US: USDA grant boosts OSU pathogen research team
An interdisciplinary research team will use the four-year grant to battle Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Rhodococcus fascians. The pathogens cause deformities on hundreds of widely used landscaping plants, including pansies, petunias, Shasta daisies and hostas, according to an OSU news release.
Grant funding will help researchers determine how the pathogens are introduced into nurseries and how they persist. Researchers also hope to improve detection and help nursery workers prevent the spread of the pathogens.
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