Get a gameplan for managing Phytophthora rot in zucchini and winter squash grown for Michigan’s processing industry. Our special guest Dr. Chris Smart of Cornell University will team up with Dr. Mary Hausbeck to share real-world management strategies for this disease based on years of research on Phytophthora-infested ground.
Hausbeck Lab @ MSU
Mary Hausbeck is an Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist at Michigan State University. Members of her lab include Charles Krasnow and Sheila Linderman.
Phytophthora and Downy Mildew Workshops for Vegetable Growers
Phytophthora blight in vegetables and other cucurbits is complicated by the fact that downy mildew may also be a problem. While similar in some ways, Phytophthora blight is different from downy mildew in a number of ways. Phytophthora movement through the air is limited, unlike downy mildew. Phytophthora survives over winter and thrives in hot […]
CucCAP Team Presentations at Glexpo 2018
Pickling Cucumber Sessions Mary Hausbeck from Michigan State University presented: Managing Cucumber Diseases in 2019
2018 Great Lakes Expo and Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo
Midwest Pickle Association and Pickle & Pepper Research Committee for MSU Tuesday Dec. 4, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Gallery Overlook Room G-H (upper level), Members of the Midwest Pickle Association and the Pickle & Pepper Research Committee for MSU are invited to attend this special research reporting and business program. The program includes a […]
USDA 2018 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Recipients
CucCAP researchers are among grant recipients from the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program in 2018
Project GREEEN 20th Anniversary | MSU AgBioResearch
Project GREEEN supported Dr. Hausbeck’s research into the emerging cucurbit downy mildew problem in Michigan.
Downy mildew found in Michigan cucumbers in 2018 | MSU Extension Vegetables
Growers on the west side of Michigan should consider fungicide sprays for cucumbers and melons (watermelons, cantaloupe, muskmelon) now that downy mildew has been verified in Berrien County on July 24, 2018. Read this article from MSU Extension about the downy mildew outbreak.
Time for downy mildew protectant sprays for cucumbers | MSU Extension Vegetables
As we near the beginning of July, it’s important to note this is typically the time of year we expect to find the first downy mildew symptoms on cucumber. Read more about this destructive disease on cucurbits.
