Gadhave laboratory

Fundamental biology, pest and disease management tools

The Gadhave Lab

Interdisciplinary research to decipher the complexity of plant-insect-virus interactions & develop novel pest & disease management solutions

Addressing threats from insect vectors and pathogens

Insect vectors and the pathogens they transmit pose a substantial dual threat to agricultural productivity and global food security. Research of The Gadhave Lab — located at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo — aims to develop novel tools and strategies that can be integrated into current pest and disease management programs by addressing fundamental biological questions intersecting pathogenesis and insect transmission of phytopathogens.

Our lab strives to achieve this goal by conducting inter-disciplinary research in three key areas:

Fundamental

Developing new understanding of the mechanisms that drive the tri-trophic plant-vector-pathogen interactions

applied

Elucidating how certain biotic and abiotic factors influence plant health, crop production and protection

Translational

Innovating pest & disease management solutions based on fundamental and applied research outcomes

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