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  2. Alejandra Maria Jimenez Madrid

Alejandra Maria Jimenez Madrid


Director- Plant Molecular Diagnostic Lab

Plant Pathology

Alejandra Jimenez Madrid
Alejandra Jimenez Madrid
EducationAwards and honorsCoursesScholarly works

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

Ohio State University, OH, United States (2021)

Awards and Honors

  • Travel award (early career) (2023)

Courses

  • PATH 8150: Plant Pathology Graduate Seminar (Spring 2025)
  • PATH 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2025)
  • PATH 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • PATH 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2025)
  • PATH 7300: Master's Thesis (Summer 2025)
  • PATH 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Triazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from a tomato production environment exposed to propiconazole., Appl Environ Microbiol, (2024).
    M Jimenez Madrid A, Paul RA, Rotondo F, Deblais L, Rajashekara G … 2 more
  • First Report of the New Neopestalotiopsis Species Causing Strawberry Leaf Spot and Fruit Rot in Georgia, PLANT DISEASE, (2024).
    Madrid AMJ, Munoz G, Collins C, Brannen P
  • First Report of Areolate Mildew of Cotton Caused by Ramulariopsis pseudoglycines in Mississippi, PLANT DISEASE, (2023).
    Connor A, Madrid AMJ, Wilkerson T, Tripathi S, Allen T
  • Confirmation of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in Asian Citrus Psyllids and Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllids in Commercial Citrus in Georgia (USA), PLANT DISEASE, (2025).
    Collins CF, Oliver JE, Barman AK, Munoz G, Madrid AJ
  • Multi-Locus Analysis Confirms Identity of Lethal Bronzing Phytoplasma for the First Time in Declining Wild Date Palms ( Phoenix sylvestris ) from Georgia, U.S.A., Plant Health Progress, (2025).
    Bahder BW, Bloch M, Lane J, Helmick EE, Jimenez Madrid AM

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Contact

a.jimenez@uga.edu 229-386-3372

Mailing Address

2360 Rainwater Rd
Tifton, GA 31793

Shipping Address

2360 Rainwater Rd
Tifton, GA 31793

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    May 1, 2025

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  • Resolución de Problemas de Prácticas Culturales en Tomate

    April 26, 2024

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