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Articles and Blog posts of interest to Cucurbit growers, breeders, and researchers.

Heat Impact on Watermelons | AgNet Media

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 cuccap Cucurbit Crop Production news

What growers experience when temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (F).

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Watermelon Crop News | June 2022

June 3, 2022June 9, 2022 cuccap Cucurbit Crop Production news

North Florida producers have a finite harvest window following the production from the southern part of the state and preceding South Georgia production.

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Disease update for Florida watermelons

May 11, 2022May 23, 2022 cuccap Cucurbit Crop Production news

UF/IFAS Extension reports on disease priorities for Florida cucurbit growers. Management of Downy mildew, gummy stem blight, and powdery mildew management on watermelon and cantalope.

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Vegetable Growers News | March 17, 2022

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 cuccap Cucurbit Crop Production news

Alabama Cooperative Extension shares information including recommendations for site selection, disease management, spacing, light needs, and choosing disease resistant varieties of watermelon.

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Whiteflies a Factor in South Florida Crops

September 28, 2021November 23, 2021 cuccap Cucurbit Crop Production news

According to the South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline, up to eight whitefly adults have been observed on melons in the Immokalee, Florida area. Scouts report between 15% to 60% of plants having one or multiple adults.

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Cucurbit downy mildew detected on cucumber | MSU Extension

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 cuccap Cucurbit Crop Production news

“A spray interval of five days is recommended when weather is favorable for disease. This shorter interval should not be an issue if the recommended fungicides are used in alternation.”

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Cucurbit crop reports for July 2021

July 22, 2021July 30, 2021 cuccap Cucurbit Crop Production news

Crop updates from SC Grower, MSU Extension, Vegetable and Specialty Crop news, and Florida Extension.

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Wet Summer Impacts Crops | VSCNews

July 21, 2021March 31, 2022 cuccap Cucurbit Crop Production news

“Saturated soils can promote damping off, seedling blight and root rot in transplanted vegetables, especially in low lying areas of the field,”

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CucCAP scientists examine mechanisms of watermelon resistance to viral infection

Watermelon production in the U.S. and around the world faces serious threats by viral diseases, including aphid-transmitted potyviruses: papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) and zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). In a recent study, a CucCAP team examined expression of anti-microbial/anti-viral, ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) in watermelons in response to inoculation with PRSV. The PRSV-resistant citron watermelon (Citrullus amarus) exhibited high RIP expression, versus low expression in plants of the susceptible, cultivated “Charleston Gray” watermelon. This finding may offer additional genetic and genomic resources for improving potyvirus-resistance in watermelon cultivars.

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