One major advancement to reach the FPS rose program in recent years is the adoption of high throughput sequencing (HTS) for disease...

Roses seem ubiquitous in gardens across the United States, but their use in landscapes has slowed in recent years. With constant...

The NCPN Rose Center in College Station, Texas was designated as a Clean Plant Center in 2016 and is located on the campus of Texas A&M...

The Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station was established in 1949. Dr. Julian C. Miller, the first...

This last December the National Clean Plant Network lost one of it’s founding leaders and stalwart supporters. Deborah Golino played a...

Micropropagation and Repository Unit (MPRU) colleagues are mourning the loss of Tamara Abernethy. Tammy retired from the MPRU in 2021...

The Micropropagation and Repository Unit (MPRU) continues to provide cleanup services for five advance selections to the NC State...

Foundation Plant Services has teamed with UC Cooperative Extension advisor Scott Stoddard to conduct virus testing as part of an NCPN-SP...

The mission of NCPN-SP is to “conduct diagnostic and pathogen elimination services and to establish foundational planting stock of...

In Arkansas, sweetpotato production has been growing steadily, increasing in production from 3,000 acres in 2009 to 5,200 acres in 2023....

The NCPN-Hop crop committee welcomes a new vice-chair. The committee membership has selected Cameron Fox from Skagit Horticulture to...

Following the success of the 2022/2023 winter rhizome sale, the CPCNW’s hop foundation has been updated to meet the growing demand for...

Our up-close look at the various Clean Plant Centers within the National Clean Plant Network continues in the November 2023 issue of the...

With the recent report of Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) infecting hops in Brazil, it is important that US growers remain vigilant...

Traditionally, the hop clean plant program in Prosser, Washington receives breeding lines that show promising traits and are entering...

The NCPN-Hop winter meeting will be on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time). The meeting will be held...

During the July meeting, the crop committee determined a need to organize and host a best management practices-focused webinar. The...

The Muscadine Clean Plant Network is a collaboration of Florida A&M and North Carolina State University to meet grape growing demands in...

Grape growing is a risky business, and insidious invaders—viruses and other pathogens—are nearly impossible to detect until they show up...

The Eastern NCPN-Grapes Center is located at Cornell University in Geneva, NY. Its mission is to increase the diversity of clean...