Faculty | Crop, Soil, and Environmental Management | SIU

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

You can learn additional information about Dr. Bond's research, teaching and service: 

• "Make Plans Now to Fight Soybean Pests" [SIUC Press Release, 03/04/2003]
• "Joint Research Effort Tackles Soybean Diseases" [SIUC Press Release, 05/13/2003]
• "Scientists Join Forces to Manage Soybean Diseases" [SIUC Press Release, 12/09/2003]
• "Some Commercial Soybean Varieties Lack Disease Resistance" [SIUC Press Release 07/20/2004]
• "Three Diseases Cropping Up in Soybean Fields" [SIUC Press Release 08/23/2004]
• "Yield Loss from Soybean SDS Could Reach $100 Million" [SIUC Press Release 09/09/2004]
• "Researchers Gaining Ground on Soybean Diseases" [SIUC Press Release 12/07/2004]
• "Drought Minimized Impact of Soybean SDS" [SIUC Press Release 11/01/2005]
• "Scientists on Guard for Signs of Asian Rust" [SIUC Press Release 06/13/2006]

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Special Interests:

Plant pathology, fungal genetics, mycotoxins, plant-microbe interactions

Classes:

• CSEM/PSAS 403A (Field Crops Diseases)
• CSEM 300 (Field Crop Production)
• CSEM/PSAS 455 (Biology of Plant Microbe Interactions)

Education:

• Ph.D. Botany and Plant Pathology-Purdue University
• M.Sc. Plant Protection- American University of Beirut
• B.Sc. Agriculture- American University of Beirut

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Dr. Karla Gage is Assistant Professor of Weed Science and Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she received her Ph.D. in Plant Biology with a focus in Weed Ecology in 2013. She holds a cross-appointment between the College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Soil and Agricultural Systems and the College of Science, Department of Plant Biology. She has experience working with weed management research, planning and control in agricultural, grassland, forest, and aquatic ecosystems.

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Dr. Stella K. Kantartzi joined the Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2008 and currently serves as Professor. She published more than 65 refereed manuscripts and six book chapters; edited one book; released five cultivars and seven germplasm lines; and awarded over $7 million in federal and state grants. She serves as an Editor or Associate Editor for high-ranking scientific journals.

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Dr. Mek­sem joined the Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems at SIU as an Assistant Professor from 2000 to 2005, then as Associ­ate Professor from 2005 to 2008, and was promoted to full Professor in 2009. He published more than 60 refereed manuscripts, 3 book chapters; Dr. Meksem edited 3 books and was awarded 4 patents on his work on disease resistance genes in potato and soybean. He serves as an editor and ad hoc reviewer for a number of international scientific journals as well as for national, federal and international granting agencies.