Laboratory of Phytopathology
Welcome to the website of the Laboratory of Phytopathology. Our laboratory is part of the Department of Plant Sciences of Wageningen University. On our website you will find information on our research, our courses, but also general information on plant-microbe interactions.
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Our Research
The aim of the research is to gain fundamental knowledge about plant pathogenic fungi and oomycetes, the interaction with their host plants and the interaction with bacteria as they occur in the rhizosphere.
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WUR joins new EU innovation project to increase resilience and quality of tomato varieties
- WUR-researchers will participate in the new EU research initiative HARNESSTOM. In this project breeding companies, scientists and farmers join forces... -
Overcoming the developing pandemic of Panama disease in banana
- New methods to efficiently monitor Panama disease, also known as Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium species in bananas were developed during the PhD... -
'Banana has a future after all'
- The banana has been severely affected by fungal diseases that can only be combated by using more and more plant protection products. In the last...
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Our Education
The Laboratory of Phytopathology contributes to several BSc and MSc programmes of the Wageningen University, but also offers interesting training courses for professionals.
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