Southeast growers can produce a spring and fall crop thanks to an environment that’s conducive to growing crops year-round. However, that makes certain cucurbits like squash especially vulnerable to whitefly pressure.
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Virus transmitting Whiteflies in Florida and Georgia | VSCNews
Whiteflies cause feeding injury issues in vegetables and transmit two viruses: cucurbit leaf crumple virus and cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.
Breeding Better Cucurbits | VSCNews
In the September 2020 edition of the Vegetable and Specialty Crop News Magazine, CucCAP vegetable breeder Cecilia McGregor and Extentension Specialist George Boyhan discuss pumpkin, watermelon, and summer squash breeding work at UGA.
Proper Sanitation Remains Key Management Tactic Against Whiteflies | VSCNews
Whiteflies cause feeding injury issues in vegetables and transmit two new viruses: cucurbit leaf crumple virus and cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus.
Clemson Extension Agents Provide Crop Updates | VSC News
“Fall crops are continuing to progress well, though we are continuing to see a fair amount of disease like anthracnose, downy mildew, and bacterial spot due to the recent wet conditions.”
Fall Vegetable Crops Susceptible to Whiteflies | VSCNews
Rainfall is needed to, not only help the crops grow, but knock back some of the whitefly populations.
S.C. Extension Updates | VSCNews
Clemson Extension Agents provided updates on vegetable crops including harvesting of melons in the Coastal Region, the squash and cucumber harvest in the Midlands and Pee Dee Regions, and Cucurbit downy mildew in the Pee Dee Region.
Detection of pathogens in Irrigation Water Sources | VSCNews
One of the most serious diseases in vegetable production in Georgia is Phytophthora blight, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora capsici. It is a water mold that attacks the roots, foliage, and fruit, causing root rot, crown rot, leaf lesions, fruit rot, and plant wilt. The disease affects peppers, squash, watermelon, cucumber, cantaloupe, and other vegetable crops.
