Sep 15, 2026 · 39 min · 10 segments
What does it take to protect important crops from harmful plant pathogens? In this episode of *The Evergreen Thumb*, we explore the work of the Clean Plant Center Northwest at Washington State…
Sudarsana PoojariGuest
Erin HooverHost
I was gonna ask about, about some of the other centers across the country and, um, some of the other crops maybe that are, are covered by some of those other facilities.
Uh, as I was mentioning, the, the Clean Plant Center Northwest is part of bigger, uh, collaborative network called the NCPN, the National Clean Plant Network.
Um, there are different Clean Plant Centers in different regions of the, uh, states, uh, mostly, uh, universities associated so that they have this knowledge, uh, coming back from the researchers.
Um, so there are different centers focusing on different specialty crops.
Um, for example, there's, uh, citrus, uh, um, focused in like Florida, California.
Um, the Prosser, um, the Clean Plant Center Northwest is the second-largest Clean Plant Center in the States.
But there are other centers that may focus on roses, for example, or sweet potatoes.
I was gonna ask about, about some of the other centers across the country and, um, some of the other crops maybe that are, are covered by some of those other facilities.
Uh, as I was mentioning, the, the Clean Plant Center Northwest is part of bigger, uh, collaborative network called the NCPN, the National Clean Plant Network.
Um, there are different Clean Plant Centers in different regions of the, uh, states, uh, mostly, uh, universities associated so that they have this knowledge, uh, coming back from the researchers.
Um, so there are different centers focusing on different specialty crops.
Um, for example, there's, uh, citrus, uh, um, focused in like Florida, California.
Um, the Prosser, um, the Clean Plant Center Northwest is the second-largest Clean Plant Center in the States.
But there are other centers that may focus on roses, for example, or sweet potatoes.
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