A New Mexico State University researcher will lead a workshop on one of the most common plant pathogens during the 2025 New Mexico Chile Conference in February.
Soum Sanogo, a professor of fungal plant pathology in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, will present the "Spring Institute on Phytophthora Research and Extension" from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces.
The event is part of an effort to disseminate information from a multi-state research project dedicated to curbing Phytophthora blight caused by a soilborne pathogen known as Phytophthora capsici. This pathogen causes fruit rot, root rot, rapid wilting and plant death in vegetables and fruits like melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, snap beans and lima beans.
Funding for the research project comes from a $5.9 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Specialty Crop Research Initiative, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This event is open to crop and soil health specialists, county Extension agents, growers, processors, agricultural practitioners, K-12 science teachers and students, post-secondary students, 4-H and FFA members, and the general public. The event will provide background on Phytophthora blight, its impact on crops and updates on research efforts to combat the disease.
All those who plan to attend should contact Sanogo at
The full article can be seen at https://newsroom.nmsu.edu/news/nmsu-researcher-to-lead-workshop-on-plant-pathogen/s/f425cb69-db5e-4ce2-b577-96a1f4b87e3e
