Extension specialists and researchers from land-grant universities in the U.S. develop information from from research and Extension projects and collaborate with each other to produce production manuals for their reigon.
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.
Integrated Disease Management Team | 2021 Progress Report
Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Jack Mascarenhas
As an undergraduate research assistant in the Quesada Vegetable Pathology Lab at NC State University, Jack Mascarennas assisted Research Specialist Mike Adams with cucurbit disease field trials conducted for the first CucCAP project.
NC Vegetable Grower’s Association Ag Expo
CucCAP scientists Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Jonathan Schultheis will present:
Disease Management and Downy Mildew, Cultivars to Consider Growing in North Carolina
Pumpkin Spacing Considerations: Effects on Yield, Size and Fruit Uniformity
Watermelon Cultivar Evaluations in Fields with Minimal or High Levels of Fusarium Wilt
Potential Fusarium Wilt Management Strategies
2021 Australasian Plant Pathology Society Biennial Conference
2021 CucCAP Cucumber Team Publications and Presentations
CucCAP scientists translate genomic studies into novel detection method for precision management of downy mildew outbreaks
Downy mildew caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis is the most destructive foliar disease affecting cucurbit crops. Genomic studies by Dr. Lina Quesada-Ocampo and colleagues at North Carolina State University showed that different isolates preferentially infect different cucurbit crops. From this information, a multiplex PCR-based assay was combined with spore trapping to identify which crops are most at risk. These results can facilitate timely and crop-specific fungicide application prior to appearance of symptoms in sentinel plots.
2021 Great Lakes EXPO | Fruit Grower’s News
The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO and Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo will be an in-person event from Dec. 7-9, 2021. The EXPO will be held at the Amway Grand Plaza and DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. CucCAP scientist Lina Quesada will receive a Fruit & Vegetable 40 Under 40 award, presented by Fruit Growers News and Vegetable Growers News.
