I See Dead Plants

In this episode Ed talks with Dr. Aaron Gassmann of Iowa State University. They discuss Aaron’s recent review publication of Bt use for insect management in row crops.

Additional Resources

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Gassmann, A. (Interviewee). S3:E20(Podcast). Beating Insects With Bt Part 1. 5/15/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Mandy Bish of the University of Missouri. They discuss pesticide of target movement and reflect on what has been learned in recent years.

Additional Resources

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/C925B5E7131657A49B976CADDC001543/S0890037X20001384a.pdf/off-target-pesticide-movement-a-review-of-our-current-understanding-of-drift-due-to-inversions-and-secondary-movement.pdf

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Bish, M. (Interviewee). S3:E19 (Podcast). Don’t Let Pesticides Creep Away: Lessons Learned About Off-Target Movement. 5/1/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

In this episode Ed talks with Dr Eric Johnson of the USDA ARS. They discuss the work Eric has been involved with trying to identify possible biocontrol agents for controlling corn tar spot.

Additional Resources

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1550

https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/ars-wired/

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Johnson, E. (Interviewee). S3:E18 (Podcast). Controlling The Diabolical With A Biological: Potential Corn Tar Spot Biocontrols. 4/24/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

In this three-part podcast Ed interviews recent Ph.D. graduate Dr. Kephas Mphande. They discuss Kephas’s research on cucurbits, specifically cucurbit yellow vine disease or CYVD.

Additional Resources

https://www.cucurbit.plantpath.iastate.edu/

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Mphande, K.(Interviewee). S3:E17 (Podcast). Cursed Cucurbits: The Story of CYVD Part 3. 4/10/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

In this three-part podcast Ed interviews recent Ph.D. graduate Dr. Kephas Mphande. They discuss Kephas’s research on cucurbits, specifically cucurbit yellow vine disease or CYVD.

Additional Resources

https://www.cucurbit.plantpath.iastate.edu/

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Mphande, K.(Interviewee). S3:E16 (Podcast). Cursed Cucurbits: The Story of CYVD Part 2. 4/3/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s3e16-cursed-cucurbits-the-story-of-cyvd-part-2

In this three-part podcast Ed interviews recent Ph.D. graduate Dr. Kephas Mphande. They discuss Kephas’s research on cucurbits, specifically cucurbit yellow vine disease or CYVD.

Additional Resources

https://www.cucurbit.plantpath.iastate.edu/

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Mphande, K.(Interviewee). S3:E15 (Podcast). Cursed Cucurbits: The Story of CYVD Part 1. 3/27/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network. https://sites.libsyn.com/416264/s3e15-cursed-cucurbits-the-story-of-cyvd-part-1

In this Three-part episode Ed take a deep dive into the Southern corn leaf blight epidemic of 1970. Ed interviews Dr. Snook Pataky, Dr. Sung Lim and Dr. Dave Smith. Dr. Snook Pataky is a professor emeritus at University of Illinois and former Monsanto employee. Dr. Sung Lim is former department chair and retired professor from the University of Arkansas plant pathology department. Dr. Dave Smith received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and was formerly employed at Dekalb, Monsanto and Zea Sage. They discuss the Epidemic and what it was like to be part of the research that was being done on it.

Additional Resources

https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/Webinars/Pages/CornBlight1970.aspx

https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/awards/Fellows/Pages/JeraldKPataky.aspx

https://www.apsnet.org/publications/phytopathology/backissues/Documents/1989Articles/phyto79n01_47.pdf

https://www.apsnet.org/publications/phytopathology/backissues/Documents/1993Articles/phyto83n01_44.pdf

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) Lim, S., Pataky, J. and Smith, D. (Interviewees). S3:E14 (Podcast). Whispers in the Fields: The True Story of the Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic of 1970 Part 3. 3/20/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

In this Three-part episode Ed take a deep dive into the Southern corn leaf blight epidemic of 1970. Ed interviews Dr. Snook Pataky, Dr. Sung Lim and Dr. Dave Smith. Dr. Snook Pataky is a professor emeritus at University of Illinois and former Monsanto employee. Dr. Sung Lim is former department chair and retired professor from the University of Arkansas plant pathology department. Dr. Dave Smith received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and was formerly employed at Dekalb, Monsanto and Zea Sage. They discuss the Epidemic and what it was like to be part of the research that was being done on it.

Additional Resources

https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/Webinars/Pages/CornBlight1970.aspx

https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/awards/Fellows/Pages/JeraldKPataky.aspx

https://www.apsnet.org/publications/phytopathology/backissues/Documents/1989Articles/phyto79n01_47.pdf

https://www.apsnet.org/publications/phytopathology/backissues/Documents/1993Articles/phyto83n01_44.pdf

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) Lim, S., Pataky, J. and Smith, D. (Interviewees). S3:E13 (Podcast). Whispers in the Fields: The True Story of the Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic of 1970 Part 2. 3/13/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

In this Three-part episode Ed take a deep dive into the Southern corn leaf blight epidemic of 1970. Ed interviews Dr. Snook Pataky, Dr. Sung Lim and Dr. Dave Smith. Dr. Snook Pataky is a professor emeritus at University of Illinois and former Monsanto employee. Dr. Sung Lim is former department chair and retired professor from the University of Arkansas plant pathology department. Dr. Dave Smith received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and was formerly employed at Dekalb, Monsanto and Zea Sage. They discuss the Epidemic and what it was like to be part of the research that was being done at the time.

Additional Resources

https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/Webinars/Pages/CornBlight1970.aspx

https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/awards/Fellows/Pages/JeraldKPataky.aspx

https://www.apsnet.org/publications/phytopathology/backissues/Documents/1989Articles/phyto79n01_47.pdf

https://www.apsnet.org/publications/phytopathology/backissues/Documents/1993Articles/phyto83n01_44.pdf

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) Lim, S., Pataky, J. and Smith, D. (Interviewees). S3:E12 (Podcast). Whispers in the Fields: The True Story of the Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic of 1970 Part 1. 3/6/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

In this two-part podcast Ed speaks with Dr. Alemu Mengistu of the USDA. They discuss soybean charcoal rot and some of the research conducted by Alemu over the years.

Additional Resources

https://utcrops.com/soybean/diseases/

https://news.utcrops.com/2018/11/charcoal-rot-what-is-it-and-how-to-screen-for-it/

https://news.utcrops.com/2018/09/free-soil-testing-for-pathogens/

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) and Mengistu, A. (Interviewee). S2:E11(Podcast). Charcoal Rot Chronicles: Unveiling the Terrifying Truth Behind the Soybean Menace Part 2. 2/21/24. InI See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.