Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

In the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences .

Plant pathology and plant-microbe biology faculty study interactions of microbes with hosts. The emphasis is on plant hosts, but some investigations apply generally to host-pathogen interactions. Some specialists in the field choose to focus their attention on the cause and management of plant diseases and others employ contemporary tools of molecular biology to answer fundamental questions about the nature of host-pathogen interactions. Working together, they advance the frontiers of science to ensure rapid deployment of new strategies for growing healthy crops with maximum yields and minimal impacts on the surrounding environment.