We study diseases of field crops, but more importantly the biology and genetics of fungal and oomycete organisms that cause disease.
09/09/2022
Congratulations to American Society for Microbiology Lifetime Achievement Award recipient James M. Tiedje, Ph.D., university distinguished professor in the CANR Plant, Soil, & Microbial Science Department at Michigan State University. https://asm.org/Press-Releases/2022/August-2022/ASM-Selects-Honorees-for-Prestigious-Awards
06/24/2022
Curious about the connection between the microbiome and productivity in agriculture? Join our USDA-funded long-term agricultural microbiome research project. Contact [email protected] See complete information about this position here: https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/511239/research-associatefixed-term
02/09/2022
Webinar Series Available This webinar series will prepare participants to enhance their field crop production systems and improve their bottom line in 2021 using the latest research-based information.
01/19/2021
Field Crops Webinar Series 2021 This webinar series will prepare participants to enhance their field crop production systems and improve their bottom line in 2021 using the latest research-based information.
09/05/2020
Little chilvers lab reunion today! Mikaela met up with former students Mitch and Kjersten! Kjersten now farms with her husband (and baby!) in Wisconsin, and Mitch is a Post-doc at UW-Madison.
09/02/2020
07/26/2020
Midwestern H**p Database Project seeks grower participation Land-grant universities team up with Rock River Laboratory and h**p growers to develop a public h**p database.