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Plant Diseases (National Program 303) in IL

Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research

Identify and Characterize Resistance to Soybean Pathogens and Pests
The Continued Development and Dissemination of a Comprehensive and Sustainable Management Program for the Main Foliar Diseases of Soybean

Crop Bioprotection Research

Develop an Improved Understanding of Microbe-pathogen Interactions for Biological Control
Novel Approaches to Controlling Laurel Wilt in Avocados - the Development of Phorectic Mites to Vector Beneficial Microbes to Insect Galleries
Efficacy of Commercial Biocontrol Saprophytes in Reducing Viability of Tar Spot Pathogen in Overwintered Cornfield Debris