Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit
Plant Diversity for a Diverse Future
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History of CPGRU:
The Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit established in 1956 and located on the Campus of the University of California, Davis. ARS scientists are located in four academic departments across the campus. Currently CPGRU supports 11 ARS scientists and their associated technicians, graduate students and post doctoral associates in our research unit.
The four UC Davis Departments housing CPGRU scientists and personnel are: Plant Pathology Department in Hutchison Hall, Plant Sciences Department in the Sprocket Building and Mann Lab, Viticulture & Enology Department in the Robert Mondavi Center, and the Department of Land, Air, &Water Resources in the Plant & Environmental Sciences Building. (Directions to the Department locations, click here)
Current Research Programs (CRIS Projects):
- Etiology & Biology of Tree Crop Diseases: Examine the etiology & biology of diseases affecting deciduous fruit/nut trees, grapevines, oak trees, and strawberry, while developing sustainable disease management practices that do not rely on methyl bromide
- Rice Genetics: Improvement of rice germplasm for temperate environments.
- Sustainable Floriculture: Sustainable production in greenhouse based floriculture systems.
- Sustainable Viticulture: The biology and sustainable management of grapevine diseases and vineyard weeds. Examination of the molecular microbial ecology of the rhizosphere. Develop sustainable irrigation management strategies for vineyards.
Read more information about the various Research Programs
Meet the Principal Investigators of our unit
News & Events:
- What Genes Help Blossoms Last Longer?: "ARS plantphysiologist Cai-Zhong Jiang is using virus-induced gene silencing-which shows up as white patches on these purple petunias-to determine the function of genes involved in how long a plant flowers."
- Longer-Lasting Flowers: Fresh Ideas from ARS Researchers: "Scientists have found that spraying low concentrations of the compound thidiazuron can significantly extend the life of some potted plants' leaves and flowers such as the treated cyclamen on the left."
Contact Us:
Daniel A. Kluepfel
Research Leader/ Location Coordinator
Plant Pathology Department
One Shields Avenue, UC Davis
284 Hutchinson Hall
Davis, CA 95616
(530)752-1137
Fax: (530) 754-7195
Daniel.Kluepfel@USDA.GOV
Lynne Pearson
Program Support Administrator
387 Hutchinson Hall
Davis, CA, 95616-0000
Phone: (530) 754-5849
Lynne.Pearson@USDA.GOV
