Hydroponic greenhouses and vertical farms provide an alternative crop production strategy
in regions that experience low temperatures, suboptimal sunlight, or inadequate soil quality …

The striped cucumber beetle [StCB; Acalymma vittatum (F.)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)]
and the western striped cucumber beetle [WStCB; Acalymma trivittatum (Mannerheim)] are …

A major challenge in sustainable agriculture is finding solutions to manage crop-damaging
pests such as herbivores while protecting beneficial organisms such as pollinators. Squash …

Insect pests and pollinators can interact directly and indirectly to affect crop production;
however, impacts of these interactions on marketable yield are little known. Thus, the …

Erwinia tracheiphila is the causal agent of bacterial wilt of cucurbits, an economically
important phytopathogen affecting few cultivated Cucurbitaceae host plant species in …

Modern industrial agriculture depends on high-density cultivation of genetically similar crop
plants, creating favorable conditions for the emergence of novel pathogens with increased …

Organic production of cucurbits in New York is challenged by a complex of biotic stresses,
including insect pests, diseases, and weeds. The recent emergence of cucurbit yellow vine …

This study investigated the impact of a mixture of six endophytic bacterial strains isolated
from cucumber plants on the growth and microbiome diversity of six cucumber traditional …

The field of Phytobacteriology is rapidly advancing and changing, because of recent
advances in genomics and molecular plant pathology, but also due to the global spread of …

In cucurbit crops such as watermelon, implementation of integrated pest management (IPM)
is important due to the high reliance on bees for fruit set, along with mounting evidence of …