{"id":35,"date":"2024-03-05T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:21:18","slug":"research-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/research-updates\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-merriweather-sans-font-family has-large-font-size\"><strong>Below are updates on this project and breakthroughs in the research<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized size-large is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2025\/10\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-603\" style=\"width:338px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-oswald-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-0a0a320d5ac387da7ef4451534aeb6a4\" id=\"protecting-our-food-crops\">2024 &#8211; Research Updates<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-oswald-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-e80cbad6267465933684b8f43d741eea\">2025- Research Updates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/2024\/02\/hello-world\/\">Click for Research Updates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/2025\/11\/accomplishment-summary-2025\/\">Click for Research Updates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Pictures From Conferences &amp; Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture-4-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture-4-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/Picture-4.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Southeast Regional Fruit &amp; Vegetable Conference, January 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Southern Division APS Meeting, March 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4513-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1093\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:350px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4513-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4513-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4513-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4513-1-50x67.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4513-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Li Wang, Post-doc from University of Georgia, presenting on genome assemblies, graph pangenome, and population structure of&nbsp;<em>Colletotrichum orbiculare<\/em>&nbsp;at the APS Southern Division meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4602-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1094\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:350px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4602-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4602-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4602-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4602-2-50x67.jpg 50w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4602-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rashmi Pokhrel, Ph.D. student at University of Georgia presenting on Differences in QoI and MBC fungicide sensitivity of&nbsp;<em>Colletotrichum orbiculare<\/em>&nbsp;in the eastern United States based on cucurbit host of origin.<br>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4516-1-1-691x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1095\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:350px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4516-1-1-691x1024.jpeg 691w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4516-1-1-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4516-1-1-768x1139.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4516-1-1-1036x1536.jpeg 1036w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4516-1-1-50x74.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4516-1-1.jpeg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Blake Oakley\u2019s (Post-doc, UGA) poster on the seedborne nature of&nbsp;<em>Colletotrichum orbiculare<\/em>, the causal agent of anthracnose in cucurbits, at the APS Southern Division meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4518-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1096\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:350px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4518-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4518-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4518-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4518-1-50x67.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4518-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aurora Toennisson\u2019s (North Carolina State University) Poster on the inhibitory effects of three&nbsp;<em>Colletotrichum<\/em>&nbsp;species on&nbsp;<em>Colletotrichum orbiculare<\/em>&nbsp;at the APS Southern Division meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4544-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1097\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:350px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4544-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_4544-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, 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