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Washington State University wins $15M grant for specialty crop research

The effects of pests, drought and disease on hop and mint plants – and how those stresses influence the taste of beer and gum – will be the subject of a Washington State University study announced Wednesday.

The effects of pests, drought and disease on hop and mint plants — and how those stresses influence the taste of beer and gum — will be the subject of a Washington State University study announced Wednesday.

The $3.1 million grant is just a piece of the $15.3 million awarded to the university Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for specialty-crop research. The award represents nearly a third of the total $47.3 million awarded nationally.

Last year, WSU received $3.3 million, or about 12 percent of the total awarded.

By SHANNON DININNY

Associated Press Writer

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