Dr. Pamela D. Roberts is a Professor of Plant Pathology and State Extension Specialist for Vegetable Pathology at University of Florida, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL. She received her B.Sc. in Horticultural Sciences from Kansas State University, M.S. in Plant Pathology from University of Hawaii, and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of Florida.
Dr. Roberts’ research focus is on sustainable disease management. Her program conducts research and extension programs on the diagnosis, epidemiology, and integrated management of plant diseases with emphasis on diseases on vegetables and other specialty crops. Dr. Roberts manages the Florida Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at SWFREC. This service provides plant disease diagnosis and disease management recommendation to clients.
Her extension program provides educational information on plant diseases and field demonstrations and evaluation of integrated management strategies for the management of diseases. She has been awarded the UF/IFAS Jim App Team Award and The Dallas Townsend Distinguished Extension Award for her extension service. Dr. Roberts serves as Editor-in-Chief of the American Phytopathological Society journal Plant Health Progress.
Research / Extension
- Integrated management of plant diseases on vegetables and citrus with emphasis on bacterial and fungal-like pathogens
- Plant disease diagnosis including a plant disease diagnostic extension service
Research Publications
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Pamela Roberts - Research Publications
- Diversification of an emerging bacterial plant pathogen; insights into the global spread of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans
S Timilsina, F Iruegas-Bocardo, MO Jibrin, A Sharma, A Subedi, A Kaur, ...
PLoS pathogens 21 (4), e1013036 - Satellite-based Crop Identification and Risk Profiling for Area Wide Management of Whitefly and Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Southwest Florida
K Li, BW Turechek, S Adkins, W Luo, HC Mellinger, H Smith, CS Kousik, ...
Plant Disease - Resource-efficient compact bed plasticulture reduces production risks and sustainably intensifies agriculture
K Hansen, S Shukla, J Desaeger, S Strauss, F Roka, P Roberts, ...
npj Sustainable Agriculture 3 (1), 18
- Diversification of an emerging bacterial plant pathogen; insights into the global spread of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans
Extension Publications
Dr. Pamela Roberts
Professor
Vegetable Plant Pathology
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC)
2685 SR 29 North Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658 - 3430
pdr@ufl.edu
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Education
- Ph.D. University of Florida, Plant Pathology, 1996
- M.S. University of Hawaii, Plant Pathology, 1991
- B.S. Kansas State University, Horticultural Science, 1987
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Professional Experience
- 2025 - Present
SWFREC Associate Director, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida - 2010 - Present
Professor, Plant Pathology Dept. SW Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida - 2004 - 2010
Associate Professor, Plant Pathology Dept., SW Florida Research and Education Center. University of Florida. - 1997 - 2004
Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology Dept. SW Florida Research and Education Center. University of Florida. - 1996 - 1997
Plant Pathologist, Land Grant Program, American Samoa Community College, American Samoa. - May 1996 - September 1996
Research Associate, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida.
- 2025 - Present
- Publications