date:Oct 15, 2018
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, will use the genomics of lettuce to combat a pathogen that causes losses in the $3 billion industry each year.
The Foundation of Food and Agriculture Research, or FFAR, awarded Richard Michelmore, professor and director of the UC Davis Genome Center, the first research grant through the Crops of the Future Collaborative.
UC Davis will receive $2.5 million from FFAR and matching funds from the Crops of the Future Leafy Greens Participants for