Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber sample from a production field in Wilson County on June 8 of 2020. Leaves presented approximately 20% disease (Figure 1 and 2), and 30% of the field was affected.
NC State Research and Extension
North Carolina Extension Agents, Economic Specialists, Plant Pathologists, and Vegetable Crop Specialists share Cucurbit disease management information with crop producers and collaborate with Cucurbit breeders.
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.
51st ANNUAL WINTER VEGETABLE CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW
Jim Walgenbach & Mike Adams will discuss Insects of Cucurbits & Strategies for Control of Powdery Mildew
Watermelon Fusarium wilt field experiments | NC State
Plant Pathologists from the NC State Vegetable disease lab evaluate watermelon plants for disease resistance.
Fusarium wilt on watermelon
Fusarium oxysporum, f. sp. niveum Fusarium wilt causes wilting of the above ground tissue and general vine decline in watermelon. Typically, one side of the plant will exhibit more severe symptoms than the other, which is known as unilateral wilting. The fungus colonizes the vascular system causing discoloration that is visible if stems are cut […]
NC State Vegetable Pathology Lab
The Quesada Lab at NC State Universitystudies diseases of cucurbit crops and sweetpotato to deliver novel disease management strategies and advance knowledge in the field of Vegetable pathology.
