Febina Mathew
Adjunct Associate Professor and Field Crops Pathologist
Biography
I research on the biology of pathogens (e.g. fungus, bacteria, nematode) causing diseases on broadleaf crops and strategies to manage diseases (e.g. fungicides, host resistance). My primary crop responsibility includes black-eyed pea (cowpea), camelina, canola, carinata, chickpea (garbanzo bean), corn, dry edible bean, lentil, field pea, flax, soybean, and sunflower.
Academic and Professional Experience
Committees and Professional Memberships
- American Phytopathological Society
- The British Society for Plant Pathology
Research and Scholar Work
Awards and Honors
- 2021 NACAA Communication Award (Class #13 Bound Book/eBook) North Central Regional and State Winner - Best Management Practices for Sunflower Production (team award) (2022).
- North Central Regional Multistate Research Award for NCERA137- Soybean Diseases (team award) (2021)
- Early Career Award, American Phytopathological Society- North Central Division (2018)
- Schroth Faces of the Future Award in Host Resistance and Host/ Pathogen Interaction, American Phytopathological Society (2017)
- Inducted into the South Dakota Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture (Gamma Sigma Delta) (2016)
- Nominated for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring award, South Dakota State University (2016)
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