In this episode Ed interviews Dr. José González-Acuña, recent Ph.D. graduate at Iowa State University. They discuss José's Thesis work on frogeye leaf spot and efforts to expand the ever growing library of plant disease predictive models.

Additional Resources

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-46975-z#Sec14

https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/horttech/27/5/article-p710.xml

https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/news/new-crop-risk-tool-enhances-disease-management-decisions

Time Stamps

00:44 Introduction to Jose's Academic Journey

03:13 The Path to Plant Pathology

13:45 Understanding Frog Eye Leaf Spot

18:55 Management Strategies for Frog Eye Leaf Spot

21:51 Fungicide Resistance and Its Implications

23:39 The Journey to Predictive Modeling

25:57 The Role of Predictive Models in Agriculture

28:49 Understanding Predictive Modeling

34:26 Types of Predictive Models

40:09 Logistic Regression and Machine Learning Models

45:36 outro with logo.mp4

Zaworski, E. (Host) and González-Acuña, J. (Interviewee). S5:E7 (Podcast). Frog Eye-PM: Predictive Modeling Part 1. 5/13/2026. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

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