<p style="text-align:start">Popeye may have started the trend long ago, but health-conscious eating in the United States has pushed spinach high on the list of popular leafy greens. The problem is spinach is also popular with fungal pathogens in the field.</p>
<p style="text-align:start">A multi-state team of scientists led by faculty with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture was recently awarded a $3.57 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative to expedite the development of spinach cultivars that are resistant to several fungal pathogens. The team includes researchers in Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Texas and Washington.</p>
A research team has received a USD 6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to study insect pest management strategies for United States potato production systems.
Dr. Tom Collins, from Washington State University’s Department of Viticulture and Enology, is part of a team studying the impact smoke has on winegrapes.
Dr. Tom Collins, from Washington State University’s Department of Viticulture and Enology, is part of a team studying the impact smoke has on winegrapes.