5 New Disease-Resistant Strae - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.<p><p>**Plant breeders at the University of California, Davis, are releasing five new strawberry varieties developed to resist the soilborne disease Fusarium wilt. <p><p>Researchers say this marks the first release from the UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program where all cultivars have Fusarium wilt resistance. <p><p>They also say the new varieties have high yields and improved fruit quality. <p><p>In California, 1.8 billion pounds of strawberries are harvested each ye...