Eskalen Lab

Giving a research update on sudden vine collapse in Salinas.

Please register to join our field day on July 19th to review field trials on how to control grape powdery mildew with synthetic, biological, and organic fungicides:

Field Days Eskalen Lab - Field Days

DR. AKIF ESKALEN VISITS CAL POLY We had a wonderful visit with Dr. Eskalen last week. Dr. Eskalen is an Extension Specialist in the UC Cooperative Extension Service, based at UC Davis. His lab focuses on applied research in the identification, biology, epidemiology, and control of fungal pathogens on vines, small fruit & berries, and pome fruits pathology in California. That’s a lot to focus on! During his visit we stopped at several field research sites, the pathology lab and met with researchers and graduate students. Dr. Shunping Ding took advantage of the opportunity to meet and talk about grapevine diseases. Our undergraduate and graduate students had a great conversation about their own research interests and some stories about diagnosing some difficult diseases in grapes. This is the kind of interaction that fosters mutually beneficial scientific collaboration and we look forward to that in the near future! #ucdplantpath #UCANR