Study Analyzes Potato-Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine
Researchers examine both the pathogen's effector genes and the plant's resistance genes simultaneously in a first-of-its-kind analysis....Continue reading "Study Analyzes Potato-Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine"
Preventing the Next Plant Plague
NC State's Jean Ristaino will write a book on her Irish Potato Famine research and work to prevent future plant disease outbreaks while in Dublin as a Fulbright scholar....
Plant Science Pioneer Fights Late Blight of the Past and Future
March 29, 2022 | Jean Ristaino has made history by tracking late blight’s origins, and she is making history again by fighting future late blight outbreaks as a scientist with the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative....Continue reading "Plant Science Pioneer Fights Late Blight of the Past and Future"