Many sources of resistance to diseases such as powdery mildew, downy mildew, Phytophthora rot, and aphid and whitefly transmitted viruses have been identified in related Cucurbita species. Geoffrey Meru and colleagues at University of Florida review the use of genomic tools to identify genetic loci conferring resistance to facilitate more efficient deployment of these materials for breeding.
CucCAP Squash Team
CucCAP Squash Team contributions include annual reports of research activities, publications, presentations, and articles about the team’s research efforts and accomplishments.
Sources of resistance identified for Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in squash germplasm
Researchers at the University of Georgia performed greenhouse trials to verify promising germplasm identified from field studies.
Squash Team | 2024 Progress Report
View the 2024 Squash Report including all tables and figures in pages 53 – 64 of the pdf version of this report.
Bio Fungicide Review on Winter Squash
The Smart Lab at Cornell University compared various organic controls for powdery mildew in winter squash including copper treatments.
UF/IFAS plant breeders to release squash cultivars
Geoffrey Meru at UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Florida and his team have been researching Calabaza’s qualities as a sustainable crop to grow commercially in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Puerto Rico.
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Gregory Inzinna
Gregory Inzinna hopes to identify resistance genes in Cucurbita and provide the seed and vegetable industry with resistant breeding lines and markers they can use in their work.
Squash Team | 2023 Progress Report
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Prerna Sabharwal
Prerna Sabharwal is a graduate student working on her PhD in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at the University of Florida. Her major Professor is CucCAP Squash breeder, Dr. Geoffrey Meru. The focus of Prerna’s research includes plant breeding, plant pathology, and genomics.
