Quesada-Ocampo Lab @ NC State
The NC State Vegetable Pathology Lab studies diseases of cucurbit crops to deliver novel and improved disease management strategies to growers in North Carolina and advance knowledge in the field of vegetable pathology.
CucCAP scientists collaborate to develop diagnostic guide for fusarium rot of pumpkin and winter squash
Fusarium rot is an important soil-borne disease impacting production and storage of pumpkins and winter squash. A new guide has been published to facilitate diagnosis of this disease by outlining taxonomy, symptoms, isolation, and epidemiology of the disease, and providing morphologic and PCR-based methods to identify the pathogen. For more information see “A Diagnostic Guide […]
38th Annual Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Management Updates: Lina Quesada-Ocampo, NC State University Canary Melons: Options for NC: Stuart Michel, Jonathan Schultheis, NC State University Standard and Mini Sized Watermelon Cultivar Results: Jonathan Schultheis, NC State University Fusarium Wilt Management Updates: Stuart Michel, Jonathan Schultheis, NC State University
Pickle Packers International meeting
The Pickling Cucumber Improvement Committee (PCIC) meeting will be held in conjunction with the 2024 Pickle Packers international Annual Meeting & Product Showcase.
Ag-tech to diagnose disease
Quesada Lab, PhD student Mariana Prieto win the Trolinder Award for pursuing research aimed at plant disease detection.
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Sarah Cochran-Murray
Sarah Cochran-Murray is a PhD candidate working with CucCAP Plant Pathologist Dr. Lina Quesada-Ocampo in the Vegetable Pathology Lab at North Carolina State University’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, as well as the NC Plant Sciences Initiative.
Plant Health 2024
Downy Mildew Detecting Spiderlike Robot
CucCAP plant pathologist, Lina Quesada-Ocampo and her research team are collaborating with the NC State engineers to create robotics to sample cucumber fields for cucurbit downy mildew.
