1.0 CEUs – Integrated Pest Management
Enrollment Fee: $10
Course Number: 24CMC-PM-57645
Briana Whitaker is a Research Microbiologist and Joseph Opoku Research Plant Pathologist at the USDA-ARS facility in Peoria. In this presentation, Whitaker and Opoku focus on crop pathogens and mycotoxins. They discuss the impact of fungal pathogens on wheat and corn, highlighting diseases like Fusarium head blight and Aspergillus ear rot. Their research emphasizes the importance of monitoring and mitigating mycotoxin contamination to ensure food safety and crop health.
This presentation was originally produced for the 2024 Crop Management Conference. If you received CEUs for this presentation while attending that conference, you are not eligible for additional CEUs for completing this course module. If you do not need CEUs, use this link to view the presentation.
For questions about the course, please contact Megan Weber (Email: megannr2@illinois.edu).