WSU scientists will use two new grants to study plant oil production
WSU received more than $1.2 million from two USDA grants that fund research into improving plant oils.
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Ray Baker and his lifetime of research achievements in Washington mint
Research technician has led experiments aimed at stopping weeds and growing healthy crops for more than 30 years.
Mint, DNA Sequencer, Irrigation Info
Using Science to Rescue a Wilting Mint Industry Although Washington is the largest peppermint producer in the United States, this status is being challenged. So too is the U.S. share of the global mint oil market, which has slipped from a position of dominance to under 50 percent from the flood of synthetic and different-quality […]
Peppermint, Cherries, Feed Management
It’s a Fact In 2006, Washington growers produced 2,760,000 pounds of peppermint valued at nearly $35 million. Washington is the nation’s leading producer of peppermint. On Solid Ground is a weekly, electronic newsletter for the friends and stakeholders of the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS), WSU Extension and […]