Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath clears up some confusion about what is a proper crop rotation to manage diseases caused both by pathogens that survive a few years in soil and pathogens that survive in soil longer than anyone can measure.
CucCAP researchers identify QTL for resistance to Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in melon
South Carolina Extension updates | VSCNews
Michigan vegetable crop report – June 30, 2021
The recent overcast, humid, and wet conditions ensure that the sporangia will survive being transported via air currents from a diseased field to healthy cucumbers.
North Florida Melon Season Nearing End | VSCNews
Watermelon harvests are nearing an end in North Florida. It’s time to take stock of how production went this season as 80% to 90% of the region’s crop has been harvested.
Downy mildew identified in Ontario cucumbers
Plants in most areas are still very small and many grower will not have started their preventative fungicide programs. Now that the disease has been confirmed in Ontario, fungicides should be applied as soon as possible.
Great Lakes EXPO returns to in-person event for 2021
Cucurbit Downy Mildew epidemic updates June 2021 | ipmPIPE
Recent Updates: June 16: First reports from NC and MS. CDM has been confirmed on cucumber in Lenoir County, NC; and on cucumber and cantaloupe in Kemper County, MS.
