Projects

CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF RESISTANCE IN SORGHUM TO FUNGAL PATHOGENS Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 422999

THE IMPACTS OF LIGNIN MODIFICATION ON FUNGAL PATHOGEN & INSECT INTERACTIONS IN SORGHUM FOR CELLULOSIC & THERMAL BIOENERGY Reimbursable (R)   Accession Number: 418130

CHEMICAL CONTROL OF SORGHUM ANTHRACNOSE AND GRAIN MOLD Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 422114

IDENTIFICATION OF RESISTANT SORGHUM GERMPLASM FROM THE USA AND WEST AFRICA TO LONG SMUT AND GRAIN MOLD Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 414441

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Effect of Fungicides on the Reaction of Sorghum Hybrids to Anthracnose in Burleson County, Texas, 2012 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Isakeit, T., Collins, D.D., Rooney, W.L., Prom, L.K. 2013. Effect of fungicides on the reaction of sorghum hybrids to anthracnose in Burleson County, Texas, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. 7:FC044.

Assessment of molecular diversity and population structure of the Ethiopian sorghum [Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench)] germplasm collection maintained by the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System using SSR markers - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (07-Jan-13)

Isolation and characterization of the grain mold fungi, Cochliobolus and Alternaria spp., from sorghum using semi-selective media and DNA sequence analyses - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Funnell-Harris, D.L., Prom, L.K., Pedersen, J.F. 2013. Isolation and characterization of the grain mold fungi, Cochliobolus and Alternaria spp., from sorghum using semi-selective media and DNA sequence analyses. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 59(2): 87-96.

Reaction to rust by a subset of sorghum accessions from Zimbabwe - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cuevas, H.E., Prom, L.K., Magill, C. 2012. Reaction to rust by a subset of sorghum accessions from Zimbabwe. Asian Journal of Plant Pathology. 6(12):33-40.

Response of sorghum modified for bioenergy to grain and stalk fungal pathogens - (Abstract Only)

Funnell-Harris, D.L., Sattler, S.E., Prom, L.K., Dowd, P.F., Pedersen, J.F. 2012. Response of sorghum modified for bioenergy to grain and stalk fungal pathogens. American Phytopathological Society. Available: http://www.apsnet.org/meetings/Documents/2012_Meeting_Abstracts/aps12abS76.htm.

Frequency and diversity of fungal genera contaminating the external body parts of leaffooted bugs [Leptoglossus phyllopus(Heteroptera:Coreidae)] - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (20-Apr-12)

Response of sorghum accessions from four African countries against Colletotrichum sublineolum, causal agent of sorghum anthracnose - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Erpelding, J.E., Isakeit, T., Perumal, R., Cuevas, H.E. 2012. Response of sorghum accessions from four African countries against Colletotrichum sublineolum, causal agent of sorghum anthracnose. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 3(1):125-129.

Sorghum pathology and biotechnology - A fungal disease perspective: Part I. Grain mold, head smut, and ergot - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (10-Nov-11)

Sorghum pathology and biotechnology - A fungal disease perspective: Part II. Anthracnose, stalk rot, and downy mildew - (Review Article) - (10-Nov-11)

The role of phenylpropanoid pathway metabolites in resistance of sorghum to pathogens - (Abstract Only)

Funnell-Harris, D.L., Sattler, S.E., Prom, L.K., Pedersen, J.F. 2011. The role of phenylpropanoid pathway metabolites in resistance of sorghum to pathogens. Meeting Abstract. Presentation.

Effect of chitinase and thaumatin on mycelial growth of five sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] grain molding fungi under in vitro conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Egilla, J. 2011. Effect of chitinase and thaumatin on mycelial growth of five sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] grain molding fungi under in vitro conditions. Journal of Tropical Agriculture. 49(1-2):88-90.

Virulence and molecular genotyping studies of Sporisorium reilianum isolates in sorghum - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Perumal, R., Erattaimuthu, S., Erpelding, J.E., Montes-Garcia, N., Odvody, G., Greenwald, C., Jin, Z., Frederiksen, R., Magill, C. 2011. Virulence and molecular genotyping studies of Sporisorium reilianum isolates in sorghum. Plant Disease. 95:523-529.

Screening exotic sorghum germplasm, hybrids and elite lines for resistance to a new virulent pathotype (P6) of Peronsclerospora sorghi causing downy mildew - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Radwan, G.L., Isakeit, T., Magill, C.W., Perumal, R., Prom, L.K., Little, C.R. 2011. Screening exotic sorghum germplasm, hybrids and elite lines for resistance to a new virulent pathotype (P6) of Peronsclerospora sorghi causing downy mildew. Plant Health Progress. Available: doi:10.1094/PHP-2011-0323-01-RS.

Evaluation of the Ugandan sorghum accessions for grain mold and anthracnose resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Isakeit, T., Perumal, R., Erpelding, J.E., Rooney, W.L., Magill, C.W. 2011. Evaluation of the Ugandan sorghum accessions for grain mold and anthracnose resistance. Crop Protection Journal. 30(5):566-571.

Effect of systemic fungicides in the control of sorghum grain parasitic mycoflora - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Montes-Garcia, N., Prom, L.K., Montes-Rodriguez, N., Garcia-Garcia, M., Pecina-Quintero, V., Diaz-Franco, A. 2010. Effect of systemic fungicides in the control of sorghum grain parasitic mycoflora. Mexican Journal of Phytopathology. 28(2):156-158.

Effect of host genotypes and weather variables on the severity and temporal dynamics of sorghum anthracnose in Ethiopia - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Chala, A., Prom, L.K., Tronsmo, A. 2010. Effect of host genotypes and weather variables on the severity and temporal dynamics of sorghum anthracnose in Ethiopia. Plant Pathology Journal. 9(1):39-46.

Response of sorghum accessions from Chad and Uganda to natural infection by the downy mildew pathogen, Peronosclerospora sorghi in Mexico and the USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Montes-Garcia, N., Erpelding, J.E., Perumal, R., Medina-Ocegueda, S. 2010. Response of sorghum accessions from Chad and Uganda to natural infection by the downy mildew pathogen, Peronosclerospora sorghi in Mexico and the USA. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. 117(1):2-8.

Expression of pathogenesis-related protein PR-10 in sorghum floral tissues in response to inoculation with Fusarium thapsinum and Curvularia lunata - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (20-Jul-09)

Effect of temperature and relative humidity on sorghum ergot development in northern Mexico - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Montes-Garcia, N., Prom, L.K., Isakeit, T. 2009. Effect of temperature and relative humidity on sorghum ergot development in northern Mexico. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 38(6):632-637.

New sources of grain mold resistance among accessions from Sudan - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Erpelding, J.E. 2009. New sources of grain mold resistance among accessions from Sudan. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems. 10:457-463.

A pictorial technique for mass screening of sorghum germplasm for anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum) resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Perumal, R., Erpelding, J.E., Isakeit, T., Montes-Garcia, N., Magill, C.W. 2009. A pictorial technique for mass screening of sorghum germplasm for anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum) resistance. Open Agriculture Journal. 3:20-25.

RESPONSE TO ANTHRACNOSE INFECTION FOR A SUBSET OF ETHIOPIAN SORGHUM GERMPLASM - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Erpelding, J.E., Prom, L.K. 2009. Response to anthracnose infection for a subset of ethiopian sorghum germplasm. Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico. 93(3-4):195-206.

Simple Sequence Repeat Markers Useful for Sorghum Downy Mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Related Species - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Perumal, R., Nimmakayala, P., Erattaimuthu, S., No, E., Reddy, U.K., Prom, L.K., Odvody, G.N., Luster, D.G., Magill, C.W. 2008. Simple Sequence Repeat Markers Useful for Sorghum Downy Mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and Related Species. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 9:77.

Simple sequence repeat markers useful for sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and related species - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Perumal, R., Nimmakayala, P., Erattaimuthu, S., No, E.G., Reddy, U.K., Prom, L.K., Odvody, G.N., Luster, D.G., Magill, C. 2008. Simple sequence repeat markers useful for sorghum downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) and related species. BMC Genetics. 9:77.

Potential infection of Claviceps africana Frederickson, Mantle and de Milliano in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.] in Mexico and the United States of America - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (05-Sep-08)

Molecular mapping of cgl, a gene for resistance to anthracnose (Collectotrichum sublineolum) in sorghum - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ramasamy, P., Menz, M.A., Metha, P.J., Katile, S., Gutierrez, R.L., Klein, R.R., Klein, P.E., Prom, L.K., Schlueter, J.A., Rooney, W.L., Magill, C.W. 2009. Molecular mapping of cgl, a gene for resistance to anthracnose (Collectotrichum sublineolum) in sorghum. Euphytica. 165:597-606.

Molecular mapping of Cg1, a gene for resistance to anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum) in sorghum - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (10-Aug-08)

Mycotoxigenic potential of ten Fusarium species grown on sorghum and in vitro - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Isakett, T., Prom, L.K., Wheeler, M.H., Puckhaber, L.S., Liu, J. 2008. Mycotoxigenic potential of ten Fusarium species grown on sorghum and in vitro. Plant Pathology Journal. 7:183-186.

Leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus phyllopus (Hemiptera: Coreidae), as a potential vector of sorghum fungal pathogens - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Perumal, R. 2008. Leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus phyllopus (Hemiptera: Coreidae), as a potential vector of sorghum fungal pathogens. Southwestern Entomologist. 33(2):161-164.

Disease severity and susceptibility of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.)] to infection by Claviceps africana Frederickson, Mantle and de Milliano in Mexico and the United States of America - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Montes-Garcia, N., Williams, H., Prom, L.K., Isakeit, T., Odvody, G.N., Narro-Sanchez, J., Rooney, W.L. 2008. Disease severity and susceptibility of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.)] to infection by Claviceps africana Frederickson, Mantle and de Milliano in Mexico and the United States of America. Mexican Journal of Phytopathology. 26(2):121-126.

Evaluation of sorghum germplasm from China against Claviceps africana, causal agent of sorghum ergot - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Erpelding, J.E., Montes-Garcia, N. 2008. Evaluation of sorghum germplasm from China against Claviceps africana, causal agent of sorghum ergot. Plant Health Progress (online). doi:10.1094/PHP-2008-0519-01-RS.

Reaction of sorghum hybrids to anthracnose, grain mold and grain weathering in Burleson County, Texas, 2007 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Isakeit, T., Rooney, W., Collins, S.D., Prom, L.K. 2008. Reaction of sorghum hybrids to anthracnose, grain mold and grain weathering in Burleson County, Texas, 2007. Plant Disease Management Reports (online). Report 2:fc003.doi.10.1094/pdmr02.

Effect of storage temperature and sphacellum age on C. africana conidia survival - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Montes-Garcia, N., Isakeit, T., Odvody, G., Prom, L.K., Rooney, W. 2007. Effect of storage temperature and sphacellum age on C. africana conidia survival. Plant Pathology Journal. 6(4):312-317.

Assessing the vulnerablitiy of selected sorghum lines from the United States of America to long smut (Sporisorium ehrenbergii Vanky) disease - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Cisse, N., Ndoye, O. 2007. Assessing the vulnerablitiy of selected sorghum lines from the United States of America to long smut (Sporisorium ehrenbergii Vanky) disease. Crop Protection. 26:1771-1776.

Chinese sorghum germplasm evaluated for resistance to downy mildew and anthracnose - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Erpelding, J.E., Montes-Garcia, N. 2007. Chinese sorghum germplasm evaluated for resistance to downy mildew and anthracnose. Communications in Biometry and Crop Science. 2:26-31.

Claviceps africana spore germination as influenced by components of sorghum floral extracts - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K. 2007. Claviceps africana spore germination as influenced by components of sorghum floral extracts. Asian Journal of Plant Pathology. 1(1):12-17.

Molecular mapping of cg1, a gene for resistance to anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum) in sorghum - (Abstract Only)

Ramasamy, P., Menz, M.A., Mehta, P.J., Katile, S., Gutierrez Rojas, L.A., Klein, R.R., Klein, P.E., Prom, L.K., Schlueter, J.A., Rooney, W.L., Magill, C.W. 2007. Molecular mapping of Cg1, a gene for resistance to anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum) in sorghum [abstract]. Proceedings of Plant and Animal Genomes XV Conference, January 13-17, 2007, San Diego, California. Paper No. P371.

Diversidad genetica de aislamientos de cornezuelo (Claviceps africana fredrickson, mantle, y de milliano) de sorgo [Sorghum bicolor (l.) moench.] en Mexico - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Pecina-Quintero, V., Montes-Garcia, N., Williams-Alanis, H., Hernandez-Delgado, S., Mayek-Perez, N., Prom, L.K. 2007. Diversidad genetica de aislamientos de cornezuelo (Claviceps africana Fredrickson, Mantle, y de Milliano) de sorgo [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] en Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Fitopatologia. 25(001):43-47.

ERGOT RESPONSE FOR THE SORGHUM GENOTYPE IS8525 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Erpelding, J.E. 2006. Ergot response for the sorghum genotype IS8525. Plant Pathology. 5(2):216-220.

SEED MYCOFLORA FOR GRAIN MOLD FROM NATURAL INFECTION IN SORGHUM GERMPLASM GROWN AT ISABELA, PUERTO RICO AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH KERNEL WEIGHT AND GERMINATION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Erpelding, J.E., and Prom, L.K. 2006. Seed Mycoflora for Grain Mold from Natural Infection in Sorghum Germplasm Grown at Isabela, Puerto Rico and their Association with Kernel Weight and Germination. Plant Pathology Journal 5(1):106-112.

VARIATION FOR ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE WITHIN THE SORGHUM GERMPLASM COLLECTION FROM MOZAMBIQUE, AFRICA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Erpelding, J.E., Prom, L.K. 2006. Variation for anthracnose resistance within the sorghum germplasm collection from Mozambique, Africa. Plant Pathology Journal 5(1)28-34.

ROLE OF CHITINASE AND SORMATIN ACCUMULATION IN THE RESISTANCE OF SORGHUM CULTIVARS TO GRAIN MOLD - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Waniska, R.D., Kollo, A.I., Rooney, W.L., Bejosano, F.P. 2005. Role of chitinase and sormatin accumulation in the resistance of sorghum cultivars to grain mold. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53(14):5565-5570.

EVALUATION OF MALIAN SORGHUM GERMPLASM FOR RESISTANCE AGAINST ANTHRACNOSE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Erpelding, J.E., Prom, L.K. 2004. Evaluation of Malian sorghum germplasm for resistance against anthracnose. Plant Pathology Journal 3(2):65-71.

INOCULATION TECHNIQUES FOR INDENTIFYING RESISTANCE IN SORGHUM GENOTYPES TO SORGHUM ERGOT - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (15-Jun-04)

INOCULATION TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFYING RESISTANCE IN SORGHUM GENOTYPES TO SORGHUM ERGOT - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Erpelding, J.E., Isakeit, T., Montes, N. 2005. Inoculation techniques for identifying resistance in sorghum genotypes to sorghum ergot. Journal of New Seeds. 7(1):9-22.

VIABILITY OF CLAVICEPS AFRICANA SPORES INGESTED BY ADULT CORN EARWORM MOTHS, HELICOVERPA ZEA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Prom, L.K., Lopez, J. 2004. Viability of Claviceps africana spores ingested by adult corn earworm moths, Helicoverpa zea. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97:764-767.

THE EFFECTS OF FUSARIUM THAPSINUM, CURVULARIA LUNATA AND THEIR COMBINATION ON SORGHUM GERMINATION AND SEED MYCOFLORA - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (09-Jan-04)

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND AGE OF THE SPHACELIUM ON THE VIABILITY OF CLAVICEPS AFRICANA CONIDIA - (Abstract Only) - (15-Oct-03)

VARIATION IN ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE WITHIN THE SUDANESE SORGHUM GERMPLASM COLLECTION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Erpelding, J.E., Prom, L.K., Rooney, W.L. 2005. Variation in anthracnose resistance within the Sudanese sorghum germplasm collection. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter. v. 141. p. 11-14.

SCREENING THE SUDANESE WORKING COLLECTION FOR RESISTANCE TO COLLETOTRICHUM SUBLINEOLUM, CAUSAL AGENT OF SORGHUM ANTHRACNOSE - (Abstract Only) - (16-Feb-03)

SCREENING THE SUDANESE WORKING COLLECTION FOR RESISTANCE TO COLLETOTRICHUM SUBLINEOLUM, CAUSAL AGENT OF SORGHUM ANTHRACNOSE - (Proceedings)

PROM,L.K., ERPELDING,J.E., ROONEY,W.L., SCREENING THE SUDANESE WORKING COLLECTION FOR RESISTANCE TO COLLETOTRICHUM SUBLINEOLUM, CAUSAL AGENT OF SORGHUM ANTHRACNOSE, BIENNIAL GRAIN SORGHUM RESEARCH AND UTILIZATION CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, 2003.

THE EMERGENCE OF SORGHUM DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANT TO METALAXYL SEED TREATMENT ON THE UPPER COAST OF TEXAS - (Abstract Only) - (16-Feb-03)

TRANSMISSION OF CLAVICEPS AFRICANA SPORES FROM DISEASED TO NON-INFECTED SORGHUM BY CORN EARWORM MOTHS, HELICOVERPA ZEA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

PROM,L.K., LOPEZ,J. ., LATHEEF,M.A., TRANSMISSION OF CLAVICEPS AFRICANA SPORES FROM DISEASED TO NON-INFECTED SORGHUM BY CORN EARWORM MOTHS, HELICOVERPA ZEA, JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, 2003.

RESPONSE OF EIGHT SORGHUM CULTIVARS INOCULATED WITH FUSARIUM THAPSINUM, CURVULARIA LUNATA, AND A MIXTURE OF THE TWO FUNGI - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

PROM,L.K., WANISKA,R.D., KOLLO,A.I., ROONEY,W.L., RESPONSE OF EIGHT SORGHUM CULTIVARS INOCULATED WITH FUSARIUM THAPSINUM, CURVULARIA LUNATA, AND A MIXTURE OF THE TWO FUNGI, CROP PROTECTION JOURNAL, 2002.

LABORATORY GREENHOUSE, AND FIELD ASSESSMENT OF FOURTEEN FUNGICIDES FOR ACTIVITY AGAINST CLAVICEPS AFRICANA, CAUSAL AGENT OF SORGHUM ERGOT - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (28-Feb-02)