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2016 Great Lakes Expo and Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo
Mary Hausbeck will speak about Downy Mildew Prevention and Control. Dr. Hausbeck and Charles Krasnow will speak about Phytophthora capsici and Fungicide Management Programs.
Find out more »Southeast Vegetable and Fruit EXPO
Presentations include talks by CucCAP Team members: Cucumber Germplasm from NC State with High Resistance to Downy Mildew - Emily J. Silverman and Todd Wehner Watermelon Production Management Considerations; Pollinizer and Grafting Rule - Jonathan Schultheis Integrated management of Cucumber Downy Mildew - Kim D’Arcangelo, Mike Adams and Lina Quesada-Ocampo
Find out more »2017 Great Lakes Expo and Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo
Presentations by CucCAP researchers and Extension educators include: In the Pickling Cucumber session, Mary Hausbeck, Plant, Soils and Microbial Sciences Dept., MSU will speak about Cucumber disease control in 2017 and Jonathan Schultheis, Dept. Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, will speak about the use of parthenocarpic fruiting types in the North Carolina pickling industry. In the vine crops session, Jonathan Schultheis will speak about Perspectives and Opportunities for Growing Orange Flesh and Specialty Melons. Rebecca Grumet presented: Resistance to Phytophthora fruit rot…
Find out more »Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis will present: "Parthenocarpic Pickling Cucumber; Plant Population and Cultivar Considerations" at the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware annual meeting on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in the Processing Vegetable Session. View the program for this meeting.
Find out more »Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference
The Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference is the LARGEST educational conference and trade show in the southeastern United States that unites growers, vendors and suppliers. Anyone with an interest in specialty crop agriculture is invited to be a part of this event. Through more than 80 hours of educational sessions, food safety concerns, specific commodity issues on production practices and increased yields, and marketing strategies will be addressed. Participate in the growing and dynamic TRADE SHOW, where you can browse through more than 85,000 square feet of space filled with key suppliers and growers.
Find out more »2018 Empire State Producers Expo
Topics include commodity specific programs including programs for specialty crops. Presentations include: Smart, C.D. and Lange, H. 2018. Fungus, Water Mold or Bacteria: Which is Which in My Vine Crops? New York State Producers Expo. January
Find out more »Georgia Watermelon Association
On January 27, 2018, Dr. Jonathan Schulthies from NC State University will speak about: “Watermelon Pollenizer Comparisons and Placement; Mini watermelon Cultivar Evaluations in NC”.
Find out more »9th Organic Seed Growers Conference
Efficient Methods to Develop New Organic Cultivars: Case Studies of Breeding Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Michael Mazourek, Cornell University; Jared Zystro, Organic Seed Alliance and University of Wisconsin-Madison The Mazourek group developed this tool for powdery mildew resistance in squash (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167715). Now, for about $5 per plant a squash breeder can send leaves picked from their squash seedlings to a diagnostic lab and get these results. Continue Reading
Find out more »The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis from NC State University will speak in the Cucurbits Session on Thursday, February 22, 2018. The title of his presentation is: "A Melon Mix of Specialty and Cantaloupe Types”.
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