| Job Title |
Plant Pathologist |
| Job Description |
Conducts Research In Nature, Cause, And Control Of Plant
Diseases And Decay Of Plant Products: Studies And Compares
Healthy And Diseased Plants To Determine Symptoms Of Diseased
Condition. Inoculates Healthy Plants With Culture Of Suspected
Agents Taken From Diseased Plants And Studies Effects To
Determine Agents Responsible For Disease. Isolates
Disease-causing Agent, Studies Habits And Life Cycle, And
Devises Methods Of Destroying Or Controlling Agent
[microbiologist (profess. & Kin.)]. Tests Possible Control
Measures Under Laboratory And Field Conditions For Comparative
Effectiveness, Practicality, And Economy. Investigates
Comparative Susceptibility Of Different Varieties Of Plants And
Develops Varieties Immune To Disease [plant Breeder (profess. &
Kin.)]. Studies Rates Of Spread And Intensity Of Disease Under
Different Conditions Of Soil, Climate, And Geography, And
Predicts Outbreaks Of Plant Diseases. Determines Kinds Of Plants
And Insects That Harbor Or Transmit Disease. Studies Losses
From Deterioration Of Perishable Plant Products In Transit Or
Storage And Develops Practices To Prevent Or Reduce Losses.
Determines Presence Of Disease Producing Agents In Seed Stocks
To Reduce Losses From Seed Borne Diseases. May Specialize In
Type Of Plant Affected, Such As Cereal Crops, Fruit, Or Forest
Trees, Or By Type Of Disease, Such As Bacterial, Virus, Fungus,
Mycoplasma, Or Nematode. May Inspect Flower And Vegetable Seeds
And Flowering Bulbs For Diseases, Infections, And Insect
Injuries.
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