1Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ08901-8520
2Department of Agricultural Economics, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore641 003, Tamil Nadu, India
3Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, Plant Biology Laboratories, East Lansing, MI48824
4Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Bridgeton, NJ08302-5919
5Rutgers University, Department of Plant Biology, Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE), New Brunswick, New Jersey08901
*Corresponding author: govind@sebs.rutgers.edu
Online Published on 06 October, 2022.
This paper describes the impact of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) on high-value crops in the United States. The estimated logit model indicates that farmers who use plastic mulch, consider curcubits their primary crop, and utilize agricultural extension services are likely to minimize yield losses due to CDM, and farmers over 65 who use raised beds and overhead irrigation are more likely to incur higher losses. Our findings are helpful in understanding the outbreak of CDM and the on-farm strategies farmers use to mitigate the disease.
Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM), Outbreak, High-value crops, Farmer survey, Logit model framework
