May 1, 2019
Benjamin Phillips from Michigan State University Extension and Mary Hausbeck from MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences recently published recommendations for broad-spectrum fungicide options available for use on multiple vegetable crops including cucurbits.
Apr 15, 2019
With multiple races that are increasingly aggressive, fusarium wilt has been a challenging disease for watermelon growers and a tough nut to crack for southeastern researchers. Read the article from VSC News
Apr 10, 2019
The Hausbeck Plant Pathology Research Lab presented a poster titled Diagnosing and Managing Phytophthora on Squash at the 2019 Empire State Producers EXPO held January 15 - 19, 2019.
Several new pumpkin, squash, and melon varieties that were developed at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire were released by cooperating seed companies.
Mar 25, 2019
The squash breeding work by Dr. Brent Loy, emeritus professor of plant genetics at UNH has resulted in the commercial release of several new cucurbit varieties that exhibit intermediate resistance to powdery mildew disease. Three new pumpkins, a summer squash, a butternut squash and a melon have been released and are available in 2019 seed catalogues.
Mar 19, 2019
Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center’s Margaret T. McGrath discussed cucurbit disease management in New York at the 2019 Empire State Producers Expo. Managing diseases is an important component of a successful production program for cucurbit crops because there are several diseases that can reduce yield or fruit quality when not adequately managed. The mildews…
Mar 18, 2019
Watermelon standard size and mini watermelon cultigen evaluation studies were conducted at the Horticultural Crops Research Station in Clinton, NC in the summer of 2018. NC State Extension Horticultural Science Vegetable specialist Jonathan Schultheis and Research Associate Keith Starke conduct annual variety trials on watermelon and other cucurbit crops. The results of the watermelon evaluations were…
Mar 17, 2019
Crops: Orange Flesh Melon, Pumpkin, Watermelon, and Zucchini Squash
Mar 16, 2019
PDMR, Volume 13, 2019. Results of 2017 & 2018 field trials, Published in 2019. Plant Disease Management reports for cucumber, melon, pumpkin, and watermelon.
Mar 4, 2019
The updated Watermelon Spray Guide for 2017 includes updated recommendations for battling blight.