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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 »Southern Region ASHS
SRASHS will meet in conjunction with the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientist (SAAS). DEADLINE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018.
Find out more »2018 SE Michigan Vegetable Meeting
Disease Management: Featuring Dr. Mary Hausbeck, MSU Vegetable Plant Pathologist
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 »Bay Thumb Vegetable Meeting
Dr. Mary Hausbeck will discuss Transplant diseases. Dr. Rebecca Grumet will host a GMO discussion.
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”.
Find out more »2018 Pickle Packer’s International Product Showcase
Dr. Michael Mazourek from the School of Integrated Plant Science at Cornell University will present the talk, Downy Mildew Resistance from Slicers to Picklers.
Find out more »Melon Field Day in Imperial Valley
If you have an interest in Powdery Mildew replicated trials & natural infection and a Core set of means for trains assays, join Dr. Jim McCreight at the University of California Desert Research and Extension Center Melon Field Day. Powdery Mildew. See 47 entries, including the “standards,” candidate accessions, and the 21-line triple septet set proposed by Lebeda et al.* Core Collection. This includes ca. 384 melon cultigens tentatively selected to represent the genetic variation in the larger set of 2000+ USDA,…
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