{"id":13,"date":"2022-09-21T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-05-13T07:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:13:50","slug":"vsp-focus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/vsp-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetable Seed Pathology Program Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"wsu-section\"  >\r\n        \n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-1\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-33\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/spinach-seed-crop-06-26-01.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/spinach-seed-crop-06-26-01.jpeg 1501w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/spinach-seed-crop-06-26-01-396x276.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/spinach-seed-crop-06-26-01-792x551.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/spinach-seed-crop-06-26-01-768x535.jpeg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1501px) 100vw, 1501px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"spinach seed crop\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 21% 41%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Washington&#8217;s small-seeded<\/strong><br><strong>vegetable seed industry<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>state, national and global industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>up to 70% of the U.S. supply of cabbage, carrot, radish, spinach, &amp; table beet seed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>up to 50% of the world supply of cabbage, carrot, radish, spinach, and table beet seed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&gt;40 small-seeded vegetable seed crops state-wide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 main productions areas &#8211; northwest Washington (cabbage, spinach, beet, &#8230;) and northern Columbia Basin (carrot, onion, radish,&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-33 wsu-card--layout-reversed\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/IMG_3994-scaled-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/IMG_3994-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/IMG_3994-scaled-1-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/IMG_3994-scaled-1-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/IMG_3994-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/IMG_3994-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/IMG_3994-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"cabbage leaf showing severe yellow marginal lesions from the disease called black rot\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><strong>Small-seeded vegetable seed pathology:<\/strong><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>diseases affecting seed production, including seedborne pathogens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>zero-tolerance for many seedborne pathogens because of interstate and international exports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>diseases affect seed yield, quality, &amp; germination and the health of crops grown from seed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>if seed germination is &lt;80 to 90%, seed lots may be rejected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-33\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/Spinach-lime-trial-2.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/Spinach-lime-trial-2.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/Spinach-lime-trial-2-396x174.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/Spinach-lime-trial-2-792x348.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/Spinach-lime-trial-2-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/32\/Spinach-lime-trial-2-1536x675.jpg 1536w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"International Spinach Conference 2006\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 42% 56%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><strong><strong>Vegetable seed pathology<br>research &amp; extension focus:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>pathogen detection, biology, &amp; epidemiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop &amp; implement IPM programsfungicide efficacy trials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>yield loss studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cultural practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>disease resistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop extension materials (bulletins, website, newsletters,&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/path_team\/\">PNW Vegetable Extension Group<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>national &amp; international vegetable seed pathology collaborations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2191 Back to top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1212,"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/1212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtvernon.wsu.edu\/vsp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}