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My research deals primarily with the epidemiology
and control of diseases of sweet corn with an emphasis on disease resistance,
crop loss assessment, and epidemiology of control tactics. My project
involves extensive cooperation with the sweet corn seed and food processing
industries to identify situations where diseases are serious constraints
on production and to develop solutions to those problems. Commercial
sweet corn hybrids are classified for resistance or susceptibility
in disease nurseries concurrent with yield loss studies in which reductions
due to diseases are related to levels of resistance. Resistances to
various diseases are identified from several sources and incorporated
into improved sweet corn germ plasm. Epidemiological factors associated
with resistance and other control tactics are examined in order to
improve disease management. Sweetcorn
My project also has been involved in determining
the risk of introducing Erwinia stewartii on seed produced on
plants infected with Stewart's Wilt. We also have a project to evaluate
methods to improve production of cuitlacoche, edible galls of Ustilago
maydis that form on infected maize ears.
Teaching Responsibilities
Publications
Professional Experience
| 1993-present |
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Professor, Plant Pathology, University of Illinois |
| 1988-1993 |
Associate Professor, Plant Pathology, University of Illinois |
| 1983-1988 |
Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology, University of Illinois |
Education
| Ph.D. |
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North Carolina State University, Plant Pathology |
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1983 |
| M.S. |
University of Illinois, Plant Pathology |
1980 |
| B.S. |
University of Illinois, Agronomy |
1978 |
| B.S. |
University of Illinois, Advertising |
1975 |
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