🌹The Ranabhat lab is growing with new members🌹! It's the time for some fall fun- sampling and data collection from our rose rosette varietal screening trails in Crossville, TN #RRD #sustainableroseproject UT Entomology & Plant Pathology Sustainable Roses Alina Pokhrel

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Enthusiastic Master Gardeners from Cumberland County participated in rating Rose Rosette and Black Spot diseases in #Roserosette extension demonstration trials at the UT Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville, TN. #RRD UT Entomology & Plant Pathology UT Extension Sustainable Roses

Hey y'all 👋 I've been an assistant superintendent for nearly two years now, and if there’s one lesson I keep learning…it is the importance of constantly scouting your #golfcourse. You never know what you might find. This past Sunday, I found one of those

Oak wilt is a serious disease threatening oak trees. This deadly fungal infection spreads through root systems and sap-feeding beetles, causing leaves to wilt, discolor, and fall prematurely. Learn how to protect your oak trees: utia.tennessee.edu/.../sites/269/…

Visited our rose rosette varietal screening and mite population field trials in Crossville, TN. Some roses are already showing rosette symptoms in both research and Extension demonstration plots. #Roserosette #SustainableRose #ExtensionInAction

Join us on June 12 at the 2025 Green Industry Field Day, where UT Extension specialists Midhula Gireesh and Nar Ranabhat will present on herbaceous and woody plants and pest management. #epptn

Join us June 12 for the 2025 Green Industry Field Day in Knoxville! utianews.tennessee.edu/tennessee-gree…

Great to connect with new and returning green industry professionals at the Green Industry Field day at UT Gardens, Knoxville!🌸 We had a fantastic time leading walking tours and exploring ornamental plant diseases across the gardens! 🥬 UT Extension UT Institute of Agriculture UT Entomology & Plant Pathology

Our summer sampling for the mite population study is in full swing! Thank you Dr. Carver Keith Carver visiting our Rose Rosette Research and Extension plots in Crossville, TN UT Extension UT Institute of Agriculture UT Entomology & Plant Pathology Sustainable Roses

It was a hot week, but always a pleasure to connect with ornamental nursery growers in Warren County TN, and collaborate to find Real Life Solutions UT Entomology & Plant Pathology UT Extension UT Institute of Agriculture

Another productive day visiting ornamental nurseries in Franklin County, TN. Grateful for the opportunity to connect and collaborate! #ExtensionMatters #RealLifeSolutions UT Entomology & Plant Pathology UT Extension UT Institute of Agriculture

Proud movement for the Ranabhat lab! MS student, Dipika Sharma, did an excellent job presenting her research on southern blight at #planthealth2025.

Wrapping up #PLANTHEALTH2025: Our PhD student, Alina Pokhrel presenting her research on "Evaluating mite-host-virus interactions in rose cultivars with varying defense mechanism" #roserosettevirus #mitevector UT Entomology & Plant Pathology