- On August 4, 2017, Phenotypic data was collected for cucumber lines in the GWAS panel.
- On August 21, 2017, horticultural performance of of cucumber lines with introgressed downy mildew resistance QTL in elite genetic background was evaluated.
- Powdery mildew was serious in the cucumber field due to a cold summer.
The cucumber research plots are located at the University of Wisconsin Hancock Agricultural Research Station in Hancock, WI.