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McGregor Lab @ UGA

Cecilia McGregor is an Associate Professor in the Horticulture department at the University of Georgia; Areas of expertise include Cucurbit breeding, genetics and genomics; member of the CucCAP watermelon team.

CucCAP Watermelon Team | Research Publications

April 25, 2023June 1, 2023 cuccap CucCAP Watermelon Team

The CucCAP watermelon team published 13 journal articles in 2022, 6 journal articles in 2021, and 15 journal articles in 2020.

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CucCAP Bioinformatics Team | Research Publications

April 25, 2023May 26, 2023 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

The CucCAP Bioinformatics published eight publications in research journals from 2020 to2023.

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Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group

April 5, 2023June 23, 2023 cuccap CucCAP Melon Team, Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

The Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCWG) is charged with improving communication and virus knowledge across the cucurbit industry as well as developing strategies to successfully identify and mitigate virus threats to cucurbit production in the United States.

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CUCURBITACEAE 2022

CucCAP scientists, Dr. Geoffrey Meru and Dr. Cecelia McGregor, will host this meeting in Florida.

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CucCAP researchers compile analysis of genetic resources and vulnerabilities for cucurbit crops

December 3, 2021December 21, 2021 cuccap Featured Articles

Germplasm collections maintained by the US National Plant Germplasm System and those of other countries are critical sources of diversity utilized by breeders for crop improvement.  This review summarizes status of collections and vulnerabilities for cucurbit crops.

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Watermelon Team | 2021 Progress Report

October 29, 2021August 7, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Watermelon Team

View all tables and figures in pages 21 – 28 of the pdf version of this report.

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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Samikshya Rijal

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 cuccap CucCAP Watermelon Team

CucCAP scientist Samikshya Rijal is working on watermelon breeding and genetics. Her primary goal is to assist in the development of gummy stem blight (GSB) resistant breeding material.

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Managing Whitefly Viruses | VSCNews

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Vegetable disease specialists from the University of Georgia discuss viruses affecting watermelon, squash and cucumbers including cucurbit leaf crumple virus, cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus, and squash vein yellowing virus.

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CucCAP Project Concludes

As of September 1, 2025, the CucCAP project has officially concluded. This website will no longer be updated or maintained.

Much of the information provided here remains useful and relevant; however, please note that some content may become outdated over time.

We are grateful to all of our collaborators, growers, and partners who supported CucCAP throughout the project.

 

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USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

The Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project (CucCAP) is a USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant under award number
2020-51181-32139.

Cooperating Institutions:

Boyce Thompson Institute; Cornell University; Michigan State University; North Carolina State University; Clemson University; University of Puerto Rico; University of Wisconsin; University of Florida; University of Georgia; West Virginia State University; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

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