The January 31, 2022 edition of The South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline reported widespread issues with downy mildew in squash in South Florida. Downy mildew is also widely present in Homestead on squash and oriental cucurbits.
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CucCAP researchers develop watermelon breeding lines with broad resistance to Phytophthora capsici
CucCAP researchers developed 5 Phytophthora fruit rot resistant watermelon germplasm lines with high levels of resistance against a broad range of diverse P. capsici isolates collected from across the United States.
Florida Cucurbit pest report for January 2022
Downy Mildew Alert for Alabama Cucurbit Growers
The build up of downy mildew in Florida is an indicator that the disease will show up in Alabama later in the season.
Integrated Disease Management Team | 2021 Progress Report
CucCAP PAG XXIX presentations
CucCAP Cucumber team members made virtual presentations at the 2022 Plant and Animal Genome meeting in January 2022.
Call for papers for CGC #44
Members of the cucurbit breeding, genetics, and genomics research community are encouraged to submit reports for the 2021 -2022, Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report #44. Manuscripts or reports should be submitted to Amnon Levi by February 28th, 2022.
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Jack Mascarenhas
As an undergraduate research assistant in the Quesada Vegetable Pathology Lab at NC State University, Jack Mascarennas assisted Research Specialist Mike Adams with cucurbit disease field trials conducted for the first CucCAP project.
