Bruce A. Fortnum
Director, Pee Dee Research & Education Center
Professor, Plant Pathology
Email: bfrtnm@clemson.eduOffice: (843) 662-3526 ext. 259
Department:
Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences
Education:
Ph. D., Plant Pathology, Clemson University
M.S., Plant Pathology, University of Delaware
B.A., Biology, LaSalle College
Responsibilities:
Director of Pee Dee Research and Education Center.
Professor of Plant Pathology and Physiology. Responsible for research and Extension efforts related to tobacco diseases. Areas of emphasis include: nematodes, bacterial wilt, and greenhouse diseases.
Research interest:
Reduce Losses to Bacterial Wilt on Flue-Cured Tobacco. Use of Biological Organisms to Reduce Mechanical Transmission of Bacterial Wilt on Tobacco. Use of Natural Resistance Genes in Tobacco. Control/Management of Root-Knot Nematodes of Tobacco.
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