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UF/IFAS scientist secures $3.5M grant to study soil micro-predators
Megan WinslowSeptember 16th, 2024Ever-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. The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $3.5 million to a UF/IFAS scientist and his team to […]
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