The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $287,571 Project Grant under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA #10.329) to the University of New Hampshire through its Office of Sponsored Research. The grant period is from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025.
The grant will fund research to address disease threats and biofungicide efficacy in wood-based soilless media substrates. Specifically, the University of New Hampshire will conduct surveys and analyses of commercial wood substrate products and components to assess their impact on soilborne disease severity. They will also investigate the effects of different wood processing methods and preconditioning treatments on disease severity in soilless substrates. A sub-award of $287,571 was provided to North Carolina State University to engineer wood substrate materials using various preconditioning treatments and analytical techniques housed in their Horticultural Substrates Laboratory. The research aims to identify effective disease management strategies for wood-based soilless growing media.
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