Facilities
There are numerous labs in Buckhout Bldg. as well as the centers listed below. Some of our research is conducted at research centers throughout the state, including Fruit Research and Extension Center, Huck Institute, Lake Erie Grape Research Center, Russell Lawson Research Center, and Valentine Turfgrass Research Center.
Our goal is to understand the spatial and temporal dynamics of plant pathogens and pests that reduce productivity of agricultural systems. We strive to achieve this goal through teaching, research and extension activities.
The Fusarium Research Center is a resource center for researchers and others working with Fusarium. Maintained here is the world's largest Fusarium collection, comprised of approximately 16,000 isolates of 50 species.
The Department of Plant Pathology's Mushroom Research Center provides unique facilities for conducting mushroom research. The MRC is located at the north edge of campus and contains a spawning-casing area, two phase-2 rooms, two spawn-production rooms, eleven production rooms, and an analytical-clinical lab. Staff assist faculty and students with research trials on the commercial button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), as well as shiitake (Lentinula edodes), oyster (Pleurotus), and other specialty mushrooms.
The Hildebrandt Library was established in 2003 through a gift to the Department of Plant Pathology from the estate of alumnus Albert C. Hildebrandt.
