April 2023 - 24

FOOD SAFETY
Through the LGMA, the overwhelming majority of leafy
greens growers in California have adopted measures to
address outbreaks, from increasing buffer zones around
fields to enacting guidelines for irrigating crops.
" We're all trying to buffer away, trying to stay away
from the problem, making sure we're testing, sampling
our way away from outbreaks, better than we were. To
bring confidence to our consumers and to have these
types of advanced technology would be tremendous
development for the industry and for consumers and
for society. "
Melotto's long-term goals include dissecting the
Researchers at UC-Davis are studying how they can
improve germplasm and breeding lines lacking
'susceptibility' genes in lettuce varieties that can resist E.
coli and other bacteria.
" If something like what she's developing or talking about
proves somewhat resistant, this could be a complete
game changer, " Alameda said. " I can't describe how much
benefit would be derived by that type of advance. Could
food safety come genetically through the plants? I don't
think anyone envisioned that would be something that
could be solved from a food safety standpoint from genetic
modification of the plant. "
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molecular and biological functions of plant proteins and
bacterium factors that determine the outcome of the plant
pathosystem, that is, their resistance/susceptibility to
bacterial infections, and to discover strategies used by
human pathogens to survive in lettuce and other plants.
" I hope that this research can help improve lettuce and,
in the future, breeders can release new cultivars that are
less prone to bacterial contamination, " Melotto said.
Earlier this year, Melotto presented her findings at
California Specialty Crops Council and California Leafy
Greens Research Board (CLGRB) meetings. Grants from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food
and Agriculture and the CLGRB partly fund the research.
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