Plant Pathology/Botany 123 - Plants, Parasites, and People
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Growth distortions and greening of flowers associated with an aster yellows phytoplasma infection of gladiolus.
White, ghost-like discolorations on gloxinia petals associated with infection by tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV).
Severe pear scab on pear fruits.
Gray mold (caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea) commonly affects flowers of plants such as peony and rose.
Brian Webster, Antigo harvest and grading day, September 2013
Brooke Weber prepares soil for an alfalfa Aphanaomyces euteiches race test.

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Faculty Profile

Paul Ahlquist
Molecular mechanisms of viral replication, host interactions and oncogenesis
Caitilyn Allen
Biology of plant pathogenic bacteria, tropical plant pathology
Jeri Barak
Biology of human bacterial pathogens in association with plants
Andrew Bent
Plant responses to pathogens; molecular basis of plant disease resistance.
Amy Charkowski
Control of pathogens important for seed potato production and certification
Murray Clayton
The development of and use of statistical tools to address complex problems in the agricultural, environmental and biological sciences, focusing especially on spatial statistics.
Amanda Gevens
Diagnosis, biology, and management of fungal and other pathogens of potato and vegetable crops in Wisconsin
Mehdi Kabbage
Mycology - necrotrophic fungal pathogenesis
Paul Koch
Turf Pathology
Ann MacGuidwin
Nematology - Population ecology of nematodes with emphasis on nematode pests of agricultural crops and nematode-fungus interactions causing plant diseases.
Patricia McManus
Etiology and integrated management of diseases of fruit crops
Aurelie Rakotondrafara
Plant virology - viral translation control, viral replication, and plant virus resistance
Douglas Rouse
Plant disease ecology and epidemiology
Erin Silva
Organic fruit, vegetable, and field crops production
Damon Smith
Epidemiology and Management of Field Crop Diseases

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