RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Molecular and Biochemical Mechanisms of Plant-Pathogen Interactions
• Mechanisms of Plant Defense Suppression by Pathogens
• Mechanisms of Plant Disease Biocontrol Using Plant Extracts and Beneficial Microorganisms
• Detection and Biology of Soilborne and Foliar Pathogens

Current research projects:

• Potato: Late blight, Verticillium wilt
• Corn: Goss's wilt
• Soybean: Sclerotinia, Root rots