CucCAP plant pathologist Mary Hausbeck will make 3 presentations at the 2021 Great Lakes Expo.
Phytophthora
The pathogen Phytophthora capsici causes Phytophthora Crown Rot, Phytophthora blight, and Phytophthora fruit rot.
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Gregory Vogel
This pHD candidate’s CucCAP grant research focused on developing squash breeding lines with some Phytophthora blight resistance and mapping genes involved in disease resistance. His other focus was pathogen population genetics. In CucCAP1 the squash team sequenced and characterized isolates of the causal agent, Phytophthora capsici, from around New York and mapped genes in the pathogen associated with mating type, fungicide resistance, and virulence.
Squash Team | 2021 Progress Report
ONvegetables VCR | July 29, 2021
ONvegetables publishes monthly crop reports for commercial vegetable producers in Ontario, Canada. Spider mites were confirmed on cucurbits in the July 29, 2021 crop report. View the report to view images of mites and symptoms of Phytophthora crown rot . Wet conditions have been conducive to the development of Phytophthora crown rot
Mary Hausbeck discusses oomycetes | GLVPN
CucCAP plant pathologist, Mary Hausbeck joined the July 28, 2021 podcast to talk about a group of pathogens called oomycetes
Wet Summer Impacts Crops | VSCNews
“Saturated soils can promote damping off, seedling blight and root rot in transplanted vegetables, especially in low lying areas of the field,”
What is NOT Proper Crop Rotation | SC Grower
Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath clears up some confusion about what is a proper crop rotation to manage diseases caused both by pathogens that survive a few years in soil and pathogens that survive in soil longer than anyone can measure.
Michigan vegetable crop report – June 30, 2021
The recent overcast, humid, and wet conditions ensure that the sporangia will survive being transported via air currents from a diseased field to healthy cucumbers.
