Albert K. Culbreath

Professor, Foliar fungal diseases and Tomato spotted wilt of peanut

Areas of expertise

Crop and Pasture ProductionPlant BiologyMicrobiologyHorticultural ProductionFood SciencesZoology

Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

North Carolina State University, NC, United States (1989)

Master of Science, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

Auburn University, AL, United States (1985)

Bachelor of Science, Botany/Plant Biology

Auburn University, AL, United States (1982)

Associate of Science, Biological and Physical Sciences

Roane State Community College, TN, United States (1980)

Agriculture Communicators Network Distinguished Service Award (2026)
Nomination for Wallace K. Bailey Award (2025)
Peanut Research and Education Award (2024)
Research and Education Award (2023)
Co-Author to Scott Tubbs for Bailey Award for best paper presentation (2022)
Ronald Ferrin Award for Outstanding Service to SDAPS-APS (2020)
Fellow (2020)
Fellowship in the American Peanut Research and Education Society (2020)
Outstanding Plant Pathologist Award (2019)
Co-author to Ye Chu for Bailey Award for best paper presentation (2019)
Georgia Peanut Research and Education Award (2018)
Session nominee for APRES "BAILEY AWARD" (2018)
Award of Excellence for Senior Scientist-Research (2015)
Tifton Scientists Impacting the World (2015)
Session nominee for APRES "BAILEY AWARD" (2015)
D. W. Brooks for Excellence in Research (2012)
Coyt T. Wilson Distinguished Service Award (2010)
Fellow (2009)
Past President's Award (2008)
Certificate of Outstanding Services as Scientific Programs Board Section Chair (2008)

In-Furrow Application of Fluopyram Allows Delayed Foliar Fungicide Initiation for Management of Leaf Spot Diseases of Peanut., Plant Dis, (2026).
Culbreath A, Kemerait R, Brenneman T, Hancock GA, Cantonwine E … 1 more
Transcriptional Alterations in Symptomatic Peanut Cultivars with Varying Degrees of Tolerance Against Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, BMC Genomics, (2026).
Shukla B, Bag S, Brown N, Dvvendran R, Moore JM … 2 more
Registration of ‘TifCB-7’ peanut., Journal of Plant Registrations, (2026).
Holbrook CC, Ozias-Akins P, Chu Y, Culbreath A, Lamb MC
Screening for succinate dehydrogenase mutations associated with resistance in early and late leaf spot pathogens of peanut, Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society, (2026).
Roberson G, Cantonwine EG, Effi G, Culbreath A, Phillips J … 1 more
Integrating host resistance and in-furrow fungicide applications for leaf spot management in peanut, Proceedings American Peanut Research and Education Society, (2026).
Silva FA, Culbreath A, Kemerait RC, Ozias-Akins P, Severns P … 1 more