Page Title

​​Root-knot Nematodes: A Threat to Southern Soybean Production

​ Terry Kirkpatrick is a professor of plant pathology with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. He is located at the Southwest Research & Extension Center in Hope, Arkansas, where he holds a joint appointment with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service. Terry received both BS and MS degrees from the University of Arkansas and a PhD in plant pathology from North Carolina State University. He began his career as a nematologist for the Union Carbide Agricultural Products Company in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and began his current position in 1984. His research is focused on the biology and ecology of nematodes and soilborne pathogens of cotton and soybean. He also oversees the Arkansas Nematode Diagnostic Clinic.​