Charudattan elected Fellow of American Phytopathologial Society

August 11, 2005

University of Florida Plant pathology professor Raghavan “Charu” Charudattan was elected a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society at its recent annual meeting in Austin, Texas.

Charudattan is a pioneer in biological control of weeds using plant pathogens and an expert on diseases of aquatic plants. He directs a unique research and teaching program that blends plant pathology, weed science, microbial technology and integrated control. He teaches a course on microbiological control of plant diseases and weeds and has conducted short courses in Brazil, Nicaragua and Mexico.

He has published extensively, including four books, 11 patents and more than 350 scientific articles. He is a founder of the multidisciplinary scientific journal Biological Control: Theory and Application in Pest Management. As its coordinating editor, he has been a leading promoter of the science and application of biological control. He is also a Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America.