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Yellow flesh watermelon
2025 North Carolina Standard Size Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation Study Now Available

Published - November 24, 2025

Photo of zucchini plants growing on black plastic mulch
2024 North Carolina Zucchini Squash Cultigen Evaluation Study Now Available

Published - May 8, 2025

Fig. 1: gummy stem blight leaf spots on watermelon leaves and cotyledons (Photo: Erin Eure, NC State Extension)
Gummy Stem Blight Detected in Watermelon Transplants in North Carolina

Published - May 2, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Photo of min watermelon field
2024 North Carolina Mini Size Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation Study Now Available

Published - February 19, 2025

Summer employees lining up watermelons for quality evaluations
2024 North Carolina Standard Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation Study Now Available

Published - January 9, 2025

Featured image: Cucumber leaf with downy mildew lesions and sporulation under a hand-held microscope for diagnosis (Photo credit: Lina Quesada)
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Sampson County in North Carolina

Published - June 5, 2024

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Photo of NC State and University of Tennessee Team Harvesting Pumpkins
2023 North Carolina and Tennessee Pumpkin Cultigen Evaluation Study Now Available

Published - April 12, 2024

Cucurbit leaf with mosaic yellow lesions and necrotic spots; label "5377181" in corner
Downy Mildew

Published - February 16, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
Photo of the zucchini plants in the study at the Central Crops Research Station in Clayton, NC
2023 North Carolina Zucchini Squash Cultigen Evaluation Study Now Available

Published - January 12, 2024

Dr. Schultheis' research team and the team at the Horticultural Crops Research Station in Clinton, NC taking yield data on mini watermelons.
2023 North Carolina Mini Size Triploid Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Study Now Available

Published - December 22, 2023

The team at the Horticultural Crops Research Station in Clinton, NC and Dr. Schulthies' research team taking quality measurements on watermelons.
2023 North Carolina Standard Size Triploid Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Study Now Available

Published - December 22, 2023

squash leave with disease symptoms
Squash Downy Mildew found in Clayton N.C.

Published - August 31, 2023

From: Extension Plant Pathology
underside of cucumber leaf
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Lenoir County in North Carolina

Published - June 22, 2023

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Mini watermelons
2022 Triploid Mini Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Studies Now Available

Published - April 3, 2023

East Coast Min Temperature Forecast. Tuesday 03.14.2023
Weather Advisory: Multiple Frost Events Ahead

Published - March 10, 2023

From: Strawberry Growers Information
Photograph of a pumpkin field in Edenton, NC
2021 Eastern North Carolina Pumpkin Cultigen Evaluations Are Now Available

Published - February 15, 2023

Photo of watermelons in bins at a packing facility
2022 Triploid Standard Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Study Is Now Available

Published - February 10, 2023

Rows of melons in a field.
2021 Orange Flesh and Specialty Melon Cultigen Evaluations Are Now Available

Published - January 31, 2023

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Watermelon Field Trials Contribute to Hollow Heart Research

Published - September 30, 2022

Angular, yellow lesions on topside of the leaves that are bound by leaf veins
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina

Published - June 1, 2022

From: Extension Plant Pathology
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New Crop Profile for North Carolina Cucumber | CALS News

Published - May 18, 2022

Watermelon meeting promotional flier
2022 Watermelon Production Meeting

Published - January 27, 2022

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The anatomy of a giant pumpkin | CALS News

Published - October 22, 2021

CDM symtoms on squash leaf
Squash Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina

Published - July 30, 2021

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Leaf with cucumber downy mildew symptoms
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina

Published - June 16, 2021

From: Extension Plant Pathology
rows of squash plants in the field
2020 Zucchini Squash Cultivar Evaluations are Published

Published - May 5, 2021

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NC State cucumber breeder wins award | CALS News

Published - October 23, 2020

Pumpkin downy mildew
Pumpkin Downy Mildew Found in Surry County, North Carolina

Published - August 24, 2020

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Cucumber downy mildew
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Johnston County

Published - June 18, 2020

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Brandon Huber holding a giant watermelon
Ph.D. student Brandon Huber | CALS News

Published - October 25, 2019

drone view of pumpkin harvest
NC State & UT Horticulture collaborate with Ashe County Extension on 2019 Pumpkin Variety Trials

Published - October 9, 2019

Cucumber downy mildew
Cucumber Downy Mildew Detected in North Carolina

Published - June 13, 2019

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Cucurbit Downy Mildew on Cucumber leaf
Organic Plant Breeding Yields Superior Varieties for Cucurbit Growers

Published - April 5, 2019

From: Integrated Pest Management
pumpkin field
2018 North Carolina and Tennessee Pumpkin Cultigen Evaluations are now available

Published - February 1, 2019

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Results of 2017 NC Orange Flesh Melon Cultivar Evaluations Are Published

Published - June 12, 2018

Lobed green leaves with prominent white midrib and small brown spots
Watermelon Powdery Mildew Found in South Carolina

Published - May 31, 2018

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Cucumber plant leaves with yellow spots, some leaf edges damaged and small holes
Cucumber Downy Mildew Reported in North Carolina

Published - May 30, 2018

From: Extension Plant Pathology
pumpkins in the field
2017 Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluation Trials Are Published

Published - March 29, 2018

orange pumpkins in the field
2017 Pumpkin Variety Trials

Published - October 27, 2017

Cucurbit downy mildew dark sporulation on back side of cucumber leaf (Photo Lina Quesada, NCSU vegetable pathology)
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in North Carolina and South Carolina

Published - June 6, 2017

From: Extension Plant Pathology
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