Date:10/25/2010

n law as "fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture." Funded projects address five focus areas: 1) to improve crop characteristics through plant breeding, genetics and genomics; 2) to address threats from pests and diseases; 3) to improve production efficiency, productivity and profitability; 4) to develop new innovations and technologies and 5) to develop methods to improve food safety.

"The specialty crop industry plays an enormously important part in American agriculture and is valued at approximately $50 billion every year," said Roger Beachy, NIFA director. "These projects will be key to providing specialty crop producers with the information and tools they need to successfully grow, process, and market safe and high-quality products."

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Contact: Jennifer Shike jshike@illinois.edu 217-244-0888 University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Source:Eurekalert

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