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Removing not only a diseased grapevine but the two vines on either side of it can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease, a long-standing bane of vineyards around the world, Cornell researchers have found.

• Cornell AgriTech
• School of Integrative Plant Science
• Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Barton, who joined the Cornell faculty in 1951, served as the ninth director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva – now known as Cornell AgriTech – from 1960 until his retirement in 1982.

• Department of Entomology
• School of Integrative Plant Science
• Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Horst received his bachelor’s degree in plant science from Ohio University in 1957. After earning a Ph.D. in plant pathology from the Ohio State University in 1962, he served as director of the plant pathology laboratory at Yoder Brothers Inc...

• School of Integrative Plant Science
• Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
• Disease

Anna Katharine Mansfield , an enologist known for her work in elevating the success of New York state’s craft beverage industry, has been appointed associate director of Cornell AgriTech , effective July 1. As an associate professor of food...

• Cornell AgriTech
• Cornell Craft Beverage Institute
• School of Integrative Plant Science

Shari Romar has joined the School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS) as a communications specialist to help elevate awareness of the school's longstanding engagement efforts with communities across the state, nationally and globally. “Shari...

• School of Integrative Plant Science
• Horticulture Section
• Plant Biology Section