FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences is hosting research plant pathologist Inga Zasada in a virtual seminar on Tuesday.

Zasada is with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Corvallis, Oregon.

The seminar takes place from 3:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. via Zoom link:

• https://bit.ly/3sv3Gft
• Meeting ID: 810 5065 7798
• Passcode: Spring2021

Inga joined the USDA-ARS Nematology Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, in 2003. In 2008, she moved to the USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon.

Her research focuses on the management of plant-parasitic nematodes in small fruits and other horticultural crops. Current research includes developing integrated management strategies for soil-borne pathogens of small fruits, evaluating rootstocks for nematode management into Washington wine grape vineyards, and genome sequencing and exploration of understudied plant-parasitic nematodes.

Her interest in nematology began as a Peace Corp volunteer in Malta where she worked on developing management strategies for the plant-parasitic nematodes associated with potato and other crops on the islands.

Zasada earned her bachelor's degree from Oregon State University and her master's degree from North Carolina State University, both in crop science. She earned her Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of California at Davis.

The seminar is open to everyone.

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