The University of Connecticut Greenhouse Research & Extension team are conducting a study in root rot of hydroponically-grown leafy greens. They would like to collect plant samples with root rot from commercial operations in the U.S. Your participation will help better understand how microbes interact in roots and potentially identify beneficial microbes that reduce the risk of plant pathogens in hydroponics.
If interested in participating, please visit here.
For questions, contact Cora McGehee at cora.mcgehee@uconn.edu or Rosa Raudales (rosa@uconn.edu or 860.486.6043).
This project is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch Multistate project accession number 1020637.
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