Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

• Phytophthora diseases of woody plants
• Management of Phytophthora diseases in horticultural nurseries and native plant nurseries
• Soil solarization for management of soilborne plant pathogens and weeds
• Oomycete communities in water and soil
• Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Ecology of plant-associated soil microbes

• Biology and ecology of Phytophthora ramorum in woody hosts
• Systems approaches for managing plant pathogens in nurseries
• Epidemiology and management of Phytophthora diseases in horticultural nurseries
• Soil microbial community changes associated with soil solarization
• Phytophthora species in nursery irrigation systems

Research Group Members

Postdoctoral Scientists

• Ebba Peterson
• Neelam Redekar

Faculty Research Assistants/Associates

• Joyce Eberhart