Botany & Plant Pathology

Plant and microbial biology helps address challenges facing us in the 21st century and beyond…

Our research on plants and microbes helps: protect the environment, apply genetic knowledge to improve plants, manage natural resources, control weeds and diagnose plant diseases.

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Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences, Room 1-446
915 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette, IN 47906
(765) 494-4615
botany@purdue.edu



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Purdue researchers adopt interdisciplinary approach to assessing emerging tar spot disease in corn

Dr. Christian Cruz is leading collaborative efforts on multiple fronts to combat tar spot disease in corn. His transdisciplinary approach involves departmental, national, and international partnerships, cutting-edge research, and innovative...

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Purdue researchers adopt interdisciplinary approach to assessing emerging tar spot disease in corn

For more than a century, tar spot fungal disease in corn kept its distance from the U.S., biding...

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