Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA. Expertise in plant pathology, specifically in beneficial and vascular pathogenic bacteria interactions with plants.
Role in BeXyl Project: Active participation in: 1) Understanding abiotic drivers of Xf epidemics; 2) Host range and pathogenicity of Xf strains; 3) Population biology and genomics of Xf strains; 4) Development of a global model for Xf detection and monitoring using remote sensing; and 5) Deepening into molecular plant responses to Xf infection.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-4840
Mail: lzd0005@auburn.edu