About

Research Interests:  

• Evaluation and improvement of Papaya ringspot virus resistant breeding lines
• Transmissibility and molecular and pathogenic characterization of Coconut tinangaja viroid
• Evaluation and implementation of organic cropping practices for disease management in tropical island farming systems
• Soil microbial community dynamics with soil-borne plant pathogens in organic cropping systems

Hobbies:  gardening, hiking, outrigger canoeing, stand-up paddle boarding