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Weisz, R, C Cowger, G Ambrose and A Gardner. 2010. Multiple mid-Atlantic field experiments show no economic benefit to fungicide application when fungal disease is absent in winter wheat. Phytopathology: In press.

Cowger, C, Weisz, R, Anderson, JM and Horton, JR. 2010. Maize debris increases barley yellow dwarf virus severity in North Carolina winter wheat. Agronomy Journal 102:688-696.

Mundt, CC, Sackett, KE, Wallace, LD, Cowger, C and Dudley, JP. 2010. Aerial dispersal and multiple-scale spread of epidemic disease. Ecohealth:Online Early.

Cowger, C, Patton Ozkurt, JL, Brown Guedira, GL and Perugini, L. 2009. Post-anthesis moisture increased Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol levels in North Carolina winter wheat. Phytopathology 99:320-327.

Cowger, C, Parks, R and Marshall, D. 2009. Appearance of powdery mildew of wheat caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici on Pm17-bearing cultivars in North Carolina. Plant Disease 93:1219-

Maxwell, JJ, JH Lyerly, C Cowger, DS Marshall, G Brown-Guedira and JP Murphy. 2009. MlAG12: a Triticum timopheevii-derived powdery mildew resistance gene in common wheat on chromosome 7AL. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 119:1489–1495.

Mundt, CC, Sackett, KE, Wallace, LD, Cowger, C, Dudley, JP. 2009. Long distance dispersal and accelerating waves of disease: Empirical relationships. The American Naturalist 173:456-466.

Parks, R, Carbone, I, Murphy, J, Cowger, C. 2009. Population genetic analysis of an Eastern U.S. wheat powdery mildew population reveals geographic and recent common ancestry with U.K. and Israeli populations. Phytopathology 99:840-849.

Cowger, C, PC Brunner and CC Mundt. 2008. Frequency of sexual recombination by Mycosphaerella graminicolain mild and severe epidemics. Phytopathology 98:752-759.

Cowger, C and R Weisz. 2008. Winter wheat blends (mixtures) produce a yield advantage in North Carolina. Agronomy Journal 100:169-177.

Parks, W, Carbone, I, Murphy, J, Marshall, DS, Cowger, C. 2008. Virulence structure of the eastern U.S. wheat powdery mildew population. Plant Disease 92:1074-1082.

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Murphy, JP, RA Navarro, D Marshall, C Cowger, TS Cox, JA Kolmer, S Leath and CS Gaines. 2008. Registration of NC06BGTAG12 and NC06BGTAG13 powdery mildew–resistant wheat germplasm. Journal of Plant Registrations 2:69.

Murphy, JP, RA Navarro, D Marshall, C Cowger, TS Cox, JA Kolmer, S Leath and CS Gaines. 2007. Registration of NC06BGTAG12 and NC06BGTAG13 powdery mildew–resistant wheat germplasm. Journal of Plant Registrations 1:75-77.

Cowger, C and JP Murphy. 2007. Artificial inoculation of wheat for selecting resistance to Stagonospora nodorumblotch. Plant Disease 91:539-545.

Miranda, LM., JP Murphy, D Marshall, C Cowger, and S Leath . 2007. Chromosomal location of Pm35, a novel Aegilops tauschiiderived powdery mildew resistance gene introgressed into common wheat ( Triticum aestivumL.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114:1451-1456.

Murphy, JP, RA Navarro, D Marshall, C Cowger, TS Cox, JA Kolmer, S Leath and CS Gaines. 2007. Registration of NC06BGTAG12 and NC06BGTAG13 powdery mildew resistant wheat germplasm. Journal of Plant Registrations 1:75-77.

Cowger, C and HV Silva-Rojas. 2006. Frequency of Phaeosphaeria nodorum, the sexual stage of Stagonospora nodorum, on winter wheat in North Carolina . Phytopathology 96:860-866.

Cowger, C, LD Wallace and CC Mundt. 2005. Velocity of spread of wheat stripe rust epidemics. Phytopathology 95:972-982.

Cowger, C and R Weisz. 2005. Soilborne wheat mosaic and spindle streak mosaic virus. North Carolina State University extension publication.

Cowger, C and AL Sutton. 2005. The southeastern U.S. Fusarium head blight epidemic of 2003. Online. Plant Health Progress. doi:10.1094/PHP-2005-10XX-01-RS.

Sutton , AL and C Cowger. 2004. The Fusarium head blight epidemic of 2003 in the southeastern United States . U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative special report, Michigan State University , 28 pp.

Cowger, C, BA McDonald and CC Mundt. 2002. Frequency of sexual reproduction by Mycosphaerella graminicola on partially resistant wheat cultivars. Phytopathology 92: 1175-1181.

Cowger, C and CC Mundt. 2002. Effects of wheat cultivar mixtures on epidemic progression of Septoria triticiblotch and pathogenicity of Mycosphaerella graminicola. Phytopathology 92:617-623.

Cowger, C and CC Mundt. 2002. Aggressiveness of Mycosphaerella graminicola isolates from susceptible and partially resistant wheat cultivars. Phytopathology 92:624-630.

Mundt, CC, C Cowger and KA Garrett. 2002. Relevance of integrated disease management to resistance durability. Euphytica 124:245-252.

Cowger, C, ME Hoffer and CC Mundt. 2000. Specific adaptation by Mycosphaerella graminicola to a vertically resistant wheat cultivar. Plant Pathology 49:445-451.

Mundt, CC, C Cowger and ME Hoffer. 1999. Disease management using varietal mixtures. IN: Septoria and Stagonospora Diseases of Cereals: A Compilation of Global Research. CIMMYT, Mexico , D.F., pp. 111-116.

Cowger, C and CC Mundt. 1998. A hydroponic seedling assay for resistance to Cephalosporium stripe of wheat. Plant Disease 82:1126-1131.

Mundt, CC, ME Hoffer, HU Ahmed, SM Coakley, JA DiLeone and C Cowger. 1998. Population genetics and host resistance. IN: Septoria on Cereals: A Study of Pathosystems (JA Lucas, P Bowyer and AM Anderson, eds.). CAB International, Wallingford , UK , pp. 115-130.