Welcome to the

Potato Pathology Lab

We study how potato diseases develop and spread across the Columbia Basin and the Pacific Northwest, and turn that into diagnostics, forecasts, and management decisions growers can use.

Led by Dr. Vini Garnica, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University.

Tools and Resources

Research Reports

Annual chemical efficacy and management trial results. View reports →

Columbia Basin Drought Monitor

Drought status across the six Washington counties that grow most of the state’s potatoes, aggregated from U.S. Drought Monitor county data. Updated weekly. See conditions →

MSE FindR

Estimate residual variance from published trials that report only treatment means and post-hoc letters. Open the app →

Join the Lab

We welcome inquiries from prospective graduate students, postdocs, and undergraduates interested in plant disease epidemiology, diagnostics, and quantitative methods. Email a short statement of your interests and a CV.