Project Number: 5305-21220-004-24
Project Type: Reimbursable

Start Date: Oct 01, 2011
End Date: Jun 30, 2014

Objective:
To develop drought-tolerant lettuce and spinach germplasm that is adapted to global warming.

Approach:
We will use germplasm screening and breeding to find and create drought-tolerant lettuce and spinach germplasm, and test them in spring and summer trials conducted in coastal, Central and Imperial Valleys of California.