Melanie L. Lewis Ivey

This researcher studies plant diseases that affect crops such as grapes, tomatoes, peppers, apples, and chestnuts, with a focus on the bacteria and fungi that cause them and how to manage these diseases in agricultural settings. Much of the work is applied, testing fungicides, disease-resistant plant varieties, and spraying technologies, as well as examining food safety risks on farms. Prospective students would likely be involved in field-based plant pathology research connecting basic disease biology to practical crop management recommendations.

Publication output has grown from about 1-5 papers per year in the late 2010s to a steady 6 papers per year in 2023-2025, indicating an increasing and now stable rate of output.

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