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Sean Toporek

Sean Toporek

Title

Assistant Professor - Specialty Crops Pathology, Director of SDState Local Foods Education Center

Office Building

Berg Agricultural Hall

Office

257

Mailing Address

Berg Agricultural Hall 257
Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science-Box 2100A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

  • Ph.D. in plant pathology | Clemson University | 2022
  • M.S. in plant pathology | Clemson University | 2020
  • B.S. in agroecology | Iowa State University | 2013

Academic Interests

I blend applied plant pathology research with genetics and genomics to better understand South Dakota’s specialty crop disease issues.

Academic Responsibilities

  • HO111 Introduction to Horticulture
  • HO434 Local Food Production
  • HO435 Local Food Production: Harvest and Storage
  • HO414 Plant Propagation

Department(s)

Related Links

Toporek LabGoogle ScholarLocal Foods Education Center