Seed World USDA-ARS study reveals advanced green leaf, red leaf and romaine lettuce varieties that combat leafminer, corky …
New Lettuce Breeding Lines Show Strong Resistance to Major Pests and Diseases
Tag: disease resistance
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 …
Pea PI 180693 – Root Rot Resistance
Clarice J. Coyne, Marilyn L. Warburton, Gayle M. Volk This success story features PI 180693, a pea …
Peanut NPGS Germplasm – Smut Resistance
Kelly Chamberlin, Shyam Tallury, Gayle Volk This success story describes a multi-year study in which 208 peanut …
Geoambiente: TARS Crops & Science
María Falcón, Geoambiente This Spanish language documentary (with English subtitles) features the USDA Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS) …
Wheat – Resistance to Stem Rust Race Ug99
Patrick Byrne, Gordon Cisar This success story describes the threat of stem rust race Ug99 that appeared …
Sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ – Fusarium Wilt Resistance
Don LaBonte, Imana Power This success story describes the importance of sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ as a source of …
USDA-ARS Apple Rootstock Genetics Research
Gennaro Fazio, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Gennaro Fazio, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, N.Y., …
Tomato Breeding at Cornell University
Martha Mutschler, Cornell University, NAPB Virtual field tour with Martha Mutschler, Professor, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative …