Seminar Series

Spring 2025 Seminars

All seminars will be held at 3PM on Mondays at the following locations unless otherwise noted:

Athens : 2401 Plant Sciences
Tifton: 533 NESPAL
Griffin: Turfgrass Building Conference Room
Zoom link for Tifton/Griffin: Join us for seminars here

January 6, 2025

No Seminar

January 13, 2025

Exploring ways to reduce pesticide risk in conventional peach production with mixtures of biological and reduced-rate conventional fungicides

Guido Schnabel
Professor of Plant Pathology- Fruit Crops, Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, Clemson University

January 20, 2025

MLK Holiday - No Seminar

January 27, 2025

MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic: Surviving or thriving in the tension of extension and research

Peng Tian
Assistant Extension Professor, Division of Plant Sciences and Technology,
University of Missouri

February 3, 2025

Breeding for disease resilience in peach scion and rootstock

Ksenija Gasic
Professor of Horticulture, Peach Genetics and Breeding,
Clemson University

February 10, 2025

Diversifying the approaches for plant epidemiology studies

Paul Sevens
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology,
UGA

February 17, 2025

Building a better toolbox to combat mycotoxins and postharvest pathogens

Jake Fountain
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology,
UGA

February 24, 2025

Advancing nematode management through translational research: Developing solutions for emerging threats and optimizing solutions for existing threats

Intiaz Chowdhury
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology,
UGA

March 3, 2025

No Seminar- Spring Break

March 10, 2025

Evolution and diversity of Xylaria necrophora, an emerging pathogen of soybean in the southern United States

Teddy Garcia-Aroca
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

March 17, 2025

Susceptibility to Rhizopus peanut seed and seedling rot, temperature response and chemical sensitivity of three Rhizopus isolates

Lucinda McEachin
MS Exit Seminar

March 24, 2025

Integrated disease management solutions for plant disease challenges in CEA

Jorge Reyes
Postdoc, Department of Plant Pathology,
UGA

March 31, 2025 (Special Time 8:30 AM-9:20 AM, use zoom link for Attendance)

Fungicide sensitivity of Agroathelia Rolfsii from peanut in Georgia, and flutolanil availability in the soil environment

Jessica Bell
PhD Exit Seminar

March 31, 2025

A look at peanut leaf spot disease progression based on fungicide combinations and spray initiation by planting date

Alana Atkinson
MS Exit Seminar

April 7, 2025

Isolation, identification, and characterization of Alternaria spp., Botrytis spp., and Neopestalotiopsis spp. isolates associated with fruit rots on blueberries in Georgia

Mirza Beg
PhD Exit Seminar

April 14, 2025

Factors affecting bacterial survival and field management of diverse Pantoea species in the Allium-Poaceae pathosystem

Santosh Koirala
PhD Exit Seminar

April 21, 2025

Anaerobic soil disinfestation and other approaches for managing soilborne diseases of blueberry, and characterization of Phytophthora cinnamomi isolates from Georgia

Chatanya Muraka
PhD Exit Seminar

April 22, 2025 (Special Time 9AM-9:50 AM use zoom link for attendance)

Pathogenicity and management of recently detected Meloidogyne spp. in Georgia

Nabin Poudel
MS Exit Seminar

April 28, 2025

Epidemiology and Management Strategies of CLRDV

Surendra Reddy Edula
PhD Exit Seminar