Welcome to the CucCAP Chronicle

The CucCAP project is developing genomic resources to increase disease resistance in cucurbit crops for the cucurbit community. The CucCAP website provides news about CucCAP grant activity, cucurbit diseases, and cucurbit crop production to a broad audience including crop producers, plant pathologists, plant breeders, plant genome scientists, and vegetable extension specialists.

CucCAP Featured Article

Downy mildew caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis causes severe losses in commercial cucurbit crops. Chemical control is hampered by emergence of pathogen resistance to several fungicides. Genetic analyses by the Quesada laboratory at NC State found that different clades of P. cubensis vary for the predominant mutations conferring resistance. These findings of clade-specific resistances can facilitate the design of more effective fungicide programs tailored to crop and region.
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CucCAP Team News

Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Yara Rosado Rivera

In the NC State Vegetable Pathology Lab,Yara performs field, greenhouse and lab research experiments in order to evaluate different disease management strategies for Cucurbit crops. One of the most important aspects of her position is to make research results available to growers.
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Cucurbit Disease Management and Crop Production News

2023 Plant Disease Management Reports Volume: 17

The CucCAP disease management team conducts variety and fungicide trials on Cucurbit crops and reports the results of these trials. Results of cucurbit trials in 2022 were published by the American Phytopathological Society (APS) in volume 17 of the Plant Disease Management Reports (PDMRs).
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North Carolina Pumpkin and Watermelon Variety Trials

N.C. State Professor and Extension Horticultural Science Vegetable Specialist, Jonathan Schultheis, and his Research Technician, Stuart Michel, conduct annual cultigen evaluations on cucurbits.
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Cucurbit Crop, Disease, and Pest Reports

Squash and watermelon were planted early this year in parts of the Southeast due to warm temperatures. In Florida, whitefly pressure is increasing on all vegetable crops including squash. UF/IFAS has started a new commercial vegetable production website for the state of Florida.
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Events

Florida Grower Citrus Show

April 13
Indian River Research and Education Center,
Fort Pierce, FL

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Pickle Packers International Spring 2023 meeting

April 18 - April 20
Raleigh, NC
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Watermelon Field Day

July 13 @ 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Blackville, SC
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Plant Biology 2023

August 5 - August 9
Savannah, GA
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Plant Health 2023

August 12 - August 16
Denver, CO
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Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo

August 16 - August 17
North Fort Myers, FL
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12th International Congress of Plant Pathology

August 20 - August 25
Lyon, France
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The CucCAP Chronicle is the newsletter of the Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project website. Submit comments to cuccap-website@ncsu.edu.

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