Guido Schnabel

Associate Professor

Education:
Masters at the Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
PhD at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

Responsibilities:
Fruit Disease Management, 60% Research and 40% Extension

Research interest:
Integrated management of diseases affecting peach trees and peach fruit, including brown rot, Armillaria root rot, and peach scab. Current projects are: (i) Management and molecular basis of fungicide resistance in Monilinia fructicola; (ii) development of transgenic rootstocks for peach exhibiting disease and nematode resistance; (iii) investigation of biocontrol agents (Trichoderma species), root collar excavation, and fungicide injections for Armillaria root rot control

Honors and awards:
Cooperative Extension Service Team Award, Clemson University (Peach Team) (2007)
Cooperative Extension Service Superior Performance Award, Clemson University (2006)
Communication Award, National Association County Agricultural Agents (2003)
Grant Award, Submitted at Grant Writing Workshop, MSU Agricultural Experiment Station (1999)