Welcome to the Gevens lab!

My research program investigates the ecology of fungus and fungus-like plant pathogens for enhanced and integrated disease management to support commercial agriculture in Wisconsin. We have three main areas of focus: management of Phytophthora species pathogenic on potato and vegetable crops in field and storage, investigating species distribution and occurrence of pathogenic Alternaria affecting potato, and development of integrated disease management programming in potato systems to reduce reliance upon soil fumigation in managing key soilborne diseases. As the University of Wisconsin Extension Potato and Vegetable Pathologist, my program supports vegetable growers by providing research-based recommendations for controlling diseases during production and in storage. My research program directly feeds into my extension work.

Vegetable Crop Update Newsletter

Update 3 – June 4, 2023
In this issue: Potato and vegetable disease model updates Potato early blight management options Natural control of insects, Two-spotted spider mites and mint bud mite, onion thrips, aphids, and Colorado potato beetle updates Colorado potato …
Update 2 – May 28, 2023
In this issue: Potato production progress updates Asparagus beetles, Colorado potato beetles, and seedcorn maggot updates Potato and vegetable disease model updates WI DATCP Special Local Need Registrations (24c) and Emergency Exemptions (Section 18) authorized …
Update 1 – May 21, 2023
In this issue: 2023 Commercial Vegetable Production in Wisconsin Guide (A3422) Potato and veg disease forecasting in 2023 UW Vegetable Disease and Insect Forecasting Network Wisconsin Mesonet Advancement Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension …
Update 23 – Sep 18, 2022
Save the date for the 2023 Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic (January 11th and 12th). The Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic is Wisconsin’s premier agribusiness industry event drawing interest and participation from all confluences of the industry from throughout …
Update on late blight pathogen genotype from Michigan
Hello, I forward, here, a message from Dr. Jaime Willbur, Potato and Sugar Beet Extension Pathologist with Michigan State Univ., regarding the late blight situation in Michigan. The genotype or clonal lineage of the late …
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