PDMR, Volume 15, 2021
Results of 2020 field trials, Published in 2021.
Plant Disease Management reports for cucumbers and squash.
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.
Squash Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina
Plant Health 2021
This year’s theme is “Seismic Shifts in Disease Risk,” which will explore major shifts in bacterial, viral, and fungal pathosystems to help plant pathologists anticipate and deflect future shifts in disease risk.
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina
Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM), was confirmed on cucumbers in Lenoir county on June 15. The sample was part of the CDM sentinel plots yearly deployed by the NC State Vegetable Pathology Lab.
Pickle Packers International 2021 Meeting | CANCELLED
CucCAP scientists Lina Quesada and Daniel Tregeagle will make presentations at this meeting. Meeting agenda and location will be posted soon.
98th Annual Southern Division APS Meeting
2021 NC Watermelon Production Meeting – Part 2
This event is organized by N.C. Cooperative Extension Gates County Center. Moderated by Nettie Baugher, NC Cooperative Extension Commercial Horticulture Area Agent Crop Rotation Strategies for Weed Control in Watermelon, Dr. Katie Jennings, NCSU Extension Specialist Controlling Anthracnose and Fusarium in Watermelon, Dr. Lina Quesada, NCSU Extension Specialist Registration is required. Registered individuals will receive […]
2021 NC Watermelon Production Meeting – Part I
NC State Plant Pathologist, Dr. Lina Quesada will present Cultural and Chemical Control of Phytophthora Fruit Rot in Watermelon. Dr. Jonathan Schultheis, NC State Vegetable Production Extension Specialist, will present the NC Pollinizer Research Report; Relationship Between Flesh Firmness and Hollow Heart.
