National Program Leader For:

• National Plant Diseases Recovery System
  
  Accession Number: 409350
  
  
• Development of Novel Control Strategies for Diseases Caused by Cellular and Sub-cellular Pathogens
  
  Accession Number: 430593
  
  
• Emerging and Invasive Nematode and Virus Pathogens Affecting Potato
  
  Accession Number: 430676
  
  
• Management of Pathogens for Strawberry and Vegetable Production Systems
  
  Accession Number: 431470
  
  
• Mitigating High Consequence Domestic, Exotic, and Emerging Diseases of Fruits, Vegetables, and Ornamentals
  
  Accession Number: 431483
  
  
• Molecular Identification, Characterization, and Biology of Foreign and Emerging Viral and Bacterial Plant Pathogens
  
  Accession Number: 431767
  
  
• Integrated Management of Soybean Pathogens and Pests
  
  Accession Number: 432114
  
  
• Biology, Ecology, and Genomics of Pathogenic and Beneficial Microorganisms of Wheat, Barley, and Biofuel Brassicas
  
  Accession Number: 432145
  
  
• Epidemiology, Vector-Host Plant Interactions, and Biology of Vegetable and Cucurbit Viruses
  
  Accession Number: 432477
  
  
• Introgression of Novel Resistant Genes and Development of Integrated Production Systems for Managing Reniform Nematodes in Cotton
  
  Accession Number: 432508
  
  
• Biocontrol of Aflatoxin and Other Mycotoxins in Maize Using Non-toxigenic Strains of Aspergillus flavus
  
  Accession Number: 432515
  
  
• Characterization of Molecular Networks in Diseases Caused by Emerging and Persistent Bacterial Plant Pathogens
  
  Accession Number: 432528
  
  
• Utilization of the Rhizosphere Microbiome and Host Genetics to Manage Soil-borne Diseases
  
  Accession Number: 432541
  
  
• Enhancing Plant Protection through Fungal Systematics
  
  Accession Number: 432548
  
  
• Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Manage Cotton Diseases
  
  Accession Number: 432550
  
  
• Characterization and Management of Citrus Pathogens Transmitted by Phloem-Feeding Insect Vectors
  
  Accession Number: 432576
  
  
• Development of New Production Methodologies for Biocontrol Agents and Fastidious Microbes to Improve Plant Disease Management
  
  Accession Number: 432596
  
  
• Genetics and Integrated Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Cotton and Peanut
  
  Accession Number: 432598
  
  
• Biologically Based Technologies for Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens of Vegetables and Ornamentals
  
  Accession Number: 432634
  
  
• Exotic Pathogens of Citrus: Curation, Diagnostics, and Interactions
  
  Accession Number: 432646
  
  
• Biology, Epidemiology, and Detection of Emerging Plant Pathogenic Oomycetes
  
  Accession Number: 432647
  
  
• Characterizing and Detecting Pathogens to Ensure Safe Exchange of Plant Germplasm
  
  Accession Number: 432649
  
  
• Development of Knowledge-based Approaches for Disease Management in Small Fruit and Nursery Crops
  
  Accession Number: 432677
  
  
• Identification, Biology, Epidemiology, and Control of Foreign and Emerging Fungal Plant Pathogens
  
  Accession Number: 432679
  
  
• Microscopy Applications for the Identification and Management of Agricultural Pests and Pathogens
  
  Accession Number: 432685
  
  
• Integrated Management of Fungal Pathogens in Peanut to Reduce Mycotoxin Contamination and Yield Losses
  
  Accession Number: 432690
  
  
• Developing Pathogen- and Plant-Based Genetic Tools for Breeding Disease Resistance in Theobroma cacao
  
  Accession Number: 432718
  
  
• Development of Novel Tools to Manage Fungal Plant Pathogens that Cause Postharvest Decay of Pome Fruit to Reduce Food Waste
  
  Accession Number: 432720
  
  
• Development of Tools, Models and Datasets for Genome-enabled Studies of Bacterial Phytopathogens
  
  Accession Number: 432869
  
  
• Sustainable Strategies for Managing Postharvest Diseases of Fruit Crops
  
  Accession Number: 433899
  
  
• Improvement of Genetic Resistance to Multiple Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Peanut
  
  Accession Number: 434274