A final list of Publications and Presentations from the CucCAP#1 Squash Team.
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.
Squash Team | 2019 CucCAP Progress Report
Team members Michael Mazourek (Cornell University), Linda Wessel-Beaver (University of Puerto Rico), Angela Linares (University of Puerto Rico), and Chris Smart (Cornell University) reported on progress made on the CucCAP grant in the previous year.
Organic Plant Breeding Yields Superior Varieties for Cucurbit Growers | NC State Extension & CFSA
Farmers looking for disease-resistant cucurbits now have more choices thanks to the release of new cucumber and melon varieties by Cornell University.
Michael Mazourek’s New Seed Company is Helping Bring the Flavor Back to Cucurbits | Seed World Daily
Cornell University vegetable breeder Michael Mazourek discusses his work on the Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project, breeding vegetables for flavor, his new seed company, and his partnership with chef Dan Barber.
2018 CucCAP Squash Team Annual Report
CucCAP squash team members: Michael Mazourek, (team leader), Linda Wessel-Beaver, Angela Linares, and Chris Smart report their progress in the previous year.
Breeding Cucurbita moschata varieties for resistance to downy mildew
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.’
Manejo de Phytophthora en calabaza de invierno y en calabaza
Managing Phytophthora on Winter Squash and Pumpkin, the English version of this factsheet, is available on the Hausbeck Lab website.
UPR Agricultural Experiment Station Field Day
UPR hosted a field day on April 4, 2017 at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Lajas, Puerto Rico. Attendees included 119 farmers, extension agents, students and agronomists.
