Paul "Trey" Price
Assistant Professor
Macon Ridge Research Station
212A Macon Ridge Road
Winnsboro, LA 71295
Phone: (318) 435-2157
Fax: (318) 435-2133
Mobile: (308) 235-9805
Email: PPrice@agcenter.lsu.edu

EDUCATION

B. S., Agronomy, Louisiana Tech University, 1999
M. S., Biology, Louisiana Tech University, 2000
Ph. D., Plant Pathology, Louisiana State University, 2013

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION/RESEARCH & EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

• Discovery and delineation of fungicide resistance in major crop pathogens, and development of avoidance and mitigation strategies.

• Statewide responsibilities for ongoing and emerging issues in cotton and wheat pathology.

• Statewide responsibilities for disease management education in all field crops except sugarcane and sweet potato.

• Primary pathology contact for all crops in the northeast region (13 parishes).

• Involved in many collaborative research/extension applied research projects in cotton, corn, soybean, grain sorghum, wheat, and other Louisiana crops.

ACTIVE GRANTS

• Harrison, S. A., P. Price, and D. Groth.  Development of FHB Resistant Wheat Genotypes Adapted to the Gulf Coast.  USDA/US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.

• P. Price.  Managing Disease in Louisiana Corn.  Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board.

• P. Price, R. Levy, and J. Lofton.  Evaluation of soybean cultivars and fungicides for disease management in Northeast Louisiana.  Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board.

• P. Price and R. W. Schneider.  Evaluation of Cercospora leaf blight and purple seed stain in Louisiana.  Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board.

• P. Price, B. Padgett, S. Harrison, R. Mascagni, and C. Hollier.  Wheat Disease Management in Louisiana.  Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board.

Publications | Curriculum Vitae