In this episode, Marin Talbot Brewer, Fungal enthusiast and professor of mycology and plant pathology at the University of Georgia, joins host Jim Bradeen for an in-depth conversation about plant pathogenic fungi and emerging crop diseases. The two discuss her research of population biology of emerging fungal diseases in plants and people; the discovery of a new Neofusicoccum fungus species; and her career as a plant pathologist and getting her students interested in a similar career.

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The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3yysQPm.

Find her on Twitter: @marintalbrew

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Marin Talbot Brewer.

In this episode, Don Mathre, Professor Emeritus at Montana State University and veteran plant pathologist, joins host Jim Bradeen and provides his perspective on our field. He talks about his vast career; the rationale behind California’s One-Variety Law and the ‘political side’ of plant pathology; advice for young professionals just entering the field and the importance of mentorship; and his many roles in the American Phytopathological Society.

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For a full transcript of this episode, go here: https://bit.ly/3AfuZAZ

Student Travel Fund referenced during our discussion: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/donate/giving/funds/Pages/DonaldEMathre.aspx

“Naughty Peat: a case study in plant pathology, with emphasis on Koch’s Postulates and disease etiology:” https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/foreducators/TeachingNotes/Pages/NaughtyPeat.aspx

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Don Mathre.

In this episode, Uta McKelvy, Associate Extension Specialist Plant Pathology at Montana State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for a fascinating discussion about her passion for plants and how they fit into the environment. The two discuss streak mosaic virus and its implications on wheat and other cereal crops; the challenges and opportunities of being an extension plant pathologist; and being an impactful woman in plant pathology.

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For a full transcript of this episode, go here: https://bit.ly/3ywp358

McKelvy’s publication mentioned in the podcast: https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PHP-10-20-0083-RS

The AWaRe tool referenced in the episode: https://tim-msu-ecol.shinyapps.io/Wheat_Streak_Mosaic_Risk_MT/

Find her on Twitter @UtaMcKelvy

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Uta McKelvy.

New host. New guests. Same great topics! Season 2 of Plantopia launches June 2022.

Phytopatholobot & scouting from space

Special Guests: Katie Gold and Yu Jiang.

A quiet revolution is underway in agriculture.

Special Guests: Gary Wishnatzki and Lance Cadle-Davidson.

Where do they come from? Are they really grown in water? Which pathogens are vying to ruin your Thanksgiving dinner? What challenges do cranberry growers face and what exactly is Ocean Spray?

Special Guests: Erika Saalau Rojas and Leslie Holland.

Microscopic battlefields, how plants resist pathogens, and how far we’ve come in understanding the strategies employed by both sides in this conflict.

Special Guest: Shavannor Smith.

From education on the dangers of "suitcase" plant material, to creating islands of habitat for beneficial insects, to the collective agreement on a set of rules by which crops can be produced in a more sustainable fashion; it all works better when we look out for each other.

Special Guest: Stephanie Bolton.

Links:

• Vine Mealybug Biocontrol in Vineyards - Lodi Winegrape Commission & Western SARE - YouTube
• Kids Explain SUSTAINABILITY - YouTube
• LODI RULES Sustainable Winegrowing Program - Homepage
• Lodi Growers | Lodi Growers
• Where are They Now? « The University of Georgia Graduate School
• Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast

If you thought that human misery due to plant diseases was only from our distant past, that our technology has placed us beyond the reach of plague and famine, then you have not kept up to date on Phytopthora infestans.

Special Guests: Bill Fry and Nina Zidack.

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