Principal Investigator
David M. Butler, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences
dbutler@utk.edu
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Research Focus: Applied soil-plant & soil-plant-fungal interactions, integrated ASD systems, ASD mechanisms, alley cropping systems
Staff & Students
Utsala Shrestha, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Plant Sciences
utsala@utk.edu
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Research Focus: Integrated ASD systems, ASD mechanisms, biocontrol/biostimulant fungi, strawberry defense response, strawberry black root rot
J. Hollis Rice
Research Associate/Lab Manager
jrice@utk.edu
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Research Focus: I provide research support for all lab projects.
James Littrell
Ph.D. student
Research Focus: My research focuses on the role & interaction of volatile fatty acids and reduced forms of Fe and Mn in mortality of F. oxysporum inoculum in ASD treated systems under variable soil environmental conditions.
Caitlin Dalton
M.S. student
Research Focus: My research focuses on local isolates of Trichoderma spp. and the mechanisms through which they affect crop performance when present following soil disinfestation treatments.