Jonathan Oliver

Jonathan Oliver

Dr. Jonathan Oliver is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Georgia. He has a 70% research, 25% extension, and 5% service appointment. Dr. Oliver started in his current position at the University of Georgia in mid-2017 as an extension fruit pathologist at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station in Tifton, Georgia. His responsibilities include research and extension activities focused on pathogen biology and disease management in fruit crops grown primarily in the southern part of Georgia, including blueberries, blackberries, citrus, and other emerging fruit crops. Dr. Oliver obtained a BS degree in Plant Pathology and Microbiology & Cell Science from the University of Florida in 2005, and a PhD in Plant Microbe Biology from Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY in 2011. In addition, he has also been postdoctoral researcher at Kansas State University and Auburn University. At Auburn, he characterized the interactions between the emerging bacterial pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa, and its blueberry plant hosts. He currently serves as a Plant Pathology Section editor for the Southeast Regional Blueberry Integrated Management Guide.

• Georgia Citrus Regulations and Quarantine Rules – Effective January 1st, 2020

  Jonathan Oliver

  February 10, 2020

  Please note: Recently, new Citrus Regulations and Quarantine Rules were adopted by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. These regulations became effective on January 1st, 2020 and apply to anyone propagating and planting citrus nursery stock in Georgia. The current version of these rules is available at this link. According to the text of the adopted…

  Posted in: Rules and Regulations

• UGA Citrus Greening Survey Results (Spring 2019)

  Jonathan Oliver

  January 10, 2020

  Survey Information: In Spring 2019, a team of UGA extension specialists and agents initiated a survey of select residential and commercial citrus sites in southern and coastal Georgia to investigate the prevalence of Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the bacterium that causes citrus greening disease. Citrus leaf samples were collected during May through August 2019 and…

  Posted in: Disease Information

• Comment Period for Proposed Adoption of Citrus Regulations and Quarantine (closes on Oct. 4th)

  Jonathan Oliver

  September 5, 2019

  The Georgia Department of Agriculture has recently announced a “Notice of Intent to Consider the Adoption of Citrus Regulations and Quarantine“. Regarding the proposed rules, the Department will be accepting written comments from September 3, 2019, to the close of business (4:30 p.m. EST) on October 4, 2019. Comments will be considered on October 7,…

  Posted in: Rules and Regulations

• Welcome to the UGA Citrus Blog!

  Jonathan Oliver

  August 29, 2019

  Welcome to the UGA Citrus Blog! This blog is an initiative of the UGA Citrus Team in order to provide Georgia citrus growers with the most updated information on all aspects of citrus production. Periodically, members of the UGA Citrus Team will post information and provide updates relating to citrus production in Georgia. In addition,…

  Posted in: Greetings