Plant Pathology: Personnel

Timothy B. Brenneman

Professor
Plant Science Bldg
115 Coastal Way
Tifton, GA 31793
Phone: 229-386-3121
arachis@uga.edu

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1986
B.A. Plant Pathology, Goshen College, 1981

CURRENT EFFORT & RESEARCH INTERESTS

Appointment: 79% Research, 5% Instruction, 16% Extension

Epidemiology and control of pecan diseases and soilborne peanut diseases.

GRADUATE STUDENTS CURRENTLY ADVISING

Major Professor:
   Ph. D., Joao Augusto, 2008
   Ph. D., Weibo Dong, 2007
  M. S., Murat Seyran, 2008 (Co-Major Professor with Katherine Stevenson)

On Student's Committee:
Ph. D., Johanna Takach
Ph. D., Erika Scocco, 2009

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL & HONORARY SOCIETIES

American Peanut Research and Education Society
American Phytopathological Society
Southern Division of the American Phytopathological Society
Southeast Pecan Growers Association
Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists
Georgia Pecan Growers Association

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Montfort, W. S., Culbreath, A. K., Stevenson, K. L., Brenneman, T. B., and Perry, C. D. 2007. Use of resistant peanut cultivars and reduced fungicide inputs for disease management in strip-tillage and conventional tillage systems. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2007-0614-01-RS.

Dong, W., Holbrook, C. C., Timper, P., Brenneman, T. B., and Mullinix, B. G. 2007. Comparison of methods for assessing resistance to Meloidogyne arenaria in peanut. J. of Nematology 39 (2):169-175.

Sconyers, L., and T.B.Brenneman 2007. Effects of row pattern, seeding rate and inoculation date of fungicide efficacy and development of peanut stem rot. Plant Disease 91:273-278.

Brenneman,T.B.,A.K.Culbreath, and C.C.Holbrook. 2006. Evaluation of peanut cultivars for resistance to Rhizoctonia limb rot. Proc. Amer. Peanut Res. and Educ.Soc., Page 4.

Brenneman,T.B., and S.L.Brown, 2006. Use of chlorpyrifos to supplement full-and reduced-input fungicide for control of peanut stem rot. Phytopathology 96.

Woodward, J. E., T. B. Brenneman, R. C. Kemerait, A. K. Culbreath, and J. R. Clark, 2006. Scleortinia blight in Georgia and evidence for resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in runner peanut. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP -2006-0531-01-RS.