Downy mildew research to benefit lettuce growers and consumers

(University of California - Davis) Researchers at the University of California, Davis, will use the genomics of lettuce to combat a pathogen that causes losses in the $3 billion industry each year. The Foundation of Food and Agriculture Research, or FFAR, awarded Richard Michelmore, professor and director of the UC Davis Genome Center, the first research grant through the Crops of the Future Collaborative.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 10, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news