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Breeding crops for enhanced food safety

Objective

The goals of this conference is to:- Connect plant scientists, breeders, extension specialists, food safety experts to discuss collaborative efforts and multidisciplinary approaches geared towards eradicating the occurrence of human pathogens in crop production systems.- Identify knowledge gaps, innovative strategies, and research priorities in this emerging field of breeding for crop safety.

Investigators
Melotto, Maeli
Institution
University of California - Davis
Start date
2019
End date
2019
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
CA-D-PLS-2500-CG
Accession number
1018227
Categories
Parasites
Natural Toxins
Viruses and Prions
Bacterial Pathogens
Chemical Contaminants
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