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  2. Bhabesh Dutta

Bhabesh Dutta


Professor and Extension Vegetable Disease Specialist

Plant Pathology

Bhabesh Dutta
Bhabesh Dutta
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Plant BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionMicrobiologyZoologyHorticultural ProductionEnvironmental Science and Management

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2011)

Bachelor of Science, Agriculture, General

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India (2006)

Awards and Honors

  • Junior Extension Scientist Award (2018)
  • 40 under 40 (Fruit and Vegetable Industry) (2018)
  • Excellence in Multi-State Research Award (2018)

Scholarly Works

  • New subspecies-specific polymerase chain reaction-based assay for the detection of Acidovorax avenae subsp citrulli, PLANT PATHOLOGY, (2008).
    Bahar O, Efrat M, Hadar E, Dutta B, Walcott RR … 1 more
  • Interactions of Seedborne Bacterial Pathogens with Host and Non-Host Plants in Relation to Seed Infestation and Seedling Transmission, PLOS ONE, (2014).
    Dutta B, Gitaitis R, Smith S, Langston D
  • Pantoea ananatis Genetic Diversity Analysis Reveals Limited Genomic Diversity as Well as Accessory Genes Correlated with Onion Pathogenicity, FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, (2018).
    Stice SP, Stumpf SD, Gitaitis RD, Kvitko BH, Dutta B
  • Location of Acidovorax citrulli in Infested Watermelon Seeds Is Influenced by the Pathway of Bacterial Invasion, PHYTOPATHOLOGY, (2012).
    Dutta B, Avci U, Hahn MG, Walcott RR
  • Isolation and Characterization of Novel Pantoea stewartii subsp indologenes Strains Exhibiting Center Rot in Onion, PLANT DISEASE, (2018).
    Stumpf S, Kvitko B, Gitaitis R, Dutta B

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Contact

bhabesh@uga.edu 229-386-3006

Mailing Address

Horticulture Bldg
2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793 0000

Shipping Address

Horticulture Bldg
4604 Research Way
Tifton, GA 31793 0000

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Stories

  • April 1, 2019

    UGA’s Dutta, Brenneman honored with IPM awards

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  • March 6, 2019

    Fungicide resistance spells trouble for Georgia, Virginia vegetable farmers

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  • Jan. 29, 2019

    UGA onion agent tells Georgia farmers to be proactive with fungicides

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  • Jan. 17, 2019

    UGA faculty, Extension agents honored for work in fruit and vegetable industry

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  • Dec. 18, 2018

    Multistate research projects vital to solving broad agricultural issues

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  • Oct. 17, 2018

    Michael deals $480 million blow to Georgia’s vegetable farmers

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