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Breyn Evans
Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement, and Protection
Biological Science Lab Technician

Phone: (304) 725-3451 ext. 437
Fax: (304) 728-2340

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Improved genome assembly resource of the plant pathogen Fusarium avenaceum Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gottschalk, C.C., Evans, B.E., Collum, T.D. 2023. Improved genome assembly resource of the plant pathogen Fusarium avenaceum. American Phytopathological Society. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-10-22-0117-A.
First report of Fusarium avenaceum causing postharvest decay of European pear in mid-atlantic United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Collum, T.D., Evans, B.E., Gottschalk, C.C. 2023. First report of Fusarium avenaceum causing postharvest decay of European pear in mid-atlantic United States. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-22-1784-PDN.
Factors affecting the efficacy of attracticidal spheres for management of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera Drosophilidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nixon, L.J., Cloonan, K., Rugh, A.D., Jones, S.K., Evans, B.E., Rice, K., Kirkpatrick, D., Short, B., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Leskey, T.C. 2021. Factors affecting the efficacy of attracticidal spheres for management of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera Drosophilidae). Journal of Applied Entomology. 146(3):243-251. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12961.
Potential for far ultraviolet (UV) 220 nm light for management of strawberry fungal pathogens Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Janisiewicz, W.J., Takeda, F., Evans, B.E., Camp, M.J. 2021. Potential for far ultraviolet (UV) 220 nm light for management of strawberry fungal pathogens. Crop Protection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105791.
Effect of UV-C irradiation on greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Leskey, T.C., Short, B.D., Emery, M., Evans, B.E., Janisiewicz, W.J., Takeda, F. 2021. Effect of UV-C irradiation on greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Florida Entomologist. 104(2):148-150. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.104.0215.
Effect of nighttime UV-C irradiation of strawberry plants on phenolic content of fruit: targeted and non-targeted metabolomic analysis Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sun, J., Janisiewicz, W.J., Takeda, F., Evans, B.E., Jurick Ii, W.M., Zhang, M., Yu, L., Chen, P. 2020. Effect of nighttime UV-C irradiation of strawberry plants on phenolic content of fruit: targeted and non-targeted metabolomic analysis. Journal of Berry Research. 10(3):365-380. https://doi.org/10.3233/JBR-190482.
Exposure in vitro to an environmentally isolated strain TC09 of Cladosporium sphaerospermum triggers plant growth promotion, early flowering and fruit yield increase Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, Z., Janisiewicz, W.J., Liu, Z., Callahan, A.M., Evans, B.E., Jurick II, W.M., Dardick, C.D. 2019. Exposure in vitro to an environmentally isolated strain TC09 of Cladosporium sphaerospermum triggers plant growth promotion, early flowering and fruit yield increase. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01959.
A new approach for strawberry disease control Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Takeda, F., Janisiewicz, W.J., Smith, B.J., Evans, B.E. 2019. A new approach for strawberry disease control. European Journal of Horticultural Science. 84(1):3-13. https://doi.org/10.17660/eJHS.2019/84.1.1.
First report of Monilinia fructicola causing postharvest decay of strawberries (Fragaria ananassa) in the United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Janisiewicz, W.J., Evans, B.E., Takeda, F., Jurick II, W.M. 2017. First report of Monilinia fructicola causing postharvest decay of strawberries (Fragaria ananassa) in the United States. Plant Disease. 101(10):1823. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-17-0507-PDN.
Composition of phenolic compounds in wild apple with multiple resistance mechanisms against postharvest blue mold decay - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sun, J., Janisiewicz, W.J., Evans, B.E., Jurick II, W.M., Chen, P. 2017. Composition of phenolic compounds in wild apple with multiple resistance mechanisms against postharvest blue mold decay. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 127:68-75.
Use of low-dose UV-C irradiation to control powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera aphanis on strawberry plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Janisiewicz, W.J., Takeda, F., Jurick II, W.M., Evans, B.E., Glenn, D.M., Camp, M.J. 2016. Use of low-dose UV-C irradiation to control powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera aphanis on strawberry plants. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 38:430-439.
Wound responses of wild apples suggest multiple resistance mechanism against blue mold decay - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Janisiewicz, W.J., Evans, B.E., Bauchan, G.R., Chao, C.T., Jurick II, W.M. 2016. Wound responses of wild apples suggest multiple resistance mechanism against blue mold decay. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 117:132-140.
Wound response and ROS production in blue mold resistant wild apple germplasm from Kazakhstan and central Asia - (Abstract Only)