Author Bio

Melanie Lewis Ivey is an Extension Plant Pathologist, Extension Fresh Produce Safety Specialist, and Assistant Professor of Plant pathology at The Ohio State University CFAES-Wooster Campus. She is a native of Ontario Canada and has a Ph.D. degree in plant pathology from The Ohio State University, a MSc. degree from The University of Western Ontario in plant sciences, and a BSc. degree in microbiology from The University of Guelph. She has extension, teaching and research responsibilities in plant pathology and fresh produce safety. She works on diseases of commercial and home grown fruit and nut crops and hops. Lewis Ivey conducts applied research that focuses on the development of management practices to mitigate plant disease and food safety risks and to slow the development of antimicrobial resistance in plant pathogens. Presentation: Apple leaf blotch (formerly Marssonina leaf blotch) and emerging disease in apples in the Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic United States. This presentation will describe the signs and symptoms of the emerging disease apple leaf blotch, and provide growers with strategies to manage the disease in apples