Zachariah R Hansen
Specialization: Specialty crops pathology
The goal of my extension program is to support Tennessee specialty crops producers through education programming aimed at improving disease management. Working closely with extension agents, education programs are focused on integrated pest management to promote effective and sustainable disease management practices. My applied research program supports these efforts by focusing on integrated disease management strategies including cultivar selection, cultural practices, biological and chemical control, and improved understanding of pathogen biology and disease epidemiology. My extension efforts are supported by an applied research program aimed at improving specialty crop disease management. Areas of research interest include sustainable disease management, cultural practices, improving chemical use efficiency, pathogen detection and diagnostics, population genetics of fungi and oomycetes, and monitoring for fungicide resistance. Research is largely guided by disease issues affecting Tennessee specialty crop producers, with the goal of mitigating losses to disease. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Specialty crop disease management, pathogen detection and diagnostics. KEY WORDS: Sustainable agriculture, disease management, IPM, detection, diagnostics, population genetics, specialty crops, fruit, vegetables, tobacco, hemp, fungi, oomycetes.
Specialty crop (fruits, vegetables, tobacco, hemp) disease management, pathogen detection and diagnostics.
- What are the major diseases affecting Tennessee specialty crop producers? How are specialty crop diseases currently managed? How do cultural practices influence disease occurrence and severity? How does pathogen population structure affect disease epidemiology and management? Is there an opportunity to deploy host resistance as part of a disease management program? Are chemicals used to manage diseases effective? Does fungicide and antibiotic resistance exist in key pathogen populations in Tennessee, and how prevalent is that resistance?
2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4560
- PhD, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, Cornell University, 2016
Zachariah R Hansen
2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4560
- PhD, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, Cornell University, 2016
The goal of my extension program is to support Tennessee specialty crops producers through education programming aimed at improving disease management. Working closely with extension agents, education programs are focused on integrated pest management to promote effective and sustainable disease management practices. My applied research program supports these efforts by focusing on integrated disease management strategies including cultivar selection, cultural practices, biological and chemical control, and improved understanding of pathogen biology and disease epidemiology. My extension efforts are supported by an applied research program aimed at improving specialty crop disease management. Areas of research interest include sustainable disease management, cultural practices, improving chemical use efficiency, pathogen detection and diagnostics, population genetics of fungi and oomycetes, and monitoring for fungicide resistance. Research is largely guided by disease issues affecting Tennessee specialty crop producers, with the goal of mitigating losses to disease. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Specialty crop disease management, pathogen detection and diagnostics. KEY WORDS: Sustainable agriculture, disease management, IPM, detection, diagnostics, population genetics, specialty crops, fruit, vegetables, tobacco, hemp, fungi, oomycetes.
Specialty crop (fruits, vegetables, tobacco, hemp) disease management, pathogen detection and diagnostics.
- What are the major diseases affecting Tennessee specialty crop producers? How are specialty crop diseases currently managed? How do cultural practices influence disease occurrence and severity? How does pathogen population structure affect disease epidemiology and management? Is there an opportunity to deploy host resistance as part of a disease management program? Are chemicals used to manage diseases effective? Does fungicide and antibiotic resistance exist in key pathogen populations in Tennessee, and how prevalent is that resistance?