Opportunities for Growing Grafted Watermelons May 25, 2017 - From Issue: 628 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Watermelon production is threatened by Fusarium wilt, a widely distributed soilborne disease that can cause yield losses up to 100%. Currently, there are no watermelon varieties that are completely resistant[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Crop Culture
MELCAST 2017 May 25, 2017 - From Issue: 628 By: Dan Egel Many cantaloupe and watermelon growers have transplanted seedlings to the field. Soon, these growers will have questions about what and when to apply fungicides. The article below in this issue of[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Video—Installing High Tunnel Insect Exclusion Screen May 21, 2017 - From Issue: 628 By: Laura Ingwell One of the most damaging pests in cucurbit production are cucumber beetles and the bacterial pathogen they transmit (Erwinia trachephila), leading to bacterial wilt. In the recently released video, Dr. Laura[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Seed and Root Maggots May 10, 2017 - From Issue: 627 By: Rick Foster Read More I received my first report of seedcorn maggot damage on cantaloupes last week (Figure 1 and 2). A grower in northern Indiana reported losing 90-95% of his plants. Given the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Cantaloupe and Watermelon Transplant Diseases April 26, 2017 - From Issue: 626 By: Dan Egel Read More Many cantaloupe and watermelon growers are either growing transplants in a greenhouse or are expecting delivery of transplants in the next few weeks. Either way, growers should inspect transplants for[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon
Evidence for Spread of Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon in Transplant Trays March 15, 2017 - From Issue: 624 By: Dan Egel Read More Fusarium wilt is one of the most serious diseases of watermelon in the Midwest. The disease often causes a one-sided wilt 2-3 weeks after transplanting. Whether a plant is affected,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Purdue Looking for Watermelon Growers to Collaborate on Research Study February 13, 2017 - From Issue: 623 By: Laura Ingwell As part of a multi-state effort being headed by Dr. Ian Kaplan at Purdue University in the Department of Entomology, we are investigating how to best manage insect pests on[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Pests and Pest Management – General
Watermelon Variety Considerations February 10, 2017 - From Issue: 623 By: Wenjing Guan Read More — Notes from Watermelon Research and Development Group Annual Meeting and 2016 Indiana Watermelon Variety Trial We are proud to be in Vincennes, the heart of watermelon producing counties in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Watermelon Article Tags: Varieties
2016 Cucumber Variety Evaluation in a High Tunnel at Southwest Indiana October 13, 2016 - From Issue: 622 By: Wenjing Guan Read More Tomato is considered one of the most profitable crops grown in high tunnels, but continually growing one single crop leads to build-up of diseases. In addition, growers are facing more competition in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Crop Culture Greenhouses & High Tunnels
High Tunnel Evaluation of Vertically-Grown Cantaloupe and Galia Melon Varieties September 15, 2016 - From Issue: 621 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More In issue 619 and 620 of the Vegetable Crops Hotline newsletter I gave you a brief background of the materials used and methods followed during the variety evaluation. I also[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cantaloupe
