Daisy Ahumada | Entomology and Plant Pathology
- Pathogenicity of Ganoderma Species in California Agricultural and Native Hosts, Plant Disease (2026, May 29)
- Bacterial Wilt Official Variety Test, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence County, South Carolina, 2023, Plant Health Progress (2025)
- Bacterial Wilt Official Variety Test, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence County, South Carolina, 2024, Plant Health Progress (2025)
- Black Shank Official Variety Test, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 2023, Plant Health Progress (2025)
Daisy Ahumada
Assistant Professor and Extension Field Crop and Strawberry Pathology Specialist | Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
Research
Dr. Daisy Ahumada is an Assistant Professor and Extension Field Crop and Strawberry Pathology Specialist in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. Her research focuses on understanding and managing plant diseases that affect North Carolina’s major agricultural crops, with an emphasis on translating research findings into practical disease-management strategies for growers and agricultural professionals. Her current program focuses on tobacco diseases, biological approaches to suppress corn ear rots and mycotoxin contamination, cotton foliar diseases, and Neopestalotiopsis in strawberries.
Website:
https://fieldcroppathology.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
