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squash breeding

UNH Squash Breeding Program

March 25, 2019February 29, 2024 cuccap Cucurbit Genetics, Genomics, & Pathology

The squash breeding work by Dr. Brent Loy, emeritus professor of plant genetics at UNH has resulted in the commercial release of several new cucurbit varieties that exhibit intermediate resistance to powdery mildew disease. Three new pumpkins, a summer squash, a butternut squash and a melon have been released and are available in 2019 seed catalogues.

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As of September 1, 2025, the CucCAP project has officially concluded. This website will no longer be updated or maintained.

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The Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project (CucCAP) is a USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant under award number
2020-51181-32139.

Cooperating Institutions:

Boyce Thompson Institute; Cornell University; Michigan State University; North Carolina State University; Clemson University; University of Puerto Rico; University of Wisconsin; University of Florida; University of Georgia; West Virginia State University; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

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