Entomology and Plant Pathology PhD student, Urmila Adhikari, spoke at the Small Grains Field Day held by NCSU Cooperative Extension at the Piedmont Research Station (PRS) in Salisbury on April 17th, 2019.  The field day drew about 60 farmers, crop consultants and NCSU / USDA personnel.

Urmila spoke about Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB), the fungal disease on which she is conducting her dissertation research at three field locations this year, including the PRS.  In the featured photo, she is explaining how infections occur and how the disease is transmitted, and showing the audience how to recognize SNB lesions.