Cornell University
630 West North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
United States
(w) (315) 787-2401
About
Dr. Kerik Cox manages a program of tree fruit and berry research and extension at Cornell University’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Principal research efforts include antimicrobial resistance (fungicides and antibiotics), and applied disease management with a focus on apple, stone fruit, strawberries. Extension efforts focus on pesticide education, disease forecasting, and applied disease management with emphasis on covered production in small fruit. Since the establishment of his program, Dr Cox has been conducting antimicrobial resistance and invasive pathogen surveys in New York and the Northeastern United States.
Projects
| GNE20-240 | Improving Orchard Productivity Using Novel Disease Management Practices for Control of Apple Powdery Mildew in the Northeast USA |
| LNE19-385R | Sustainable Management of Fire Blight in Apples using Plant Growth Regulators and Plant Defense Activators |