Schultheis Lab @ NC State

Oct 9, 2019

The CucCAP Extension Team evaluates Pumpkin Varieties

The Schultheis Vegetable Production Lab in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University cooperates with extension researchers to evaluate pumpkin cultivars for yield and quality. Seed company representatives joined the Extension researchers in the field for the early September pumpkin harvest.

Jul 8, 2019

The Story of Cucumbers in North Carolina | NC State Extension

Jonathan Schultheis discusses cucumber production in North Carolina in this video from NC State Cooperative Extensions Homegrown video series.

Mar 18, 2019

Results of the 2018 Watermelon Triploid Standard and Mini Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Studies | NC State Extension

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

2018 Cucurbit Cultivar Evaluations

Crops: Orange Flesh Melon, Pumpkin, Watermelon, and Zucchini Squash

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…

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.

Apr 15, 2018

2018 CucCAP Extension and Outreach Team Annual Report

Progress Reports and Work Plans Team members: Jonathan Schultheis (NC State University), Mary Hausbeck (Michigan St. Univ.), Angela Linares (Univ. Puerto Rico), Jim McCreight (USDA, ARS), Lina Quesada (N. Carolina St. Univ.),  Chris Smart (Cornell Univ.), Linda Wessel Beaver (Univ. Puerto Rico)  reported on their lab’s progress and plans. 3.2. Provide readily accessible information to facilitate disease control…

Mar 17, 2018

2017 Cucurbit Cultivar Evaluations

Crops: Specialty Melon, Orange Flesh Melon, Pumpkin, Watermelon, and Yellow & Zucchini Squash

Dec 7, 2017

CucCAP team presentations at Glexpo 2017

Pickling Cucumber Sessions Mary Hausbeck, Plant, Soils and Microbial Sciences Dept., MSU, presented: Cucumber Disease Control in 2017 Jonathan Schultheis presented: The North Carolina Pickling Industry and Use of Parthenocarpic Fruiting Types

Oct 26, 2017

2017 Pumpkin Variety Trials | North Carolina Cooperative Extension

CucCAP Extension specialists evaluated pumpkin and squash varieties for a variety of traits including disease susceptibility. Source: 2017 Pumpkin Variety Trials | North Carolina Cooperative Extension