Major Areas of Basic Research

Plant-microbe interactions and related disciplines such as biochemistry, ecology, evolution, genetics, molecular biology, physiology, and symbiology of plants, microorganisms, and viruses. Basic research focuses on four major areas:

• Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Disease
• Plant Virology
• Molecular Biology; Genetics and Genomics
• Biology and Ecology of Plant Parasitic Fungi

Within the major research areas are a broad range of interests and approaches.

• Undergraduate Research