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Meloidogyne enterolobii root knot damage on sweetpotato (Dr. Weimin Ye, NCDA&CS)
Emergent Nematode in Sweetpotato and Other Vegetable Crops

May 24, 2017

Hand holding a lobed green leaf with small yellow spots across its surface
Watermelon Downy Mildew Reported in North Carolina

June 17, 2016

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

May 20, 2016

Pale green plant leaves with irregular brown necrotic spots and browned edges
Pseudomonas Leaf Spot Reported on Watermelon Transplants

May 20, 2016

Close-up of cucurbit downy mildew symptoms on cucumber leaf. Note angular lesions bound by leaf veins (Photo Dr. Lina Quesada, NCSU Vegetable Pathology Lab)
Cucurbit Downy Mildew in FL, GA, and SC

May 29, 2015

Dogwood flower with two green leaves; text: "Plant Pathology Society of North Carolina"; "APS 1908" "PPSNC 1999"
Plant Pathology Society of North Carolina Meeting October 14, 2014

October 8, 2014

Woman standing in a field next to a row of young squash plants with hills in background
2014 Field Day at the Mountain Research Station

July 14, 2014

Figure 1: adaxial side of a cucumber leaf showing downy mildew symptoms (Charles Mitchell, N.C. Cooperative Extension)
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Found in Franklin County, North Carolina

June 24, 2014

Fungicide efficacy trial for cucurbit downy mildew control using single products at high and low rates
Control Options for Cucurbit Downy Mildew in North Carolina

June 11, 2014

Cucumber leaf collected from Duplin County, North Carolina on June 8th, 2014, adaxial side. Note angular, chlorotic lesions. In some cases, the lesions have started to turn necrotic and merge into one large infected area. (Emma Wallace, NCSU Vegetable Pat
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Outbreak in Southeastern North Carolina

June 9, 2014

Fig. 1: water soaked lesions on crowns of watermelon seedlings infected with gummy stem blight
Keep Gummy Stem Blight Out of Your Watermelons

May 22, 2014

Figure 1: Vegetable samples by family or type diagnosed on 2013
What to Expect for Vegetable Diseases in 2014

February 13, 2014

Vegetable samples by family or type diagnosed by the PDIC and the Vegetable Pathology lab
Vegetable Disease Diagnostics Report

September 20, 2013

Phytophthora capsici fruit rot on watermelon. Note the water-soaked lesion covered with white spores that look like powdered sugar (Photo Dr. Lina Quesada, NCSU Vegetable Pathology Lab).
Are Your Cucurbits Infected With Phytophthora Capsici?

August 29, 2013

Severe cucurbit downy mildew symptoms on cucumber leaf, note angular shape of yellow lesions. Older lesions turn brown and necrotic and start to coalesce loosing their characteristic angular shape and making the diagnosis difficult (Photo Debbie Roos, NCS
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Moves Towards Western North Carolina

July 25, 2013

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Cucurbit Downy Mildew IPMpipe

May 24, 2013

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