In this episode Ed interviews Dr. José González-Acuña, recent Ph.D. graduate at Iowa State University. They discuss José's Thesis work on frogeye leaf spot and efforts to expand the ever growing library of plant disease predictive models.
Additional Resources
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-46975-z#Sec14
https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/horttech/27/5/article-p710.xml
https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/news/new-crop-risk-tool-enhances-disease-management-decisions
Time Stamps
00:44 Introduction to Jose's Academic Journey
03:13 The Path to Plant Pathology
13:45 Understanding Frog Eye Leaf Spot
18:55 Management Strategies for Frog Eye Leaf Spot
21:51 Fungicide Resistance and Its Implications
23:39 The Journey to Predictive Modeling
25:57 The Role of Predictive Models in Agriculture
28:49 Understanding Predictive Modeling
34:26 Types of Predictive Models
40:09 Logistic Regression and Machine Learning Models
45:36 outro with logo.mp4
Zaworski, E. (Host) and González-Acuña, J. (Interviewee). S5:E7 (Podcast). Frog Eye-PM: Predictive Modeling Part 1. 5/13/2026. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.
