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.
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 researchers develop genetic tools and diagnostic guide for cucurbit downy mildew
Plant pathologists from the CucCAP disease management team published two articles focusing on CDM: “Population Analyses Reveal Two Host-Adapted Clades of Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the Causal Agent of Cucurbit Downy Mildew, on Commercial and Wild Cucurbits” & “Diagnostic Guide for Cucurbit Downy Mildew”
Cucurbit Downy Mildew diagnosis guide | APS
The “Diagnostic Guide for Cucurbit Downy Mildew” published in Plant Health Progress is featured in a October 2020 news release from APS.
PDMR 14 – Plant Disease Management Reports for Cucurbits
PDMR, Volume 14, 2020
Results of 2019, Published in 2020.
Plant Disease Management reports for cucumbers and squash.Evaluations include control of Downy mildew on cucumber, Downy mildew on squash and Phytophthora fruit rot on squash.
Pickle Packers International 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & Product Showcase
Pumpkin Downy Mildew Found in Surry County, North Carolina | NC State Extension
“Pseudoperonospora cubensis has two types of isolates or clades that preferentially infect certain cucurbit crops. In North Carolina, clade 2 isolates preferentially infect cucumbers and cantaloupes, while clade 1 isolates preferentially infect squash, pumpkin, and watermelon.”
Extension Team | 2020 CucCAP Progress Report
Team members Jonathan Schultheis (NC State University), Mary Hausbeck (Michigan State University), Angela Linares (University of Puerto Rico), Jim McCreight (USDA, ARS), Lina Quesada (NC State University), and Chris Smart (Cornell University) developed a centralized cucurbit disease website, developed and posted diagnostic resources and disease control information, provided diagnostic and disease management assistance, conducted field days, cucurbit variety trials, and disease demonstration plots.
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Johnston County | NC State Extension
Cucumber downy mildew, caused by the oomycete pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been found in a commercial cucumber field in Johnston County.
