Dear Southeastern Apple Growers:
A U.S. research team including plant pathologists, horticulturalists, and economists has been formed to address and improve fire blight disease management. We wish to apply for a USDA Specialty Crops Research Initiative proposal tackling stakeholder-driven applied objectives to develop region-specific optimal and sustainable best management options for blossom blight and shoot blight, to understand the economic impacts of these practices, and to deliver new information to growers in a timely manner.
The team consists of:- Dr. George Sundin, Michigan State University
- Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, University of California-Riverside
- Dr. Awais Khan, Cornell University
- Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell University
- Dr. Karina Gallardo, Washington State University
- Tianna DuPont, Washington State Extension
- Dr. Tom Kon, North Carolina State University
- Dr. Sara Villani, North Carolina State University
Thank you very much for your assistance!
Sara and Tom
