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Plant Diseases

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Meet Our Plant Diseases Experts

Ariel Cowan

Regional Fire Specialist, Central Region

Jeremiah Dung

Plant Pathologist

Brooke Edmunds

Community Horticulture, Master Gardeners

Kenneth Frost

Plant Pathologist

Christina Hagerty

Cereal Pathology

Achala KC

Plant Pathology

Maria Marlin

Faculty Research Assistant

Cynthia Ocamb

Plant Pathologist

Jay Pscheidt

Plant Pathologist

Melodie Putnam

Plant Clinic

Steve Renquist

Luisa Santamaria

Nursery Pathology Specialist, Bilingual Educator

Dave Shaw

Silviculture

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Should I leave my fig leaves on the ground?

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