Dr. Major M. Goodman Dr. Raymond C. Long Dr. J. Paul Murphy Dr. Charles E. Main Dr. James W. Moyer Dr. Gary A. Payne Dr. Jean Ristaino Dr. Turner B. Sutton
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
professor of plant pathology
(919) 515-6994
gary_payne@ncsu.edu
Genetic regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis. Control of aflatoxin contamination
in corn and peanuts.
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.
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.