Dr. Carol M. Stiles
Assistant Professor/ Turfgrass Pathology
Ph.D., Washington State University, 1994.
Department of Plant Pathology
PO Box 110680
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
Telephone: (352) 392-3631, x. 382
FAX: (352) 392-6532
E-mail
Position
70% Teaching/ 30% Research
Responsibilities
Dr. Stiles focuses on the biology, etiology, epidemiology, and management of turfgrass diseases, in particular Pythium blight, root rot, and damping-off, brown patch (caused by Rhizoctonia solani), and other root, stem and leaf pathogens of turf.
Courses Taught
- PLP 3031 - Disease of Turf and Ornamentals
- PLP 4290C - Principles of Plant Disease Diagnosis
- PLP 6291 - Plant Disease Diagnosis
- PLP 4260 - Introduction to Plant Pathogenic Fungi
- PLP 6262 - Fungal Plant Pathogens
- PLP 4931 - Seminar in Plant Pathology
Staff
Patti Rayside, Senior Biological Scientist