Areas of expertise
About
My research is largely focused on the management of diseases of soybean, wheat and ornamental plants. Specific pathosystems include stem canker, frogeye leaf spot and rust on soybean; fusarium head blight, leaf rust and stripe rust of wheat, and rusts affecting ornamental plants. I work closely with CAES plant breeders Drs. Zenglu Li and Mohammed Mergoum to produce high yielding, disease resistant soybean and wheat varieties, respectively.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI, United States (1998)
Master of Science, Plant Sciences, General
University of Western Ontario (The), Canada (1993)
Bachelor of Science, Botany/Plant Biology
Brandon University, Canada (1990)
Scholarly Works
- Recent Trends in Microbiological Safety of Fruits and Vegetables, Plant Health Progress, (2003).
- Characterization of a major QTL for adult plant resistance to stripe rust in US soft red winter wheat, THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, (2011).
- In vitro fungicidal activity of acidic electrolyzed oxidizing water, PLANT DISEASE, (2002).
- Discovery of a seventh Rpp soybean rust resistance locus in soybean accession PI 605823, THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, (2018).
- Evaluation of acidic electrolyzed water for phytotoxic symptoms on foliage and flowers of bedding plants, CROP PROTECTION, (2003).
Contact
Mailing Address
1109 Experiment Street
Redding Building 236
Griffin, GA 30223
Shipping Address
1109 Experiment Street
Redding Building 236
Griffin, GA 30223
