Chao-Xi Luo Postdoctoral Scientist , Fruit Pathology OFFICE: B04 Long Hall ADDRESS: Dept. of Entomology, Soils, & Plant Sciences, 120 Long Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0315 TELEPHONE: 864-656-5742 FAX: 864-656-0274 E-MAIL: cluo@clemson.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., 2006, Kagoshima University (Japan). Doctor of Agriculture in Science of Life, Environment and Conservation. The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences.

M.S., 2003, Saga University (Japan). Master of Agriculture in Applied Biosciences. Faculty of Agriculture.

B.S., 1995, Beijing Agriculture University (China). Bachelor of Agriculture in Plant Pathology. Department of Plant Protection.

Current Research

I am working on a research team focusing on the management of brown rot on peaches, caused by ascomycete fungus Monilinia fructicola. In 2004, our lab reported that the presence of M. fructicola populations with reduced sensitivity to demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides was connected to the outbreaks of brown rot in the southeastern United States. Afterward, QoI fungicides with different mode of action than DMI’s were introduced to control brown rot. The goal of this research is to assess the risk of alternating DMI and QoI fungicides in orchards with M. fructicola reduced sensitivity populations to DMI fungicides. A second goal is to obtain mutants resistant to QoI fungicide or DMI fungicide for studying the molecular basis of resistance to fungicides