Welcome to The Current Cucurbit podcast series. In this podcast series, we dive into the world of organic IPM for cucurbit crops, focusing on the experience of our interdisciplinary research project. We will expand your knowledge regarding the use of the mesotunnel production system as an IPM tool for cucurbit crops, the capabilities of living mulches for organic weeds control,  our efforts in the lab testing biocontrol agents for the main diseases that attack cucurbit crops, and more!If you have any comments or suggestions, please reach out to Dr. Mark Gleason ([email protected]) or Jose Gonzalez ([email protected]).  

Latest episodes of the podcast Podcast

• Buy bees for mesotunnels?
• Phages!
• What do growers think about mesotunnels?
• What is teff and why organic growers should care?
• Multi-crop use of mesotunnels
• Trialing mesotunnels at Cornell University
• An organic grower’s vision of mesotunnels and living mulches; with John Bell
• Profitability and perspectives for adoption of mesotunnel technology; with Dr. Wendong Zhang
• Bugs. Getting to know them with Laura Iles
• Bacteria-eating viruses, and many more cool things, with Dr. Gwyn Beattie
• Cover crops, living mulches, capabilities & challenges of mesotunnel implementation; with Dr. Ric Bessin
• Pollination! The pillar of a good yield; with Dr. David Gonthier.
• A New York state of mind on mesotunnels; with Sarah Pethybridge
• Mesotunnels and biocontrol for organic cucurbit crops in the Midwest and Northeast; with Mark Gleason