Plant Pathology: Personnel

Katherine Stevenson

Associate Professor
Natural Products Lab
115 Coastal Way
Tifton GA 31793
Phone: (229) 386-3652
FAX: (229) 386-7285
ks@uga.edu

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Cornell University, 1990
M.S. in Plant Pathology, Cornell University, 1986
B.S. in Plant Pathology, Cornell University, 1978

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND CURRENT EFFORTS

Quantitative epidemiology and control of foliar diseases, monitoring and management of fungicide resistance, development of disease forecasting systems, with an emphasis on implementation of economically and environmentally sound pest management programs.
Appointment: 80% Research, 20% Instruction

COURSES TAUGHT IN 2007

PATH 8310 Epidemiology of Plant Diseases, Spring 2007
PLP 6905 Epidemiology of Plant Diseases - taught 2-week, 3-credit hr short course at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Summer 2007

ACADEMIC ADVISING

Undergraduate Advisor, Agriscience & Environmental Systems (AES) - CAES Tifton Campus

Major Professor:
   Murat Seyran (M.S.) - Dec 2008
   Jia Qiu (M.S.) - 2009

On Student's Committee:
   Jason Watkins (Ph.D., Plant Biology)

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL & HONORARY SOCIETIES

American Phytopathological Society
Southern Division of the American Phytopathological Society
International Society of Plant Pathology
American Peanut Research and Education Society
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists
Southeastern Pecan Growers Association
Georgia Pecan Growers Association
Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture

PUBLICATIONS

Cantonwine, E. G., Culbreath, A. K., and Stevenson, K. L. 2007. Characterization of early leaf spot suppression by strip-tillage in peanut. Phytopathology 97:187-194.

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

Cantonwine, E. G., Culbreath, A. K., and Stevenson, K. L. 2007. Effects of cover crop residue and pre-plant herbicide on early leaf spot of peanut.  Plant Disease 91:822-827.

Monfort, 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. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2007-0614-01-RS.

Cantonwine, E. G., Culbreath, A. K., and Stevenson, K. L. , Kemerait, R. C., Jr., Brenneman, T. B., Smith, N. B., and Mullinix, B. G., Jr. 2006. Integrated disease management of leaf spot and spotted wilt of peanut. Plant Disease 90:493-500.

Stevenson, K. L. 2006. Fungicide sensitivity in the pecan scab fungus – a history of unnatural selection. Proceedings of the National Meeting of Pecan Scientists in Branson, MO. Texas A&M, College Station.

Stevenson, K. L. 2006. Understanding fungicide activity for better disease management. Proceedings of the Southeastern Pecan Growers Association 99:

Stevenson, K. L., Brenneman, T. B., Bertrand, P. F., and Brock, J. H. 2006. Performance of DMI fungicides for nut scab control in pecan orchards where reduced DMI sensitivity has been documented. Phytopathology 96:S110-111.

Culbreath, A. K., Brenneman, T. B., Kemerait, R. C., and Stevenson, K. L. 2005. Relative performance of tebuconazole and chlorothalonil for control of peanut leaf spot from 1994 through 2004. Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society.

Rideout, S. L., Brenneman, T. B., and Stevenson, K. L. 2002. A comparison of disease assessment methods for southern stem rot of peanut. Peanut Science 29:66-71.

Sconyers, L. E., T. B. Brenneman, and K. L. Stevenson 2005. Effects of plant spacing, inoculation date, and peanut cultivar on epidemics of peanut stem rot and tomato spotted wilt. Plant Dis. 89:969-974.

Stevenson, K. L. 2005. Fungicide sensitivity and performance of DMI fungicides for scab control. Proceedings of the Southeastern Pecan Growers Association 98:93-97.

Tredway, L. P., Stevenson, K. L., and Burpee, L. L. 2005. Genetic structure of Magnaporthe grisea populations associated with St. Augustinegrass and tall fescue in Georgia. Phytopathology 95:463-471.