Gummy Stem Blight Detected in Watermelon Transplants in North Carolina
In the past couple of weeks we have seen a few cases of watermelon seedlings infected with gummy stem …
Lina Quesada-Ocampo
Extension Plant Pathology Specialist (Cucurbits and Sweetpotato) & WNR Professor Entomology & Plant Pathologylina_quesada@ncsu.eduJob Description My program focuses on studying diseases of cucurbit crops and sweetpotato to deliver science-based management strategies to growers in North Carolina. Visit my lab at: http://go.ncsu.edu/veggiepathology
Website go.ncsu.edu/veggiepathology
Recent Posts by Lina Quesada-Ocampo
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Sampson County in North Carolina
Pseudoperonospora cubensis is responsible for cucurbit downy mildew (CDM), which was detected in Sampson County on cucumbers on June …
Squash Downy Mildew found in Clayton N.C.
Written by Md Ziaur Rahman Bhuiyan and Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo. Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) is caused by an obligate oomycete, …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Lenoir County in North Carolina
Written by Mariana Prieto-Torres and Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo. Pseudoperonospora cubensis is the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM). This …
EPA Issues Label Approving Mertect in Sweetpotatoes
Updates for Sweetpotato Producers in NC: EPA issues Section 3 label for Mertect (thiabendazole) in sweetpotatoes postharvest and EU …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina
Written by Mariana Prieto-Torres and Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo. Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM), was confirmed …
Squash Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina
Written by Mariana Prieto-Torres, Savithri Purayannur, Mike Adams, and Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal agent of cucurbit downy …
Section 18 Label Renewal Approved for Use of Mertect (Thiabendazole) for Control of Sweetpotato Black Rot Postharvest in Domestic Markets
Written by Camilo H. Parada-Rojas and Dr. Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo The United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewed the …