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Potato Research GroupDISEASES AND PESTS |
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Soils, Irrigation, and Agrometeorology |
Diseases and Pests |
Storage and Processing |
Dr.
Fouad Daayf,
Department of Plant Science
Telephone: (204) 474 6096
E-mail: Fouad_Daayf@UManitoba.CA
Website: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~daayff
Research
interests: (i) Diagnosis of potato diseases with emphasis on late
blight: classical methods (symptoms, culture isolations, ...etc), and
DNA-based techniques (PCR, PCR-Elisa, ...etc); (ii) Epidemiology: determination
of late blight pathogen mating types, Gpi-genotypes (US-1, US-8, ...etc),
races, resistance to fungicides...etc; (iii) Research on new methods for
control of potato diseases in the field and during storage caused by airborne,
soilborne, and seedborne pathogens; (iv) Potato-fungal pathogen interactions:
mechanisms of plant defense reactions using phenolic and terpenic compounds
analyses (TLCs, Flash columns, HPLC, ...etc), and their in-situ localization
(light, fluorescence, and electron microscopy).
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Lorne Adam, Department of Plant Science
Telephone:
(204) 474 6409
E-mail: Lorne_Adam@UManitoba.CA
Website: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~adam/home/
Research
interests: Field plot research, data handling and analysis, management
of a storage research facility and lab, conducting research on various
aspects of post harvest handling and storage of potatoes and vegetables,
designing and writing software and constructing hardware for remote environmental
monitoring and control. Laboratory research projects include use of High
Performance Liquid Chromatography, Ion Chromatography, Gel and cellulose
electrophoresis, Near infrared reflectance, Gas Chromatography.
Dr.
Neil Holliday,
Department of Entomology
Telephone: (204) 474 6020
E-mail: Neil_Holliday@UManitoba.CA
Research
interests: Scientific studies of the population biology and management
of insects and role of insects in ecosystems. Particular areas of emphasis
include management of insect pests of crops, biological control, response
of insects to environmental conditions, and the role of insects in forest
ecosystems.
