Plant Pathology: Research Programs

Publications - 2006

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Allen, T.W., L.L. Burpee, and J.W. Buck. 2006. Variable adhesion and diurnal population patterns of epiphytic yeasts on creeping bentgrass. Can. J. Microbiol. 52: 404-410.

Beard, G.H. and Langston, D.B., Jr. 2006. Diseases and Conditions of Vegetables in Georgia - A Pocket Guide. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Publication 1259. 64 pages.

Buntin, D.G., Martinez-Espinoza, A. D., Culpepper, A. S., Grey, T. L., Johnson, J. W., Harris, G. H., and Lee, R. D., 2006. Crop Profile for Rye in Georgia. http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/GArye.html

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

Chen, H., Kaufmann, C., and Scherm, H. 2006. Laboratory evaluation of flight performance of the plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 99:2065-2071.

Cline, W.O., Brannen, P.M., and Scherm, H. 2006. Blueberry disease management in the southeastern United States. Acta Horticulturae 715:489-492.

Cox, K.D., Scherm, H., and Riley, M.B. 2006. Characterization of Armillaria spp. from peach orchards in the southeastern United States using fatty acid methyl ester profiling. Mycological Research 110:414-422.

Cox, K.D., and Scherm, H. 2006. Interaction dynamics between saprobic lignicolous fungi and Armillaria in controlled environments: Exploring the potential for competitive exclusion of Armillaria on peach. Biological Control 37:291-300.

Culbreath, A. K., Gorbet, D. W., Martinez-Ochoa, N., Holbrook, C. C., Todd, J. W., Isleib, T. G., and Tillman, B. 2005. High levels of field resistance to Tomato spotted wilt virus in peanut breeding lines derived from hypogaea and hirsuta botanical varieties. Peanut Sci. 32:20-24.

Culbreath, A. K., R. C. Kemerait Jr., and T. B. Brenneman. 2006. Management of early leaf spot of peanut as affected by fungicide and date of spray program initiation. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2006-0214-01-RS.

Davis, R. F., T. M. Webster, and T. B.Brenneman 2006. Host status of tropical spiderwort (Commelina benghalis) for nematodes. Weed Sci. 54:1137-1141.

Deom, C.M., Kapewa, T., Busolo-Bulafu, C.M., Naidu, R.A., Chiyembekeza, A.J., Subrahmanyam, P., van der Merwe, P.J.A. (2006) Registration of ICG12991 Peanut germplasm Line. Crop Sci. 46:481.

Desaeger, J. A., A. S. Csinos. 2005. Root-knot nematode management in double-cropped plasticulture vegetables. J. Nematology 38:59-67.

Do Nascimento, L.C., Pensuk, V., Da Costa, N.P., De Assis Filho, F.M., Pio-Ribeiro, G., Deom, C.M. and Sherwood, J. (2006). Evaluation of peanut genotypes for resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus by mechanical and thrips inoculation. Pesq. Agropec. Bras. (Brasilia) 41:937-942.

Dunphy, J., Holshouser, D., Howle, D., Jost, P., Kemerait, R., Koenning, S., Mueller, J., Phipps, P., Rideout, S., Sconyers, L., Stromberg, E., Wiatrak, P., and Wood, A. 2006. Soybean rust management in the Mid-Atlantic region. Clemson Univ., Univ. of Georgia, N.C. State Univ., Virginia Tech Univ., S.C. Soybean Board, and S.C. Dept. of Agriculture Extension Bulletin-2006.

Edens, D.G., Gitaitis, R.D., Sanders, F.H. and Nischwitz, C. 2006. First report of Pantoea agglomerans causing a leaf blight and bulb rot of onions in Georgia. Plant Dis. 90:1551.

Fletcher, J., Bender, C., Budowle, B., Cobb, W. T., Gold, S. E., Ishimaru, C. A., Luster, D., Melcher, U., Murch, R. Scherm, H., Seem, R. C., Sherwood, J. L., Sobral, B. W. and Tolin, S.A. 2006. Plant Pathogen Forensics: Capabilities, Needs and Recommendations. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 70: 450-471.

Gabriel, D. W., C. Allen, M. Schell, T. Denny, J. Greenberg et al. 2006. Identification of open reading frames unique to a select agent: Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2. Molec. Plant-Microbe Interact. 19: 69-79.

Gabriel, D. W., C. Allen, M. A. Schell, T. P. Denny, J. T. Greenberg, Y. P. Duan, Z. Flores-Cruz, Q. Huang, J. M. Clifford, G. Presting, E. T. González, J. Reddy, J. Elphinstone, J. Swanson, J. Yao, V. Mulholland, L. Liu, W. Farmerie, M. Patnaikuni, B. Balogh, D. Norman, A. Alvarez, J. A. Castillo, J. Jones, G. Saddler, T. Walunas, A. Zhukov, and N. Mikhailova. 2006. Identification of open reading frames unique to a Select Agent: Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 19:69-79.

Huang, G, R. Allen, E. L. Davis, T. J. Baum, and R. S. Hussey. 2006. Engineering broad root-knot resistance in transgenic plants by RNAi silencing of a conserved and essential root-knot nematode parasitism gene. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 103:14302-14306.

Huang, G., R. Dong, R. Allen, E. L. Davis, T. J. Baum, and R. S. Hussey. 2006. A root-knot nematode secretory peptide functions as a ligand for a plant transcription factor. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 19:463-470.

Kamper, J., Kahmann, R., Bolker, M., Ma, L.J., Brefort, T., Saville, B.J., Banuett, F., Kronstad, J.W., Gold, S.E., Muller, O. et al. 2006. Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis. Nature, 444, 97-101.

Lee, D., Buntin, Culpepper, S., Harris, G., Martinez, A. and Smith, N. 2006-2007 Wheat Production Guide in Georgia. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Publication CSS-06-10.

Little, E. L. 2006. Student-Centered Learning Techniques to Convey Plant Pathology Concepts to Pre-College Teachers. Online paper, International Soc. for Plant Pathology Online Instructional Technology Symposium, 15 May - 04 June, 2006.

Malkus, A., Chung, K. R., Chang, C. J., and Ueng, P. 2006. The tri-functional histidine biosynthesis gene (his) in wheat Stagonospora nodorum blotch pathogen, Phaeosphaeria nodorum. Plant Pathol.Bull. 15:55-62.

Mandal, B., H. R. Pappu, A. S. Csinos, and A. K. Culbreath. 2006. Response of peanut, pepper, tobacco, and tomato cultivars to two biologically distinct isolates of tomato spotted wilt virus. Plant Dis. 90:1150-1155.

Martinez A. Burpee L., and Allen, T. 2006. Guide to Turfgrass Fungicides. CES-CAES-UGA Bulletin B1316. 25 Pages.

Martinez, A (Editor). 2005 Georgia Plant Disease Loss Estimates. 2006. Special Bulletin 41. CES-CAES-UGA. 20 pages.

Martinez A., and Burpee L. 2006. Enfermedades de Cespedes: Guia de Referencia Rapida. CES-CAES-UGA Circular 891-SP. 4 pages.

Mims, C. W., R .T. Hanlin and E. A. Richardson. 2006. Ultrastructure of the fungus Ophiodothella vaccinium in infected leaves of Vaccinium arboretum. Canadian Journal of Botany 84: 1186-1195.

Mullis, S.W., A.S. Csinos, R.D. Gitaitis, and N. Martinez-Ochoa. 2006. First report of Pinaceae in Georgia naturally infected with Tomato spotted wilt virus (family Bunyaviridae, genus Tospovirus). Plant Dis. 90:376.

Mullis, S.W., R. D. Gitaitis, C. Nischwitz, A. S. Csinos, Z. C. Rafael Mallaupoma, and E. H. Inguil Rojas. 2006. First Report of onion (Allium cepa) naturally infected with Iris yellow spot virus (Family Bunyaviridae, Genus Tospovirus) in Peru. Plant Dis. 90:377.

Ngugi, H.K., and Scherm, H. 2006. Biology of flower-infecting fungi. Annual Review of Phytopathology 44:261-282.

Ngugi, H.K., and Scherm, H. 2006. Mimicry in plant-parasitic fungi. FEMS Letters 257:171-176.

Nischwitz, C., S.W. Mullis, R.D. Gitaitis, and A.S. Csinos. 2006. First Report of tomato spotted wilt virus in Soybean (Gycine max). Plant Dis. 90:524.

Nischwitz, C., S.W. Mullis, R.D. Gitaitis, A.S. Csinos, and S.M. Olsen. 2006. First Report of tomato spotted wilt virus in Leeks (Allium porrum) in the United States. Plant Dis. 90:525.

Noe, James P. 2006. Fungal fermentation products for control of Root-knot nematodes. Pp.253-255 in 2005 Georgia Cotton Research and Extension Reports. Eds. P. Roberts, R. C. Kemerait, and C. Perry

Ojiambo, P.S., H. Scherm, and P.M. Brannen. 2006. Septoria leaf spot reduces flower bud set and yield of rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberries. Plant Dis. 90:51-57.

Ojiambo, P.S., and Scherm, H. 2006. Biological and application-oriented factors influencing plant disease suppression by biological control: a meta-analytical review. Phytopathology 96:1168-1174.

Ojiambo, P.S., and Scherm, H. 2006. Optimum sample size for determining disease severity and defoliation associated with Septoria leaf spot of blueberry. Plant Disease 90:1209-1213.

Scherm, H., Ngugi, H.K., and Ojiambo, P.S. 2006. Trends in theoretical plant epidemiology. European Journal of Plant Pathology 115:61-73.

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.

Sconyers, L. E., Kemerait, R. C., Jr., Brock, J. H., Gitaitis, R. D., Sanders, F. H., Phillips, D. V., and Jost, P. H. 2006. First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the causal agent of Asian soybean rust, on Florida beggarweed in the United States. Plant Disease 90:972.

Settle, Derek , A. D. Martinez-Espinoza and L. E. Burpee. 2006. Anthracnose of Turfgrass. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094 /PHI-I-2006-1205-01. www.apsnet.org/education/LessonsPlantPath/anthracnose/default.htm

Shearer, Carol A., Enrique Descals, Brigitte Kohlmeyer, Jan Kohlmeyer, Ludmila Marvanova, David Padgett, David Porter, Huzefa A. Raja, John P. Schmidt, Holly A. Thornton, and Hermann Voglymayr. 2006. Fungal Biodiversity in Aquatic Habitats. Biodiversity and Conservation.

Sydorovych, O., C.D. Safley, L.M. Ferguson, E.B. Poling, G.E. Fernandez, P.M. Brannen, D.M. Monks, and F.J. Louws. 2006. Economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives for the production of strawberries in the southeastern Unites States. HortTechnology 16(1):1-11.

Tillman, B. L., Gorbet, D. W., Culbreath, A. K., and Todd, J. W. 2006. Response of peanut cultivars to seeding density and row patterns. Online. Crop Management doi:10.1094/CM-2006-0711-01-RS.

Ulrich, R., M. Ulrich, M. Schell, H. Kim, and D. DeShazer. 2006. Development of a PCR assay for the specific identification of Burkholderia mallei and differentiation from Burkholderia pseudomallei and other closely related Burkholderiaceae. Diagn. Micro. Infect. Dis 55: 37-45.

Walcott, R.R., Castro, A.C, Fessehae, A. and Ling, K. 2006. Progress towards a commercial-scale PCR-based seed assay for A. avenae subsp. citrulli. Seed Sci. and Technol. 34:101-116

Wei, W., Opgenorth D. C., Davis, R. E., Chang, C. J., Summers, C. G., and Zhao, Y. 2006. Characterization of a novel adhesin-like gene and design of a real-time PCR for rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of Spiroplasma kunkelii. Plant Dis. 90:1233-1238.

Williams-Woodward, J.L. 2006. Ornamentals. In: 2005 Georgia Plant Disease Loss Estimates, A. Martinez (Compiler), University of Georgia CAES Cooperative Extension Service. SB-41-08.

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

Woodward, J. E., Brenneman, T. B., Kemerait, R. C., Culbreath, A. K., and Clark, J. R. 2006. First report of Sclerotinia blight of peanut in the southeastern production region of the United States. Plant Dis. 90:111.

Woodward, J.E., Gremillion, S.K., Brock, J.H., Kemerait, R.C., Langston, D.B., and Williams-Woodward, J.L. 2006. Lilium lancifolium is discovered as a new host of Botryosphaeria parva in Georgia. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2006-1127-02-BR.