Host Resistance

Plant diseases have a devastating impact on agricultural production every year. Evolution of pathogens, international travel and trade and alterations in climate play crucial roles in emergence and spread of commonly known and new diseases. Elucidation of mechanism(s) underlying host resistance and development of new disease management strategies that incorporate host resistance are essential in minimizing crop losses in a cost effective and environmentally safe manner. The Host Resistance Committee's primary mission is to foster awareness and disseminate information related to identifying mechanisms of resistance and integrated management strategies that improves the host's ability to defend itself against pathogen attack. The field of host resistance is at the core of Plant Pathology profession. Plant Health Management and Biology of Plant-Microbe/pest interactions are two key branches of APS vision for plant pathology for the 21st century and host plant resistance will be an integral component of these two branches. Host resistance will also be an important component of most integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. Healthy plants are essential to secure a safe food and energy supply for a continuously growing global population in an environmentally safe and sustainable way and host resistance will play an important role in realizing higher yields to feed the growing population. Genomics will become a key component of host plant resistance research and will lead to development of new and enhanced resistant varieties.

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Kimberly M. WebbNC Cooperative ExtensionChair7/31/20248/5/2025153487
Nicole M. DonofrioUniversity of DelawareCouncil Liaison - Ex Officio8/11/20228/5/2025153053
Tika AdhikariNorth Carolina State UniversityMember12/2/20248/1/2027260586
Bridget AgbesiUniversity of AlabamaMember1/16/20248/1/2026283807
Gul Shad Ali Member11/4/20248/1/2027287858
Oluwatimilehin AlongeInternational Institue of Tropical AgricultureMember7/18/20248/1/2027274399
Gazala AmeenSouth Dakota State UniversityMember7/15/20218/1/2026268013
Peter J. Balint-KurtiUSDA ARS, North Carolina State UnivMember8/22/20228/5/2025186390
Liliana M. Cano, PhDUniversity of Florida - Fort Pierce, FLMember8/3/20208/1/2026228245
Ashok K. ChandaUniversity of MinnesotaMember7/23/20248/1/2027195392
Giovana CruppeKansas State UniversityMember10/20/20228/5/2025230972
DEVANNA DEVANNAICAR-National Rice Research InstituteMember5/29/20248/1/2026286418
Dalvir DhadlyUniversity of GeorgiaMember4/24/20248/1/2026281662
Alexi Korrine DongUniversity of GeorgiaMember8/28/20238/1/2026275879
Anupa GaireOregon State UniversityMember4/24/20248/1/2026283246
Shankar Prasad GaireColorado State UniversityMember3/22/20238/5/2025239027
Kristi Gdanetz MacCreadyUSDA-ARSMember4/24/20248/1/2026229782
PRABU GNANASEKARANWashington State UniversityMember8/14/20248/1/2027276217
Dennis A. HaltermanUSDA ARSMember8/8/20198/5/2025172969
Abraham HangamaishoNorth Dakota State UniversityMember5/9/20248/1/2026270773