Mark your calendars for Plant Health 2024, where we delve into the future of plant health with the theme, Harnessing the Technology Revolution for a More Sustainable World.
Smart Lab @ Cornell University
Christine Smart is a Plant Pathologist and leader of the Smart Lab at Cornell University. the lab contributes to the CucCAP Squash Team and CucCAP Extension team
Integrated Disease Management Team | 2024 Progress Report
4.1. Disease management information and recommendations (Year 1-4).
4.2.2 Evaluation of integrated disease management in cucurbits combining host resistance and chemical control (Year 3-4).
4.2.3 Analysis of pathogen populations to inform breeding and disease management (Year 2-3).
Squash Team | 2024 Progress Report
Obj. 2. Map and develop markers for disease resistance
2.1 QTL mapping of resistances
Obj. 3.4. Introgress, pyramid/stack resistances into advanced breeding lines
Integrated Crop and Disease Management Team | 2023 Progress Report
The CucCAP Integrated Disease Management team reported on project progress and ongoing research in April 2023.
Integrated Crop and Disease Management | Research Publications
CucCAP Squash Team | Research Publications
The CucCAP squash team published 6 journal articles in 2022 & 2023, 7 journal articles in 2021, and 5 journal articles in 2020.
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Libby Indermaur
Libby is identifying which of Michael Mazourek’s Cucurbita moschata and C. maxima breeding lines are: 1) resistant to powdery mildew and 2) candidate replacements for the susceptible cultivars used in the processing industry.
Cucurbit Disease Factsheets | Cornell Vegetables
These factsheets from Cornell CALS can be found on the Cornell Vegetable Program and the Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center websites.
