Quesada-Ocampo Lab @ NC State

Jul 19, 2018

Dr. Quesada requests your participation in a survey that aims to understand the impact of downy mildew in cucurbit production

Dr. Lina Quesada-Ocampo, Vegetable Pathologist at NC State University, is part of a multi-state USDA food security grant focused on improving detection and management of cucurbit downy mildew. As part of this effort, researchers in several cucurbit producing states would like to learn more about the needs of watermelon growers and producers. Dr. Quesada kindly…

Jul 3, 2018

Vegetable Production Update | NC State Plant Pathology

Excerpts from NC State Plant Pathology's June 22, 2018 biweekly vegetable production conference call: Veggie Calls

Jun 15, 2018

Cucumber Anthracnose Reported in North Carolina | NC State

Leaves infected with cucurbit anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum orbiculare, were submitted to the NCSU Vegetable Pathology Lab and confirmed as positive. Anthracnose can be confused with other foliar cucurbit diseases, such as cucurbit downy mildew, but chemical control is drastically different for different cucurbit diseases. Read more for information on identification and control of cucurbit anthracnose.

Jun 8, 2018

Vegetable Production Update | NC State

Excerpts from NC State Plant pathology’s June 8, 2018 biweekly vegetable production conference calls entitled Veggie Calls: A producer in northeastern North Carolina had reported several cucurbit diseases including Phythium root rot and powdery mildew on squash, and leaf spot and gummy stem blight in cantaloupe. Cucurbit Downy Mildew has been reported in Duplin, Sampson, and…

Jun 1, 2018

Watermelon Powdery Mildew Found in South Carolina | NC State

Dr. Anthony Keinath, Vegetable Pathologist at Clemson University in South Carolina, has found powdery mildew in watermelons and issued an alert. Because the pathogen is airborne, we expect that inoculum may also be present in North Carolina. Read the post on the NC State Extension Cucurbits site.

May 31, 2018

Cucurbit downy mildew was reported in North Carolina

The NC State Vegetable Pathology program reported that Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber sample from a production field in Sampson county on May 30 of 2018. Read more at the NC State Cooperative Extension Cucurbit Portal.

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 16, 2017

PDMR 11 – Plant Disease Management Reports for Cucurbits

PDMR, Volume 11, 2017. Results of 2016 field trials, Published in 2017. Plant Disease Management reports for cucumber, squash, and watermelon.

Mar 1, 2017

NC State Cucurbit Program

Links of Interest NC State Cooperative Extension Cucurbits Site Plant Pathology: Cucurbits The North Carolina Plant Disease and Insect Clinic People Dr. Lina Maria Quesada, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, Extension cucurbit specialist Dr. Jonathan R. Schultheis, Professor of Horticultural Science, Extension cucurbit specialist Dr Todd C. Wehner, Professor of Horticultural Science, Cucurbit Breeding Program Leader

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.