Viruses, Phytophthora, and downy mildew are diseases that cucurbit seed producers face challenges with.
Author: cuccap
USDA grant addresses Anthracnose in Cucurbits
Several CucCAP Team members are collaborating on an important USDA project focused on managing anthracnose in cucurbits. University of Georgia Scientists will lead the team from Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, New York and the USDA Vegetable Laboratory in Charles, South Carolina.
UF/IFAS plant breeders to release squash cultivars
Geoffrey Meru at UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Florida and his team have been researching Calabaza’s qualities as a sustainable crop to grow commercially in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Puerto Rico.
USDA project | Cucurbit Anthracnose management
Colletotrichum spp., which causes anthracnose is an emerging threat to watermelon and cucumber production in the east coast. UGA leads effort to tackle emerging threat to watermelons.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative | call for papers
Florida Watermelon producers focus on pest and disease management.
Research which focuses on pest and disease management is at the heart of crop sustainability in Florida’s watermelon industry. Two issues that need immediate attention are whiteflies and fusarium wilt in watermelon.
South Florida Pest update | Dec. 2023
Whitefly populations are increasing in all vegetable crops in the Homestead, Florida, area including high levels of whitefly populations in squash.
