Department Head: Peter B. Goldsbrough

• Abney, T. Scott, USDA/ARS Adjunct Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Soybean Pathology - Disease of soybeans with emphasis on mycological and epidemiological aspects of fungal diseases
• Anderson, Joseph M., Professor of Agronomy (Courtesy Appointment)
  • Plant Molecular Biology - Molecular and genetic analysis of virus resistance and virus-host interactions in small grain cereal crops
• Banks, Jo Ann, Professor of Botany
  • Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology - Genetic and molecular basis of sex determination and differentiation in plants.
• Bauman, Thomas T., Professor of Weed Science
  • Weed Science - Interaction between chemical and cultural methods of weed management systems
• Beckerman, Janna, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Ornamental and Fruit Diseases - Extension and research activities related to disease management of landscape ornamentals; nursery and greenhouse crops, and fruit crops.
• Carpita, Nicholas C., Professor of Plant Biology
  • Plant Cell Biology - Structure and biosynthesis of the plant cell wall; gene discovery in cell wall biology; improvement of grasses as lignocellulosic bioenergy crops
• Chen, Zhixiang, Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology
  • Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions - Molecular basis of plant disease resistance; regulation of gene expression and signal transduction during plant defense responses to microbial pathogens
• Coolbaugh, Ronald C., Professor of Botany
  • Plant Hormones - Biochemical and molecular studies on the biosynthesis of natural plant hormones such as gibberellins and abscisic acid
• Dunkle, Larry D., USDA/ARS Adjunct Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions - Mechanisms of pathogenicity in fungal pathogens of corn and sorghum; Mechanisms of resistance to fungal pathogens of corn
• Emery, Nancy, Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – Evolution of the ecological niche, plant population biology, community ecology and evolutionary biology
• Gibson, Kevin, Associate Professor of Weed Science
  • Weed Science - Ecology, biology, and management of invasive and agricultural weeds.
• Goldsbrough, Peter B., Department Head and Professor
  • Plant Molecular Biology - Physiology and genetics of adaptation to environmental stress.
• Goodwin, Stephen B., USDA/ARS Adjunct Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Plant Pathology - Molecular genetics of host-pathogen interactions; population genetics, evolution and speciation of plant pathogenic fungi; genetics and genomics of disease resistance in small grains; comparative genomics of plant-pathogenic fungi
• Hallett, Steven G., Associate Professor of Weed Science
  • Weed Science - Biological control of weeds with emphasis on the discovery and development of bioherbicides
• Johal, Guri, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions - Maize genetics and molecular pathology with emphasis on genes and mechanisms that underlie resistance and susceptibility to fungal diseases, and the mechanistic basis of disease lesion mimic mutants
• Johnson, William G., Associate Professor of Weed Science
  • Weed Science - Biology and management of economically important weeds in agronomic crops; interactions between weeds, insects and diseases
• Jordan, Thomas N., Professor of Weed Science
  • Weed Science Extension - Management of economically important weeds in agronomic crops; NCR SARE PDP Coordinator, NCR IR-4 State Representative, Extension Small Farms Team
• Latin, Richard, Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Turfgrass  Diseases - Epidemiology and management of turfgrass diseases with emphasis on fungicide resistance and factors that influence fungicide performance
• Lembi, Carole A., Professor of Botany
  • Aquatic Biology - Aquatic weed science and phycology with emphasis on ecology, physiology, and management of nuisance algae
• Loesch-Fries, L. Sue, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Molecular Virology - Function of viral genes in virus replication, disease development, and virus control
• Martyn, Raymond D., Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Soilborne Diseases - Etiology and management of soilborne diseases of melons
• Mengiste, Tesfaye D., Associate Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Molecular Genetics of Plant Immunity - functional genomics of plant defense responses to necrotrophic fungi; Molecular components of host defense signaling in response to necrotrophic pathogens; Interaction and cross-talk between signal transduction pathways in response to biotic and abiotic stresses
• Pruitt, Robert, Professor of Plant Molecular Biology
  • Plant Molecular Biology - Molecular and genetic regulation of growth and development of plants; fertilization and epidermal cell interactions
• Reuhs, Brad L., Assistant Professor of Food Science (Courtesy Appointment)
  • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - Biochemistry and genetics of legume-Rhizobium symbiosis with an emphasis on the role of carbohydrates in the infection process
• Webb, Mary Alice, Associate Professor of Botany
  • Plant Cell Biology - Plant cell and developmental biology; calcium oxalate accumulation in specialized cells
• Wise, Kiersten, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Field Crop Diseases - Epidemiology and management of diseases of corn, soybean, small grain; state specialist for Asian soybean rust
• Woloshuk, Charles P., Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Corn - Mycotoxin Pathology - Genetics, biochemistry, and physiology of mycotoxin biosynthesis
• Xu, Jin-Rong, Professor of Fungal Biology
  • Fungal Biology - Characterization of infection-related signaling pathways and genes important for fungal-plant interactions in Magnaporthe grisea and Fusarium graminearum
• Zanis, Michael, Assistant Professor of Plant Biology
  • Plant Evolutionary Biology - Evolution and genetics of plant form and development, plant systematics and phylogenetic methodology, evolution of genetic networks.

Emeritus Faculty:

• Ashman, Bruce, Emeritus Associate Professor of Plant Genetics
• Bracker, Charles E., Emeritus George B. Cummins Distinguished Professor of Mycology
• Green, Ralph, Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology
• Hennen, Joe, Emeritus Professor of Botany
• Huber, Don M., Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology
• , Emeritus J.C. Arthur Distinguished Professor of Plant Physiology
• Pecknold, Paul, Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology
• , Emeritus Professor of Weed Science (Phone: 765-583-2894)
• Shaner, Gregory E., Emeritus Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology

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