USDA-Agricultural Research Service In order to sustain the U.S. chocolate industry and consumers, ARS research protects cacao production …
How Sweet It Is: ARS Cacao Research Protecting Chocolate through Disease Resistance and Identification
Category: Pests & Pathogens
Plant-Insect Interactions in the Brassicas
Paul Ode, Enakshi Ghosh Dr. Paul Ode and Dr. Enakshi Ghosh (Colorado State University) describe some of the …
Incredible Feats of Plant Breeding: Wheat Stem Sawfly Stymied by Solid Stemmed Wheat!
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Wheat stem sawfly (WSS) is considered one of the greatest threats to wheat production …
Rice – Blast Resistance Genes
Yulin Jia, Melissa H. Jia, and Jeremy Edwards This chapter describes the research to develop genetic markers …
Citrus – California’s Second Gold Rush
A Growing Passion This 26-minute episode explores California’s citrus industry. Nan Sterman visits a family-run orchard in Pauma …
New Lettuce Breeding Lines Show Strong Resistance to Major Pests and Diseases
Seed World USDA-ARS study reveals advanced green leaf, red leaf and romaine lettuce varieties that combat leafminer, corky …
Apple ‘Robusta 5’ – Resilient Rootstock
Gennaro Fazio, Terence Robinson This success story features the Cornell University and USDA apple rootstock breeding program …
Lettuce NPGS Germplasm – Verticillium Wilt Resistance
Barbara C. Hellier, Alex M. Cornwall, Marilyn L. Warburton This success story describes how several accession of …
Peanut NPGS Germplasm – Smut Resistance
Kelly Chamberlin, Shyam Tallury, Gayle Volk This success story describes a multi-year study in which 208 peanut …
Alfalfa NPGS Germplasm – Leafhopper Resistance
Brian M. Irish, E. Charles Brummer, Deborah Samac This success story describes how wild alfalfa in the …