Episode 66
Standing Sentry for Sweetpotato and Squash
November 24th, 2025
54 mins 23 secs
Season 5
About this Episode
In this episode, Dr. Lina Quesada, William Neil Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Vegetable Pathology at North Carolina State University joins host Matt Kasson to discuss her lab’s research program on downy mildews and sweet potato diseases. She also discusses her love of extension and how she connects her basic science research with growers’ needs.
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Dr. Quesada’s NC State University profile: https://cals.ncsu.edu/entomology-and-plant-pathology/people/lmquesad/
Dr. Quesada’s google scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=im2J9VIAAAAJ
2023 APS Syngenta Award write-up: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/awards/Syngenta/Pages/2023-Syngenta_Quesada.aspx
This episode is produced by Association Briefings.