Robert J. McGovern
Education
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1986
Administration:
I direct UF’s multidisciplinary Plant Medicine Program whose mission is to train plant health practitioners, Plant Doctors, in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis, and management of plant health problems: http://www.dpm.ifas.ufl.edu/
Teaching:
I teach or coordinate the following courses and internships:
Plant Medicine Program Seminar (ALS 6931)
Integrated Plant Medicine (ALS 6925)
Colloquium on Plant Pests of Regulatory Significance (ALS 6921)
Principles of Pesticides (IPM 5305) – guest lecturer
Internship in Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management (ALS 6943)
Internship in Plant Pathology (PLP 7946)
Research:
My research has included the identification and characterization of economically important diseases of horticultural and agronomic crops and the development of integrated systems for environmentally compatible and cost effective disease management. Components of this integrated approach have included biological control, host resistance, soil solarization, and chemical control.