AgriLife Extension Plant Pathology

Addressing diseases that threaten grain and vegetable production across the Texas High Plains.

AgriLife Extension, Diagnostics, and Applied Research on Plant Disease Threats

High Plains Plant pathology extension programs revolve around delivering plant disease control and management solutions that are based on applied research. Our work focuses primarily on small grain and other row crops produced in the Texas High Plains, which continue to face challenges from old and new diseases. Management solutions developed by the plant pathology program at Amarillo are informed by Indepth investigations of plant pathogens and the diseases they cause.

Our work to deliver plant disease management solutions includes:

• Plant Disease Diagnostics
• Applied Research
• Training of Agents and Crop Consultants
• Coordination with Producers and Producer Groups
• Extension Educational Publications

Faculty

Ken Obasa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Texas A&M University Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

The Texas High Plains Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

Based at our center, the Texas High Plains Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory offers plant disease diagnostic services for the state of Texas. The lab aims to determine causal agents of plant diseases in a timely and efficient manner. Its goal is to deliver management solutions that can be implemented as soon as possible.

Find a full listing of services and fees as well as sample-submission forms at the lab website.

visit the Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab

Noland R. Anderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, Texas A&M AgriLife Research – High Plain

Dr. Anderson’s focus is on understanding economically important plant pathogens that infect agricultural crops. Given the continued need for understanding and development of crop protection solutions, the goal of my program at Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research Extension Center is to conduct fundamental, applied, and outreach research on key plant pathogen problems common in the state of Texas and more specifically, in the Texas Panhandle.