The 2018 Plant and Animal Genome Conference Program Overview
Mazourek Lab @ Cornell CALS
Breeding Cucurbita moschata varieties for resistance to downy mildew
During the 2016 growing season Common Wealth Seed Growers conducted winter squash research that included a variety trial of 23 seedstocks; three selection projects (‘Seminole Pumpkin,’ ‘Chinese Tropical Pumpkin’ and ‘Cuban Neck Pumpkin’); and a breeding trial with F5 seeds from a cross of ‘Seminole Pumpkin’ and ‘Waltham Butternut.’
Cornell Vegetables Program
Breeding Squash for Disease Resistance
Cucurbita spp. Powdery Mildew Phytophthora Blight Virus Diseases Powdery Mildew Powdery mildew is a disease that affects all cucurbits and is important in squash. Resistance was introduced from the wild species, Cucurbita marintezii in C. moschata and C. pepo. The resistance gene, Pm-0, is a single incompletely dominant gene that is commonly deployed in the […]
2016 CucCAP Genomics and Bioinformatics Team Annual Report
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. Objectives Year 1: Develop common genomic approaches and tools for cucurbits. Work in […]
CucCAP Squash Team 2016 Annual Report
Team members: Michael Mazourek (Cornell University) Linda Beaver (University of Puerto Rico) Angela Linares (University of Puerto Rico) Chris Smart (Cornell University) Objectives: Develop common genomic approaches and tools for squash; Perform GBS analysis of PI collections, establish core populations, provide community resource for genome wide association studies (GWAS); GBS of squash, establish molecular-informed core […]
Plant and Animal Genome Conference – PAG XXIV
MSU to lead $6.5 million research on disease resistance in cucurbits | MSU
A national team of 20 scientists led by MSU Horticulture Professor Rebecca Grumet has been awarded $6.5 million grant to accelerate the development of disease-resistant cucurbit crops through leveraging applied genomics. Read More
