Work related to Plant Pathology
| What Kind of Work Does a Plant Pathologist Do? |
| Discover new diseases and new strains of microbes, travelling all over Africa |
| Conduct DNA finger printing of microbes and plants |
| Use an Electron Microscope at 100,000 x magnification to look at viruses and bacteria |
| Search for strains of bacteria and fungi that kill detrimental fungi or insect pests |
| Isolate good viruses that kill dangerous bacteria
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| Discover biofertilizer strains of bacteria to fix nitrogen for crops of small scale farmers |
| Discover ways to save bananas and pine trees from being wiped out by a fungus, Fusarium |
| Breed new crop varieties that are resistant to pests and diseases |