The annual CucCAP conference was held in Salinas California on March 21 and 22, 2024. Thirty-three co-PIs, lab group members, and industry collaborators attended in person with an additional 26 online to share research results, extension and outreach activities, discuss findings, and share challenges and best approaches for research and extension strategies.
Grumet et al.
R. Grumet is the lead PI for the USDA-SCRI CucCAP project: CucCAP: Leveraging applied genomics to increase disease resistance in cucurbit crops. The primary objectives of the CucCAP project are to develop genomic and bioinformatic breeding tool kits for accelerated crop improvement across the Cucurbitaceae; use these tools to facilitate introgression of disease resistance into commercially valuable cucurbit cultivars; and provide readily accessible information to facilitate disease control.
CucCAP Scientists present 2024 update
The CucCAP teams presented recent progress to project stakeholders. The meeting was hosted by the CucCAP melon breeding team at the USDA-ARS Research center in Salinas California.
CucCAP Project objectives and updates | 2020 – 2024
CucCAP Research Publications
CucCAP research scientists publish refereed publications, book chapters, and conference proceedings in journals and other publications between September 2020 and April 2023.
CucCAP 2023 Team Meeting
Members of the Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project met in April 2023 at Michigan State University to provide updates to their fellow research scientists and stakeholders in the CucCAP grant.
Cucurbitaceae 2022 brings together international cucurbit community
The Cucurbitaceae 2022 conference was held in Naples, Florida on October 30 – November 2. The conference was organized by CucCAP co-PIs Geoffrey Meru from the University of Florida and Cecilia McGregor from the University of Georgia. Researchers and industry representatives from North America, Europe and Asia shared information about cucurbit genomics, breeding, disease resistance and cultivation. CucCAP researchers presented 28 talks and posters.
CucCAP 2021 Annual Report
The Cucumber, Melon, Squash, Watermelon, Genomics, and Integrated Disease mamagement teams met with project stakeholders in October 2021 to report on CucCAP grant activities and present the 2021 Annual CucCAP Team Report.
New funding from USDA-SCRI will extend the CucCAP project for four years
“CucCAP2: Harnessing genomic resources for disease resistance and management in cucurbit crops – bringing the tools to the field”, will focus on the development of advanced genomic, bioinformatic and breeding tools; disease resistant materials; disease management strategies and economic analyses for critical diseases threatening cucurbit production.
