About the show
Healthy plants are the foundation for life on our planet. They produce the oxygen we breathe and over 80% of the food we eat. The Plantopia podcast series explains how protecting plant health can ensure a sustainable future. Inspired by the United Nations declaration of 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health, the American Phytopathological Society created Plantopia so you can explore the world of plant health in company with plant pathologists—people on a mission to protect plants and our food supply.
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Episodes
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Graduate student professional development, industry careers, and plant defense
November 7th, 2022 | Season 2 | 39 mins 12 secs
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The Science of Plant Pathology and Indigenous Ways of Knowing
October 18th, 2022 | Season 2 | 41 mins 30 secs
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Small RNAs: From Plant/Microbe Interactions to COVID Vaccines
September 28th, 2022 | Season 2 | 48 mins 36 secs
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Brains Like to Think
September 14th, 2022 | Season 2 | 32 mins 50 secs
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Leveraging the Social Sciences for Greater Plant Health
August 31st, 2022 | Season 2 | 39 mins 46 secs
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APS Leadership: Unified Vision Even in Times of Change
August 15th, 2022 | Season 2 | 32 mins 56 secs
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Of Peeps and People…and Plant Pathology
July 21st, 2022 | Season 2 | 37 mins
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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
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Rising to the Occasion: Moving Up Through the Plant Pathology Industry
June 9th, 2022 | Season 2 | 28 mins 17 secs
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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.
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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.
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Robotics Revolution: Part 2
December 14th, 2020 | 23 mins 46 secs
Phytopatholobot & scouting from space
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Robotics Revolution: Part 1
November 30th, 2020 | 36 mins 57 secs
A quiet revolution is underway in agriculture.
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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?
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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.
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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.