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Plant Pathology
New research initiative wages war on white mold
March 31st, 2003
White mold is a far cry from the innocuous, fuzzy, blue-green growth that colonizes stale bread. In fact, this disease-causing broadleaf pathogen is the culprit behind U.S. crop losses of $150 million annually. Now, a consortium of federal and state university scientists has declared war on white mold, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Leading the charge, including 10 land grant universities and five crop commodity groups, is the Agricultural Research Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. Begun in June 2002, the ARS-led National Sclerotinia Initiative supports 20 different projects aimed at neutralizing...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2003-03-31)
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