Research
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Core Areas of Research
Plant Protection and Biotic and Abiotic Interactions Active Research Programs
- Environmental Physiology (abiotic stress?)
- Fungal interactions (w/ plants; bacteria; viruses; and insects)
- Endosymbiotic interactions (endophytes; bacterial, viral, fungal and stramenopiles)
- Edaphology (soil health)
- Integrated Plant/Pest Management (best management practices)
- Plant Pathology (disease detection, diagnosis, control and management; epidemiology; pathogen biology, ecology and taxonomy)
- Weed Science (organic and conventional control options; plant ecology)
Photos:
Top row left: Leaf Curl.
Top row middle: Blossom Blight Canker.
Top row right: Redgold.
Bottom row left: Seedlings growing on Agarose.
Bottom row middle: Silicon soil fertility research to protect pumpkin plants from powdery mildew disease.
Bottom row right: Rice with Sandy LB4 (l) and Rice without bacteria (r).