Plant Pathology Laboratory

The OSU HAREC Plant Pathology Laboratory is a modern facility committed to the study of plant diseases that affect crops grown in the Columbia River Basin and Pacific Northwest. The plant pathology staff works closely with local growers, processors, agricultural companies, research institutions, government agencies and faculty stationed on HAREC as well as national and international collaborators to further our understanding of plant diseases that impact crops at all stages of production.

General research subjects include:

Potato Virus Y (PVY) - Vector management, potato cultivar resistance, PVY disease symptom characterization, virus strain characterization
Management of Silver Scurf in potato
Management of Rhizoctonia canker and black scurf in potato
Management of soilborne plant pathogens such as Pythium spp., Fusarium spp., and Verticillium dahliae
Soil fumigation effects on soilborne plant pathogenic fungi
Nematode management
Potato Mop Top Virus (PMTV)
Beet Leafhopper Transmitted Viresence Agent (BLTVA)
Diseases of grass grown for seed production
Corn smut
Triticum mosaic virus (a.k.a High plains virus) and other viruses impacting Sweet Corn
Oregon potato seed-lot trials
Efficacy of alternative soil fumigant application methods

Our research collaborators include:

Washington State University
University of Idaho
USDA ARS both in Washington and Idaho
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Agri Northwest
RDO
Bud Rich
JHS Farms
River Point Farms
Blue Mountain Potato Growers
Washington State Potato Commission
Oregon Potato Commission
Columbia Basin Grass Seed Growers Association
Washington State Commission on Pesticide Application
Oregon Seed Council
Oregon Processed Vegetable Association
Oregon Mint Commission
Mint Industry Research Council

Another duty of the HAREC Plant Pathology Laboratory is to provide plant disease diagnostic services to the agricultural industry of the Columbia River Basin and greater Oregon. More information about plant disease diagnostic services can be found at the HAREC Plant Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory webpage.

Links:

HAREC Plant Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory Webpage