Growers are urged to implement an aggressive fungicide program immediately.
CucCAP Project Updates
Contributions to the CucCAP project by the Bioinformatics Team, Cucurbit Crop Breeding Teams, and the Integrated Disease Management Team.
Downy Mildew Detecting Spiderlike Robot
CucCAP plant pathologist, Lina Quesada-Ocampo and her research team are collaborating with the NC State engineers to create robotics to sample cucumber fields for cucurbit downy mildew.
Five Fusarium wilt management strategies
Management of Fusarium wilt of watermelon is one of the best examples of IPM.
Five practices can be used. Grafting is a stand-alone practice. It’s so effective that it’s not necessary to combine it with any other technique. The other four practices work best when combined. Cover cropping with vetch reduces the amount of Fusarium spores in soil. Delaying transplanting as long as possible. Soil temperatures above 78 to 81°F at 2- to 4-inch depths reduce the number of diseased plants. Choosing cultivars with resistance helps reduce the number of diseased plants in soils infested with Fusarium. The fifth technique is conventional fungicides.
Downy mildew reported on cucurbits in Michigan
All Michigan cucumber and melon growers should employ effective downy mildew fungicides immediately.
CucCAP scientists map genetic loci for resistance to low temperature stress in citron watermelon
CucCAP scientists at Clemson University and the USDA-ARS Vegetable Laboratory in Charleston SC screened a collection of citron watermelons for tolerance to low temperatures.
Downy Mildew detected in Michigan
2024 Fusarium wilt experiment in SC
More Evidence that Choosing Grafting or the Right Cultivar is More Important than Using Fungicides to Manage Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon
CucCAP scientists develop genomic and pan-genomic resources for bottle gourd and identify novel genes associated with biotic and abiotic resistances
Highly differentiated genomic regions among different populations harbor many genes related to disease resistance and stress tolerance, potentially contributing to their local adaptations.