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Members

 
 

Stephen Neate

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Dr. Stephen Neate
Chair

Stephen is an Associate Professor at North Dakota State University. His research interests include control of Fusarium head blight and leaf diseases of barley through management and biocontrol as well as identification of sources of resistance.  He has further experience in the taxonomy, ecology and management of root pathogens of cereals.

Baruch Sneh

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Dr. Baruch Sneh
Immediate Past Chair

Baruch is a Professor of Plant Pathology at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Israel. His research interests include behavior of Rhizoctonia in soil, biological control of Rhizoctonia and potential use of non pathogenic isolates of Rhizoctonia in seedling protection against damping off and plant growth promotion.

Suha Jabaji-Hare

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Dr. Suha Jabaji
Vic Chair

Suha is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean (Research) in the Department of Plant Science, McGill University , Montreal , Canada . Her research interests include biological control of Rhizoctonia, molecular genetics and and diagnostics of Rhizoctonia.

Shigeo Naito

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Dr. Shigeo Naito
Coordinator of Eastern Countries

Shigeo is a Professor of Plant Pathology at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. His research interests include aerobiology and ecology of Rhizoctonia .

Hans Schneider

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Dr. Hans Schneider
Coordinator of Taxonomy Committee

Hans is a research scientist on soilborne diseases and pests at the Institute for Sugar Beet Research, Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands. His research interests include identification, detection and integrated control of Rhizoctonia root and crown rot of sugar beet.

Marc Cubeta

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Dr. Marc A. Cubeta

Marc is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University. His research interests include: ecology, genetics and population biology of Rhizoctonia.

 

We welcome suggestions, initiatives, and active participation of enthusiastic colleagues, from which all Rhizoctonia researchers can benefit.