Jeffrey W. Hoy
Professor

302 Life Sciences Bldg.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-1464
Fax: (225) 578-1415
E-mail: JHoy@agcenter.lsu.edu  

Education/Training

B.A. in History, Hendrix College, Conway AR - 1974
M.S. in Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas - 1978
Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, University of California at Davis - 1983

Areas of Specialization/Research

Pathogens and diseases affecting sugarcane, all aspects of disease management, conventional and molecular selection for host plant resistance, Pythium, and changes in soil microbial communities associated with sugarcane monoculture.

Teaching Experience

PLHL 7083 - Epidemiology and Crop Loss Assessment, 3 hour lecture course.

This course introduces graduate students to basic concepts of interactions between pathogen and host populations and the environment, the description and prediction of disease increase in time and space, implications for disease management, and techniques to assess losses to plant diseases.

Research Projects

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Publications | Curriculum Vitae