PROGRAM
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• Field, greenhouse, and laboratory research projects on late blight of potato and tomato; cyst nematode, downy mildew and root rot of green pea; anthracnose of lettuce; and leaf spot diseases of carrot and squash 
• Presentation of research findings at professional meetings and conferences 
• Plant disease education including field demonstrations, commodity group presentations, popular magazine articles, written materials and workshops for the agricultural community 
• Diagnosis and control recommendations for vegetable diseases of commercial fields, greenhouses and home gardens

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STAFF
Gundersen | Gurney | Inglis | Spence

Babette Gundersen, Ag Research Technologist III, began working part-time in the WSU-Mount Vernon vegetable pathology program in 1993, becoming research technologist in 1997. She is responsible for carrying out all aspects of field research, including plot layout, experimental design, and maintenance of experimental trials. She carries out or assists in statistical analysis of data generated from field, greenhouse, and laboratory experiments within the program. Babette also prepares slide presentations, assists in poster and manuscript preparation, and helps organize field days and workshops. She has a B. A. degree in law and a M. S. degree in experimental psychology from Central Washington University, earned in 1988 and 1991, respectively. 

Katie Gurney, Technical Assistant, has worked in the WSU-Mount Vernon vegetable pathology program for nearly a decade. Her tasks are many and varied, and her assistance is greatly appreciated by all of us.

Debbie Inglis, Associate Professor, has been program leader in vegetable pathology at WSU-Mount Vernon since 1993. Her research and extension duties include the biology and control of fresh and processing vegetables in western Washington. Currently, she oversees field, greenhouse and laboratory projects on late blight of potato and tomato, downy mildew and Fusarium wilt of pea, and leaf spot diseases of lettuce, carrot and squash. She earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant pathology from Washington State University in 1976 and 1982, respectively, and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Wisconsin in 1984. From 1984 to 1986 she worked as a Small Grains Integrated Pest Management specialist for the Montana State University Cooperative Extension Service.

Raina Spence, Graduate Student, began her graduate work in plant pathology with the WSU-Mount Vernon vegetable pathology program on May 1, 2000. A native of Ephrata, Washington, she recently graduated from Central Washington University with a B. A. degree in biology. Her thesis research will focus on the influence of soil temperature, moisture and organic amendments on transmission of Phytophthora infestans from cut potato seed pieces. 

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