Citrus Systems Biology and Host–Vector–Pathogen Interactions in Huanglongbing
Focus: Host–pathogen–vector interactions, metabolic reprogramming, phytohormonal signaling, and defense-associated metabolites in citrus HLB pathosystems.
Plant Immunometabolism and Defense Signaling
Focus: Elucidating defense metabolites, signaling molecules, antioxidant machinery, phytohormonal balance, and transcriptional networks that regulate plant immune activation
Natural Plant Metabolites as Regulators of Plant Defense
Focus: Natural metabolites, phenolics, amino acids, and bioactive metabolites that modulate plant defense and suppress pathogen development
Oxytetracycline Translocation and Precision Delivery for Huanglongbing Management
Focus: Antibiotic translocation, vascular mobility, residue monitoring, delivery optimization, and precision therapeutic strategies for Huanglongbing management.
Not Just a Cycle: Functional Connection Between the TCA Cycle and GABA Shunt During Biotic Stress
Focus: Metabolic flux reprogramming, carbon flux, mitochondrial metabolism, GABA shunt activation, redox homeostasis, and metabolic partitioning during plant–pathogen interactions.
Pathogen Diagnostics, Surveillance, and Disease Epidemiology
Focus: Pathogen diversity, virulence evolution, resistance durability, Diagnostics, Disease Epidemiology, and disease surveillance systems.
Controlled Environment Specialty Crop Pathology and Precision Disease Management
Focus: Pathogen epidemiology in protected systems and how the environment shapes crop susceptibility and uses multi-omics to improve disease control, reduce chemical use, and support stable specialty crop production.
Focus: Advancing science-based disease management solutions for emerging and economically important fungal and bacterial diseases affecting tomato, pepper, onion, bean, strawberry, and other vegetable crops across field and protected production systems.
Focus: Developing and implementing science-based solutions for the diagnosis, monitoring, and integrated management of emerging and economically important fungal and bacterial diseases affecting wheat, barley, rice, and maize production systems.