melon

Jun 27, 2017

Melcast Update

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.

Jun 27, 2017

Ontario Downy Mildew update

All growers should be using a downy mildew targeted fungicide program at this time.

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…

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)…

Mar 17, 2017

2016 Cucurbit Cultivar Evaluations

Crops: Melon, Pumpkin, and Zucchini Squash

May 11, 2016

NC Alternative Crops and Organics: Results from Two Years of Organic Cucurbit Trials in Western NC

Source: NC Alternative Crops and Organics: Results from Two Years of Organic Cucurbit Trials in Western NC

May 6, 2016

Do you know how to diagnose cucurbit downy mildew in different cucurbit crops? | North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Source: Do you know how to diagnose cucurbit downy mildew in different cucurbit crops? | North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Jul 17, 2015

PP280/PP280: Management of Gummy Stem Blight (Black Rot) on Cucurbits in Florida

Source: PP280/PP280: Management of Gummy Stem Blight (Black Rot) on Cucurbits in Florida Gummy stem blight (GSB) is a major disease of many cucurbits, including watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, muskmelon, and other melons. The fungus Didymella bryoniae is the causal organism for this disease. Infection on watermelon and cantaloupe is commonly seen in Florida, and the…