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Professor of Plant Pathology |
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Purdue University |
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Office: LILY 1-317 Phone: (765) 494-4639 FAX: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: |
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Area: Turfgrass Diseases - Epidemiology and management of turfgrass diseases with emphasis on fungicide resistance and factors that influence fungicide performance |
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The turfgrass pathology extension effort focuses on educational programs for professional turf managers. Part of the educational process involves field demonstrations that address the efficacy of various disease management practices. Another component involves formal educational presentations and workshops on turfgrass disease identification and control. The extension effort also involves turf disease diagnosis and the investigation of factors that contribute to disease outbreaks. The extension activities provide an educational opportunity for those of us in turf pathology, raising our awareness to the concerns of turf managers so that we may target our research accordingly.
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A graduate research assistantship is available at the M.S. or Ph.D. level in the area of turfgrass pathology. The research project may involve any of several issues pertaining to turf disease management including, fungicide resistance in pathogen populations, environmental effects on disease outbreaks, and fungicide persistence. Students at the M.S. level must have some background and an interest in plant pathology. Students at the Ph.D. level must have experience in conducting independent research and a strong background and interest in plant pathology.
Please contact me directly for information on assistantships and openings in my program. Follow these links for general information on graduate programs or additional employment announcements.
Latin, R. 2006. Residual efficacy of fungicides for control of dollar spot on creeping bentgrass. Plant Disease 90:571-575.
Harmon, P. F., and Latin, R. 2005. Winter survival of the perennial ryegrass pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in north central Indiana. Plant Disease 89:412-418.
Latin, R. 2005. Managing take all patch of creeping bentgrass on sand-based greens. Golf Course Management 73:2:101-105.
Hardebeck, G. A., Reicher, Z. J., Turco, R. F., and Latin, R. 2004. Application of Pseudomonas aureofaciens strain Tx-1 for control of dollar spot and brown patch on fair height turfgrass. HortSci. 39:1750-1753.
Latin, R. and Harmon, P. 2004. Managing gray leaf spot in the Midwest. Golf Course Management 72:10:89-92.
Latin, R. 2004. New turfgrass diseases. Grounds Maintenance. V3: 25-31.
Harmon, P. F. and Latin, R. 2003. Gray Leaf Spot of Perennial Ryegrass. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2003-12XX-01-D
Harmon, P. F., Dunkle, L. D., and Latin R. 2003. A rapid PCR-based method for the detection of Magnaporthe oryzae from infected perennial ryegrass. Plant Dis. 87:1072-1076.
Harmon, P.F., Rane, K.K., Ruhl, G.E., and Latin, R. 2000. First report of gray leaf spot on perennial ryegrass in Indiana. Plant Disease 84: 492.
Gross, M.K., Santini, J., Tikhonova, I., and Latin, R. 1998. The influence of temperature and leaf wetness duration on infection of perennial ryegrass by Rhizoctonia solani. Plant Dis. 82: 1012-1016.
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