The Cucumber, Melon, Squash, Watermelon, Genomics, and Integrated Disease mamagement teams met with project stakeholders in October 2021 to report on CucCAP grant activities and present the 2021 Annual CucCAP Team Report.
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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Gregory Vogel
This pHD candidate’s CucCAP grant research focused on developing squash breeding lines with some Phytophthora blight resistance and mapping genes involved in disease resistance. His other focus was pathogen population genetics. In CucCAP1 the squash team sequenced and characterized isolates of the causal agent, Phytophthora capsici, from around New York and mapped genes in the pathogen associated with mating type, fungicide resistance, and virulence.
Squash Team | 2021 Progress Report
Survey seeks grafting information from watermelon growers
Researchers at the University of Florida, collaborating with the Clemson University, North Carolina State University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Kansas State University, Washington State University, University of Arizona, University of California, Davis, and USDA Agricultural Research Service are seeking participants who grow tomatoes or watermelons to complete a short survey regarding the use of vegetable grafting practices. The information will help identify research and Extension needs for improving vegetable production.
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative #44 | call for papers
Cucurbit Downy Mildew epidemic update November 2021 | ipmPIPE
Whitefly Pressure Varies Across Florida
The Southwest Florida Pest and disease hotline reports from growers and scouts in Florida on whitefly numbers for adults and nymphs in cucurbits and other vegetable crops. In Southwest Florida, low levels of virus are present in melons.
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Luis Rivera-Burgos
Luis Rivera-Burgos worked on breeding watermelon for gummy stem blight resistance with Dr. Todd Wehner on the first CucCAP project. Their research focused on the evaluation of resistance to Gummy Stem Blight in a population of recombinant inbred lines of watermelon x Citron.
