Navjot Kaur presented her poster from Dr. Dutta’s lab, titled “Leaf cuticular wax- and hormone-mediated resistance to Alternaria brassicicola in broccoli” at the recent APS (American Phytopathological Society) meeting (July 27- July 31, 2024) in Memphis, Tennessee.

UGA Tifton Post doctoral research associate, Michelle MacLellan presented her poster, titled “Genetic traits of Psuedomonas allivorans strains isolated from plants in the Southeastern” at the recent APS (American Phytopathological Society) meeting in Memphis, Tennessee

Plant Path members from Dutta’s lab join together for a photo at our yearly GAPP conference in Savannah, Georgia

Graduate student Anuj Lamichhane presenting his PowerPoint in South Carolina at the 2024 APS southern division conference

Dean of UGA graduate school Dr. Ron Walcott and UGA Tifton Plant Pathology were seen together at the 2023 APS southern division conference in Denver, Colorado

Post-doctoral research associate Dr. Michelle MacLellan presenting her poster at APS 2023 titled “Identification of two novel species of Burkholderia associated with onion scale necrosis.”

Emily Staton, Undergraduate for UGA Plant Pathology, mentoring under Post-doctoral research associate Dr. Michelle MacLellan (to the right of Emily) presented her poster at GAPP 2023 meeting in Savannah, Ga. “Survey of commercial fields in Georgia (2022) revealed prevalence of P. ananatis in onion foliage and bulbs.”

UGA Plant Pathology lab members under Dr. Bhabesh Dutta join together for a group photo at the GAPP conference meeting in Savannah, GA.

Post-doctoral research associate Dr. Vishal Negi presented his poster at the 2022 PAG 30 conference. “Diversity, abundance, and domain architecture of plant NLR proteins in the Fabaceae family.”

Graduate student Clarence Codod presenting at the 2022 Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference.
Post-doctoral Research Associate Dr. Navjot Kaur presenting at the 2022 Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference.
Pseudomonas cichorii in pepper seedlings.
Dutta lab-group picture (2019) 
Screening of snapbean varieties for Leaf crumple disease (CuLCrV and SiGMV) resistance
Fungicide evaluation of cucumber downy mildew
Phylogenomics of Pantoea sp., causal agent of center rot of onion

Friends of Southern IPM, Bright Idea award (2019): This program recognizes extraordinary achievement in research, Extension and implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the southern region of the United States.