Detection of bacterial blight, herbicide resistant kochia in dry edible beans made possible through funding

Detection of bacterial blight, herbicide resistant kochia in dry edible beans made possible through funding

Research funding for kochia and bacterial blight in dry edible beans are "absolutely critical" to explore new technologies in the space, said Zack Bateson, research scientist at the National Agricultural Genotyping Center. The NAGC is a private diagnostic lab that received funding for the two projects from USDA's specialty crop block grants for both projects "Whether it's traits in weeds or diagnosing diseases, where there might be several disti…