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Working in the rain 😄

Dr. Priyanka Gangwar and Dr. Ayodeji Bello in the Plant Pathology program are working on Saturday with Dr. David Reed and Taylor Clarke for planting the 2024 Fusarium variety trial for extension and research. Go Hokies! #virginiatech #southernpiedmontAREC #plantpathology

Fungicide efficacy for corn, soybean, and wheat from Extension. Corn: doi.org/10.31274/cpn-2… Soybean: doi.org/10.31274/cpn-2… Wheat: doi.org/10.31274/cpn-2… Ed Sikora Maíra Duffeck 🌾🍄🦠🔎🔬💻📊👩‍🔬👩🏼‍💻 Tom Allen Maddi Shires Andrew Friskop Daren Mueller Alison Robertson Kelsey Andersen Onofre Carl Bradley

Southern rust of corn starts in the southern U.S and can move north during the cropping season. Ask local Extension for management info. Track 2024 finds at cropprotectionnetwork.org/maps/southern-… Trey Price Ed Sikora Yuan Zeng Tom Allen Daisy Ahumada Ian M. Small Travis Faske

What a day! #virginiatech #southernpiedmontAREC #plantpathology

Check out Diagnosing Interveinal Chlorosis in Soybeans - It's Not Just SDS from Extension at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/d… Kiersten Wise Tom Allen Febina Mathew Daren Mueller Ed Sikora Travis Faske Trey Price Damon L. Smith Martin Chilvers Maddi Shires Mandy Bish Darcy Telenko

Thanks to Ayodeji Bello Ayodeji BELLO, Priyanka Gangwar Priyanka Gangwar, Kamal Chhetri, Samatha Ferrer, Denis Sarisoy, and Liv Erickson. #virginiatech #southernpiedmontAREC #plantpathology

I am still looking for a postdoc with experience analyzing genomic and metagenomic sequencing datasets. If you enjoy outdoor activities (i.e., we do field work😆) and are interested in joining a team with diverse backgrounds, please contact me ASAP ([email protected]).

Bello will be presenting “Temporal variations in soil microbiota in Phytophthora nicotianae-infested tobacco fields” on Monday at 10:30am at #planthealth2024 in room 103-104.

Scout for corn ear rots starting at late dent stage. Randomly select plants and pull back the husk. Choose 100 plants across the field (20 ears each in 5 different spots). Find out more at Extension's cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/a…. From Kiersten Wise Tom Allen Martin Chilvers

Diplodia ear rot of corn. Dry weather before silking followed by wet conditions favors this disease. Look for ear leaves that die early. Ask local Extension for more info. Tom Allen Travis Faske Tamra Jackson-Ziems Daren Mueller Kiersten Wise Martin Chilvers Doug1954 Heather M Kelly

Test corn stalk integrity using the pinch test. Prioritize harvest for fields with 10%+ stalk rot. Ask local Extension for more info. Ed Sikora Maíra Duffeck 🌾🍄🦠🔎🔬💻📊👩‍🔬👩🏼‍💻 Tom Allen Maddi Shires Yuan Zeng Mandy Bish Darcy Telenko Alison Robertson Ian M. Small Trey Price Albert Tenuta

Scouting is the best practice to manage grain affected by ear rots & mycotoxins. 🌽Before harvest, scout across a field & pull husks back to see the entire ear. 🌽If >10% are moldy, the field should be scheduled for early harvest. 🌽In general, ear rot fungi will grow &

Kids attended our annual Family and Farm day were provided with 1) microscopes and slides to look at bad microbes that make plant sick and 2) media for them to touch and observe at home to learn the importance of hand washing. #virginiatech #southernpiedmontAREC #plantpathology

Scientists have debated whether biological ice nucleation is significantly involved in atmospheric processes. TPSC Ph.D. Candidate Mariah Rojas from the Boris Vinatzer is helping to find the answer through molecular biology, biochemistry, and genomic/transcription analysis.

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Chemistry with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.”

With Dr. Sands, VT’s president, at the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows, Mentors, & Sponsors Reception event. VT’s Presidential Postdoc Fellowship program really helps junior faculty and postdoc scholars in academic success. Chris Smith Ayodeji BELLO

Corn disease reduced yield by an estimated 6.0% in the US & 3.7% in Ontario. This is 963.4 million bushels. Tar spot, southern rust & northern corn leaf blight caused the greatest losses. Read more at Extension's cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/c… From Kiersten Wise Daren Mueller Ed Sikora

Soybean Disease Loss Estimates from the United States and Ontario, Canada — 2024 from Extension at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/s…. Tom Allen Ed Sikora Daren Mueller Travis Faske Terry Spurlock Bob Kemerait Boris X Camiletti Darcy Telenko Carl Bradley Trey Price Watson Nematology Laboratory

Track disease and insect movement at cropprotectionnetwork.org/maps. Keep tabs on▪️southern rust▪️tar spot▪️red crown rot▪️corn leafhopper▪️reniform nematode▪️root-knot nematode▪️soybean rust▪️stripe rust From Extension. Maíra Duffeck 🌾🍄🦠🔎🔬💻📊👩‍🔬👩🏼‍💻 Ed Sikora Darcy Telenko Tamra Jackson-Ziems Boris X Camiletti