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Spring 2023: Test the effect of entomopathogen fungi on potato psyllids

Affiliations: STEM Research Leadership
Project Leader: Julien Levy
julienlevy@tamu.edu
Horticultural Sciences
Meeting Times:
TBA
Team Size:
4
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
if interested the student may join the lab for other research opportunities
Team Needs:
1-motivated, organized, reliable and hard worker 2-available 6-8 hours per week 3- commit to participate for 2 semesters project suitable for students in Agriculture: Horticulture, Plant pathology entomology or in Biology
Description:
To test the effect of entomopathogen fungi on the potato psyllids. Test for their capacity to transmit Lso, Test their effect on the bacterial titer in the insect, and finally to test their effect on insect preference when the agents are applied on plants. – 1- this project will last 2 semester spring and fall 2023 – in the spring the students (with the mentor) will be responsible to develop a methodology, order the supplies and conduct preliminary assays

 

Written by:
Andrew McNeely
Published on:
January 20, 2023

Categories: FullTags: Spring 2023

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