CPS Rapid Response - Yuma Valley

The overall objectives of this rapid response research effort are to capitalize on the unique opportunity to study romaine production under real world conditions within close proximity to potentially implicated fields from the 2018 outbreak. This venture will allow the research and extension team to generate new knowledge that is useful to industry in order to bridge the gap created by the recent outbreak. The team proposes to focus on the areas of water treatment, persistence of microbial contamination on romaine, as well as sampling protocols appropriate for the detection of indicators and pathogens in commercial scale agriculture.