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The Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:
                            Detection and Management of Phytophthora species in Nurseries and Greenhouses                        
                            Fungicide Resistance, Hormesis, and Fungal Pathogens in Controlled Environment Crops                        
                            Strawberry Nursery Production in the U.S.: What are the High Risk Viruses Circulating in the System? (Arkansas)                        
                            Identification of the Physiological Mechanism of Pheromone Biosynthesis in Thrips and Development of Biological Control Methods                        
                            Evaluation of the Hop Cyst Nematode, Heterodera Humuli, an Emerging Pathogen of United States Hop (Humulus Lupulus) Production                        
                            Advancing Novel Tactics and Triaging Fungicide Resistance for Botrytis cinerea and other Profit-limiting Pathogens                        
                            BLUE-DYNAMO: An Interactive Platform to Deliver Blueberry Disease and Horticultural Management Strategies for Fruit Rots                        
                            Pest Management for Spotted Wing-Drosophila - Area Wise Pest Managament                        
                            Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Horticultural Crops                        
                            Assessing the Role of Gnomoniopsis Idaeicola and Other Fungal Cane Blight Pathogens in Blackberry Collapse                        
                            Managing Phytophthora ramorum in the Pacific Northwest                        
                            Improving Nursery Plant Health for Nurseries in the Pacific Northwest                        
                            Developing a Spray-Induced Gene Silencing (SIGS) Method for the Control of Grape Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe necator)                        
                            Developing Methods to Control and Manage Sudden Oak Death in Oregon                        
                            Boxwood Blight Presence and Management in Oregon Nurseries                        
                            A Systems Approach for Managing Bacterial Blight of Carrot                        
                            Improving Plant Health in Nursery Production Through Genomic Approaches                        
                            Spotted Wing-drosophila Area Wide and Emerging Pests Project                        
                            Prevalence of Cranberry Fruit Rots in Commercial Production Beds in Oregon and Washington                        
                            Biological Fungicides Tank Mixed with Sulfur for Management of Grape Powdery Mildew                        
                            Erythritol Efficacy and Non-target Effects                        
                            Monitoring of Insects Using Deep Learning and Automated Systems                        
                            Distribution and Abundance of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Oregon Vineyards                        
                            Development of Hazelnuts for Resistance to Eastern Filbert Blight                        
                            Improvement of a Novel Plant-Based Deterrent Against Drosophila Suzukii                        
                            Understanding the Extent of Symphylan Damage in Strawberry Production                        
                            Development of Biologically-based Pest Control Strategies for Invasive Pests                        
                            Pulse Electricity: A Non-Chemical Approach for the Management of Nematodes, Pathogens, and Weeds in Nurseries                        
                            Fungal Microbiome Associated with Grapevine Trunk Diseases in Oregon Vineyards                        
                            Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of the Pacific Northwest Nursery Industry                        
                            Whole Genome Sequencing for Epidemiology, Population Structure, and Fungicide Resistance of Botrytis spp. in the Pacific Northwest                        
                            Screening for Viruses Pathogenic to Potato Cyst Nematode                        
                            Crop Rotation and Development of Resistance for Control of Globodera pallida                        
                            Natural Nematicidal Compounds from Litchi Tomato                        
                            Identifying Huckleberry Pollinators and the Impact of Soil Amendment Treatments                        
                            Characterization and Epidemiology of Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTD) in Idaho                        
                            Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera spp.) Genetic Diversity                        
                            Systems Approach to Controlling Nematodes in US Potato Production                        
                            Evaluation of Novel Cold Hardy Grape Rootstocks for Use in the Pacific Northwest                        
                            Detection of Phytophthora Infections in West Coast Nurseries                        
                            Strawberry Nursery Production in the U.S.: What are the High Risk viruses Circulating in the System? (UC Davis)                        
                            TomSPOT - an Integrated Toolbox for Managing Tomato Bacterial Diseases in North America                        
                            On-Farm Integration of Organic Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in Fruit Crops                        
                            Systems Approach to Managing the Expression (Same) of Cranberry Fruit Rot                        
                            Natural Nematicidal Products from Litchi Tomato                        
                            Optimizing Certification and Quarantine Protocols for Fragaria and Rubus Nursery Production and Plant Material Movement                        
                            Strawberry Nursery Production in the U.S.: What are the High Risk Viruses Circulating in the System?                        
                            Improving Boxwood Blight Mitigation through Innovation, Economic Analysis and Education                        
                            Trials of Advanced Raspberry Selections to Evaluate Suitability for IQF Processing and to Promote Adoption                        
                            Assessing and Managing Blueberry Scorch Virus in Washington and Oregon                        
                            Monitoring Botrytis Fungicide Resistance on Blueberries in Washington and Oregon                        
                            Spotted Wing-Drosophila Areawide Project                        
                            Management of Botrytis of Cut Flowers                        
                            Determining Critical Stages for Botrytis Infection in Highbush Blueberries                        
                            Genomic Prediction for Quantitative Resistance to Root Lesion Nematode in Raspberry                        
                            Genomic Prediction for Quantitative Resistance to Root Lesion Nematode in Raspberry                        
                            Improving IPM Programs for Blueberries and Raspberries in the PNW                        
                            Establishment and Cultivar-Specific Associations of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Newly-Turned Raspberry Fields