Shannon M. Sermons

Works (7)

Updated: October 14th, 2025 22:23

2018 journal article

Large Scale Field Inoculation and Scoring of Maize Southern Leaf Blight and Other Maize Foliar Fungal Diseases

BIO-PROTOCOL, 8(5), e2745.

By: S. Sermons n & P. Balint-Kurti n 

author keywords: Maize; Cochliobolus heterostrophus; Inoculation; Fungal disease
topics (OpenAlex): Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals; Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
TL;DR: Field-grown maize is inoculated with Cochliobolus heterostrophus, causal agent of southern leaf blight disease, by dropping sorghum grains infested with the fungus into the whorl of each maize plant at an early stage of growth. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 18, 2019

2017 article

Assessing transpiration estimates in tall fescue: The relationship among transpiration, growth, and vapor pressure deficits

Sermons, S. M., Sinclair, T. R., Seversike, T. M., & Rufty, T. W. (2017, February 5). Environmental and Experimental Botany.

By: S. Sermons n, T. Sinclair n, T. Seversike* & T. Rufty n

author keywords: Drought; Nitrogen; Penman equation; Tall fescue; Transpiration estimation; Vapor pressure deficit
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics; Turfgrass Adaptation and Management; Soil and Unsaturated Flow
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 article

The role of internal and external nitrogen pools in bermudagrass growth during spring emergence from dormancy

Sermons, S. M., Wherley, B. G., Zhang, C., Bowman, D. C., & Rufty, T. W. (2017, May 10). Journal of Plant Nutrition.

By: S. Sermons n, B. Wherley *, C. Zhang n, D. Bowman n & T. Rufty n

author keywords: nitrate; root; stolon; turfgrass
topics (OpenAlex): Turfgrass Adaptation and Management; Seedling growth and survival studies; Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
TL;DR: Though mass increased at the same rate in both N treatments over 3 weeks of growth, the unfertilized treatment showed early signs of nitrogen deficiency: low tissue N, slowed leaf elongation, and fewer but longer roots. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Physiological properties of a drought-resistant wild soybean genotype: Transpiration control with soil drying and expression of root morphology

Seversike, T. M., Sermons, S. M., Sinclair, T. R., Carter, T. E., & Rufty, T. W. (2013, September 5). Plant and Soil.

By: T. Seversike*, S. Sermons n, T. Sinclair n, T. Carter * & T. Rufty n

author keywords: Glycine soja; Glycine max; Fraction of transpirable soil water; Drought; Transpiration efficiency
topics (OpenAlex): Soybean genetics and cultivation; Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis; Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
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6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2012 article

Temperature interactions with transpiration response to vapor pressure deficit among cultivated and wild soybean genotypes

Seversike, T. M., Sermons, S. M., Sinclair, T. R., Carter, T. E., & Rufty, T. W. (2012, September 18). Physiologia Plantarum.

By: T. Seversike n, S. Sermons n, T. Sinclair n, T. Carter * & T. Rufty n

MeSH headings : Genotype; Plant Transpiration / genetics; Soybeans / genetics; Soybeans / physiology; Temperature; Vapor Pressure
topics (OpenAlex): Plant responses to elevated CO2; Soybean genetics and cultivation; Plant responses to water stress
TL;DR: These experiments examined whether temperature of the growth environment affected the ability of plants to respond to VPD, and thus control transpiration rate (TR), and clearly were temperature-sensitive and kinetically definable, and more restrictive in the 'slow wilting' soybean genotype. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Soil Organic Matter Accumulation in Creeping Bentgrass Greens: A Chronosequence with Implications for Management and Carbon Sequestration

Agronomy Journal, 103(3), 604.

By: D. Carley n , D. Goodman n, S. Sermons n, W. Shi n , D. Bowman n, G. Miller n , T. Rufty n

topics (OpenAlex): Turfgrass Adaptation and Management; Rangeland and Wildlife Management; Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
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2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Temperature Response of Benghal Dayflower (Commelina benghalensis): Implications for Geographic Range

Sermons, S. M., Burton, M. G., & Rufty, T. W. (2008, September 12). Weed Science.

By: S. Sermons n, M. Burton n & T. Rufty n

author keywords: tropical spiderwort; invasive species; weed invasion
topics (OpenAlex): Plant and animal studies; Weed Control and Herbicide Applications; Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
TL;DR: It is concluded that cool temperatures will not restrain the northward spread of Benghal dayflower into North Carolina, despite indications that it is moving northward. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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