Plant Health Progress - peer-reviewed journal of applied plant health

Plant Health Progress - Peer-Reviewed Journal of Appied Plant Health

21 September 2020. St. Paul MN USA ISSN 1535-1025

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• Characterization of Fungal Species Associated with Ascochyta Blight of Dry Pea in Montana and North America and Development of a Differential Medium for Their Detection.
A. Owati, B. Agindotan, and M. Burrows.
8 September 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Fungicide Sensitivity Survey of Plasmopara viticola Populations in Georgia Vineyards.
S. E. Campbell, P. M. Brannen, H. Scherm, and M. T. Brewer.
8 September 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Corn Yield Loss Estimates Due to Diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2016 to 2019.
D. Mueller, K. Wise, A. Sisson, T. Allen, G. Bergstrom, K. Bissonnette, C. Bradley, E. Byamukama, M. Chilvers, A. Collins, P. Esker, T. Faske, A. Friskop, A. Hagan, R. Heiniger, C. Hollier, T. Isakeit, T. Jackson-Ziems, D. Jardine, H. Kelly, N. Kleczewski, A. Koehler, S. Koenning, D. Malvick, H. Mehl, R. Meyer, P. Paul, A. Peltier, P. Price, A. Robertson, G. Roth, E. Sikora, D. Smith, C. Tande, D. Telenko, A. Tenuta, L. Thiessen, and W. Wiebold.
20 August 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Calonectria pseudonaviculata Conidia Dispersal and Implications for Boxwood Blight Management.
J. A. LaMondia and K. Maurer.
14 August 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Resistance to Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicides Conferred by the G143A Mutation in Cercospora sojina (Causal Agent of Frogeye Leaf Spot) Isolates from Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska Soybean Fields.
D. L. Neves, M. I. Chilvers, T. A. Jackson-Ziems, D. K. Malvick, and C. A. Bradley.
14 August 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Assessing Late Vegetative and Tasseling Fungicide Application Timings on Foliar Disease and Yield in Indiana Corn.
D. E. P. Telenko, J. D. Ravellette, and K. A. Wise.
5 August 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Integrated Management of Stripe Rust and Overwintering of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in Wisconsin.
B. D. Mueller, C. L. Groves, S. P. Conley, S. A. Chapman, M. Kabbage, and D. L. Smith.
31 July 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Corroboration That Highly Resistant Impatiens Cultivars Are Not Immune to Downy Mildew Disease: A Report of Crop Losses from Two California Producers.
M. Daughtrey, J. Beckerman, W. J. Davis, K. Rane, and J. A. Crouch.
31 July 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Limiting Fungal Foliar Diseases on Carrots for Organic and Conventional Markets.
I. Donne, D. S. Higgins, E. Brisco-McCann, and M. K. Hausbeck.
31 July 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Seed-Transmitted Wheat Mosaic Virus in Sweet Corn in Utah.
C. Nischwitz.
20 July 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Outbreaks of Tomato Chlorotic Spot Tospovirus in Commercial Tomato Fields and Effectiveness of Different Management Measures in South Florida.
Q. Liu, Q. Wang, and S. Zhang.
1 July 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Efficacy of Biological and Conventional Fungicide Programs for Foliar Disease Management on Pomegranate (Punica granatum) in Florida.
K. V. Xavier and G. E. Vallad.
30 June 2020. Public Summary | Article

• The Host Range of Subgroup 16SrII-X Phytoplasma Extends to Globe Amaranth and Other Wild Plants in Saudi Arabia.
A. F. Omar, A. S. Alsohim, K. A. Al-jamhan, and E. Pérez-López.
24 June 2020. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Downy Mildew, Caused by Peronospora effusa, on Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) in North Carolina.
J. R. Standish, S. Sharpe, S. Butler, L. M. Quesada-Ocampo, and I. Meadows.
24 June 2020. Public Summary | Article

• ClubrootTracker: A Resource to Plan a Clubroot-Free Farm.
K. Muirhead, C. D. Todd, Y. Wei, P. Bonham-Smith, and E. Pérez-López.
16 June 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Grower Records and Logistic Regression to Solve Production Problems in Highbush Blueberry.
T. E. Besançon, D. L. Ward, P. V. Oudemans, and G. C. Pavlis.
3 June 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Hop Downy Mildew Caused by Pseudoperonospora humuli: A Diagnostic Guide.
S. Purayannur, T. D. Miles, D. H. Gent, S. Pigg, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo.
19 May 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Diagnostic Guide for Cucurbit Downy Mildew.
A. Salcedo, M. Hausbeck, S. Pigg, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo.
14 May 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Effect of Benzovindiflupyr + Azoxystrobin + Propiconazole Fungicide Applied at Different Growth Stages on Foliar Disease Severity, Grain Yield, and Economic Benefit of Hybrid Corn Grown in Kentucky.
C. A. Bradley, R. C. Kenimer, J. M. Shockley, and K. A. Wise.
13 May 2020. Public Summary | Article

• A Survey for Nine Major Viruses of Grapevines in Tennessee Vineyards.
N. Soltani, R. Hu, D. D. Hensley, D. L. Lockwood, K. L. Perry, and M. R. Hajimorad.
8 May 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Monitoring Ectotrophic Root-Infecting Fungi Associated with Bermudagrass Putting Green Roots Using Quantitative Multiplex Assays.
A. Bronzato-Badial, J. King, and M. Tomaso-Peterson.
4 May 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Relationship of Pink Pigmentation in Rose Petals and Botrytis cinerea.
M. Muñoz, J. E. Faust, W. C. Bridges, and G. Schnabel.
4 May 2020. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus in Louisiana.
T. Price, R. Valverde, R. Singh, J. Davis, S. Brown, and H. Jones.
29 April 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Detection of Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus Infecting Watermelon in South Carolina.
C. S. Kousik and S. Adkins.
24 April 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Yield Loss of Cotton Cultivars Due to Rotylenchulus reniformis and the Added Benefit of a Nematicide.
D. R. Dyer, W. Groover, and K. S. Lawrence.
24 April 2020. Public Summary | Article

• The Wheat Dwarf India Virus-Betasatellite Complex Has a Wider Host Range Than Previously Reported.
J. Kumar, S. Kumar, and S. F. Kianian.
24 April 2020. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Rapid Detection of Fungicide Resistance Phenotypes Among Populations of Nothopassalora personata in South Carolina Peanut Fields.
M. Munir, H. Wang, P. Agudelo, and D. J. Anco.
24 April 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Fungi Associated with Damage Observed on Branches of Juglans nigra in Indiana, Missouri, and Tennessee.
M. E. McDermott-Kubeczko, J. Juzwik, S. E. Reed, and W. E. Klingeman.
24 April 2020. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Determining the Profitability of Reniform Nematode Control Practices in the Mississippi Cotton Production System.
B. R. Wilson, T. W. Allen, A. L. Catchot, L. J. Krutz, and D. M. Dodds.
14 April 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Aggressiveness and Deoxynivalenol Production of Nebraska Isolates of Fusarium boothii and F. graminearum.
E. Valverde-Bogantes, C. Bolanos-Carriel, H. E. Hallen-Adams, N. McMaster, D. G. Schmale III, and S. N. Wegulo.
3 April 2020. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Colletotrichum Species Isolated from Massachusetts Cranberries Differ in Response to the Fungicide Azoxystrobin.
T. Giorgio, L. S. Adler, and H. A. Sandler.
3 April 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Sensitivity of Fusarium graminearum to Metconazole and Tebuconazole Fungicides Before and After Widespread Use in Wheat in the United States.
N. R. Anderson, A. N. Freije, G. C. Bergstrom, C. A. Bradley, C. Cowger, T. Faske, C. Hollier, N. Kleczewski, G. B. Padgett, P. Paul, T. Price, and K. A. Wise.
3 April 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Distribution of Meloidogyne enterolobii in Eastern North Carolina and Comparison of Four Isolates.
T. Schwarz, C. Li, W. Ye, and E. Davis.
3 April 2020. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Hemp Leaf Spot Caused by a Bipolaris Species on Hemp (Cannabis sativa) in Kentucky.
D. Szarka, B. Amsden, J. Beale, E. Dixon, C. L. Schardl, and N. Gauthier.
20 March 2020. Public Summary | Article

• A Diagnostic Guide for Basil Downy Mildew.
J. R. Standish, R. N. Raid, S. Pigg, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo.
4 March 2020. Public Summary | Article

Open Access Prediction of Early Season Beet Leafhopper Populations in Southern New Mexico.
E. Lehnhoff and R. Creamer.
19 February 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Sensitivity of Colletotrichum Isolates Collected from Strawberries in Georgia to Pyraclostrobin, a Quinone Outside Inhibitor (QoI) Fungicide.
M. E. Ali, O. Hudson, S. Waliullah, J. Cook, and P. M. Brannen.
7 February 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Late Growth Stages of Johnsongrass Can Act as an Alternate Host of Colletotrichum sublineola.
E. Ahn, G. Odvody, L. K. Prom, and C. Magill.
7 February 2020. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Distribution of Asclepias Asymptomatic Virus and Exploration of Possible Effects on the Wild Plant Host, Asclepias viridis.
H. M. Alexander, J. A. Steets, and A. Ali.
7 February 2020. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

Open Access A Rapid, Simple, Laboratory and Field-Adaptable DNA Extraction and Diagnostic Method Suitable for Insect-Transmitted Plant Pathogen and Insect Identification.
K. Pusz-Bochenska, E. Perez-Lopez, T. J. Dumonceaux, C. Olivier, and T. J. Wist.
5 February 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Preserving Spring Oat Yields in New York Through Varietal Resistance to Crown Rust.
M. R. Fulcher, D. Benscher, M. E. Sorrells, and G. C. Bergstrom.
21 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Cross-Infectivity of Powdery Mildew Isolates Originating from Hemp (Cannabis sativa) and Japanese Hop (Humulus japonicus) in New York.
W. A. Weldon, M. R. Ullrich, L. B. Smart, C. D. Smart, and D. M. Gadoury.
21 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Nighttime Application of UV-C to Control Cucumber Powdery Mildew.
J. S. Patel, L. C. Radetsky, R. Nagare, and M. S. Rea.
21 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Huanglongbing, Caused by ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus,’ Detected in New Locations Across Southern and Coastal Georgia.
J. E. Oliver, M. E. Ali, S. Waliullah, J. Price, J. Warren, J. Jacobs, A. Hoppers, R. Evans, M. Dowdy, and S. Curry.
16 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Phyllachora maydis Ascospore Release and Germination from Overwintered Corn Residue.
C. L. Groves, N. M. Kleczewski, D. E. P. Telenko, M. I. Chilvers, and D. L. Smith.
16 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Sanitation of Float Trays for the Management of Pythium Species in Tobacco Float Systems.
L. D. Thiessen, G. H. Ellington, J. A. Macialek, C. S. Johnson, and D. T. Reed.
15 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Lady’s Slipper Orchid and Hydrangea: New Ornamental Hosts of Tobacco Rattle Virus (TRV) in Minnesota.
M. M. Baumann, R. G. Kiambi, and B. E. Lockhart.
7 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Effect of Foliar Fungicides Applied at Silking on Stalk Lodging in Corn.
A. E. Robertson, M. Serrano, J. Acharya, J. Shriver, J. Beckman, C. Huffman, K. Pecinovsky, M. Rees, D. Schaben, M. Schnabel, J. Sievers, and T. Tuttle.
7 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Potential for the Pathogenicity of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Blueberries in Georgia and North Carolina.
P. M. Severns, G. B. Jagdale, T. Holladay, P. M. Brannen, J. P. Noe, and W. O. Cline.
7 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Sensitivity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum to Prothioconazole and Pydiflumetofen In Vitro and Efficacy for Fusarium Wilt Management in Watermelon.
N. F. Miller, J. R. Standish, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo.
6 January 2020. Public Summary | Article

• Control of Pseudomonas amygdali pv. loropetali on Metal, Wood, and Loropetalum chinense Stem Surfaces.
W. E. Copes, O. V. Mavrodi, and D. V. Mavrodi.
17 December 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Investigating Phenylamide Insensitivity in Wisconsin Populations of Pseudoperonospora humuli.
M. E. Marks and A. J. Gevens.
16 December 2019. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Black Rot of Sweetpotato: A Comprehensive Diagnostic Guide.
M. N. Stahr and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo.
30 November 2019. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Resistance to Pyraclostrobin, Boscalid, and Thiophanate-methyl in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from Blueberry in Georgia.
M. E. Ali, O. Hudson, W. H. Hemphill, T. B. Brenneman, and J. E. Oliver.
21 November 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Survey Reveals a Broad Range of Fungal Pathogens and an Oomycete on Peonies in the United States.
A. R. Garfinkel and G. A. Chastagner.
11 November 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Corynespora cassiicola Isolates from Soybean in Alabama Detected with G143a Mutation in the Cytochrome b Gene.
M. N. Rondon and K. S. Lawrence.
11 November 2019. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of the Association of Myriogenospora atramentosa with the Plant Genus Hemarthria.
K.-H. Chen, A. Blount, B. Justesen, J. H. Walter, M. Wallau, and H.-L. Liao.
11 November 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Optimizing Fungicide Inputs for Management of Lettuce Drop Caused by Sclerotinia minor and S. sclerotiorum.
M. E. Matheron and M. Porchas.
11 November 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Soybean Canopy Coverage, Population, and Yield Responses to Seed Treatment and Cultivar Resistance to Phytophthora sojae in Nebraska.
V. C. Garnica and L. J. Giesler.
26 September 2019. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• An Acaromyces Species Associated with Bark Beetles from Southern Pine Has Inhibitory Properties Against Raffaelea lauricola, the Causal Pathogen of Laurel Wilt Disease of Redbay.
R. Olatinwo and S. Fraedrich.
26 September 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Impact of Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) Feeding and Oviposition on Lettuce.
S. V. Joseph.
23 September 2019. Public Summary | Article

• A Survey of Virginia Vineyards Revealed High Incidences of Grapevine Rupestris Stem Pitting-Associated Virus, Grapevine Red Blotch Virus, and Two Mealybug Species.
T. Jones and M. Nita.
12 September 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Effects of Temperature, Relative Humidity, and Plant Age on Bacterial Disease of Onion Plants.
K. E. Tho, E. Brisco-McCann, P. Wiriyajitsomboon, and M. K. Hausbeck.
12 September 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Occurrence and Distribution of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Muscadine Grapes in Georgia and North Carolina.
G. B. Jagdale, P. M. Severns, P. M. Brannen, and W. O. Cline.
26 August 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Foliar, Fruit, and Soil-Applied Organic Insecticides for Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), in Senegalese Mangoes.
A. Balayara, C. C. Brewster, L. J. Vaughan, and D. G. Pfeiffer.
20 August 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Exploiting Genetic Diversity for Blast Disease Resistance Sources in Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana).
E. O. Manyasa, P. Tongoona, P. Shanahan, S. Githiri, H. Ojulong, and S. M. C. Njoroge.
12 August 2019. Public Summary | Article

• QoI Resistance in Sugar Beet Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe betae) in Scandinavia.
T. M. Heick, A. L. Hansen, A. F. Justesen, and L. N. Jørgensen.
31 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Phyllachora maydis, Causal Agent of Tar Spot on Corn, Can Overwinter in Northern Illinois.
N. M. Kleczewski, J. Donnelly, and R. Higgins.
31 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Bacteria Associated with Onion Foliage in Michigan and Their Copper Sensitivity.
K. E. Tho, E. Brisco-McCann, P. Wiriyajitsomboon, G. W. Sundin, and M. K. Hausbeck.
30 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Fungicides for Control of Downy Mildew on Pickling Cucumber in Michigan.
K. E. Goldenhar and M. K. Hausbeck.
30 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Impact of Inoculum Concentration on Goss’s Wilt Development in Corn and Alternative Hosts.
T. M. Campbell, J. T. Ikley, W. G. Johnson, and K. A. Wise.
10 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Wheat Stem Maggot (Diptera: Chloropidae): An Emerging Pest of Cover Crop to Corn Transition Systems.
G. Inveninato Carmona, J. Rees, R. Seymour, R. Wright, and A. J. McMechan.
10 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Cucumber mosaic virus Infecting Siam Tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia) in Florida.
K. K. Dey, C. Li, M. Elliott, J. McVay, L. Whilby, G. Hodges, and T. R. Smith.
10 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Efficacy of Fungicide Seed Treatments in Controlling Blackleg of Canola.
S. GC Upadhaya, V. Chapara, M. Rahman, and L. E. del Río Mendoza.
10 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Ectomycorrhizal Fungus, Laccaria ochropurpurea, Associated with Castanea dentata (American Chestnut) Roots in a Mixed-Species Plantation.
M. V. Ritzi, S. D. Russell, M. C. Aime, and G. G. McNickle.
9 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Response of Pseudoperonospora cubensis to Preventative Fungicide Applications Varies by State and Year.
A. P. Keinath, S. A. Miller, and C. D. Smart.
9 July 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Detection of Geosmithia morbida on Numerous Insect Species in Four Eastern States.
M. Moore, J. Juzwik, F. Miller, L. Roberts, and M. D. Ginzel.
24 June 2019. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Identified in Tulbaghia violacea in Florida.
K. K. Dey, C. Li, M. C. Sellers, J. McVay, L. Whilby, G. Hodges, and T. R. Smith.
14 June 2019. Public Summary | Article

• A Simple, Inexpensive Method for Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photograph Analysis to Quantify Green Color and Enhance Ratings in Field Research Plots.
T. Price, S. Brown, and R. Price.
12 June 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Characterizing Sources of Resistance to Phytophthora Blight of Pepper Caused by Phytophthora capsici in North Carolina.
C. H. Parada-Rojas and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo.
24 May 2019. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Determining the Soilborne Pathogens Associated with Root Rot Disease Complex of Dry Bean in Michigan.
J. L. Jacobs, J. D. Kelly, E. M. Wright, G. Varner, and M. I. Chilvers.
22 May 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Occurrence of Botrytis Crown Rot Caused by Botrytis cinerea in Lettuce in Southern New Mexico.
S. Sanogo, S. Dura, P. Lujan, J. Barraza, and B. Kapran.
20 May 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Phoma Leaf Spot Susceptibility and Horticultural Characteristics of Table Beet Cultivars in New York.
L. B. Koenick, J. R. Kikkert, and S. J. Pethybridge.
18 May 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Adaptation of Phytophthora sojae to Rps Resistance Genes over the Past Two Decades in North Dakota.
H. Yan and B. Nelson Jr..
16 May 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Infection of Select Pinaceae and Cupressaceae Seedlings to Phytophthora pinifolia.
T. L. Widmer and S. C. Dodge.
15 May 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Resistance to Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicides Conferred by the G143A Mutation in Cercospora sojina (Causal Agent of Frogeye Leaf Spot) Isolates from South Dakota Soybean Fields.
F. M. Mathew, E. Byamukama, D. L. Neves, and C. A. Bradley.
13 May 2019. Public Summary | Article

• First Report on Quinone Outside Inhibitor Resistance of Alternaria alternata Causing Alternaria Brown Spot in Tangerines in São Paulo, Brazil.
G. M. Chitolina, G. J. Silva-Junior, E. Feichtenberger, R. G. Pereira, and L. Amorim.
25 April 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Assessment of Insecticide/Miticide Treatments on Soybean Cyst Nematode Bioassays Under Greenhouse Conditions.
J. Brungardt, T. C. Todd, T. R. Oakley, and H. N. Trick.
15 April 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Evaluation of Floral Cuts on Eriophyid Mite Retention on Knock Out and Multiflora Rose Cuttings.
K. M. Solo, S. B. Collins, L. G. Schneider, M. R. Hajimorad, F. A. Hale, J. B. Wilkerson, A. S. Windham, and M. T. Windham.
12 April 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Field Evaluation of Tomato Cultivars for Tolerance to Tomato Chlorotic Spot Tospovirus.
S. Zhang, X. Fan, Y. Fu, Q. Wang, E. McAvoy, and D. R. Seal.
11 April 2019. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Diaporthe gulyae: The New Pathogen on Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum).
K. M. Duellman, F. M. Mathew, S. G. Markell, and L. A. Castlebury.
1 April 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Cross Pathogenicity Studies Show South Dakota Isolates of Fusarium acuminatum, F. equiseti, F. graminearum, F. oxysporum, F. proliferatum, F. solani, and F. subglutinans from Either Soybean or Corn are Pathogenic to Both Crops.
P. N. Okello and F. M. Mathew.
27 March 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Orange Cane Blotch of Commercial Blackberry in the Southeastern United States.
F. B. Browne, P. M. Brannen, H. Scherm, M. T. Brewer, S. B. Wilde, and E. A. Richardson.
27 March 2019. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Erysiphe fallax Causing Powdery Mildew on Phasey Bean (Macroptilium lathyroides) in the United States.
B. Poudel and S. Zhang.
26 March 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Efficacy of Double Nickel LC (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens D747 Strain) for Management of White Mold in Snap and Dry Bean.
S. J. Pethybridge, B. K. Gugino, and J. R. Kikkert.
22 March 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Effects of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Paraguay.
A. D. Sanabria-Velazquez, A. L. Testen, G. A. Enciso, L. C. Soilan, and S. A. Miller.
20 March 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Eight Species of Fusarium Cause Root Rot of Corn (Zea mays) in South Dakota.
P. N. Okello, K. Petrović, B. Kontz, and F. M. Mathew.
20 March 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Effect of Tillage and Cultivar on Plant Population, Sudden Death Syndrome, and Yield of Soybean in Iowa.
Y. R. Kandel, L. F. S. Leandro, and D. S. Mueller.
18 February 2019. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Trends in Occurrence, Distribution, and Population Densities of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in the Pacific Northwest of the United States from 2012 to 2016.
I. A. Zasada, M. Kitner, C. Wram, N. Wade, R. E. Ingham, S. Hafez, H. Mojtahedi, S. Chavoshi, and N. Hammack.
18 February 2019. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Improving Yields and Managing Dry Bean Bacterial Diseases in Nebraska with New Copper-Alternative Chemicals.
R. M. Harveson.
8 February 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex: A Quick Diagnostic Guide.
R. O. García, J. P. Kerns, and L. Thiessen.
22 January 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Southern Sclerotium Root Rot Caused by Athelia rolfsii on Table Beet in New York.
S. J. Pethybridge, S. Sharma, A. Silva, C. Bowden, S. Murphy, N. L. Knight, and F. S. Hay.
21 January 2019. Public Summary | Article

• The G143A Mutation Confers Azoxystrobin Resistance to Soybean Cercospora Leaf Blight in Bolivia.
F. J. Sautua, J. Searight, V. P. Doyle, P. P. Price III, M. M. Scandiani, and M. A. Carmona.
21 January 2019. Public Summary | Article

• Prevalence of Viruses in Commercial Wine Grape Vineyards in Georgia.
P. M. Brannen, C. Michael Deom, O. J. Alabi, and R. A. Naidu.
13 December 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Biofumigation: Opportunities and Challenges for Control of Soilborne Diseases in Nursery Production.
F. Baysal-Gurel, P. Liyanapathiranage, and J. Mullican.
5 December 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Widespread Resistance to QoI Fungicides of Colletotrichum acutatum from Strawberry Nurseries and Production Fields.
B. B. Forcelini and N. A. Peres.
4 December 2018. Public Summary | Article

• A New Disease of Epimedium Caused by Carnation Ringspot Virus.
R. G. Kiambi, M. M. Baumann, and B. E. Lockhart.
27 November 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Low Substrate pH–Induced Iron/Manganese Toxicity of New Guinea Impatiens: A Diagnostic Guide.
W. G. Owen, B. E. Whipker, J. B. Henry, P. Cockson, and H. Landis.
13 November 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Widespread Occurrence of Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicide-Resistant Isolates of Cercospora sojina, Causal Agent of Frogeye Leaf Spot of Soybean, in the United States.
G. Zhang, T. W. Allen, J. P. Bond, A. M. Fakhoury, A. E. Dorrance, L. Weber, T. R. Faske, L. J. Giesler, D. E. Hershman, B. S. Kennedy, D. L. Neves, C. A. Hollier, H. M. Kelly, M. A. Newman, N. M. Kleczewski, S. R. Koenning, L. D. Thiessen, H. L. Mehl, T. Zhou, M. D. Meyer, D. S. Mueller, Y. R. Kandel, P. P. Price III, J. C. Rupe, E. J. Sikora, J. R. Standish, M. Tomaso-Peterson, K. A. Wise, and C. A. Bradley.
8 November 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Resistance of Prairie Junegrass and Tufted Hairgrass Germplasm to Diseases Common in Temperate Low-Input Turfgrass Systems.
P. L. Koch, K. Hugie, and E. Watkins.
8 November 2018. Public Summary | Article

• A Review of Corynespora cassiicola and Its Increasing Relevance to Tomato in Florida.
K. J. MacKenzie, L. G. Sumabat, K. V. Xavier, and G. E. Vallad.
8 November 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Cucurbit Leaf Crumple Virus Infecting Three Cucurbit Crops in South Carolina.
A. P. Keinath, K.-S. Ling, S. Adkins, D. K. Hasegawa, A. M. Simmons, S. Hoak, H. C. Mellinger, and C. S. Kousik.
8 November 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Distribution and Characterization of Xanthomonas Strains Causing Bacterial Spot of Tomato in Indiana.
D. S. Egel, J. B. Jones, G. V. Minsavage, T. Creswell, G. Ruhl, E. Maynard, and C. Marchino.
8 November 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Low Benefits from Fungicide Use on Hard Red Wheat in Low-Disease Environments.
A. Friskop, S. Yellareddygari, N. C. Gudmestad, K. Binzen Fuller, and M. Burrows.
25 October 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Pecan Bacterial Leaf Scorch, Caused by Xylella fastidiosa, Is Endemic in Georgia Pecan Orchards.
C. H. Bock, J. E. Oliver, C. Chen, M. H. Hotchkiss, K. L. Stevenson, X. Wang, L. J. Grauke, A. E. Hilton, Y.-K. Jo, and J. J. Randall.
12 October 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Principles of Diagnostic Assay Validation for Plant Pathogens: A Basic Review of Concepts.
K. Cardwell, G. Dennis, A. R. Flannery, J. Fletcher, D. Luster, M. Nakhla, A. Rice, P. Shiel, J. Stack, C. Walsh, and L. Levy.
12 October 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Fungicide Dip Treatments for Management of Botrytis cinerea Infection on Strawberry Transplants.
M. S. Oliveira, L. G. Cordova, M. V. Marin, and N. A. Peres.
9 October 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Survey of Fungal Foliar and Panicle Diseases of Sorghum in Important Agroecological Zones of Tanzania and Uganda.
S. M. C. Njoroge, J. P. Takan, E. A. Letayo, P. S. Okoth, D. O. Ajaku, A. Kumar, A. Rathore, H. Ojulong, and E. Manyasa.
26 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Hazelnut Yield Protection Using Fungicides Against Eastern Filbert Blight.
J. W. Pscheidt, J. P. Bassinette, S. Heckert, and S. A. Cluskey.
21 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Identification of Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Publicly Available Male Hop Germplasm.
D. H. Gent, B. J. Claassen, M. C. Twomey, and S. N. Wolfenbarger.
20 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Nematicides, Starter Fertilizers, and Plant Growth Regulators Implementation into a Corn Production System.
S. Till, K. Lawrence, P. Donald, and D. Schrimsher.
18 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Effect of Virulence of Root Rot Pathogens and Cultivar Resistance on Disease Occurrence in Dry Beans.
A. O. Adesemoye, T. Orrell, and S. Kodati.
13 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Isolation, Identification, and Pathogenicity of Phytophthora Blight of Pigeonpea.
M. Sharma and R. Ghosh.
12 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Efficacy of In-Furrow Fungicides for Management of Field Pea Root Rot Caused by Fusarium avenaceum and F. solani Under Greenhouse and Field Conditions.
C. T. Modderman, S. Markell, M. Wunsch, and J. S. Pasche.
11 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Quantifying the Effects of Fungicides and Tillage on Cercospora sojina Severity and Yield of Soybean.
A. Mengistu, H. M. Kelly, P. R. Arelli, N. Bellaloui, and B. Lin.
4 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Tomato Necrotic Spot Virus Infecting Tomato in Indiana.
S. A. Bratsch, T. C. Creswell, and G. E. Ruhl.
4 September 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Poor Control of Cucurbit Powdery Mildew Associated with First Detection of Resistance to Cyflufenamid in the Causal Agent, Podosphaera xanthii, in the United States.
M. T. McGrath and Z. F. Sexton.
17 August 2018. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• Rarity of a Fungal Pathogen and a Parasitic Flowering Plant Versus the Commonness of a Mycorrhizal Fungus in Pecan Orchards in New Mexico.
S. Sanogo and P. Lujan.
15 August 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Resistance to Boscalid in Podosphaera xanthii, Cucurbit Powdery Mildew, in South Carolina.
A. P. Keinath, G. Rennberger, and C. S. Kousik.
14 August 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Transgressive Segregation and Long-Term Consistency for High TSWV Field Resistance in the 'Georgia-06G' Peanut Cultivar.
W. D. Branch and A. K. Culbreath.
6 August 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Detection of Phytophthora cinnamomi in Forest Soils by PCR on DNA Extracted from Leaf Disc Baits.
K. Sena, T. J. Dreaden, E. Crocker, and C. Barton.
23 July 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Root Rot Caused by Species of Fusarium on Brassica carinata in South Dakota.
P. N. Okello, K. Petrović, B. Kontz, S. Ali, L. F. Marek, and F. M. Mathew.
23 July 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Evaluation of the Florida Strawberry Advisory System for Control of Botrytis and Anthracnose Fruit Rots in Ohio.
L. G. Cordova, M. A. Ellis, L. L. Wilson, L. V. Madden, and N. A. Peres.
6 July 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Alternative Hosts for Soybean vein necrosis virus and Feeding Preferences of Its Vector Soybean Thrips.
M. D. Irizarry, M. G. Elmore, J. C. Batzer, S. A. Whitham, and D. S. Mueller.
13 June 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Effectiveness of Nontarped Broadcast Fumigation and Root Removal on Root Lesion Nematode and Fusarium and Pythium Species in a Red Raspberry System.
L. W. DeVetter, S. Watkinson, I. A. Zasada, J. E. Weiland, C. Hesse, and T. W. Walters.
4 June 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Diagnostic Guide: Wheat Soil-Borne Mosaic.
D. R. Kroese, S. Bag, K. E. Frost, T. D. Murray, and C. H. Hagerty.
4 June 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Target Spot-Incited Defoliation and Yields of Selected Cotton Cultivars as Influenced by Fungicide Inputs.
A. K. Hagan, K. L. Bowen, B. Miller, and R. L. Nichols.
4 June 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Curvularia Leaf Spot of Corn, Caused by Curvularia lunata, in the United States.
T. Garcia-Aroca, V. Doyle, R. Singh, T. Price, and K. Collins.
15 May 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Carboxylic Acid Amide Fungicide Resistance in Plasmopara viticola (Grapevine Downy Mildew) in North America.
X. Feng and A. Baudoin.
15 May 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Apple Disease Control and Bloom-Thinning Effects by Lime Sulfur, Regalia, and JMS Stylet-Oil.
C. N. DeLong, K. S. Yoder, A. E. Cochran II, S. W. Kilmer, W. S. Royston, Jr., L. D. Combs, and G. M. Peck.
15 May 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Interruption and Reduction of Erysiphe necator Chasmothecia Development Utilizing Fungicidal Oil.
L. D. Thiessen, T. M. Neill, and W. F. Mahaffee.
4 May 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Flavescence Dorée and Bois Noir Diseases of Grapevine Are Evolving Pathosystems.
M. Tessitori, Rosa La Rosa, and C. Marzachì.
1 May 2018. Public Summary | Article

• A Simple Culture Method Inducing Sexual Reproduction by Fusarium graminearum, the Primary Causal Agent of Fusarium Head Blight.
S. Lu and M. C. Edwards.
1 May 2018. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

Open Access Recovery Plan for Monilinia polystroma Causing Asiatic Brown Rot of Stone Fruit.
K. D. Cox, S. M. Villani, A. Poniatowska, G. Schnabel, I. Holb, and J. Fajardo.
30 April 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of the 16SrIV-D Phytoplasma Associated with Decline of a Bismarck Palm (Bismarckia nobilis).
K. K. Dey, A. Jeyaprakash, J. Hansen, D. Jones, T. Smith, D. Davison, P. Srivastava, B. Bahder, C. Li, and X. Sun.
30 April 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Reduction of Gray Mold with Preharvest Applications of Potassium Tetraborate in Greenhouse Tomato.
F. A. Ahmed and A. M. Alvarez.
26 April 2018. Public Summary | Article

Open Access Survey of Fusarium Species Associated with Fusarium Head Blight of Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Southeastern Idaho.
K. M. Bissonnette, P. Wharton, J. Chen, and J. M. Marshall.
9 April 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Early-Season Fungicide Programs for Peanut Disease Management.
Y. C. Tsai and T. B. Brenneman.
9 April 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Identification of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Accessions Resistant to Diaporthe helianthi and Diaporthe gulyae.
F. M. Mathew, T. R. Olson, L. F. Marek, T. J. Gulya, and S. G. Markell.
9 April 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Comparison of Greenhouse-Based Inoculation Methods to Study Aggressiveness of Diaporthe helianthi Isolates Causing Phomopsis Stem Canker of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus).
F. M. Mathew, J. G. Jordahl, T. J. Gulya, and S. G. Markell.
9 April 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Sunflower Stalk Diseases Initiated Through Leaf Infections.
R. Harveson, F. Mathew, T. Gulya, S. Markell, C. Block, and S. Thompson.
9 April 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Incidence of Soybean vein necrosis virus in Alabama Soybean Fields.
E. J. Sikora, K. N. Conner, and A. L. Jacobson.
8 March 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Greenhouse Comparison of Two Detection Methods for Potato virus Y^N-Wi at Four Potato Growth Stages.
A. Beissinger and D. A. Inglis.
8 March 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Inoculation Method, Temperature, and Relative Humidity Affect Leaf and Neck Anthracnose, a New Onion Disease in Michigan.
L. M. Rodriguez-Salamanca, R. P. Naegele, L. M. Quesada-Ocampo, and M. K. Hausbeck.
8 March 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Farmer-Focused Tools to Improve Soil Health Monitoring on Smallholder Farms in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania.
A. L. Testen, D. P. Mamiro, J. Nahson, N. A. Amuri, S. W. Culman, and S. A. Miller.
8 March 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Characterizing the Effect of Foliar Lipo-chitooligosaccharide Application on Sudden Death Syndrome and Sclerotinia Stem Rot in Soybean.
D. A. Marburger, J. F. Willbur, M. E. Weber, J.-M. Ané, M. Kabbage, S. P. Conley, and D. L. Smith.
8 March 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Optimized Yellow Dwarf Virus Multiplex PCR Assay Reveals a Common Occurrence of Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAS in Kansas Winter Wheat.
A. G. Laney, R. Acosta-Leal, and D. Rotenberg.
2 March 2018. Public Summary | Supplemental Materials | Article

• First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Erysiphe aquilegiae on Columbine in the United States.
M. Bradshaw.
2 March 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Bacterial Blight of Lentil (Lens culinaris) Caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae.
A. D. Adhikari, K. A. Nielsen, R. M. Harveson, C. Graham, R. Beck, and F. M. Mathew.
2 March 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Fenpyrazamine Resistance in Botrytis cinerea from Strawberry Fields in Spain.
D. Fernández-Ortuño, A. Vielba-Fernández, A. Pérez-García, J. A. Torés, and A. de Vicente.
2 March 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Effects of Clariva Complete Beans Seed Treatment on Heterodera glycines Reproduction and Soybean Yield in Iowa.
K. M. Bissonnette, C. C. Marett, M. P. Mullaney, G. D. Gebhart, P. Kyveryga, T. A. Mueller, and G. L. Tylka.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in Cucurbits in Georgia, United States.
K. R. Gadhave, B. Dutta, T. Coolong, A. N. Sparks, S. Adkins, and R. Srinivasan.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Prevalence and Cropping System Impacts on Soybean Vein Necrosis Disease in Delaware Soybeans.
N. M. Kleczewski.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

• First Report of Peanut mottle virus in Forage Peanut (Arachis pintoi) in the United States.
K. K. Dey, L. Hassell, C. Li, M. Elliott, and X. Sun.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Impact of Summer Flooding on Viability of Sclerotinia minor and S. sclerotiorum Sclerotia in Soil.
M. E. Matheron and M. Porchas.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Incidence of Viruses in Two Large-Scale Plantings of Blackberry in South Carolina as Detected Through the Use of Sentinel Plants and RT-PCR.
B. Poudel, P. Rollins, D. T. Bishop, and S. W. Scott.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Relative Effects of Demethylation-Inhibiting Fungicides on Late Leaf Spot of Peanut.
A. K. Culbreath, A. J. Gevens, and K. L. Stevenson.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

• Red Rust of Neoregelia Bromeliads Caused by a Parasitic Alga Cephaleuros parasiticus in Florida.
G. Sanahuja, P. Lopez, A. J. Palmateer, and A. R. Chase.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

Open Access Fungicide Resistance Management Guidelines for Cucurbit Downy and Powdery Mildew Control in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regions of the United States in 2018.
C. A. Wyenandt, M. T. McGrath, K. L. Everts, S. L. Rideout, B. K. Gugino, and N. Kleczewski.
9 February 2018. Public Summary | Article

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