Education

Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus, 2005 (Plant Pathology)
M.S., Michigan State University, East Lansing, 2000 (Entomology)
B.S., Seoul National University, South Korea, 1996 (Biology Education)

Research Emphasis:

The principal focus of my research and extension deals with the management of diseases associated with turfgrass, rice, and soybean. Studies have been conducted to develop molecular identification methods of causal pathogens and to improve cultural and chemical strategies to manage diseases in the field.

Recent Publications

Koch, P., Grau, C., Jo, Y., and Jung, G. 2009. Thiophanate-methyl and propiconazole in vitro sensitivity of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa isolates collected from golf courses in Wisconsin and Massachusetts. Plant Disease 93:100-105

Jo, Y., Chang, S., Beohm, M., and Jung, G. 2008. Rapid development of fungicide resistance by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa on turfgrass. Phytopathology 98:1297-1304

Jo, Y., Barker, R., Pfender, W., Sim, S., Warnke S., and Jung, G. 2008. Comparative analysis of multiple disease resistance between ryegrass and cereal crops. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 117:531-543

Isakeit, T., and Jo, Y. 2008. Occurrence of telia of Phakopsora pachyrhizi on kudzu in Texas. Plant Disease 92:1369

Jo, Y., Chang, S., Rees, J., and Jung, G. 2008. Reassessment of vegetative compatibility in Sclerotinia homoeocarpa using nitrate nonutilizing mutants. Phytopathology 98:108-114

Texas A&M University - Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology - Dr. Leland S. Pierson III, Professor and Head
120 Peterson 2312 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2312  Phone (979) 845-8288   Email: plpm-head@ag.tamu.edu