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Sharifa Crandall

  • Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

217 Buckhout Lab
University Park, PA

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Overview

Drawing from community ecology theory to understand how fungal and oomycete pathogens shape plant disease dynamics, with a focus on root and soil microbiome diversity, structure, and function; how ecological disturbances drive the complex interactions between hosts, microbes, and the environment across time and space and using this information to inform plant disease management.

Areas of Expertise

  • Plant Pathogen Keyphrases

  • Airborne Spores Keyphrases

  • Downy Mildew Keyphrases

  • Oomycetes Agricultural and Biological Sciences

  • Plant Diseases Agricultural and Biological Sciences

  • Plant Disease Keyphrases

  • Oomycetes Keyphrases

  • Fungal Pathogens Keyphrases