Mechanisims of Inducible and constitutively expressed defense responses in plants, defense gene regulation.
Cellular and molecular biology of induced systemic resistance and multigenic resistance in plants; Regulations of genes involved in defense reactions at various stages of plant-pathogen interactions; Natural alternatives to pesticides, including methyl bromide, for pest and pathogen control; Cloning of anti-microbial genes from Bacillus spp. for aflatoxin control.
