Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Dufault Lab
Led by Nick Dufault · Plant Pathology
What we study
The Dufault Lab studies fungal crop diseases in Florida, using statistical tools, weather data, and education to improve disease management for vegetables and agronomic crops.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Plants
- Bacteria & microbes
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Characterization of Xanthomonas spp. Associated with Bacterial Spot Outbreaks in Watermelon
2026 · Plant Disease
Identifies and classifies bacterial strains causing outbreaks of watermelon bacterial spot.
- Developing a Profitable and Sustainable Fungicide Program to Control Northern and Southern Corn Leaf Blights on Sweet Corn in Florida
2026 · Plant Disease
Compares fungicide programs to control leaf blights in sweet corn in Florida.
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- Efficacy of fungicides applied via solid-set overhead sprinklers vs. tractor-mounted sprayers for carrot Alternaria leaf blight
2026 · Crop Protection
- Draft genome sequences of Passalora arachidicola and Nothopassalora personata , causal agents of early and late leaf spots of peanut
2026 · Microbiology Resource Announcements
Sequences genomes of two peanut leaf spot pathogens to study their biology.
- Comparative Evaluation of Inoculation Methods to Screen Aspergillus niger-Induced Crown Rot Disease Resistance in Peanut
2026 · Agronomy
Tests three methods to screen peanut plants for resistance to crown rot caused by Aspergillus niger.
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