The day will come when the sign of the plant pathologist will stand forth in the street alongside that of the physician and surgeon.. .. For what will it profit us if all the ills and diseases of the human race be banished and we then face starvation because of diseases and pests in our food (1). To the Editor: Every year plant diseases affect human society, resulting in inadequate nutrition an...

The teaching environment for plant pathology is changing in both positive and negative ways. Teaching expectations are increasing and resources are decreasing, but recent educational research and instructional technology offer new approaches to meet these challenges. Plant pathologists are teaching courses that may attract new students to the discipline or at least improve agricultural awarenes...

Following the 2006 annual meeting of The American Phytopathological Society (APS), President Jan Leach appointed an ad hoc committee with the following charge: Based on an assessment of where plant pathology now stands as a profession, develop a vision of where we will be in the future (10-20 yrs) and how we should position ourselves to achieve this vision. Some key questions and background rel...

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This article presents the experiences of a woman in academic plant pathology from the 1950s to today. Topics include the social climate for women in science, personal and professional developments and research discoveries, public policy issues in agriculture and biotechnology affecting plant pathology, and projections for the future of plant pathology.

Xianming Chen, USDA-ARS, Wheat Genetics, Physiology, Quality, and Disease Research Unit, and Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6430; Mary Moore, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University; Eugene A. Milus, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701; David L. Long, USDA-ARS, Cereal Disease Laboratory, Universi...

Sarah J. Pethybridge, Botanical Resources Australia – Agricultural Services Pty. Ltd., Ulverstone, Tasmania, 7315, Australia; David H. Gent, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Services (USDA-ARS), Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit and Oregon State University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Corvallis, OR 97331; Paul D. Esker, University of Wisconsin, De...