| Affiliations: | STEM Research Leadership |
| Project Leader: | Julien Levy julienlevy@tamu.edu Horticultural Sciences |
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Meeting Times:
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TBA |
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Team Size:
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4
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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if interested the student may join the lab for other research opportunities
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Team Needs:
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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 |
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Description:
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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 |