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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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