Research Project: Identification, Biology, Epidemiology, and Control of Foreign and Emerging Fungal Plant Pathogens

Location: Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research

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

Recent co-evolution of two pandemic plant diseases in a multi-hybrid swarm - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rahnama, M., Condon, B., Ascari, J. P., Dupuis, J. R., Del Ponte, E. M., Pedley, K. F., Martinez, S., Valent, B., and Farman, M. L. 2023. Recent co-evolution of two pandemic plant diseases in a multi-hybrid swarm. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7:2055-2066. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02237-z.

Multi-year field plantings evaluating boxwood cultivars for susceptibility to the blight pathogens (Calonectria spp.) in Northern Germany - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brand, T., Beltz, H., Ehsen, B., Adhikari, U., Daughtrey, M., Luster, D.G., Kong, P., Hong, C. 2022. Multi-year field plantings evaluating boxwood cultivars for susceptibility to the blight pathogens (Calonectria spp.) in Northern Germany. Plant Disease. 107:713-719. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-22-1102-RE.

The epidemic since 2020: new insights into management of boxwood blight - (Abstract Only)
Shishkoff, N. 2022. The epidemic since 2020: new insights into management of boxwood blight. APS Annual Meeting. 112-11-S3.1. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-112-11-S3.1.

Effect of temperature on lesion area of detached leaves of different boxwood cultivars infected with boxwood blight - (Abstract Only)
Shishkoff, N., Xiao, Y. 2022. Effect of temperature on lesion area of detached leaves of different boxwood cultivars infected with boxwood blight. APS Annual Meeting. 112:11-S3.1. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-112-11-S3.1.

Population genomics provide insights into the global genetic structure of Colletotrichum graminicola, the causal agent of maize anthracnose - (Other)
Rogério, F., Baroncelli, R., Cuevas-Fernández, F., Becerra, S., Crouch, J., Bettiol, W., Azcárate-Peril, M., Malapi-Wight, M., Ortega, V., Betran, J., Tenuta, A., Dambolena, J.S., Esker, P.D., Revilla, P., Jackson-Ziems, T., Hiltbrunner, J., Munkvold, G., Vicente-Villardón, J., Sukno, S., Thon, M. 2022. Population genomics provide insights into the global genetic structure of Colletotrichum graminicola, the causal agent of maize anthracnose. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.07.490914.

Barberry plays an active role as an alternate host of Puccinia graminis in Spain - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Villegas, D., Bartaula, R., Cantero-Martinez, C., Luster, D.G., Szabo, L.J., Olivera, P.D., Berlin, A., Rodriguez-Algaba, J., Hovmøller, M.S., Mcintosh, R., Jin, Y. 2022. Barberry plays an active role as an alternate host of Puccinia graminis in Spain. Plant Pathology. 71:1174-1184. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13540.

A diagnostic guide of Volutella blight affecting Buxaceae - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yang, X., Chastrogudin, V.L., Daughtrey, M.L., Loyd, A., Weiland, G.E., Shishkoff, N., Baysal-Gurel, F., Santamaria, L., Salgado-Salazar, C., Lamondia, J., Crouch, J., Luster, D.G. 2021. A diagnostic guide of Volutella blight affecting Buxaceae. Plant Health Progress. 22:578-590. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-02-21-0052-DG.

Screening and mapping for head blast resistance in a panel of CIMMYT and South Asian bread wheat germplasm - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Phenotypic reactions of 53 soybean genotypes to infection with each of 16 isolates of Phakopsora pachyrhizi - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stone, C.L., Smith, J.R., Ray, J.D., Gillen, A.M., Frederick, R.D. 2021. Phenotypic reactions of 53 soybean genotypes to infection with each of 16 isolates of Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Journal of Crop Improvement. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2021.1904311.

Comparative analysis of extracellular proteomes reveals effectors of the boxwood blight pathogens, Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yang, X., Mcmahon, M.B., Ramachandran, S.R., Garrett, W.M., Leblanc, N.R., Crouch, J., Shishkoff, N., Luster, D.G. 2021. Comparative analysis of extracellular proteomes reveals effectors of the boxwood blight pathogens, Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata. Bioscience Reports. 41(3):BSR20203544. https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20203544.

Recovery plan for wheat blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Valent, B., Cruppe, G., Stack, J.P., Cruz, C.D., Farman, M.L., Paul, P.A., Peterson, G.L., Pedley, K.F. 2021. Recovery plan for wheat blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum. Plant Health Progress. 22:182-212. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-11-20-0101-RP.

Rooting response of boxwood cultivars to hot water treatment and thermal sensitivity of calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata in diseased boxwood - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shishkoff, N., Cubeta, M.A., Miller, M.E. 2021. Rooting response of boxwood cultivars to hot water treatment and thermal sensitivity of calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata in diseased boxwood. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 39(1):1–10. https://doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898-39.1.1.

Genome-wide association reveals limited benefits of pyramiding the 1B and 1D loci with the 2NS translocation for wheat blast control - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cruppe, G., Silva, P., Da Silva, C.L., Peterson, G.L., Pedley, K.F., Cruz, C.D., Asif, M., Lollato, R.P., Fritz, A., Valent, B. 2020. Genome-wide association reveals limited benefits of pyramiding the 1B and 1D loci with the 2NS translocation for wheat blast control. Crop Science. 61:1089-1103. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20397.

Detection and characterization of fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum) causing wheat blast disease on rain-fed grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Zambia - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tembo, B., Mulenga, R.M., Sichilima, S., M'Siska, K.K., Mwale, M., Chikoti, P., Singh, P.K., He, X., Pedley, K.F., Peterson, G.L., Singh, R.P., Braun, H.J. 2020. Detection and characterization of fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum) causing wheat blast disease on rain-fed grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Zambia. PLoS ONE. 15:e0238724. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238724.

Plant pathogenic fungi harbor as endophytes in Rhododendron spp. native to the Eastern U.S. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Widmer, T.L., Mcmahon, M.B., Luster, D.G. 2020. Plant pathogenic fungi harbor as endophytes in Rhododendron spp. native to the Eastern U.S.. Fungal Ecology. Fungal Ecology 47:100949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2020.100949.

De novo transcriptome of Phakopsora pachyrhizi uncovers putative effector repertoire during infection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Elmore, M.G., Banerjee, S., Pedley, K.F., Ruck, A.L., Whitham, S.A. 2020. De novo transcriptome of Phakopsora pachyrhizi uncovers putative effector repertoire during infection. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 110:101464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2020.101464.

Invasions of gladiolus rust in North America are caused by a widely-distributed clone of Uromyces transversalis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Delong, J.A., Stewart, J.E., Valencia-Botin, A., Pedley, K.F., Buck, J.W., Brewer, M.T. 2019. Invasions of gladiolus rust in North America are caused by a widely-distributed clone of Uromyces transversalis. PeerJ. 7:e7986. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7986.

Impact of ammonia on Calonectria pseudonaviculata and C. henricotiae, causal agents of boxwood blight - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Harvey, R.J., Davis, D.D., Shishkoff, N., Pecchia, J.A. 2019. Impact of ammonia on Calonectria pseudonaviculata and C. henricotiae, causal agents of boxwood blight. Compost Science and Utilization. 27:116-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2019.1586595.

A response to Gupta et al. 2018 regarding the MoT3 assay - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yasuhara-Bell, J., Pieck, M.L., Ruck, A.L., Farman, M.L., Peterson, G.L., Stack, J.P., Valent, B., Pedley, K.F. 2019. A response to Gupta et al. 2018 regarding the MoT3 assay. Phytopathology. 109:509-511. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-18-0397-LE.

Coccinonectria pachysandricola, causal agent of a new foliar blight disease of Sarcococca hookeriana - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Salgado-Salazar, C., Shishkoff, N., LeBlanc, N., Ismaiel, A.A., Collins, M., Cubeta, M.A., Crouch, J. 2018. Coccinonectria pachysandricola, causal agent of a new foliar blight disease of Sarcococca hookeriana. Plant Disease. 103(6):1337-1346. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-18-1676-RE.

Annotation and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Coniothyrium glycines, causal agent of red leaf blotch of soybean, reveals an abundance of homing endonucleases - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stone, C.L., Frederick, R.D., Tooley, P.W., Luster, D.G., Campos, B., Winegar, R.A., Melcher, U., Fletcher, J., Blagden, T. 2018. Annotation and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Coniothyrium glycines, causal agent of red leaf blotch of soybean, reveals an abundance of homing endonucleases. PLoS One. 13(11):e0207062.

Survival of lab grown Calonectria pseudonaviculata microsclerotia during small scale composting - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Harvey, R.J., Davis, D.D., Shishkoff, N., Pecchia, J.A. 2019. Survival of lab grown Calonectria pseudonaviculata microsclerotia during small scale composting. Bioresource Technology. 27(1):24-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2018.1536865.

Rpp1 encodes a ULP1-NBS-LRR protein that controls immunity to Phakopsora pachyrhizi in soybean - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pedley, K.F., Pandey, A.K., Ruck, A.L., Lincoln, L.M., Whitham, S.A., Graham, M.A. 2018. Rpp1 encodes a ULP1-NBS-LRR protein that controls immunity to Phakopsora pachyrhizi in soybean. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 32:120-133.

Specific detection of the wheat blast pathogen (Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum) by loop-mediated isothermal amplification - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yasuhara-Bell, J., Pedley, K.F., Farman, M., Valent, B., Stack, J.P. 2018. Specific detection of the wheat blast pathogen (Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum) by loop-mediated isothermal amplification. Plant Disease. 102:2550-2559. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-18-0512-RE.

Gene flow between divergent cereal- and grass-specific lineages of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gladieux, P., Condon, B., Ravel, S., Soanes, D., Maciel, J.N., Nhani, A., Chen, L., Terauchi, R., Lebrun, M., Tharreau, D., Mitchell, T., Pedley, K.F., Valent, B., Talbot, N., Farman, M., Fournier, E. 2018. Gene flow between divergent cereal- and grass-specific lineages of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. mBio. 9:e01219-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01219-17.

Suppression or activation of immune responses by predicted secreted proteins of the soybean rust pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Qi, M., Grayczyk, J.P., Seitz, J.M., Youngsill, L., Link, T.I., Choi, D., Pedley, K.F., Voegele, R.T., Baum, T.J., Whitham, S.A. 2018. Suppression or activation of immune responses by predicted secreted proteins of the soybean rust pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 31:163-174.