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Gummy stem blight

South Carolina Grower Update | July 31, 2024

July 31, 2024August 7, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Fruit Rots on Pumpkins, Gourds, and Winter Squashes, Black rot and Anthracnose on Cucurbita sp.

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Watermelon Fungicide Guide | Clemson

July 9, 2024July 10, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Four foliar diseases reduce watermelon yields in South Carolina. Gummy stem blight and powdery mildew are the most common diseases in spring crops.

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South Carolina Grower Update | July 1, 2024

July 2, 2024August 5, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Watermelons continue to be harvested, but vine quality is on a sharp decline attributed to higher levels of gummy stem blight and other environmental factors. Anthracnose (Colletotrichum species) is present on the foliage of cucurbits

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South Carolina Grower Update | June 24, 2024

June 27, 2024August 5, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Cucurbit growers should be on the lookout for gummy stem blight, downy mildew, powdery mildew, and fruit disease. Other issues with cucurbits right now include squash bugs and cucumber beetles.

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2025 NWA Research Grant Program

June 21, 2024July 16, 2024 cuccap CucCAP Project Partners

The National Watermelon Association is commitment to funding research that supports watermelon farmers. The research that NWA funds through this program is entirely focused on production research, aimed at solving issues growers face on a regional or national basis.

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South Carolina Grower Update | June 17, 2024

June 19, 2024August 5, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Watermelons are just starting to be harvested and the quality is good. Extension Agents are seeing some diseases in melons and squash, particularly gummy stem blight. Anthracnose is starting to cause a few problems for growers.

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Gummy stem blight challenges Florida growers

June 14, 2024June 18, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Gummy stem blight causes lesions on leaves and stems and leads to defoliation. The disease favors warm, wet conditions.

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Excessive Spring rain challenged watermelon crop

June 12, 2024August 15, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Early onset of foliar diseases, like downy mildew and gummy stem blight with a little bit of anthracnose made this an expensive spray year.

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CucCAP scientists identify markers for powdery mildew resistance in watermelon

Powdery mildew outbreaks, caused by Podosphaera xanthii, cause reduced yields and fruit quality in watermelon. CucCAP scientists at Clemson University and the USDA Vegetable Laboratory Charleston SC employed a bulked segregant analysis approach using data from 1147 accessions from the USDA Citrullus germplasm collection to perform an extreme-phenotype genome-wide association study (XP-GWAS) of tolerance to P. xanthii race 2W. Kompetitive Allele-Specific PCR (KASP) markers were designed for significant SNPs associated with reduced disease. The best marker in each region explained 21-31% of the variation in powdery mildew tolerance.

For further reading:

Branham et al., 2025. Extreme-phenotype genome-wide association study (XP-GWAS) of powdery mildew race 2 W tolerance in the USDA Citrullus germplasm collection. Scientific Reports. DOI10.1038/s41598-025-89445-8

 

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