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Cucurbit Anthracnose | Management strategies include resistant varieties
Alabama plant pathologists highlight management options for Anthracnose in cucurbits including using disease resistant varieties.
Cucumber beetles transmit bacterial disease
An Auburn University Extension Specialist explains that cucumber beetles are vectors for bacterial disease in cucurbits. Both the spotted cucumber beetle and the striped cucumber beetle feed together on young plants early in the growing season.
Freezing temperatures impact Florida Watermelon producers
CucCAP researchers identify QTL for Phytophthora resistance in squash
Scientists at the University of Florida led by Geoffrey Meru characterized resistance to Phytophthora crown rot in PI 181761 and identified a major QTL on chromsome 13. Several SNP markers were designed to target this QTL for marker-assisted selection.
2022 Greenhouse Pest Management Recommendations
CucCAP Plant Pathologist, Mary Hausbeck, has released new Greenhouse Disease Management recommendations for 2022. The Hausbeck Lab collaborated with other MSU Extension specialists to develop a guide for disease management for vegetable and herb crops.
Vectors and disease present in Florida cucurbits
Florida cucurbit growers are reporting whiteflies, gummy stem blight, powdery mildew, and cucurbit downy mildew.
Planting Cucumbers Early to Avoid Downy Mildew
Downy mildew affects cucumber crops in South Carolina every year and can cause huge crop losses. Clemson University researchers say planting early can cut growers’ losses.
