The Cucurbitaceae family includes many high-value, flavorful, and nutritious crops consumed as vegetables and fruits in the American diet. U.S. production of watermelons, melons, cucumbers, squash, and pumpkins contributed an average of $1.65 billion farm gate value per year during the previous five years (2009-2013; USDA-NASS). The objective of this proposed project is to develop […]
CucCAP Project
Contributions to the CucCAP project by the Bioinformatics Team, Cucurbit Crop Breeding Teams, and the Integrated Disease Management Team.
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
ACCESSION NO: 1007605 [Full Record] PROJ NO: MICL05092 AGENCY: NIFA MICL PROJ TYPE: OTHER GRANTS PROJ STATUS: NEW CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO: 2015-51181-24285 PROPOSAL NO: 2015-09260 START: 01 SEP 2015 TERM: 31 AUG 2019 FY: 2015 GRANT AMT: $6,515,655 GRANT YR: 2015 AWARD TOTAL: $6,515,655 INITIAL AWARD YEAR: 2015 INVESTIGATOR: Grumet, R. Source: CUCCAP: LEVERAGING APPLIED GENOMICS TO INCREASE DISEASE RESISTANCE IN CUCURBIT CROPS
