Cucurbit Crops
Disease & Pest Control
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Disease Control in Cantaloupe
- Disease Control for Squash in Florida
- Disease Control in Watermelon
- Insect Management in Cucurbits
- Weed Control in Cucurbit Crops
Other University Sites
- Cucurbit Diseases Fact Sheet List--Cornell University
- Cucurbit Disease Management Recommendations--University of Illinois
- Cucurbit Disorders--Texas A&M University
- Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecast--North Carolina State University
- Cucurbit Insect Control--Penn State University
- Cucurbit Pest Management Project--Iowa State, Colorado State, and University of Minnesota
Grading Standards
State & Federal Agencies
- Cantaloupe & Squash--USDA
- Quality Standards: Fresh Fruits and Vegetables--USDA
- United State Standards for Grades of Cantaloupe--USDA (pdf)
- United States Standards for Grades of Cucumber--USDA (pdf)
- United States Standards for Grades of Fall & Winter Types of Squash and Pumpkin--USDA (pdf)
- United States Standards for Grades of Summer Squash--USDA (pdf)
- United States Standards for Grades of Watermelon--USDA (pdf)
Production & Handing
UF/IFAS Sites
- Enterprise Budgets: Cantaloupe, Cucumbers, Squash, and Watermelon--North Florida Research & Education Center
- Ornamental and Utilitarian Gourds--Gulf Coast REC
- Watermelons--Gulf Coast REC
UF/IFAS Publications
- Bitter Melon (pdf)
- Cucurbit Production in Florida
- ‘El Dorado’ and ‘La Estrella’: Compact Plant Tropical Pumpkin Hybrids
- Growing Seedless Watermelon
- Squash, Zucchini
- Watermelon, Seedless
Other University Sites
- Bee Pollination of Cucurbit Crops--University of Nebraska
- Cantaloupe: Crop Overview--University of Georgia
- Cantaloupe and Specialty Melons--University of Georgia
- Cantaloupe Budget--University of Kentucky
- Cantaloupe Marketing--University of Kentucky (pdf)
- Cantaloupe Production--Oklahoma State University (pdf)
- Commercial Production and Management of Pumpkins and Gourds--University of Georgia
- Commercial Production and Management of Squash and Cucumbers--University of Georgia
- Commercial Watermelon Production--University of Georgia
- Cucumber Budget--University of Kentucky
- Fresh Cucumber Marketing--University of Kentucky (pdf)
- IPM Cucurbits--University of Illinois
- Pumpkins Budget--University of Kentucky
- Squash: Crop Overview--University of Georgia
- Summer Squash Marketing--University of Kentucky (pdf)
- 2004 Pumpkin, Winter Squash, and Gourd Marketing--University of Kentucky (pdf)
- 2004 Watermelon Marketing--University of Kentucky (pdf)
- Watermelon: Crop Overview--University of Georgia
- Watermelon (Seeded) Budget--University of Kentucky
- Watermelon (Seedless) Budget--University of Kentucky
- Watermelon Production--Oklahoma State University (pdf)
- Yellow Crookneck Squash Budget--University of Kentucky
Organizations & Associations
- Lane-Ag Center
- National Watermelon Promotion Board
- Florida Watermelon Association
808 East Main Street
Immokalee, FL 34142
PH: (941) 658-1442
Fax: (941) 658-1448
- Return to Vegetables
UF/IFAS Publications
- Cultural Practices for Vegetables
- Economics of Vegetables
- Nutrition and Fertilizers for Vegetables
- Vegetable Irrigation
- Vegetable Pest Management
- Vegetable Post-harvest and Processing
- Vegetable Production Handbook for Florida (SP170)
State & Federal Agencies
- The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks--USDA
- Florida Commodities at a Glance--FDACS (pdf)
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Vegetable Standards--USDA
Other University Sites
- Fertilizing Commercial Vegetables--Oklahoma State University (pdf)
- Mulching Vegetables--University of Georgia
- Pollination of Vegetable Crops--University of Georgia
- Postharvest Handling and Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables--University of Georgia
- Vegetable Crop Production--University of California
- Vegetable Garden Calendar--University of Georgia
Organizations & Associations
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Food Marketing Institute
- Florida Farm Bureau Federation
- Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
- Fresh Produce Association of the Americas
- United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
