Our People

Responsibilities: Weed management, plant sampling, plant assessments, planting, harvest operations, post harvest processing, seed preparation.

Isolation and culturing plant pathogens, analyzing seed phosphorus data, data compilation, operating FOSS Near Infrared spectrophotometer, performing beta glucan testing, participating in planting and harvest operations.

Margaret's responsibility is the diagnostic laboratory and research support for the south central and southeast cereals program.

Responsibilities: Plot herbicide treatment, weed management, barley quality data, seed preparation, data compilation, equipment operation, fabrication and maintenance.

Suzette focus is on Head Blight ratings, isolation and culturing pathogens and associated laboratory work, preparation of disease inoculum, disease ratings, sample collection and statistical analyses.

Responsibilities: Histopathology and molecular studies on common and dwarf bunt of wheat, support for SCSE Cereals program.

Responsibilities: Evaluation of varieties for disease resistance (FHB, stripe rust, dwarf bunt), fungicide screening, planting and monitoring of experimental plots (variety trials, disease screening, fungicide screening), data collection and analysis.