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Join Ashish Ranjan and Devanshi Khokhani to work with potato's interactions with soilborne microbes.

Come work with us! The UMN Department of Plant Pathology seeks outstanding applicants for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position in the area of plant virology.

José co-authored a magazine article about taproot decline, caused by Xylaria necrophora, during his time at LSU.

Samac won the award on April 5, 2022 after being selected by her supervisors and peers. 

Staff Spotlight: Jennifer Flynn of the Plant Disease Clinic 

After 20 years of service to the University of Minnesota, and eight years as Department Head, Jim Bradeen PhD is moving on to a new role in Colorado. PLPA gathered to thank him and celebrate all he's done here.

Brian Steffenson and Pablo Olivera of UMN, along with researchers from the John Innes Centre and the Sainsbury Laboratory, have found remarkable disease resistance in an obscure wild grass that can be crossbred into wheat to give immunity from stem rust.

The Plant Pathology departmental main office will be closed from March 21st until the end of May while it gets some much-needed upgrades. 

Graduate student Austin Lien was awarded the Alan Dexter scholarship at the 52nd annual Sugar Reporting Session in Fargo.

Curland and Jonathan Jacobs (OSU) co-organized the first-ever Regional Bacterial Leaf Streak Meeting with the goal of developing a collaborative, multidisciplinary space for BLS research and education.