AgBioscience Centers of Innovation Contact Information: Dr. Parwinder Grewal, Director Center for Urban Environment and Economic Development The Ohio State University 222 Thorne Hall 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691 (330) 263-3963 grewal.4@osu.edu

Center for Urban Environment and Economic Development Sowing Fertile Ground in the Emerging Environmental Economy Home | Our Objectives | Our Strategy | What We Have to Offer | Partnering with Us What We Have to Offer Some of the products CUEED experts are currently developing include a variety of "designer" soils derived from composted agricultural and urban wastes and amended with organisms that target particular landscape management issues. Some of these soils can deliver biological control agents for combating insects, slugs or weeds, while contributing to the fertility of urban lawn and landscape plants. Also in the works are specialty top-dressing materials with microbial inoculants for nutrient enrichment and specific pollutant removal. One example of the Center's leadership in biocontrols is its highly regarded work with insect- and slug-parasitic nematodes - natural pest-control agents that provide exceptional results. CUEED scientists have created a new way to deliver nematodes in commercial potting mix and garden soil, discovered new nematode species with landscape management applications, hold a patent on the direct application of anhydrobiotic (desiccated) nematodes, and have a patent pending on a new grub-active nematode strain. Center scientists also lead the International Entomopathogenic Nematode Genome Sequencing Consortium, whose work aims to develop transgenic nematodes that are more effective and have enhanced shelf-stability.