“Breeding pest and disease tolerance into a plant can take a long time. For some years, Mazourek has been addressing the threat caused by downy mildew, a fungus-like pathogen that attacks plants in the cucurbits family.”
CucCAP Project
Contributions to the CucCAP project by the Bioinformatics Team, Cucurbit Crop Breeding Teams, and the Integrated Disease Management Team.
Cucumber downy mildew moves across Michigan | MSU Extension
Downy mildew on cucumber plants has been verified on two farms in Monroe County, which is located in southeast Michigan. This is the first confirmation of this devastating disease on the east side of the state for 2020.
First cucumber downy mildew outbreak of 2020 confirmed in Berrien County | MSU Extension Vegetables
Downy mildew on cucumber has been verified in Berrien County, which is located in southwest Michigan.
Cucumber downy mildew update on spore detection | MSU Extension Vegetables
Our molecular analysis of the spore trap samples from Berrien County has recently confirmed cucumber downy mildew spores in the air for June 8, 10 and 13, 2020. For the Muskegon spore trap, there was a positive for cucumber downy mildew spores for June 8.
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Johnston County | NC State Extension
Cucumber downy mildew, caused by the oomycete pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been found in a commercial cucumber field in Johnston County.
CucCAP researchers perform economic analysis on production costs and disease control for cucurbit crops
CucCAP economists developed models showing potential for economic returns for cucurbit crops in multiple production regions. Economic variables such as interest rates, input costs, production windows and existing crop budgets were collected to develop representative farms for production of cucurbit crops.
June 3 Michigan Vegetable updates | MSU Extension Vegetables
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Diagnostic Guide for Cucurbit Downy Mildew | APS
Diagnostic Guide for Cucurbit Downy Mildew by Andres Salcedo, Mary Hausbeck, Stacey Pigg, and Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo Published Online:14 May 2020 DOI: 10.1094/PHP-12-19-0095-DG
