Oct 14, 2016
Extension Objectives Provide readily accessible information to facilitate disease control Develop a centralized cucurbit disease website Develop and post diagnostic resources and disease control information in English and Spanish Provide disease alerts and forecasting tools Provide diagnostic and disease management assistance. Conduct Field days and demonstration plots. Extension Team Jonathan Schultheis (Team Leader) – North Carolina…
May 6, 2016
Source: Keep an eye out for gummy stem blight in watermelons | North Carolina Cooperative Extension It is that time of the year when we get a few reports of gummy stem blight on watermelon transplants. The rainy weather we have been experiencing will be very conducive for disease spread, so scout your transplants and…
Mar 16, 2016
PDMR, Volume 10, 2016. Results of 2014 and 2015 field trials, Published in 2016. Plant Disease Management reports for cucumber, squash, and watermelon.
Jun 9, 2014
Source: Cucurbit downy mildew outbreak in Southeastern North Carolina | North Carolina Cooperative Extension Cucurbit downy mildew was reported today (June 9, 2014) in a commercial cucumber field in Duplin County, North Carolina and confirmed by Dr. Lina Quesada’s Vegetable Pathology Lab at NC State University. Symptoms were typical of downy mildew, including angular chlorotic…
Dec 16, 2013
Cucurbit downy mildew is caused by the fungus-like oomycete pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis (P. cubensis). There are two types of P. cubensis isolates that can infect cucurbit crops and weeds referred to as clade 1 or clade 2 isolates. Isolates belonging to clade 1 tend to more frequently infect watermelon, pumpkin, and squash while isolates belonging…