Helene R. Dillard
Professor of Plant Pathology
Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension
Associate Dean, CALS and CHE

CAMPUS ADDRESS:
Cornell Cooperative Extension
365 Roberts Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Dept. of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
630 West North Street, Barton Lab
Geneva, NY 14456

PHONE: Ithaca: 607-255-2237, Geneva: 315-787-2469
FAX: Ithaca: 607-255-0788, Geneva: 315-787-2389

E-Mail: hrd1@cornell.edu
Website:http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/faculty/dillard

Ph.D. 1984. Plant Pathology University of California, Davis
M.S. 1979. Soil Science, University of California, Davis
B.A/B.S. 1977 Biology and Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley

Division of Effort
Research - 10% fungal and bacterial diseases of vegetable crops. Administration 90% - Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension

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The primary focus of my research and extension program has been the biology, ecology and management of fungal and bacterial pathogens of vegetable crops. Current primary areas of study are the biology and sustainable management of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in vegetable cropping systems, quantitive epidemiology and management of rust on sweet corn, and identification of the causal agents of "spotty beans" and sustainable disease control strategies. As Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension, I provide leadership for a complex organization that is a primary outreach unit of the university. Faculty, extension associates, professional educators, extension specialists, and staff located on and off campus provide educational programming that reaches citizens in every county in New York State.

The Dillard Lab Vegetable Pathology Website

Sources of inoculum for rust epidemics in sweet corn

Biological control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Professional Societies
American Phytopathological Society
Sigma Xi
Gamma Sigma Delta
Epsilon Sigma Phi
Alpha Zeta

Sabbatical Leaves

Professional Assignments, Honors, and Awards

2006	Elected a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society
1995-1997	National Extension Leadership Development, Class V
1992	Excellence in Extension Award, American Phytopathological Society