Jun 26, 2024
In this episode Ed talks with Dr. Horacio Lopez-Nicora and Dr. Emile Gluck-Thaler. They discuss the idea of massive mobile elements (starships) within a fungal genome.
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Jun 19, 2024
In this episode Ed talks with Dr. Mathew Helm of the USDA-ARS. The discuss Matt’s work on P. maydis, looking at what makes the pathogen tick and how it gets past the corn plant’s defenses.
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https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHYTO-01-24-0037-R
Jun 13, 2024
Title: (S3:E25) Castle Defense: A Deeper Understanding of Tar spot of Corn Part 1
In this episode Ed talks with Dr. Mathew Helm of the USDA-ARS. The discuss Matt’s work on P. maydis, looking at what makes the pathogen tick and how it gets past the corn plant’s defenses.
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Jun 5, 2024
In this episode Ed speaks with Dr. Tim Widmer of the USDA-ARS. They discuss overseas biological testing labs (OBCLs) and how they are working to keep damage from invasive pests to a minimum.
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