From North American Strawberry Growers Association (NASGA)
NASGA's mission is to improve the sustainability of strawberry production in North America, focusing on producing high-quality fruit economically and with minimal environmental impact.
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Overview
The grant program supports a wide range of research aimed at enhancing strawberry production sustainability. It has identified several funding priorities set by the Research Committee to address the greatest concerns for strawberry growers, though it remains open to proposals outside these specified areas. These priorities include:
Cultivar Development and Testing: Improving strawberry germplasm diversity, developing screening techniques for producing adapted cultivars, and creating cultivars with enhanced qualities such as fruit size, quality, extended season, and stress tolerance.
Pest Management Strategies: Developing integrated control measures that consider food safety and environmental quality, alternatives to chemical soil fumigation, and effective management plans for controlling pests and diseases while minimizing environmental damage.
Production Efficiency and Profitability: Identifying precise nutrient needs, effective nutrient delivery methods, and refining production technology to increase fruit quality, productivity, and grower profitability with reduced environmental impact.
Special Needs: Identifying practices and technologies to reduce microbiological contamination risks of strawberry fruit along the supply chain.
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