Vision Statement
Crops and landscapes protected from plant diseases using scientifically based, environmentally sound, and cost-effective methods

Mission Statement
Develop control strategies to reduce losses caused by plant diseases that are effective and affordable while maintaining environmental quality.

Research Components

• Identification and Classification of Pathogens
• Biological Control
• Cultural Control
• Pathogen Biology, Genetics, Population Dynamics, Spread, and Relationship with Hosts and Vectors 
• Host Plant Resistance to Disease