A combined BSA-Seq and linkage mapping approach identifies genomic regions associated with Phytophthora root and crown rot resistance in squash
by: Gregory Vogel, Kyle E. LaPlant, Michael Mazourek, Michael A. Gore & Christine D. Smart
CucCAP Squash Team
Squash Team contributions to the CucCAP grant including captioned images of research activities, publications available online, and articles about the team’s research efforts and accomplishments.
Tropical Squash | Culinary Breeding Network
Linda Wessel Beaver shares some details about breeding tropical squash for virus resistance in the first CucCAP grant with the Culinary Breeding Network’s Winter Squash Week.
Winter Squash: background, divirsity and breeding
Cornell squash breeder and CucCAP Squash Team leader, Michael Mazarouek discusses the history of breeding winter squash. This video is part of a series of presentations from The Culinary Breeding Network called WINTER SQUASH WEEK. View the YouTube video
CucCAP scientists test new squash breeding lines for performance and resistance to Phytophthora crown and root rot
Researchers at Cornell University developed squash breeding lines with increased resistance to Phytophthora crown and root rot.
CucCAP researchers publish articles focusing on Phytophthora
Cornell University scientists Dr. Christine Smart, a plant pathologist and Cornell University plant breeder Dr. Michael Mazourek discuss newly developed squash breeding lines and the soilborne oomycete Phytophthora capsici.
Squash Team | 2020 CucCAP Progress Report
Team members:Michael Mazourek (Cornell Univ.)Linda Beaver (Univ. Puerto Rico)Angel Linares (Univ. Puerto Rico)Chris Smart (Cornell Univ. Obj. 1. Develop common genomic approaches and tools for cucurbits Establish core GWAS populations GBS of cucurbit species, establish molecular-informed core populations and 1.2.2. Population genetics and GWAS analysis The core set of accessions representingCucurbita pepodiversity in the NPGS […]
CucCAP #1 Squash Publications and Presentations
Breeding, Genetics, & Genomics Publications Alzohairy, S.A., R. Hammerschmidt, and M.K. Hausbeck. 2019. Changes in winter squash fruit exocarp structure associated with age-related resistance to Phytophthora capsici. Phytopathology 110:447-455. Dhillon, N.P.S., S. Sanguansil , S. Srimat, S. Laenoi, R. Schafleitner, and J.D. McCreight. 2019. Inheritance of resistance to cucurbit powdery mildew in bitter gourd HortScience 54:1013–1016. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI13906-19 Holdsworth, W.L., K.E. […]
Squash Team | 2019 CucCAP Progress Report
Team members: Michael Mazourek (Cornell Univ.), Linda Beaver (Univ. Puerto Rico), Angel Linares (Univ. Puerto Rico), Chris Smart (Cornell Univ. Establish core GWAS populations 1.2.1. ,1.2.2 GBS of cucurbit species, establish molecular-informed core populations and 1.2.2. Population genetics and GWAS analysis The core set of accessions representing Cucurbita pepo diversity in the NPGS has been […]
