VIT TECH | Powdery Mildew (April 2022)

Drs. Walt Mahaffee, Research Plant Pathologist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service, and Jay Pscheidt, Extension Plant Pathology Specialist in the OSU Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, share results from current powdery mildew research at the April 2022 VIT TECH session.

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