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Under the sterile conditions of a transfer hood, plant pathologist Medani Omer transfers a fungal pathogen for use in a soilborne pathogen study. These fungal pathogens provide biotic stress on plants, allowing Medani to evaluate the role plant nutrition plays in plant disease development.