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Company Information:
Name:
FITCH, MAUREEN M M
Address:
99-1819 AIEA HTS DR
Aiea, HI 96701-2941
Aiea, HI 96701-2941
Located in HUBZone:
No
Woman-Owned:
Yes
Minority-Owned:
Yes
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Award Totals:
Award List:
Evaluating the Feasibility of Commercializing Genetically Engineered Nematode Resistant Anthuriums
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2012 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:
USDA
Principal Investigator:
Maureen M. Fitch, Project Director – 808-487-1211
Award Amount:
$100,000.00
Abstract:
Nematodes cause $8 billion in damage to U.S. crops and $80 billion worldwide. Anthurium, a cutflower and potted plant specialty crop, is very susceptible to nematodes, necessitating continued grower reliance on toxic chemical controls that face the threat of being taken off the market at any time.… More