2019 Graduates

Giovana Cruppe

• Date: December 2019
• Degree: PhD Plant Pathology
• Major Professor: Barbara Valent
• Thesis: Wheat Blast Management through Identification of Novel Sources of Genetic Resistance and Understanding of Disease Dynamics

Chandler Day

• Date: December 2019
• Degree: MS Plant Pathology
• Major Professor: Megan Kennelly
• Thesis: Identification and resistance to thiophanate-methyl of Botrytis species on Kansas greenhouse crops and a specialty crops grower survey to assess extension IPM resource needs

Javier Kiyuna

• Date: December 2019
• Degree: MS Plant Pathology
• Major Professor: James Stack
• Thesis: Limits of Detection of Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum in Wheat Seed: Implications for Pathogen Dissemination