Jiahuai "Alex" Hu

Jiahuai "Alex" Hu

Associate Specialist Plant Pathology Extension & Associate Professor
Research

We provide plant disease diagnostic services to Extension personnel, growers, pest control advisors, homeowners, landscape professionals, arborists, and the general public throughout and beyond Arizona. I collaborate efforts with state and federal agencies through the National Plant Diagnostic Network – Western Region.

Interests

Etiology, biology, and epidemiology of phytopathogenic fungi , bacteria, nematodes and viruses
Development, validation and implementation of existing and new plant disease diagnostic tools
Biological, cultural and chemical management of crop diseases

Degree(s)

  • Ph.D. Plant Pathology Virginia Tech
  • M.S. Plant Pathology China Agricultural University
  • B.S. Plant Protection USTC/Hefei Institute of Economics and Technology