Livleen Kaur
EDUCATION
PhD Dual Title in Plant Pathology and Microbiome Sciences, Penn State
MS Plant Pathology, Auburn University
BSc Agriculture (Hons), Punjab Agricultural University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am highly passionate about integrated plant disease management, I am dedicated to advancing solutions for enhancing crop health and yield. Currently, I am working on disease-suppressive microbial communities to help mitigate bacterial speck of tomato. Prior to this, I have experience working with peanut disease diagnosis and management, with a special focus on early and late leaf spot.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
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Graduate Student Research Grant, Northeast Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education (NESARE) (2024)
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The Alan A. MacNab Plant Pathology Memorial Endowment for Vegetable Research, Penn State (2024)
PUBLICATIONS
Kaur, L., Campbell, H.L., Miller, H.B., Parker, C., Burkett, J., and Strayer-Scherer, A. 2024. Response of Selected Commercial Peanut Cultivars to Leaf Spot Diseases as Influenced by Fungicide Inputs. Crop Protection. 184:106781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106781
Kaur, L., Campbell, H.L., Parker, C., and Strayer-Scherer, A. 2024. Optimizing Fungicide Programs for Peanut Leaf Spot Management in Southeast Alabama: A Case of Reducing Chlorothalonil Use. Crop Protection. 184:106809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106809