CucCAP plant breeders, pathologists and genomic scientists will present results of their work with cucurbit breeding lines and disease resistance at Cucurbitaceae 2018. On Wednesday, November 14, Rebecca Grumet will be the keynote speaker in the first genomics session with the presentation, The CucCAP Project: Genomic Tools and Resources to Facilitate Breeding for Disease Resistance […]
Mazourek Lab @ Cornell CALS
Cucurbit Genomics Database (CuGenDB) manuscript published in Nucleic Acids Research
The Cucurbitaceae family (cucurbit) includes several economically important crops, such as melon, cucumber, watermelon, pumpkin, squash and gourds. During the past several years, genomic and genetic data have been rapidly accumulated for cucurbits. Read More
Pickle Variety Twilight Meeting
All growers that attend will be an integral part of helping make selections for the next generation of pickle varieties released!
2018 Pickle Packer’s International Product Showcase
Dr. Michael Mazourek from the School of Integrated Plant Science at Cornell University will present the talk, Downy Mildew Resistance from Slicers to Picklers.
2018 CucCAP Genomics and Bioinformatics Team Annual Report
Progress Reports and Work Plans 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); and Rebecca Grumet (Michigan State University) reported on their lab’s progress and plans. Work in progress and plans 1.1. Develop genomic […]
2018 CucCAP Melon Team Annual Report
Team members Jim McCreight (USDA, ARS), Shaker Kousik (USDA, ARS), Michael Mazourek (Cornell Univ), Pat Wechter (USDA, ARS), Bill Wintermantel (USDA, ARS) reported on their lab’s progress and plans. Progress Reports and Work Plans Perform GBS analysis of PI collections, establish core populations, provide community resource for genome wide association studies (GWAS) & GBS of cucurbit […]
2018 CucCAP Squash Team Annual Report
CucCAP squash team members: Michael Mazourek, (team leader), Linda Wessel-Beaver, Angela Linares, and Chris Smart report their progress in the previous year.
9th Organic Seed Growers Conference
Efficient Methods to Develop New Organic Cultivars: Case Studies of Breeding Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Michael Mazourek, Cornell University; Jared Zystro, Organic Seed Alliance and University of Wisconsin-Madison The Mazourek group developed this tool for powdery mildew resistance in squash (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167715). Now, for about $5 per plant a squash breeder can send leaves picked […]
