Academic Programs
My Courses
- PLSC 501 Seminar
- PLSC 511 Viruses and Virus Diseases of Plants
Alexander Karasev
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Associate Professor, Plant Virology
Office: Ag Biotech 105
Phone: (208) 885-2350, Fax: (208) 885-7760
Email: akarasev@uidaho.eduMailing Address:Dept. of Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences
606 Rayburn Street, PO Box 442339
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2339
- Ph.D., Moscow State University
- B.S., Moscow Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Russia
Research:
Develops and conducts basic research in plant virology. Research projects address virus diseases of importance in major Idaho crops. The program is focused on virus-host interactions and pathogenicity factors in potato viruses. Applied research emphasizes virus detection, strain differentiation, and control of virus diseases in potato, legumes, sugar beet, cereals, and grapevine.