A collaboration between horticulturists and bioinformaticists has received a $6.5 million USDA grant to identify genetic regions useful for breeding disease-resistant melons, squash and pumpkins. BTI researcher Zhangjun Fei will lead the bioinformatics portion of the project.
Source: $6.5 million grant may lead to disease-resistant cucurbits | EurekAlert! Science News
