Ep 15. Variety Trials & Banana Bunchy Top

07/08/22 • 28 min

In this episode we talk with Dr. Amjad Ahmad, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, about the crop variety trials conducted at the University of Hawaii CTAHR Experiment Stations and the infamous Banana Bunchy Top Virus that has spread across the Hawaiian Islands.
Brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources, and the Seeds of Well-being (SOW) Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
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This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources (CTAHR), and the Seeds of Wellbeing or SOW Project. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

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University of Hawaii article about the grant
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Seeds Of Wellbeing - SOW - Ep 15. Variety Trials & Banana Bunchy Top

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Shannon00:00:15.718

This episode is brought to you by the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the seeds of wellbeing or so project. This podcast is supported by the farm and ranch stress Assistance Network grant from the US Department of Ag National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

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