Scott Cosseboom

Scott Cosseboom, PhD, is a plant pathologist and senior research associate at the Cornell Hudson Valley Research Laboratory (CHVRL) as of February 2024.1 He specializes in sustainable disease management for specialty crops, particularly focusing on tree fruit, wine grapes, and other small fruits.1

Dr. Cosseboom's educational background includes:

• PhD in Plant Science from the University of Maryland, College Park (2022)3
• MS in Agriculture from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo2
• BS from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo1

His research experience includes:

• Graduate research associate and postdoctoral associate at the University of Maryland1
• PhD research on the epidemiology of ripe rot caused by Colletotrichum fungus in wine grapes and small fruits1
• Development and validation of a ripe rot prediction model to improve fungicide application timing1
• MS research on fruit rotting pathogens of strawberry1

Dr. Cosseboom's current work at CHVRL involves improving the sustainability of fruit production in the Hudson Valley through epidemiological investigations and evaluating novel disease prevention methods in economically important cropping systems.1