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This little frog kept us company during our fieldwork today 😊

On October 11th, I attended the B4U University Mentorship Program at the Bayer R&D site in Chesterfield, MO. I would like to thank the mentors and Bayer team for the enriching experience and warm hospitality. #Bayercropscience #B4U

🚜🌿 Happy #NationalAgDay! Baysal-Gurel Lab members attended SD-APS 2025 in Gainesville, FL, where we presented our research in agriculture & plant pathology. I received travel award to present my work. Grateful to contribute to agriculture through our research at TSU College of Agriculture

Please join us at UFIFAS_IndianRiverREC for the 19th Biennial FPS_FloridaPhytoPath meeting UF IFAS Solutions UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department eventbrite.com/e/19th-biennia…

First Report of Botryosphaeria dothidea Causing Canker of Calocedrus decurrens in Tennessee.

First Report of Phytopythium vexans Causing Root Rot of Incense Cedar in Tennessee and the United States.

First Report of Phytopythium vexans Causing Root Rot on Tulip Poplar in Tennessee and the United States.

First Report of Crown and Root Rot on Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Caused by Calonectria cylindrospora in Tennessee.

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First Report of Phytopythium vexans Causing Root Rot on Quercus bicolor in Tennessee and the United States.

First Report of Phytopythium vexans Causing Root Rot on Norway Spruce (Picea abies) in Tennessee and the United States.

Postdoctoral researchers Dr. Cansu Oksel and Dr. Seyed Mohammad Rhouni, along with graduate students Christina Jennings, Shahla Borzouei, and Pratima Subedi , presented research posters at the TSU symposium (March 24–28, 2025). Pratima Subedi also delivered a talk. #BaysalGurellab

Thank you for the guidance 🙏

We celebrated Graduate Student Appreciation Week last week with a capstone event on Wednesday that brought all our wonderful graduate students together under one roof for an exciting 3-minute thesis competition! 27 entries were whittled down to six finalists. Great job grads!

Pratima Subedi received second place at the college-wide 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition organized by the College of Agriculture on April 9, 2025. Congratulations Pratima!

Thank you for the guidance.

Members of the Baysal-Gurel lab volunteered at the Middle Tennessee Nursery Association’s (MTNA) field day held at Tri-Green on May 15, 2025. #TSUAgResearch #MTNAFieldDay #BaysalGurellab

Field season is here 😊

On June 4, 2025, Baysal-Gurel lab hosted Junior Master Gardener class for 28 elementary school students. The educational program themed “Fungi Among Us,” introduced young learners to fungi through hands-on activities, including demonstrations of plant pathogenic fungi.

On June 20, 2025 Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center welcomed visitors for its Summer 2025 Field Day and Open House. Baysal-Gurel lab hosted a hands-on diagnostic session, introducing attendees to cultural, microscopic, and molecular techniques for plant pathogen detection.