Plant Pathology

Michelle Moyer will receive the Excellence in Extension Award from the American Phytopathological Society during its annual conference.

Tim Paulitz recently received a lifetime achievement award from the American Phytopathological Society’s Pacific Division.

WSU is working with four local community colleges to improve tree canopy cover in several urban areas throughout the state. The five-year project, designed to increase resilience amid a changing climate, is supported by a nearly $1.8 million USDA grant.

Puyallup-area scientist and partners offer webinar series to build community and plan for, detect, and stop invasive species.

Learn how to eliminate disease-carrying mosquitoes from irrigated orchards; protect vineyards from pests; and explore why leaves turn red in the latest WSU Extension guides.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture visit shares grant-funded advances in smart technology, virus-free plants, biotic and abiotic stresses, and training the next-generation workforce.

New guide help Northwest communities prepare for an damaging insect, and let wheat farmers calculate tradeoffs of cutting straw.

WSU experts are studying a surge of fungal diseases striking down young Christmas trees already weakened by climate change.

Now paid off, WSU’s expanded Plant Growth facility enables faster, more efficient breeding and more competitive new wheat varieties.

Scot Hulbert will become CAHNRS senior associate dean and Leslie Edgar will be CAHNRS associate dean for research in 2024.