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State Emergency Support Team Plant Pathology
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Contact:

Dr. Michael Boehm

614-292-6807

boehm.1@osu.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Boehm, Michael J.	Associate Professor / U.S. Naval Reserve	Turf Pathology / Bio-threat agent detection and identification
Bonello, Pierluigi	Assistant Professor	Urban Tree Pathology
Coplin, David L.	Professor	Bacterial Genetics
Curtis, Charles R.	Professor	Distance and Biotechnology Education
Dorrance, Anne E.	Associate Professor	Soybean Pathology
Ellis, Michael A.	Professor	Fruit Pathology
Gingery, Roy E.	Adjunct Professor	Maize Virology
Graham, Terrence L.	Professor	Molecular Genetics of Host Resistance
Hoitink, H.A.J.	Emeritis Professor	Rhizosphere Microbiology / Compost Science
Kamoun, Sophien	Associate Professor	Molecular Genetics of Oomycetes
Krause, Charles R.	Adjunct Associate Professor	Pesticide Applied Technology / Electron Microscopy
Lipps, Patrick E.	Professor	Corn / Wheat Pathology
Madden, Laurence V.	Professor	Epidemiology / Crop biosecurity
McSpadden-Gardener, Brian	Assistant Professor	Molecular Microbial Ecology
Miller, Sally A.	Professor	Vegetable Pathology / Disease diagnostics
Mills, Dennis R.	Program Specialist	Corn / Soybean / Wheat Pathology
Nameth, Stephen T.	Professor/ Associate Chair	Floricultural Pathology / Disease diagnostics
Redinbaugh, Margaret R.	Adjunct Associate Professor	Molecular Genetics of Maize
Rhodes, Landon H.	Associate Professor	Forage Pathology
Riedel, Richard M.	Professor	Nematology/ Vegetable Pathology
Rimelspach, Joseph W.	Program Specialist	Turf Disease Management
Rowe, Randall C.	Professor and Chair	Potato Pathology
Slack, Steven A.	Professor and Director	Potato diseases and virology
Taylor, Nancy J.	Program Director	Plant Disease / Pest Diagnostics / Liaison for USDA National Plant Diagnostic Network
Wang, Guo-Liang	Assistant Professor	Molecular Host / Parasite Interactions

Available Resources:

Llist of animal, plant and human pathogens that have been identified by HHS, USDA and APHIS as being high-threat level agents. Click here for powerpoint file.

Featured Articles:

Madden, L.V. and Wheelis, M. 2003. The threat of plant pathogens as weapons against U.S. crops. Annu. Rev. Phytopathol. 41:155-76.
APSnet feature Story entitled “Soybean Rust: Is the U.S. Soybean Crop At Risk?” http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature/rust/
APSnet feature Story entitled “Crop Biosecurity and Countering Agricultural Bioterrorism: Responses of the American Phytopathological Society” http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature/bioterrorism/
Pest Alert: Ralstonia solancearum race 3 biovar 2 URL http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ep/ralstonia/
Pest Alert: Soybean rust URL http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ep/soybean_rust/

Websites:

American Phytopathological Society (APS) APSnet - excellent source of information related to plant diseases. http://www.apsnet.org/
OSU Department of Plant Pathology URL http://plantpath.osu.edu/
National Plant Diagnostic Network URL http://npdn.ppath.cornell.edu/
North Central Plant Diagnostic Network URL http://www.ncpdn.org/
OSU C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic URL http://ppdc.osu.edu/newservices.html
National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) URL http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/

Additional Areas of Concern:

Training programs for crop consultants and other first responders under development.
Rapid identification tools such as immunochemical and PCR-based assays.

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