The CucCAP Integrated Disease Management team reported on project progress and ongoing research in April 2023.
CucCAP Disease Management Team
The Disease Management Team contributions to the CucCAP project include English and Spanish factsheets about cucurbit crop and disease management strategies including images of disease symptoms for crop producers, articles about cucurbit plant pathology, and articles about the team’s research efforts and accomplishments.
Powdery Mildew on Watermelon in SC
CucCAP Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath found Powdery Mildew on seedless watermelon at the Clemson Coastal Research and Education Center (REC) on Tuesday, May 23.
Powdery Mildew on Watermelon
Powdery mildew was found on three cultivars of seedless watermelon at the Clemson Coastal REC on May 23, 2023
Great Lakes Expo 2022 session handouts
Cucurbit downy mildew infects cucumber, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, zucchini, gourd, summer and winter squash and pumpkin. Powdery mildew is best managed with an integrated program including both management tools (resistant varieties and fungicides) that is based on efficacy results from research.
Gummy Stem Blight resistant to multiple fungicides
Gummy stem blight on watermelon is on the FRAC “most wanted” list of pathogens at high risk of becoming resistant to multiple fungicides.
PDMR 17 – Plant Disease Management Reports for Cucurbits
PDMR, Volume 17, 2023
Results of 2021 & 2022 field trials were published in 2023.
Plant Disease Management reports for cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash, and watermelon.
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Yara Rosado Rivera
Yara performs field, greenhouse and lab research experiments in order to evaluate different disease management strategies for Cucurbit crops. One of the most important aspects of her position is to make research results available to growers.
North Carolina Melon, Pumpkin and Watermelon Evaluations
N.C. State Professor and Extension Horticultural Science Vegetable Specialist, Jonathan Schultheis, and Research Technician, Stuart Michel, conduct annual cultigen evaluations on cucurbits including pumpkins, watermelons, melons, and squash. The 2021 Eastern North Carolina Pumpkin Cultigen Evaluation Study was conducted at A. J. Smith and Sons Farm in Edenton, NC. with the assistance of Area Specialized Agent, […]