I have had quite a few people ask me what I do in a typical field day. It really depends on which project we are working on that day. However, we began the rainy season disease survey this week, and this is some of what happens during a typical field day for the disease survey (as documented by my advisor, Dr. Sally Miller, who was in Tanzania for a visit).
O-H-I-O makes any visit an official OSU visit!
Gathering some information from farmers on tomato diseases
Checking out some newly established tomato variety trials
Midday sugarcane break
Consulting my Tanzanian advisor, Dr. Delphina Mamiro, on research
Afternoon juggling break (a heavy clay soil makes excellent juggling balls)
Testing tomatoes for different viruses
Some disease finds of the day:
Alternaria stem canker
Bacterial wilt
Root knot nematode
Back to the lab to process a few disease samples
That’s what happens in a typical field day!
nice to see you Anna again,, specially with sugarcane. we eat sugarcane like this way in our country