Crop Science

Dr. Major M. Goodman
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor of crop science
(919) 515-7039
The breeding and genetics of corn to improve disease resistance, yield and genetic diversity.

Dr. Raymond C. Long
professor of crop science
(919) 515-3520
ray_long@ncsu.edu
www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cals/crop_sci/people/long/info.html
Tobacco physiology and production. Identifying new uses for tobacco through biotechnology: extracting pure proteins that can be added to food or used in making pharmaceutical compounds for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Dr. J. Paul Murphy
professor of crop science
(919) 515-3281
njpm@unity.ncsu.edu
Breeding wheat, oats, barley and triticale for improved yield, nutritional quality and disease resistance. Conserving genetic diversity in plants.




Diseases

Dr. Steven A. Lommel
professor of plant pathology and genetics
(919) 515-6990
steve_lommel@ncsu.edu
www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/Personnel/faculty/Lommel/Lommel. html
Viral diseases of wheat, corn, oats, tobacco, mint and carnations. Mechanisms of viral pathogenesis. Genetic engineering for crop improvement and protection.

Dr. Charles E. Main
professor of plant pathology
(919) 515-6992
ce_main@ncsu.edu
www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/bluemold/
Tobacco blue mold. Plant disease epidemiology, forecasting of epidemic spread and disease management.

Dr. James W. Moyer
professor of plant pathology
(919) 515-7984
james_moyer@ncsu.edu
Strategies for control of plant viruses through host- and pathogen-derived genes. Mechanics of genetic variation in viruses. Genetic engineering of floral crops for virus resistance.

Dr. Gary A. Payne
professor of plant pathology
(919) 515-6994
gary_payne@ncsu.edu
Genetic regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis. Control of aflatoxin contamination in corn and peanuts.

Dr. Jean Ristaino
professor of plant pathology
(919) 515-3257
jean_ristaino@ncsu.edu
Alternatives to pesticides for disease management. Tracking plant pathogens with molecular techniques. Irish potato famine fungus. Methyl bromide and the ozone hole.

Dr. Turner B. Sutton
professor of plant pathology
(919) 515-6823
turner_sutton@ncsu.edu
Strategies for disease control, especially of fruit crops. The roles of fungicides and integrated pest management in disease management.


Organic Farming

Nancy Creamer
assistant professor of horticultural science
(919) 515-9447
nancy_creamer@ncsu.edu
Sustainable agriculture. Organic farming.