Elaine Larsen Zoom Recording Fungi as Vectors of Plant-Pathogenic Viruses Viruses are the most abundant biological entity on Earth, infecting all cellular organisms across terrestrial and marine ecosystems . Plants are known to be infected by diverse viruses and viroids (i.e., virus-like, unencapsidated, single-stranded RNA particles) belonging to at least 35 families . Several viral […]

Improving our understanding of Tobacco rattle virus Abstract Tobacco rattle virus causes internal and external tuber necrosis that render potatoes unmarketable. The virus is vectored to potato in the northwest U.S. by the stubby root nematode, Paratrichodorus allius, and commercial growers control the virus through costly chemical controls that target the nematode.  Basic research strategies […]

Berry and potato pathology program: A marriage of convenience Bio: Chakradhar Mattupalli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Agriculture from India, and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Noble […]

Zoom Recording Uncovering the Protective Characteristics of Fungal Endophytes in Mangrove Trees About The Presenter Jeremy is currently a first-year master student in the USDA Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research Unit in Pullman Washington. Jeremy completed his B.S. in Biochemistry at Washington State University. As an undergraduate Jeremy joined the research unit and has just […]

Plant Pathology in Context: Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement at a Small Liberal Arts Institution. About the Presenter Dr. Kara Lanning is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at Pacific University (Forest Grove, Oregon, USA), where she teaches courses in plant science, and sustainability science. Her current research focuses on plant pathogens, […]

Title: Strategies to Improve Resistance to Wheat Powdery Mildew Zoom Recording About Oleksandra Oleksandra is a Master’s student in the Department of Plant Pathology. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, she earned her B.S. in Biotechnology and Bioengineering from the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” Her undergraduate work focused on industrial biotechnology […]