Rupesh Kariyat unravels the secrets of plant-insect interactions as the associate professor of crop entomology with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and now does this work with support from the Clyde H. Sites Endowed Professorship in International Crop Physiology.
Kariyat joined the experiment station, the research arm of the U of A System Division of Agriculture, in 2022 following a post at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He teaches courses in the Entomology and Plant Pathology Department for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the U of A and has an appointment with the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, the outreach arm of the Division of Agriculture.
"Dr. Kariyat came to us with a wealth of experience in plant defense responses and has quickly built a strong research program here," said Ken Korth, head of the Entomology and Plant Pathology Department. "We were so fortunate to have him join our department with split duties in research, teaching and extension. He excels in all those responsibilities and is very deserving of this professorship, which will certainly help him to be a more productive and impactful faculty member."
Source : uark.edu