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PhD student Upasana Dhakal, advised by Dr. Upasana Dhakal received the Robert Nunemacher award and the Tillman family graduate student award Moreover, high-impact research is conducted right here at KSU by the WGRC. The center's collections help support and facilitate wheat research around the world. Plant pathology (phytopathology) is the branch of botany that deals with all aspects of diseases and disorders in plants, especially their causes, symptoms. The WGRC is a world-renowned gene bank with a critical collection of wild wheat relatives and key cytogenetic stocks.

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Akhunov brings excellent scientific depth & breadth plus many national and international connections to the role. Eduard Akhunov has stepped into the role of WGRC (Wheat Genetics Resource Center) Director as a part of his faculty appointment. Eduard Akhunov becomes Director of the Wheat Genetics Resource Centerĭr. This a ward honors current members of the graduate faculty who are recognized nationally and internationally for their outstanding scholarly achievements and for their contributions to graduate education at the university. Plant pathology is a highly interdisciplinary science at the interface of microbiology, plant biology, molecular genetics and environmental sciences. The Department is a global leader in entomology and plant pathology promoting human, animal, and plant health, environmental sustainability and food security. Plant diseases are caused most often by pathogens. And disease can scar urban and suburban landscapes. A student may pursue studies in one of several basic areas of plant pathology. Plant disease can result in the loss of millions of pounds of food crops each year. Barbara Valent was selected as one of the two Commerce Bank Distinguished Graduate Faculty awardees for the current academic year. The mission of the Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory is to solve problems related to the management and control of agriculturally important plant. What is plant pathology Plant pathology is the field of agriculture that deals with the study of plant diseases. Barbara Valent awarded the Commerce Bank Distinguished Graduate Faculty awardĭr.

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Read the full Winter/Spring 2022 Newsletter Dr. Review of Plant Pathology provides the latest information on plant pathogenic fungi, viruses, bacteria, phytoplasmas and spiroplasmas, including pathogen. Thank you and congratulations to everyone for your outstanding contributions in research, teaching, extension, and service. Students and faculty earned numerous awards and special recognitions.

We welcomed several new people to the Department and said farewell to several graduates. Winter greetings from KSU Plant Pathology!ĭear friends, family, and supporters of KSU Plant Pathology.