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Clemson University

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4.08/20/2025

Encourages questions and exploration.

5.04/30/2025

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Joseph Roberts is an Associate Professor of Turfgrass Pathology and Nematology and Extension Specialist in the Horticulture Program Team of the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department at Clemson University. Stationed at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center with an office in the Biosystems Research Complex, Room 206, on the main campus, he earned his Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University in 2014, M.S. in Plant Biology and Pathology from Rutgers University in 2009, B.S. in Biological Sciences from North Carolina State University in 2007, and B.A. in Chemistry from North Carolina State University in 2007. Roberts joined Clemson University in fall 2019, where he leads research on innovative strategies to reduce turfgrass and crop losses from fungal, bacterial, and nematode pathogens. His work addresses fungal diseases in grass hosts, emerging nematode and bacterial issues, the turfgrass microbiome, plant-microbe interactions, disease etiology, management practices, and beneficial microbes for turf health. He conducts annual trials evaluating cultural and chemical controls for common regional diseases.