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Plant Pathology The plant pathology program at the Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center focuses on applied research in various areas of grape disease management. Our current emphasis is on developing programs that improve the sustainability of grape growing in Pennsylvania. Research is specifically directed at exploring, testing, developing, and integrating low impact cultural, chemical, and biological means of controlling grape diseases. The research center is also used by graduate students in the Department of Plant Pathology for field trials relating to their thesis work. Black Rot Fact Sheet Botrytis Bunch Rot Fact Sheet Disease Management Trials 2000, 2001 Alternative Strategies for Botrytis Control 2002-03, 2004 Downy Mildew Fact Sheet Disease Management Trials 2000, 2001, 2002 Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot Fact Sheet Disease Management Trials 2000, 2001, 2002 Powdery Mildew Fact Sheet Disease Management Trials 2000, 2001, 2002 Control of Black Rot in Greenhouse and Field Trials Using Organic Approved Materials, 2005 (pdf) Control of Black Rot in Greenhouse and Field Trials Using Organic Approved Materials, 2006 (pdf) Control of Black Rot in Greenhouse and Field Trials Using Organic Approved Materials, 2007 (pdf) Disease Management Guidelines for Organic Grape Production in the Lake Erie Region (pdf)     2005 Grape Disease Summary 2004 Grape Disease Summary     The Suppression of Grapevine Diseases with Compost Tea in the Greenhouse, 2003     PSU Fruit Pathology Web Site Dr. Jim Travis, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Penn State University Bryan Hed, Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, Penn State University