Melon Team members Jim McCreight (USDA, ARS), Shaker Kousik (USDA, ARS), Michael Mazourek (Cornell Univ.), Pat Wechter (USDA, ARS), and Bill Wintermantel (USDA, ARS) reported their accomplishments in the CucCAP1 project.
Mazourek Lab @ Cornell CALS
Squash Team | 2019 CucCAP Progress Report
Team members Michael Mazourek (Cornell University), Linda Wessel-Beaver (University of Puerto Rico), Angela Linares (University of Puerto Rico), and Chris Smart (Cornell University) reported on progress made on the CucCAP grant in the previous year.
Cornell University releases new cucumber and melon varieties | USDA NIFA
The release of disease-resistant cucurbits by CucCAP vegetable breeder, Dr. Michael Mazourek, was recently highlighted in a news release by NIFA titled, “Organic Plant Breeding Yields Superior Varieties for Cucurbit Growers”. Read More
Organic Plant Breeding Yields Superior Varieties for Cucurbit Growers | NC State Extension & CFSA
Farmers looking for disease-resistant cucurbits now have more choices thanks to the release of new cucumber and melon varieties by Cornell University.
CucCAP team developed a new database for cucurbit genomics
The CucCAP team, in collaboration with scientists from around the world, has developed the Cucurbit Genomics Database (CuGenDB), which provides a central portal for the research and breeding community to store, mine, analyze, integrate and disseminate rapidly accumulated genomic and genetic data in cucurbits.
Scientists Are Fighting For The Stricken Pickle Against This Tricky Disease | NPR
According to USDA records, pickling cucumber acreage declined nearly 25 percent between 2004 and 2015. Globally, downy mildew threatens fields as far flung as India, Israel, Mexico and China. “This is the number one threat to the pickle industry,” says vegetable pathologist Lina Quesada-Ocampo of North Carolina State University. The growers, she says, lose money on failed crops […]
CucCAP at Cucurbitaceae 2018
Cucurbitaceae is an international conference of cucurbit scientists held every four years in North America. Cucurbitaceae 2018 was hosted by UC Davis in Davis, California. CucCAP was well represented with 14 Co-PIs and 28 lab members in attendance presenting five invited keynote talks, an additional 12 invited talks, and 19 posters.
Michael Mazourek’s New Seed Company is Helping Bring the Flavor Back to Cucurbits | Seed World Daily
Cornell University vegetable breeder Michael Mazourek discusses his work on the Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project, breeding vegetables for flavor, his new seed company, and his partnership with chef Dan Barber.
