Vegetables constitute 12% of world agricultural produce. Solanaceous and cucurbitaceous
crops constitute the major share of vegetable production, but their productivity is greatly …

Four rotation sequences consisting of ungrafted tomato cv. Durinta–melon cv. Paloma or
tomato grafted onto the resistant rootstock 'Aligator'–melon grafted onto the resistant …

Multi-cropping of vegetables on the same plastic mulch builds up the population of root-knot
nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.), which can severely reduce crop growth and yield …

Abstract Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has emerged as
an injurious insect pest to hemp, Cannabis sativa L., a crop newly reintroduced to the United …

While the physiological and transcriptional response of the host to biotic and abiotic stresses
have been intensely studied, little is known about the resilience of associated microbiomes …

Twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae), is an
important, worldwide pest of watermelon, Citrullus lanatus L.(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai …

Interspecific hybrid squash (Cucurbita maxima× Cucurbita moschata) rootstocks used to
graft watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus) are resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp …

Field studies were conducted in 2016 and 2017 in Clinton, NC, to determine the interspecific
and intraspecific interference of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson) or large …

Over a dozen fungicides are registered in the United States to manage cucurbit downy
mildew caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis. Efficacy varies greatly among them, due …

Bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas spp. is one of the most devastating diseases of
tomato in North Carolina (NC). In total, 290 strains of Xanthomonas spp. from tomato in NC …