According to a National Onion Association (NOA) press release, onion researchers across the United States will get more than $8 million to combat bacterial disease in onions over the next four years.
$4 million will come from a USDA National Institute for Food & Agriculture Specialty Crops Research Initiative grant with another $4.2 million match from onion stakeholders and universities involved in the project.
The project involves 24 scientists from 12 states and one other country for a four-year research project that is intended to mitigate the negative impacts of bacterial diseases on onion production.
In the U.S., Lindsey du Toit with Washington State University is serving as the Project Director. The Co-Principle Investigators are Bhabesh Dutta (University of Georgia), Christine A. Hoepting (Cornell University), Brian Howard Kvitko (University of Georgia), Mark Uchanski (Colorado State University), and Brenna J. Aegerter (University of California).
