Research

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).