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    Plant Pathology

    Plant Pathology

    Virology and Plant Interactions

    Thanks for your interest in the Department of Plant Pathology at UF! We are one of the largest departments of plant pathology in the country with faculty at Gainesville and at nine Research and Education Centers around the state. We are known for our research on diseases of diverse crops including citrus, strawberries, blueberries, vegetables, ornamentals, turf, field crops, sugarcane, and tropical fruits. Our department, founded nearly 60 years ago, is part of the University of Florida, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS).

    Specialists

    • Svetlana Folimonova - Plant viruses, virus-host interactions and disease development, plant immunity against viral pathogens, citrus tristeza virus, citrus greening.
    • Amit Levy - Plant viruses, Citrus viruses, Virus-host interactions, Virus movement.
    • Nabil Killiny
    • Ying Wang - Plant interaction with viral and viroid pathogens; Plant RNA biology
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    Department of Plant Pathology
    2550 Hull Road, PO Box 110680, Gainesville FL 32611-0680
    (352) 392-3631

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