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Michael Mazourek’s New Seed Company is Helping Bring the Flavor Back to Cucurbits | Seed World Daily

November 14, 2018October 13, 2021 cuccap CucCAP Squash Team

Cornell University vegetable breeder Michael Mazourek discusses his work on the Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project, breeding vegetables for flavor, his new seed company, and his partnership with chef Dan Barber.

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PDMR 12 – Plant Disease Management Reports for Cucurbits

September 16, 2018November 14, 2023 cuccap CucCAP Disease Management Team, Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

PDMR, Volume 12, 2018.
Results of 2016 and 2017 field trials, Published in 2018.
Plant Disease Management reports for cucumber, squash, and, pumpkin.

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New photo gallery: Virus diseases of cucurbits

January 3, 2018March 29, 2022 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

The Vegetable Pathology group at Cornell’s Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center added a new photo gallery to their website. View the photos of symptoms of virus diseases on cucurbits. Cornell vegetable pathology links for Cucurbits Virus diseases of cucurbits

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CucCAP scientists identify powdery mildew resistant pumpkin lines with good canning quality

Processing pumpkins grown for pie are susceptible to infection by cucurbit powdery mildew. CucCAP researchers at Cornell University sought to identify powdery mildew-resistant reeding lines with high canning quality by testing progeny derived from a cross between the susceptible industry standard and a resistant butternut squash. Two breeding lines identified with moderate and high levels of resistance were assessed for multiple canning quality traits in comparison with a store-bought commercial standard. These studies indicated that effective resistance has been bred into a commercially promising processing pumpkin background.

For further reading:

Indemaur et al., 2025. Processing Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) Breeding Lines with Resistance to Powdery Mildew and Their Canning Quality. HortScience 60:530-537. DOI 10.21273/HORTSCI18433-24

 

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