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SC Grower weekly report | July 3, 2023

July 3, 2023 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Cucurbits are being harvested in multiple regions of S.C. In the Midlands, Squash are still being picked with anthracnose present at greater frequency. Mosaic virus has also been more prevalent. Disease pressure is high. Striped cucumber beetle and army worms have been seen on squash.

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Clemson field updates | June 26, 2023

June 29, 2023July 10, 2023 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Summer squash is being harvested. Growers are seeing some internal ripening issues in squash and agents suspect it to be a seed issue. Squash vine borers have started showing up in spots. Foliar diseases such as gummy stem blight in cucurbits are beginning to take off,.

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How to Identify Squash Vine Borers, Pickleworms, and Melonworms

October 1, 2020May 21, 2021 cuccap Cucurbit Crop & Disease Management Resources

Alabama Cooperative Extension discusses how to Identify Squash Vine Borers, Pickleworms, and Melonworms: How to Identify Squash Vine Borers, Pickleworms, and Melonworms

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CucCAP scientists identify powdery mildew resistant pumpkin lines with good canning quality

Processing pumpkins grown for pie are susceptible to infection by cucurbit powdery mildew. CucCAP researchers at Cornell University sought to identify powdery mildew-resistant reeding lines with high canning quality by testing progeny derived from a cross between the susceptible industry standard and a resistant butternut squash. Two breeding lines identified with moderate and high levels of resistance were assessed for multiple canning quality traits in comparison with a store-bought commercial standard. These studies indicated that effective resistance has been bred into a commercially promising processing pumpkin background.

For further reading:

Indemaur et al., 2025. Processing Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) Breeding Lines with Resistance to Powdery Mildew and Their Canning Quality. HortScience 60:530-537. DOI 10.21273/HORTSCI18433-24

 

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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
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