Last week, the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) announced it received a grant from the Arizona Iceburg Lettuce Research Council (AILRC) for the collection, production, and dissemination of lettuce disease research results. Disease control and management was cited as the highest priority area of research focus by the industry according to a recent AILRC Survey.     

Read the press release issued by the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture

For further information on the grant, please contact Paul Brierley, Executive Director, YCEDA at 928-920-4983 or [email protected].  

For more information on this story, contact AnnaMarie Knorr at (602) 451-0658.