Mathre, Don To Directory Don E. Mathre, Emeritus Professor , PhD from University of California-Davis . My program involves soilborne diseases with major emphasis on diseases of small grain cereals. Approaches being used involve the biocontrol of fungal pathogens using host resistance and antagonistic microbes.
Efforts involve techniques ranging from the lab, greenhouse, and field.
Problem solving is the main emphasis. Soilborne diseases, especially those caused by fungi. Mushroom identification, Biology of fungi. Natural suppression of take-all disease of wheat in Montana soils. Suppression of Gaeumannomyces graminis var.