Year Awarded 2016
FFAR award amount $299,757
Total award amount $599,513
Location West Lafayette, IN
Matching Funders Purdue University
Grantee Institution Purdue University
Plant root diseases can cause lower yields. Some plant varieties are resistant to root disease, but the mechanisms underlying resistance are unclear. Purdue University researchers are examining how roots mediate disease-resistance by using tomato and a soilborne bacterial pathogen as a model.