CDFA greenhouse / ARS’s Fort / Fort Detrick / Plant Diseases / Plant Health Inspection Service / / /
IndustryTerm
release site / /
NaturalFeature
Napa Valley / /
Organization
ARS’s Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit / USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service / USDA’s Agricultural Research Service / USDA / California Department of Food and Agriculture in Sacramento / California Department of Food / /
Person
STEPHEN AUSMUS / Mike Pitcairn / Dale Woods / Robert Emge / Bill Bruckart / Viola Popescu / Jan Suszkiw / / /
Position
Napa County Agricultural Commissioner / the team / Governor / Agriculture lab assistant / plant pathologist / Agriculture plant pathologist / ARS plant pathologist / cyclone spore collector / flower head / /
ProvinceOrState
Maryland / California / /
Region
northern California / southern Europe / Mediterranean / /
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