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NC State Plant Pathologist, Dr. Lina Quesada will present Cultural and Chemical Control of Phytophthora Fruit Rot in Watermelon. Dr. Jonathan Schultheis, NC State Vegetable Production Extension Specialist, will present the NC Pollinizer Research Report; Relationship Between Flesh Firmness and Hollow Heart.

This event is organized by N.C. Cooperative Extension Gates County Center. Moderated by Nettie Baugher, NC Cooperative Extension Commercial Horticulture Area Agent Crop Rotation Strategies for Weed Control in Watermelon, Dr. Katie Jennings, NCSU Extension Specialist Controlling Anthracnose and Fusarium in Watermelon, Dr. Lina Quesada, NCSU Extension Specialist Registration is required. Registered individuals will receive a zoom link an hour before the meeting begins. To submit questions for speakers ahead of time, fill out this google form.

CucCAP scientists Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Jonathan Schultheis will present:
Disease Management and Downy Mildew, Cultivars to Consider Growing in North Carolina
Pumpkin Spacing Considerations: Effects on Yield, Size and Fruit Uniformity
Watermelon Cultivar Evaluations in Fields with Minimal or High Levels of Fusarium Wilt
Potential Fusarium Wilt Management Strategies

Cornell University Plant Pathologist Margaret McGrath will present "Research Guides: Management Recommendations for Cucurbit Mildews" in the Wednesday morning Vegetable and Disease Pest Updates session.