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Mar 2, 2019

Results of the 2018 Zucchini Squash Variety Cultigen Evaluations are Published at NC State

NC State Extension Horticultural Science Vegetable specialist, Jonathan Schultheis, and Research Associate Keith Starke conduct annual variety trials on a variety of cucurbits. An objective of the NC State extension cucurbit evaluations is to identify adapted cultivars that NC growers can grow profitably. Visit the Cucurbit Variety Trials page to view all of the cucurbit reports. The 2018 Zucchini…

Mar 1, 2019

Cuccap Project Develops Extension Fact Sheets for Important Cucurbit Diseases in English and Spanish

The CucCAP extension team developed 16 extension fact sheets to provide useful information for the detection and control of diseases in cucurbits.  Thirteen of the fact sheets were translated to Spanish providing important support for the Hispanic farmers’ community.

Feb 20, 2019

How to determine a ripe melon | MSU

A sure sign of summer in Michigan is the number of locally grown, vine-ripened melons available at farm stands and farmers markets. However, with modern transportation, watermelon, cantaloupe and other melons are available year around. So how does a buyer in the dead of winter determine a flavorful melon? Continue Reading

Feb 18, 2019

CucCAP Plant Pathologists conduct Disease Management Workshops

Extension vegetable pathologist Mary Hausbeck was joined by CucCAP plant pathologists Lina Quesada from NC State and Chris Smart from Cornell University for a series of disease management workshops in Michigan.

Feb 5, 2019

Winter 2019 Extension Disease Management Workshops

Extension Plant Pathologists Lina Quesada from NC State and Chris Smart from Cornell join Extension Specialist Mary Hausbeck for a series of Phytophthora and Downy Mildew Workshops for Vegetable Growers at Michigan State University.

Jan 31, 2019

Growing New Roots – Vegetable Grafting Webinar Series

The SCRI CAP Vegetable Grafting Project Team presents a monthly webinar series. The January topic was ‘Use of Vegetable Grafting for Soil-Borne Disease Management’ presented by Dr. Frank Louws at North Carolina State University. View a recording of this webinar that was presented by Dr. Frank Louws at North Carolina State University on January 31, 2019.…

Jan 16, 2019

Registered Products for Common Greenhouse Diseases on Vegetables and Herbs | MSU Extension Vegetables

The Hausbeck Vegetable Lab at MSU released a table of registered products to treat common greenhouse diseases on vegetables including cucumber and other cucurbits. Continue Reading

Jan 1, 2019

CucCAP Researchers Provide High Resolution Genetic Characterization of the U.S. Cucumber Germplasm Collection

High-throughput, high resolution, genetic characterization of the complete cucumber germplasm collection. maintained by the US National Plant Germplasm System was performed by genotyping by sequencing.

Dec 28, 2018

Watermelon Marketing Trends | VSCNews

Consumer preferences are always changing with the new melon varieties available in stores today. Continue reading this article from VSCNews.

Dec 7, 2018

CucCAP Team Presentations at Glexpo 2018

Pickling Cucumber Sessions Mary Hausbeck from Michigan State University presented: Managing Cucumber Diseases in 2019