Projects

Plant Pathology focuses on using the latest molecular biology tools combined with a basic disciplinary approach to drive cutting-edge research in host-pathogen relationships, taxonomy and genetic diversity of fungal plant pathogens and development of diagnostics for biosecurity.

We apply fundamental plant pathology techniques, multi-gene phylogenetics, fungal genome sequencing and population genetics to identify new species of fungal pathogens and to infer evolution of pathogenicity factors. Linkages with industry groups allow us to address issues around crop sustainability and yield decline.