Epidemiology
Charles M. Kenerley
Using Trichoderma virens as a model, we are examining the effect of transgenes on disease suppression and fungal competition. Developing quantitative relationships between single or combinations of transgenic biocontrol agents and their hosts will provide new approaches for managing seedling diseases.
Terry Wheeler
My research focus is in soil-borne diseases of cotton and peanut. I assist cotton breeders in breeding for disease resistance, chemical testing for various diseases, management of pod rot of peanuts, and understanding the interaction between irrigation rates and plant pathogens in large-scale agricultural settings.