing Cucurbit Downy Mildew in Organic Systems in the Northeast by: Christine Smart of the Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at Cornell University shared on YouTube Continue Reading

Nov 16, 2016

Melcast Update

Source: Melcast Update

Nov 15, 2016

NC State Vegetable Pathology Lab

The Quesada Lab at NC State Universitystudies diseases of cucurbit crops and sweetpotato to deliver novel disease management strategies and advance knowledge in the field of Vegetable pathology.

Nov 15, 2016

Smart Lab | School of Integrative Plant Sciences | Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Source: Smart Lab | School of Integrative Plant Sciences | Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Nov 5, 2016

Cucurbit Downy Mildew Epidemic History for 2016 | ipmPIPE

Source: 2016 cdm epidemic history | IPM Pipe

Oct 14, 2016

CucCAP Extension & Outreach Team

Extension Objectives Provide readily accessible information to facilitate disease control Develop a centralized cucurbit disease website Develop and post diagnostic resources and disease control information in English and Spanish Provide disease alerts and forecasting tools Provide diagnostic and disease management assistance. Conduct Field days and demonstration plots. Extension Team Jonathan Schultheis (Team Leader) – North Carolina…

Oct 13, 2016

Growing giant pumpkins presents giant challenges – Vegetable Growers News

Anyone who has gone to a pumpkin patch knows pumpkins can get so heavy they’re hard to lift, but some pumpkin enthusiasts produce pumpkins so big they need to be lifted by forklift! The production of giant pumpkins is a hobby and occasionally a small aspect of a pumpkin operation, but breaking into the world…

Oct 11, 2016

Grafting increases Chilean-grown watermelon yield, quality – ASHS

Plants presented with fusarium wilt in both experiments, which the researchers said was the “main limitation” for nongrafted plant production. Source: Grafting increases Chilean-grown watermelon yield, quality – ASHS