UF/IFAS scientist secures $3.5M grant to study soil micro-predators
September 16, 2024
Ever-present but undetectable to the naked eye, micro-predators are constantly working in the soil to hunt and kill the pathogens that threaten plants. But how they do this “dirty” work is not well understood. (more…) READ MORE
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