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Bernaola, Lina

Lina Bernaola

Assistant Professor
Office:  
Beaumont
Email:  
[email protected]
Phone:  
(409) 245-8632
Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=gI3jBgMAAAAJ

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Biology, Universidad Nacional Major de San Marcos
Graduate Education
Ph.D Entomology, Louisiana State University
M.S. Agronomy, Louisiana State University

Areas of Expertise

  • Host Plant Resistance
  • Plant-Microbe-Insect Interactions
  • Integrated Pest Management

Professional Summary

Lina Bernaola, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Department of Entomology. She was born in Lima, Peru. Her research interests lie in both applied and fundamental aspects of plant-insect interactions and the influence of soil microbes (predominantly mutualistic fungi such as arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi, AMF) on plant defense and interactions with other organisms. In particular, her research focus is in the interactions of rice with its major insect pests in Texas. Dr. Bernaola uses multidisciplinary tools to study these complex interactions, including agronomy, plant biochemistry and physiology, insect physiology, and ecology. Broadly, her research seeks to identify and develop sustainable and cost-effective management programs for insect pests of rice.

Publications

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