some beautiful fungal diversity! #plantpathology #foresthealth #fusiformrust

Big day for rust galls! #plantpathology #fusiformrust #foresthealth

Big pine cone or little dog?

Hi everyone! I'm Makayla and I'm a PhD candidate studying plant breeding and forest genetics at the University of Florida. My research is focused on breeding for fungal disease resistance in southern pine trees 🧬🌲

Up in the lift collecting pine needles from an ADEPT 2 project population in North Florida 🌲🧬

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Some beautiful fusiform rust galls! 🌲 #foresthealth #plantpathology