The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, was awarded a $1,150,000 Project Grant by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The grant, effective February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028, will fund the development and validation of bioinformatic methods to identify and develop genetic markers for the detection of Fusarium oxysporum plant pathogens across 10 different crop hosts. This approach aims to improve the efficiency and accuracy of diagnostics for this serious agricultural threat, which causes wilt diseases affecting over 100 crop plants globally. The project will also create and disseminate educational resources on F. oxysporum and the use of these diagnostic methods for the broader user community.
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