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News from the Cucurbit industry including updates from commodity groups, the seed industry, and the USDA.

Cucurbit breeders release improved varieties

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Project Partners

New ToLCNDV Information Center for Cucumber, Melon, and Squash
How Syngenta Breeds Resistance Traits in Vegetable Crops
Syngenta Introduces Two New ToLCNDV Resistant Squash Varieties for Mediterranean Basin
Crafting Watermelons that Maintain High Yield Potential and Meet Consumer Demand
Watermelon Varieties You Will Want To Know and Grow in 2024

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Cucurbit variety updates | Growing Produce

February 9, 2024February 29, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Project Partners

View some of the Latest Pumpkin and Squash Varieties for Growersin this slide show from Growning Produce.

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CucCAP project funded by USDA

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Project Partners

SCRI-funded projects are characterized by integration of research and Extension activities and strong evidence of stakeholder involvement in project development.

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2024 Watermelon varieties

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Project Partners

View a slidce show of some of the latest watermelon varieties released by some of CucCAP’s seed company partners.

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Melon video clips from the 2023 Hall New York Field Days

January 10, 2024February 29, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Project Partners

View Vegetable Seed Trials: 3 Unique Melons To Watch For, video clips from the 2023 Hall (NY) Field Days. These annual seed trials included melons from Enza Zaden; Rijk Zwaan; and Syngenta.

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Seed companies breeding Cucurbits for disease resistance

December 31, 2023January 2, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Project Partners

Viruses, Phytophthora, and downy mildew are diseases that cucurbit seed producers face challenges with.

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USDA grant addresses Anthracnose in Cucurbits

December 30, 2023August 20, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Genetics, Genomics, & Pathology

Several CucCAP Team members are collaborating on an important USDA project focused on managing anthracnose in cucurbits. University of Georgia Scientists will lead the team from Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, New York and the USDA Vegetable Laboratory in Charles, South Carolina.

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USDA project | Cucurbit Anthracnose management

December 23, 2023January 29, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Project Partners

Colletotrichum spp., which causes anthracnose is an emerging threat to watermelon and cucumber production in the east coast. UGA leads effort to tackle emerging threat to watermelons.

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CucCAP scientists use cucumber core collection to map fruit quality traits

The CucCAP core collection, comprised of 388 accessions representing >96% of the genetic diversity for cucumber present in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System, harbors important sources of disease resistance. As sources of resistance are often present in germplasm with poor fruit quality, scientists from Michigan State University characterized the collection for fifteen fruit quality traits. Genetic associations (QTL) for each trait were identified from genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Many of the genetic locations were in close vicinity to previously identified fruit trait QTL and candidate genes; several novel loci and genes potentially important for these traits were also identified.

For further reading:

Lin YC, Weng Y, Fei Z, Grumet R. 2025. Mining the cucumber core collection: phenotypic and genetic characterization of morphological diversity for fruit quality characteristics. Horticulture Research 12:uhae340.

 

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The Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project (CucCAP) is a USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant under award number
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Boyce Thompson Institute; Cornell University; Michigan State University; North Carolina State University; Clemson University; University of Puerto Rico; University of Wisconsin; University of Florida; University of Georgia; West Virginia State University; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

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