During the 2016 growing season Common Wealth Seed Growers conducted winter squash research that included a variety trial of 23 seedstocks; three selection projects (‘Seminole Pumpkin,’ ‘Chinese Tropical Pumpkin’ and ‘Cuban Neck Pumpkin’); and a breeding trial with F5 seeds from a cross of ‘Seminole Pumpkin’ and ‘Waltham Butternut.’
CucCAP Project
Contributions to the CucCAP project by the Bioinformatics Team, Cucurbit Crop Breeding Teams, and the Integrated Disease Management Team.
New Spanish Fact Sheets on the CucCAP website
The CucCAP team in Peurto Rico authored translations of three Spanish factsheets to be added to the CucCAP website:
Manejo de Phytophthora en Pepino,
Manejo de Phytophthora en Calabaza de Verano y Calabacín, and
Manejo de Phytophthora en cantalupe, melón y sandia
CucCAP researchers present at GLEXPO
Mary K. Hausbeck from MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences spoke about Downy Mildew Prevention and control at the Great Lakes Expo on December 6 in the Pickling Cucumber Session. In the Phytophthora session, Dr. Hausbeck spoke about Phytophthora capsici: Pathogen Biology and Management Strategies.
CucCAP team presentations at Glexpo 2017
Pickling Cucumber Sessions Mary Hausbeck, Plant, Soils and Microbial Sciences Dept., MSU, presented: Cucumber Disease Control in 2017 Jonathan Schultheis presented: The North Carolina Pickling Industry and Use of Parthenocarpic Fruiting Types
CucCAP Team Fall 2017 Quarterly Newsletter
Presentations at commodity and scientific Meetings: Southeast Vegetable and Fruit EXPO On November 28 and 29, 2017, NC State CucCAP scientists presented research results to members of the vegetable production community. Todd Wehner’s cucurbit breeding group spoke about cucumber germplasm with high resistance to Downy Mildew. Also at this meeting, Jonathan Schultheis’ vegetable production team presented talks […]
Fei Lab contributes to CucCAP Genomics and Bioinformatics
Fei Lab Genomic and Bioinformatic accomplishments, March 2017 through November 2017: Publications: 1. Wu S, Shamimuzzaman M, Sun H, Salse J, Sui X, Wilder A, Wu Z, Levi A, Xu Y, Ling KS, Fei Z (2017) The bottle gourd genome provides insights into Cucurbitaceae evolution and facilitates mapping of a Papaya ringspot virus resistance locus. Plant […]
Bottle gourd genome provides insight on evolutionary history and genetic relationships of cucurbit crops – Boyce Thompson Institute
Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and collaborators in China and France have produced the first high-quality genome sequence for the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) and a reconstructed genome of the most recent Cucurbitaceae ancestor.
Pumpkin genomes sequenced, revealing uncommon history – Vegetable Growers News
Scientists at the Cornell-affiliated Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and the National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables in Beijing have sequenced the genomes of two important pumpkin species, Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata. The finished genomes appear in […] Source: Pumpkin genomes sequenced, revealing uncommon history – Vegetable Growers News
