Subject to change, titles listed as submitted
Bacterial virulence and effectors
- TAL effector-mediated induction of a SWEET sugar transporter gene confers susceptibility to bacterial blight of cotton
- A truncated Xanthomonas oryzae TAL effector required for effector triggered immunity suppression in an American heirloom rice cultivar
- Dynamic expression of T3SS genes in single cells of Dickeya dadantii during the interaction with potato
- A change in perspective: PAMP triggered immunity as told by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
- Immunity at cauliflower hydathodes controls infection by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris.
Biological Control
- Bioplastic seed coating formulations combining pesticides with biocontrol isolates to control agricultural pests
- Integration of biological control and transgenic insect protection for mitigation of mycotoxins in corn
- A Bacillus-based biocontrol system for the mitigation of Aspergillus ear rot and aflatoxin contamination
- Understanding the natural functions of antibiotics by studying metabolic co-regulation between different antibiotics pathways in Pseudomonas protegens
- Inhibition of Fungal growth by bacterial volatiles
Chemical Control
- Meta-analysis and yield loss analysis of multiple site-year fungicide evaluations for improved Sclerotinia stem rot management in soybean
- Performance of an intelligent sprayer at reducing powdery mildew for commercial nursery production.
- Chemical options for managing Cytospora canker, a major limiting factor for colorado peach production
- Reduction in the number of fungicide applications for lettuce downy mildew by timing application based on aerial spore load The grape powdery mildew conundrum: fungicide selection and timing
Epidemiology and Quantification of Disease
- Spatial pattern of Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense) in banana fields
- Temporal distribution pattern of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum apothecia is modulated by row spacing and weather variables in soybean
- Spore production of Phyllosticta spp. in citrus leaf litter associated with citrus black spot in Florida
- Cold induced disease resistance may explain unexpected stalling of foliar epidemics of hop powdery mildew (Podosphaera macularis)
- Developing the capacity of reflectance spectroscopy for early late blight detection in potato
Floral and Fruit Diseases
- Predicting ascospore release of Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi causing mummy berry of blueberry in the Pacific Northwest using machine learning.
- Determining the Timing of Host Susceptibility to Infection by Fungal Pathogens Associated with Fruit Rot Disease of Winterberry Holly
- How does Botrytis cinerea infect red raspberry?
- Deciphering blueberry and cranberry floral involvement in the disease cycle of Colletotrichum fioriniae
- Enhancing fruit rot resistance in American cranberry
Fungal Diseases
- Emerging plant pathogens on ornamental crops in south Florida
- Detection of virulent races from international populations of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici
- Endophytic fungi associated with Populus roots: the Ilyonectria complex
- Disease dynamics of Verticillium wilt fungi in the biocontrol of Ailanthus altissima.
- Radiant energy thresholds and spectral distribution of light as regulatory factors in sporulation of Erysiphe necator
Fungicide Resistance and Fitness
- Multidrug resistance mechanisms by xenobiotics detoxification, a case story: Sclerotinia homoeocarpa, causal agent of dollar spot
- Fitness, Competitive Ability and Mutation Stability of Strawberry Colletotrichum acutatum Isolates Resistant to Quinone-outside Inhibitor Fungicides
- Sensitivity and resistant management for the SDHI fungicide fluxapyroxad in the apple scab pathogen Venturia inaequalis
- High levels of fludioxonil resistance in Botrytis fragariae and investigation of potential resistance mechanisms
- Assessing fitness of Pythium aphanidermatum isolates with dual resistance to mefenoxam and fenamidone
Fungicide Resistance
- Multiple resistance in fungal plant pathogens: selection schemes and impact on disease control management strategies.
- Complex Patterns of Resistance to Respiration Inhibitors Revealed among Corynespora cassiicola Isolates from Tomato in Florida
- The detection and characterization of QoI-resistant pathogens causing ascochyta blight of pulse crops in Montana
- Managing an oomycete community: fungicide sensitivity and evolution of resistance to ethaboxam
- Fungicide Resistant Phenotypes in Botrytis cinerea from Mandarin and Their Impact on Control of Gray Mold on Stored Mandarin Fruit in California
Genetics of Resistance and Virulence
- Genetics, genomics, and transcriptomics reveal candidate avirulence/virulence effectors in Pyrenophora teres f. teres
- Volatiles from LOX10 promote maize susceptibility to Colletotrichum graminicola by hijacking jasmonic and salicylic acids antagonism
- Resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in soybean deciphered by transcriptome and metabolome analyses
- dentifying functions of effectors and small RNAs involved in wheat-rust interactions
- Dissection of the APIP6-mediated ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in rice immunity against Magnaporthe oryzae
Integrated Pest Management
- Anaerobic soil disinfestation to manage soilborne disease complexes in protected culture tomato production
- Effect of tillage and cultivar on sudden death syndrome and yield of soybean in Iowa
- Assessment and utilization of risk factors in predicting the development of soybean sudden death syndrome
- Design and operational considerations for use of UV and red light for suppression of plant diseases under field conditions
- A Multi-state Coordinated Project to Evaluate Integrated Management Strategies for Fusarium Head Blight and Deoxynivalenol in Wheat
Mycotoxins
- Apple post-harvest infection by Paecilomyces niveus causes spoilage of thermally processed products
- Atoxigenic growth rates and intraspecific aflatoxin inhibition
- Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus: A hidden mechanism of biocontrol
- Description of a novel aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus species from a region of the United States with perennial aflatoxin contamination
- Colonization, conidiation, and aflatoxin contamination of maize seed by Aspergillus flavus requires oxylipins from both host and pathogen
Oomycetes
- Genic copy number variation reveals an unexpected mosaic of varying ratios of diploidy and triploidy among isolates of Phytophthora infestans
- Growth medium affects physiology and virulence of Phytophthora infestans sporangia.
- Presence-absence polymorphism and balancing selection of RxLR genes in Phytophthora clade 1c species
- Application of Genotyping-by-Sequencing in the development of downy mildew resistant lima bean cultivars
- Isolation and identification of Oomycete species from cocoa farm soils in Nigeria based on PCR analysis
Oomycete diversity
- Evolutionary relatedness and sources of US lineages of Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary
- A new multilocus genotype of Phytophthora nicotianae found in isolates from pineapple heart rot disease
- Population Structure of the oomycete soilborne pathogen Phytophthora capsici in North Carolina
- Temporal and host driven variation of Pythium and Globisporangium populations in chrysanthemum and geranium
- Unraveling historical shifts in Pseudoperonospora cubensis populations in the U.S. that resulted in the 2004 cucurbit downy mildew epidemic
Pathogen Detection and Diagnosis
- A performance-based approach to the detection of Acidovorax citrulli in cucurbit seed samples
- A comparative study of three detection techniques for Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli, the causal pathogen of sugarcane ratoon stunting disease
- Expanding the scope of a single pathogen survey to solve the mystery of the ailing red raspberries
- Rapid diagnostic tools for soilborne pathogens of strawberry
- Extracting Genomic DNA from Root-Knot Nematode Infested Soil using Fe3O4 Super Paramagnetic Nanoparticles
Pathogen Virulence and Effectors
- Role of lysine residues of the Magnaporthe oryzae effector AvrPiz-t in effector and PAMP-triggered immunity
- Localization and functional study of Ustilago hordei avirulence effector UhAVR1 using barley and Nicotiana benthamiana plant systems
- A unique group of CLE effectors from cyst nematodes in the Globodera genus
- Dissecting the pathogenicity mechanisms of Phytophthora palmivora
- Rapid diagnostic tools for soilborne pathogens of strawberry
- Phytophthora hijacks host BAG7 and bZIP28 resulting in sequestration in endoplasmic reticulum for compatibility via effector-mediated BiP accumulation
Phenotyping and Population Dynamics
- Feeling the heat: Towards predicting pitch canker outbreaks in the context of climate change
- Three complete genome sequences of novel Xanthomonas citri strains from Texas carry atypical PthA alleles and unusual large plasmids
- Differences in Fusarium species in brown midrib sorghum and in air populations in production fields
- Population dynamics of Phytophthora rubi indicate high rates of migration between states and nurseries in the Pacific Northwestern United States
- Characterizing Optimum Conditions for the Lolium pathotype of Magnaporthe oryzae to Infect and Cause Wheat Blast
Resistance Identification
- Simultaneous fine mapping and locus characterization of the Andean Ur-4 and Mesoamerican Ur-5 rust resistance genes in Common bean
- Soybean resistance locus Rhg1 can confer resistance in diverse plant families to multiple cyst nematode species
- New sources of soybean cyst nematode resistance in ‘Forrest’ soybean identified through forward and reverse genetics
- Characterization and marker development for three resistance loci to the spinach downy mildew pathogen
- Lose the effector or die tryin’: Novel quantitative resistance loci for bacterial blight
Root Phytobiomes
- A model bacterial community of maize roots
- Functional diversity of citrus microbiomes correlates with Huanglongbing disease symptom severity
- The effects of cultivar, production system, and nursery on the composition of the rhizosphere microbiome of cultivated rhododendrons in Oregon
- Impact of Long-Term Tillage and Fertility Treatments on Soil Microbial Communities
- Effect of Copper Nanomaterials on the Soil Microbiome
Viral-Host interactions
- Mimic Phosphorylation of a βC1 Encoded by TYLCCNB Impairs its Functions as a Viral Suppressor of RNA Silencing and a Symptom Determinant
- Use of KASP markers to screen the Pisum sativum single plant core collection and commercial varieties for resistance to Pea seed-borne mosaic virus
- Host protein interaction network associated with the non-incorporated form of the potato leafroll virus RTP identified using mass spectrometry
- Genetic and functional analysis of va resistance durability to Potato virus Y in tobacco
- Characterization of a symptom determinant of grapevine fanleaf virus suggests a novel function for its RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Virology Detection and Description
- Investigating the longevity and host range of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in the Northern Territory, Australia
- Detection of cucurbit viruses in Oklahoma combining EDNA with Multiplex RT-PCR coupled with High Resolution Melting
- Field status and dynamics of cassava mosaic disease in Zambia
- Developing RNA interference technology to manage whitefly-transmitted begomoviruses
- Unveiling the population structure of rose rosette virus
Virus Biology
- Strain specificity of helper components encoded by Potato virus Y
- Two RNA viruses as tools for the co-expression of proteins in the same cells of infiltrated plants
- Viral delivery of a gene editing tool for transient screening of gene function
- Viral metagenomics uncovers virus diversity in wild and cultivated blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum).
- Current status of Tomato chlorotic spot virus in Florida and the Caribbean
