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College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

Department of Plant Pathology Projects

Virulence of Pythium aphanidermatum and P. oopapillum in hydroponic lettuce

Daniela Gutierrez Yanez (Research Scientist)

Advisor:
Sally Miller (Department of Plant Pathology)

Pythium species are common root rot pathogens at hydroponic production systems. While P. aphanidermatum is commonly isolated from roots of plants grown hydroponically, a new species, P. oopapillum, has emerged as an aggressive pathogen of hydroponic spinach and lettuce. The virulence of P....
Novel PGPR manipulate host plant fitness

Piao Yang (PhD)

Advisor:
Ye Xia (Department of Plant Pathology)

Plants are constantly challenged by abiotic and biotic stresses. Failure to overcome these stresses could lead to the lack of plant fitness and significant yield losses. Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are known for their microbial products that stimulate plant growth and many...
Combined effects of inundative biocontrol and anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) using non-host cover crops as carbon sources for clubroot management in mustard greens

Ram Khadka (PhD)

Advisor:
Sally Miller (Department of Plant Pathology)

Experiments were designed to evaluate the combination of commercially available biocontrol agents and cover crops that could be used as carbon source amendments in anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) for clubroot disease management utilizing a factorial randomized complete block design with...