Plant pathologists, working w/ prof Ioannis Tzanetakis & Ark Clean Plant Center, call for regulation reform in testing some regulated pathogens; inclusion of "phantom agents" impedes access to plant materials clean of pathogens t.ly/cvdJY🌱🔬 #AgFoodLife

Welcome back students! Feel free to drop by the Pop-Up Coffee and Cocoa bar on January 13th from 8am-4pm. Bumpers College

"Phantom agents" are suspected plant pathogens that have been reported in scientific literature with no real evidence they exist.Clean_Plant_Arkansas helped develop a long list of phantom agents. Read more at aaes.uada.edu/news/clean-pla…. UA System Div of Ag Ioannis Tzanetakis Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology

Farmers need new ways to control Palmer amaranth, and a bioherbicide could be a valuable option. Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology #SoyResearch funded by Arkansas Soybean has identified promising fungal pathogens that could become a bioherbicide. #USSoy bit.ly/3CjYoNN

Despite the lack of evidence of their existence, "phantom agents" made their way into international regulations that control the shipment of plant materials. Read more it at aaes.uada.edu/news/clean-pla…. Clean_Plant_Arkansas UA System Div of Ag Ioannis Tzanetakis Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology

Building on math models before them, a team with scholars from UA System Div of Ag launched TraitTrainR, a new software that analyzes the trait evolution at the heart of biology. Read more at aaes.uada.edu/news/traittrai… Bumpers College Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology

From analyzing crop resistance to pathogens and invasive species, a new software has the potential for far-reaching impact with its ability to analyze how traits change over time. Read more at aaes.uada.edu/news/traittrai… UA System Div of Ag Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology Bumpers College

UADA Staff have been the highlight of NARBA 2025. Drs Dan Villamor, Dr Amanda Mcwhirt and Aaron presented multiple talks related to management of strawberry and blackberry crops and how the clean plants can support the moto of NCPN…Clean_Plant_Arkansas UA System Div of Ag Amanda McWhirt

Andrew Maust, #FoodScience, Alejandro Vasquez Marcano, #entomology, 1st & 2nd in U of A's 3-Minute Thesis contest; Chetanjot Kaur Romana, food science, wins People's Choice Award; four other Bumpers students among nine finalists t.ly/begdT #3MT #AgFoodLife

We hosted our annual Faculty/Researcher Service Award Reception in the fall; honorees included John Rupe (40 years) in #PlantPathology, Philip Crandall (35) in #FoodScience, Gisela Erf (30) in #PoultryScience & others; FB photos: t.ly/pZWJe #AgFoodLife

latest publication: Mitochondrial DNA Genetic Variation of Feral and Managed Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, Colonies from Oklahoma. By Allen Szalanski, Dylan Cleary, and Rich Adams. doi.org/10.3958/059.04… UA System Div of Ag Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology University of Arkansas

Plasma, the state of matter credited for coloring the sky with the Northern Lights, is being applied to help plants with their growth and guarding against pests. Read more at aaes.uada.edu/news/cold-plas…. Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology UA System Div of Ag #AtmosphericColdPlasma

Seventeen Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers, many members of our faculty, ranked as world’s most-cited scientists based on scores including citation counts & impact; rankings are for the last year & career: t.ly/wThyj #AgFoodLife

Grad student Jenniffer Roa Lozano works with asst. prof. Rich Adams studying biology & trait evolution as part of Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology. Lozano was recently the lead author on research introducing a new software package that simulates trait evolution: aaes.uada.edu/news/traittrai… UA System Div of Ag

If Ashley Dowling hopes to accomplish one thing as an educator, it would be to rekindle the appreciation for insects your 3-year-old self once had. Ashley's research focuses on the mite world, which includes ticks and chiggers among many others. To Ashley, the best scientific

Ioannis Tzanetakis, plant virology prof in Dept of Entomology & #PlantPathology, & director of Arkansas Clean Plant Center, named Fellow of American Phytopathological Society; only 0.25% of APS membership is awarded t.ly/yv9_t #PlantScience #AgFoodLife

Ioannis Tzanetakis, prof. of virology and Arkansas Clean Plant Center director, was named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society for his distinguished contributions to plant pathology. aaes.uada.edu/news/tzanetaki… UA System Div of Ag Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology Bumpers College The American Phytopathological Society

📢 New Rice Disease Fact Sheets! 🌾 🔬 Blast: uaex.uada.edu/publications/p… 🟣 Cercospora: uaex.uada.edu/publications/p… 🌾 False Smut: uaex.uada.edu/publications/p… Essential info for growers, advisors & researchers! Camila Nicolli Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology

Ioannis Tzanetakis, prof. of virology and Arkansas Clean Plant Center director, said he is both "honored and humbled" for being named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. Read more: aaes.uada.edu/news/tzanetaki… UA System Div of Ag Arkansas Entomology and Plant Pathology Bumpers College The American Phytopathological Society

Want to work with us? We are looking to hire a Program Technician in our Spinach and Fungal Research Lab! Apply here if interested: uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UADA_Ext…