In #Pereira - #Colombia, R2M hosted our 2nd expert knowledge session. Bananas & plantains, key to food security, often intercrop with coffee in stunning landscapes. Thanks to our partners The Global Food Systems Institute at UF IFAS, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, Karen Garrett, AGROSAVIA, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and Fedeplacol

In Granada-Meta, Colombian Oriental Plains, we hosted the third R2M event. Plantains grown in this region are of paramount importance for millions of Colombians. Thanks UF IFAS Solutions,UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, The Global Food Systems Institute at UF IFAS,Karen Garrett, AGROSAVIA, Universidad Nacional de Colombia,ICA Colombia, & Mauricio Soto-Suárez

We have a new #GrantsDispatch newsletter! In this edition, we bring you more than $13 million in potential funding opportunities for your research project. Check grants from #USDA, #NSF, #NIFA, #USAID and much more, click below to access mailchi.mp/ifas.ufl.edu/g…

In #Urabá #Colombia, R2M's final event tackled phytosanitary risks in a key global banana-producing ecoregion. Protecting these crops is vital for Colombia's economy and the the world's supply. Thanks to UF IFAS Solutions, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department,The Global Food Systems Institute at UF IFAS,Lori Garrett,AGROSAVIA,CENIBANANO - Augura

Join the seminar by Donald Nkrumah, senior program officer of Animal Nutrition at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dr. Nkrumah will talk about the priorities of the Livestock Team at Gates Foundation Join us in person or via zoom by clicking the link in bio #GFSI #IFAS

We have a new and loaded Grants Dispatch for December! Check all the funding opportunities we have curated for you, click below mailchi.mp/ifas.../grants… #GFSI #IFAS #Funding #InternationalResearch #USDA #NIFA #NSF #USAID

Meet APS Graduate Student Committee Jacobo Robledo (Jacobo Robledo)! Currently working with Karen Garrett at UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department #CienciaColombia 🇨🇴

Congratulations to UF Plant Pathology's Fall 2023 graduates Raquel Hill and Alexander Fast!

"The use of #ArtificalIntelligence can help us predict before, during and after the invasion of a plant pathogen..." said Aaron Plex. Sula and the Karen Garrett in UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department display how #AIatUF helps fight infectious diseases. Watch the full video🔗: bit.ly/3vAEvi0.

Expert knowledge elicitation sessions have been conducted in Huila, Valle del Cauca, and Nariño to better understand the risk of #Fusarium TR4 spread in Colombian bananas and plantains. Thanks to AGROSAVIA, ICA Colombia, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, and The Global Food Systems Institute at UF IFAS for their support

Disaster plant pathology: effects of disasters on plant health & design of management solutions New work by @Berea_Etherton Robin Choudhury 🐀 Ricardo I. Alcalá Romaric A. Mouafo-Tchinda Aaron Plex Ashish Jacobo Robledo Jorge Andrade-Piedra Kwame Ogero, PhD Israel Navarrete Open: apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

Check out the great work of Ashish Aaron Plex Jacobo Robledo Romaric A. Mouafo-Tchinda @Berea_Etherton at #PlantHealth2024 & there's more on disaster plant pathology here: apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PH… UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department The Global Food Systems Institute at UF IFAS Emerging Pathogens Institute with International Potato Center IITA Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Happy 50th anniversary to the Colombian Association for Phytopathology Asociación Colombiana de Fitopatología 👏🎊 #50añosascolfi #fitopatologiacolombiana

I’m grateful for the opportunity to discuss the challenges of variable environments with Joaquin Guillermo Ramirez Gil, Gongora-Canul, Emerson Del Ponte, and C. D. Cruz in support of healthy food systems during our meeting in Colombia. Thanks to ICA Colombia, GIZ, Sede Bogotá - Universidad Nacional de Colombia,UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department

🚜🌱 Days 1 & 2 of our South America visit were successful! Discussed next-gen phytosanitary surveillance at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, followed by 🌾📊 an #ICAColombia initiative funded by GIZ via Global i4Ag. #Innovation Joaquin Guillermo Ramirez Gil Emerson Del Ponte Gongora-Canul Jacobo Robledo

It was a fantastic experience strengthening ties between the #APS The American Phytopathological Society, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, and the Colombian Association of Phytopathology Asociación Colombiana de Fitopatología, with their presidents Karen Garrett and Mauricio Soto-Suárez, at an AI in Phytopathology event in #Bogota, #Colombia.

Bayes’ theorem, clearly explained:

Food security relies on good quality seed and reducing spread of crop pathogens Congrats on this new work to @Berea_Etherton Aaron Plex Romaric A. Mouafo-Tchinda & team Understanding Ethiopian potato seed systems and bacterial wilt management Open access: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Thrilled to share our new study in the Journal of Virology (editor's pick)! We found that DcFLV alters gene expression in the Asian citrus psyllid, boosting HLB pathogen transmission.This could inform new strategies for managing HLB in citrus journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jv… UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department

UF/IFAS was well-represented among the top 2024 articles from The American Phytopathological Society, the world's largest organization of plant pathologists. UF authors swept the top 3 most-read articles in the journal Phytopathology, and had 2 of the 3 most-read articles in Plant Health Progress.