A combined BSA-Seq and linkage mapping approach identifies genomic regions associated with Phytophthora root and crown rot resistance in squash
by: Gregory Vogel, Kyle E. LaPlant, Michael Mazourek, Michael A. Gore & Christine D. Smart
Meet the CucCAP Watermelon Team
The CucCAP Watermelon team is led by USDA-ARS Research Geneticist Amnon Levi. Co-investigators include Sandra Branham, Cecelia McGregor, Kai-Shu Ling, Shaker Kousik, Umesh Reddy, and Pat Wechter.
Tropical Squash | Culinary Breeding Network
Linda Wessel Beaver shares some details about breeding tropical squash for virus resistance in the first CucCAP grant with the Culinary Breeding Network’s Winter Squash Week.
2021 South Florida Melons Progress | VSCNews
A Florida watermelon producer discusses adverse weather conditions that can increase the crop’s susceptibility to disease.
Winter Squash: background, divirsity and breeding
Cornell squash breeder and CucCAP Squash Team leader, Michael Mazarouek discusses the history of breeding winter squash. This video is part of a series of presentations from The Culinary Breeding Network called WINTER SQUASH WEEK. View the YouTube video
CucCAP scientists test new squash breeding lines for performance and resistance to Phytophthora crown and root rot
Researchers at Cornell University developed squash breeding lines with increased resistance to Phytophthora crown and root rot.
Cucurbit crop and disease management information presented at Winter meetings
CucCAP crop and disease management specialists presented cucurbit crop and disease management strategies at winter meetings in several regions of the country.
Call for Papers| 2020 Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative report
In the Fall of 2020, members of the cucurbit community were invited to submit manuscripts for CGC report #43. Editors of the Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative extended the deadline for submitting manuscripts for the 2020 report to February 15, 2021. The cucurbit research community is encouraged to continue to share research, manuscripts, reports, descriptions of new techniques, interesting […]
