Quesada Lab, PhD student Mariana Prieto win the Trolinder Award for pursuing research aimed at plant disease detection.
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South Carolina Grower Update | September 9, 2024
Conditions are quite dry across the state. Insect issues persist and viruses are common in cucurbits this season.
CucCAP scientists explore biorational fungicides to manage powdery mildew on winter squash
Dr. Elizabeth Indermaur and colleagues at Cornell University describe the concern about the increase on consumer demand for organic winter squash and experiments that evaluatie different fungicide alternatives including biologicals, botanicals, and minerals.
Michigan Cucurbit update | August 28, 2024
Phytophthora fruit rot often reaches a peak in late summer and early fall as winter squash and pumpkins mature.
South Carolina Grower Update | August 26, 2024
Pests on cucurbits at this time of year include squash bugs, pickleworm, melonworm, whiteflies, and downy mildew.
Cucurbit Downy Mildew updates August 27, 2023 | ipmPIPE
The Cucurbit downy mildew forecast reports disease incidents from multiple locations in the United States. Website visitors have the option to receive alerts via email for a specific location. Epidemic Updates for August 9 to September 1, 2024 Observation Date Host Location 8/20/2024 cucumber Haywood Co, NC 8/21/2024 squash Salem Co, NJ 8/21/2024 cucumber Salem […]
South Carolina Cantaloupe 2023 Crop Stats
Extension Agents throughout South Carolina surveyed growers on specialty crop acreage for the year. The goal was to identify the counties of production, acreage, and observable market prices for the year. In this round of surveys, data was collected for 14 fruit and vegetable crops including cantaloupe. See more crop stats on the Clemson Agribusiness page.
Michigan Cucurbit update | August 21, 2024
Powdery mildew, Plectosporium blight, and Phytophthora fruit rot are present in the late summer and early fall as winter squash and pumpkins mature.
