Plantopia

Leveraging the Social Sciences for Greater Plant Health

August 31st, 2022  |  Season 2  |  39 mins 46 secs

APS Leadership: Unified Vision Even in Times of Change

August 15th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 56 secs

Of Peeps and People…and Plant Pathology

July 21st, 2022  |  Season 2  |  37 mins

When plant health meets human health: Is agriculture contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant human pathogens?

June 17th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  36 mins 10 secs

Rising to the Occasion: Moving Up Through the Plant Pathology Industry

June 9th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  28 mins 17 secs

Insights on Streak Mosaic Virus and Its Impact on Cereal Crops

June 9th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  37 mins 40 secs

This episode discusses streak mosaic virus and its implications on wheat and other cereal crops; the challenges and opportunities of being an extension plant pathologist; and being an impactful woman in plant pathology.

Season 2 Coming Soon!

May 4th, 2022  |  1 min 7 secs

New host. New guests. Same great topics! Season 2 of Plantopia launches June 2022.

Robotics Revolution: Part 2

December 14th, 2020  |  23 mins 46 secs

Phytopatholobot & scouting from space

Robotics Revolution: Part 1

November 30th, 2020  |  36 mins 57 secs

A quiet revolution is underway in agriculture.

Cranberries

November 16th, 2020  |  25 mins 26 secs

Where do they come from? Are they really grown in water? Which pathogens are vying to ruin your Thanksgiving dinner? What challenges do cranberry growers face and what exactly is Ocean Spray?

Resist!

November 2nd, 2020  |  36 mins 12 secs

Microscopic battlefields, how plants resist pathogens, and how far we’ve come in understanding the strategies employed by both sides in this conflict.

For the Greater Good...of Wine

October 19th, 2020  |  27 mins 44 secs

From education on the dangers of "suitcase" plant material, to creating islands of habitat for beneficial insects, to the collective agreement on a set of rules by which crops can be produced in a more sustainable fashion; it all works better when we look out for each other.

A Distinct Amount of Human Suffering

October 5th, 2020  |  32 mins 41 secs

If you thought that human misery due to plant diseases was only from our distant past, that our technology has placed us beyond the reach of plague and famine, then you have not kept up to date on Phytopthora infestans.

The Future Looks Bright

September 21st, 2020  |  31 mins 24 secs

We turn to photobiology for answers on how to produce healthier crops.

What Can Plants Teach Us About Pandemics?

September 7th, 2020  |  38 mins 4 secs

Tracking, testing, and stopping viruses that would otherwise wreak havoc within a population is the everyday work for some plant pathologists.

The Wonderful World of Worms

August 24th, 2020  |  21 mins 15 secs

Charles Darwin was fascinated by them. You should be too.