“The seed companies over the last dozen years have come up with a lot of improved varieties. In Alabama or in the Southeast in general, they tend to be challenging crops to grow because most of them don’t have a lot of disease resistance. But companies are spending a lot more effort developing varieties that […]
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2019 Cucurbit Cultigen Evaluations
2018 Cucurbit Cultivar Evaluations
How to determine a ripe melon | MSU
A sure sign of summer in Michigan is the number of locally grown, vine-ripened melons available at farm stands and farmers markets. However, with modern transportation, watermelon, cantaloupe and other melons are available year around. So how does a buyer in the dead of winter determine a flavorful melon? Continue Reading
2019 Ohio Produce Network
Talks include: Managing Diseases of Vine Crops by Sally Miller with the Ohio State University & Melon Food Safety in North Carolina by Chris Gunter with North Carolina State University
2019 Delaware Agriculture Week
Fresh Market Session sponsored by the Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware including talks on fungicide spray programs for melon and research on managing Phytophthora capsici in watermelons : Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Cucurbitaceae 2018
Poster Abstract submission is open until October 15, 2018 for Cucurbitaceae 2018. Registration rates increased October 1. CucCAP researchers will participate in this meeting. Follow CUC 2018 on Facebook and Twitter for last minute updates. Read More Program Tuesday Nov. 13 Sessions Genetic Resources Production and Quality Floral and Fruit Development Pathology Poster session Cucurbit […]
Chautauqua Produce Auction Growers Field Meeting | Cornell Vegetable Program
This course will demonstrate pest management in fresh market vegetables in both field and greenhouse (high tunnel) vegetables; primarily for those growing for wholesale auction. A hands-on demonstration of weed, insect and disease identification in vegetables including management options such as inter-row cover crops, grafting and where appropriate, spray options will be used to educate […]
