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Mississippi State University Partners with the Plant Management Network St. Paul, Minn. (November 17, 2005) - The Plant Management Network (PMN), an innovative website designed for plant and agricultural professionals, is pleased to welcome Mississippi State University as a new university partner. "The Plant Management Network provides information in many diverse disciplines of agriculture as well as research supporting new, innovative approaches that ultimately benefit our producers," said Maria Tomaso-Peterson, Assistant Research Professor in Plant Pathology at Mississippi State University. "As an on-line resource, PMN is readily available to Mississippi State University's extension agents, researchers, instructors, and students, providing access to up-to-date and timely research results," added Peterson. The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and the Integrated Pest Management program through Mississippi State University Extension Service support the PMN Partnership. Mississippi State University's Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The department also jointly sponsors a Master of Agriculture degree in Agricultural Pest Management with the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. The department participates in an interdisciplinary genetics and animal physiology graduate program. The Mississippi State University Extension Service provides research-based information, educational programs, and technology transfer focused on issues and needs of the people of Mississippi, enabling them to make informed decisions about their economic, social, and cultural well-being. Other PMN partners include: Syngenta Crop Protection, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Valent BioSciences Corporation, The American Phytopathological Society, American Society of Agronomy, American Society for Horticultural Science, Canadian Phytopathological Society, Canadian Society of Agronomy, CAST, Crop Adviser Institute, CropLife America, Crop Science Society of America, Entomological Society of America, National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants, NCSRP Plant Health Initiative, Potash & Phosphate Institute, and the Weed Science Society of America. PMN's partners also include a growing list of nearly 30 U.S. state land-grant university colleges of agriculture. PMN publishes four science-based applied journals -- Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Plant Health Progress, and Forage and Grazinglands -- and includes an image database, three field trials publications, a plant science database of more than 4,000 fact sheets and other web-based resources, a soybean rust information center and a monthly newsletter. PMN also offers continuing education units to Certified Crop Advisers through its education and training center. For more information, visit www.plantmanagementnetwork.org. Media Contact: Joan Quam Phone: +1.651.454.7250 E-mail: jquam@scisoc.org |