In 2020, the Schultheis lab at NC State conducted cucurbit cultigen evaluations on Squash.
Schultheis Lab @ NC State
NC State Vegetable Extension Specialist, Dr. Jonathan Schultheis leads a team of scientists who conduct Cucurbit variety trials and other vegetable management research studies.
2021 NC Watermelon Production Meeting – Part 2
This event is organized by N.C. Cooperative Extension Gates County Center. Moderated by Nettie Baugher, NC Cooperative Extension Commercial Horticulture Area Agent Crop Rotation Strategies for Weed Control in Watermelon, Dr. Katie Jennings, NCSU Extension Specialist Controlling Anthracnose and Fusarium in Watermelon, Dr. Lina Quesada, NCSU Extension Specialist Registration is required. Registered individuals will receive […]
2021 NC Watermelon Production Meeting – Part I
NC State Plant Pathologist, Dr. Lina Quesada will present Cultural and Chemical Control of Phytophthora Fruit Rot in Watermelon. Dr. Jonathan Schultheis, NC State Vegetable Production Extension Specialist, will present the NC Pollinizer Research Report; Relationship Between Flesh Firmness and Hollow Heart.
2020 ASHS Annual Virtual Conference
Presentations from CucCAP researchers address cucumber breeding, melon pathogens, and watermelon production. Phenotypic Analysis of the U.S. Cucumber PI Core Collection for Fruit Morphological Diversity Ying-Chen Lin, Yiqun Weng, University of Wisconsin and Rebecca Grumet, Michigan State University Continue Reading QTL-Seq of Young Fruit Resistance to Phytophthora Capsici in Cucumber Ying-Chen Lin and Rebecca Grumet, […]
Extension Team | 2020 CucCAP Progress Report
Team members Jonathan Schultheis (NC State University), Mary Hausbeck (Michigan State University), Angela Linares (University of Puerto Rico), Jim McCreight (USDA, ARS), Lina Quesada (NC State University), and Chris Smart (Cornell University) developed a centralized cucurbit disease website, developed and posted diagnostic resources and disease control information, provided diagnostic and disease management assistance, conducted field days, cucurbit variety trials, and disease demonstration plots.
CucCAP researchers provide updated disease control information for cucurbit growers
CucCAP Vegetable Pathology and Crop Production Extension Specialists published plant disease management reports and Cucurbit cultigen evaluations from recent field trials. These reports provide valuable information for cucurbit crop producers, seed companies and other CucCAP stakeholders.
2019 Cucurbit Cultigen Evaluations
Vegetable Extension researchers cooperate with extension agents, vegetable seed companies, and others to evaluate cucurbit crops for yield, marketability, and quality including damage from disease.
