Several CucCAP Team members are collaborating on an important USDA project focused on managing anthracnose in cucurbits. University of Georgia Scientists will lead the team from Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, New York and the USDA Vegetable Laboratory in Charles, South Carolina.
Keinath Lab @ Clemson University
CucCAP scientists find high prevalence of gummy stem blight resistance to common fungicides
The gummy stem blight fungus, Stagonosporopsis citrulli, is now resistant to fungicides in four chemical classes. The newest resistance is to fungicides in FRAC Code 3.
Plant Health 2023 Awards
Two members of the CucCAP Integrated Crop and Disease Management Team were selected to receive APS awards in honor of their significant contributions to the science of plant pathology at Plant Health 2023.
Plant Health 2023
8/15/2023 12:45 – 1:00 pm Monitoring oxathiaipiprolin fungicide resistance mutations in Pseudopernosospora cubensis populations in North Carolina. by Mariana Prieto Torres Bhuiyan, M. Z. R., D’Arcangelo, K. N. and Quesada-Ocampo L. M. Populations of Pseudoperonospora cubensis Causing Downy Mildew in Squash and Cucumbers are Structured by Host Genotype. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Plant Health […]
2023 Watermelon trial for Fusarium resistance
Delaying transplanting until the soil has warmed to about 81 degrees at a 4-inch depth can reduce the number of plants with Fusarium wilt.
Eleanor and Fascination are partially resistant cultivars that have been shown to perform better when Fusarium wilt is present. But grafting is more effective…and more expensive
Cucumber Cultivar Response to Downy Mildew
Watermelon Field Day
SC Grower Exchange Podcast | Cucurbit Downy Mildew
The June 30 episode of The SC Grower Exchange podcast features CucCAP plant pathologist Dr. Anthony Keinath as he discusses downy mildew in cucurbits and other vegetables.
