Viruses without borders: Destructive onion virus evolving, spreading
Recent study by WSU virologists examined diversity, origins of a destructive virus of onion plants
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$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 […]
Team’s research to protect onions from pests, pathogens wins USDA award
With a market value of nearly a billion dollars, onions are the fifth most valuable vegetable produced in the U.S. But some farmers have been abandoning the crop due to losses from pests and disease—meaning fewer onions for consumers and a shrinking industry. Leading national efforts to save the onion industry from destructive pests and […]