Description
Conduct research on the causes, biology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of plant diseases affecting crops, forests, and ornamentals. Develop and implement integrated disease management strategies, support breeding for resistance, advise on phytosanitary standards and biosecurity, and assess how environmental and cultural practices influence disease and crop health.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
- • Engineering and Technology
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Physics
- • Chemistry
- • Biology
- • Geography
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Communications
- • Communications and Media
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
- • Mathematical Reasoning
- • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Mathematics
- • Science
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Instructing
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Analysis
- • Quality Control Analysis
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
- • Systems Evaluation
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
