Location: Crop Improvement and Protection Research
Project Number: 2038-22000-019-053-N
Project Type: Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Oct 1, 2023
End Date: Sep 30, 2028
Objective:
The objective of this research is to identify spinach cultivars with quantitative resistance to downy mildew, caused by the plant pathogen, Peronospora effusa.
Approach:
Small field plots of mixed cultivars of spinach will be established at the USDA-ARS, Spence Farm location in Salinas and evaluated for resistance to downy mildew. Resistant spinach will be selected and further evaluated in the field plots over time to determine the level of quantitative resistance.
