Agriculturist vs plant pathologist

Differences between agriculturist and plant pathologist duties and responsibilities

Agriculturist example responsibilities.

• Lead all agronomy relate functions including fertility management, irrigation.
• Ensure product quality meet highest FDA and USDA standards for consumer consumption.
• Implement and maintain test plots containing herbicides, fungicides, and harvest aids.
• Uphold contracts between growers and the factory to ensure that field and harvest operations are follow.
• Provide food safety and grade inspections under USDA regulations for Nevadaproducers and produce vendors exporting out of the state.
• Design fixation technique for SEM observation of aphid feeding sites and their effects on epicuticular lipids of alfalfa leaves.
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Plant pathologist example responsibilities.

• Supervise and manage pathology, microbiology and biochemistry laboratory.
• Work with greenhouse and field crew personnel in a plant research and seed production environment.
• Identify the compounds using NMR, IR, and mass spectral data.
• Supervise the whole agricultural operation including guayule shrub planting, production, and harvest.
• Characterize a wide variety of microorganisms through substrate utilization, volatile fatty acid analysis, and specific growth rates.
• Direct and manage breeding efforts of specialty oil Canola varieties with superior agronomics that expand DAS recognition in the industry.