“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.
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.
Managing Cucurbit Diseases with Research and Outreach
The Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project has been awarded $7.1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative.
CUCCAP 2 Grant proposal at USDA
CucCAP Team 2020 Annual Meeting and Report
An overview of accomplishments including genomic tools & databases, GBS collections & core populations, disease resistant cucurbit breeding lines, publications and presentations
CucCAP Research and Extension progress highlighted in the 2020 Team Report
Harnessing Genomics for Disease Resistance in Cucumbers, Melons and Squashes | Scientia
Through genomic studies collaborators in the CucCAP project aim to bring disease-resistant cucumbers, melons, squash and watermelon to farmers and hence ensure greater food sustainability into the future.
Fourth Annual Meeting of the CucCAP Team and Stakeholders
The 4th annual CucCAP team meeting was held at Boyce Thompson Institute in Ithaca, NY on April 12 & 13, 2019. Crop genomics, breeding, and pathology teams for cucumber, melon, squash, and watermelon reported their progress to cucurbit crop curators, external evaluators, and industry representatives. The 2019 CucCAP report lists publications and presentations from the group for the 2018 to 2019 reporting period. The 2019 CucCAP report is available on the CucCAP website.
