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Mazourek Lab @ Cornell CALS
Squash Team | 2020 CucCAP Progress Report
Final Progress Report for the CucCAP#1 Squash Team: Michael Mazourek (Cornell University), Linda Wessel-Beaver (University of Puerto Rico), Angela Linares (University of Puerto Rico), and Chris Smart (Cornell University).
Breeding for Hardiness—the Organic Way | Cornell Research
“Breeding pest and disease tolerance into a plant can take a long time. For some years, Mazourek has been addressing the threat caused by downy mildew, a fungus-like pathogen that attacks plants in the cucurbits family.”
CucCAP #1 Squash Publications and Presentations
10th Organic Seed Growers Conference
CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Michael Mazourek from Cornell University will present: Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding – Sunday 10:15 – 11:30 am
Southeast Organic Seed Summit
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association will host the Southeast Seed Summit at their annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference. A link to CucCAP squash breeder Michael Mazourek’s presentation is provided below: Continue Reading
Genomics and Bioinformatics Team | 2019 CucCAP Progress Report
Report from Team members: Zhangjun Fei (Boyce Thompson Institute), Umesh Reddy (West Virginia St. Univ), Amnon Levi (USDA, ARS), Yiqun Weng (USDA, ARS), Michael Mazourek (Cornell University), Pat Wechter (USDA, ARS), Rebecca Grumet (Michigan State University) on Developing genomic and bioinformatic platforms for cucurbit crops and Performing GBS analysis of PI collections, establish core populations of the four species, and provide community resource for genome wide association studies (GWAS).