Department of Plant Pathology

WSU research helps breed better-tasting sweet corn in $7.3 million grant

Lindsey du Toit, vegetable seed pathologist at Washington State University’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center at Mount Vernon, is a co-primary investigator on a $7.3 million, four-year grant to find the genetic traits that will make sweet corn taste better, last longer and grow better across the nation. The project is funded by the […]

Maize. Fresh Corn on wooden table

$5.6 million for specialty crop research protecting grapes, onions from pests and diseases

Two national research teams led by scientists at Washington State University will protect valuable U.S. grape, onion and garlic crops from devastating and fast-adapting pests and diseases, thanks to more than $5 million in Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Researching sustainable defenses, Hanu […]

Group of onions top view

First of three WSU oilseed workshops a success

Nearly 100 producers, industry, agency, and university representatives gathered at the historic Hartline School January 26 for the year’s first WSU oilseed workshop. The one-day event featured a wide range of sessions that encompassed beginning and more advanced information about canola and other oilseed production and marketing. “I thought the workshop was highly informative and […]