Current Cooperative Research Projects

Pathology

• Mary Olsen, Plant Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Survival of Karnal Bunt in Arizona Field Soil.
• Abbott & Cobb Seed Co., Inc., Characterization and Identification of Foreign Bacteria that Threaten U.S. Crops
• Dwight Harder, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, AZ, Sampling for Detection of TCK Teliospores in Wheat Exports in Southern U.S. Ports.

Biological Control of Weeds

• CalEPA (California Environmental Protection Agency).  Rust pathogens for control of yellow starthistle.
• USDA-ARS European Biological Control Laboratory, Montpellier, France. Identification of a MLO for control of yellow starthistle.
• Forest Service, USDA, Evaluation and Characterization of Plant Pathogens for Biological Control of Weeds.

New Cooperative Research Opportunities:

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