Steven Koike

Background

About Steven Koike

Steven Koike is plant pathologist with and director of TriCal Diagnostics. He oversees operations for this commercial diagnostic lab, leads the team in providing expert plant disease diagnostics and problem solving, conducts soil testing for pathogens, researches soilborne and foliar pathogens, conducts field investigations and research, and provides plant pathology and IPM information to those who grow and work with agricultural commodities throughout the U.S. Prior to TriCal Diagnostics, Koike was extension plant pathologist with the University of California Cooperative Extension and conducted research and extension activities in California’s central coast region. With the university, he designed and operated the only off-campus diagnostic lab and investigated diseases of vegetable, fruit, and ornamental crops. In his career as a plant pathologist, he published over 1,150 articles, including over 410 scientific/peer-reviewed publications and his 450-page book Vegetable Diseases: A Color Handbook. He presented his research at many national and international conferences, gave over 450 talks, and organized and hosted 88 extension meetings and workshops. Koike has received numerous awards, including the national Excellence in Extension Plant Pathology award from the American Phytopathological Society, the Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture Award from the California Association of Pest Control Advisors, and Recognition of Excellence in Research and Service from the Department of Plant Pathology at UC Davis.