Category: Vegetable Breeding
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Thrips
Increasing Onion Productivity via Integrated Management of Thrips TDA-SCBG # GSC2022-45
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Breeding for Watermelon
Watermelon is an important vegetable crop in the U.S. Biotic stresses such as Fusarium wilt and anthracnose leaf blight are major diseases in watermelon growing regions. The objectives of the program are to understand genetics of host resistance and develop disease tolerant cultivars. The program is evaluating Texas A&M and USDA germplasm and creating genetic…
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Stop the Rot
Combating Onion Bacterial Diseases with Pathogenomics Tools and Enhanced Management Strategies USDA-NIFA SCRI # 2019-51181-30013 alliumnet.com/stop-the-rot
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Mechanical Harvest
Ensuring Future Economic Viability of US Short-day Onion Production Through Mechanical Harvesting USDA-NIFA SCRI # 2023-51181-41172 Short-day onions, grown in the southern United States, are for the fresh and sweet market class. High moisture and low dry matter content are potential factors for high bruise damage in this market class. Traditionally, manual harvest has been…
