Kathryn Homa

Kathryn Homa, Ph.D. student, Department of Plant Biology and Fungicide Coordinator, IR-4 Project. Homa aids in obtaining new product registrations for basil downy mildew control. As a PhD student she is working on breeding sweet basil for Fusarium wilt disease resistance.

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