David F. Ritchie

Xanthomonas citri pv. lagerstroemium , description of a new pathovar causing leaf spot on crape myrtle

Duin, I. M., Ritchie, D., Braswell, E., & Fagen, J. (2025, March 1). (Vol. 3). Vol. 3.

Xanthomonas citri pv. lagerstroemium, Description of a New Pathovar Causing Leaf Spot on Crape Myrtle

Duin, I. M., Ritchie, D. F., Braswell, E., & Fagen, J. R. (2025, March 11). Plant Disease, Vol. 109, pp. 1843–1847.

Four Decades of Genomic Stability and Adaptive Divergence in Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni -Infecting Phages: Defining Duraznoxanthovirus arenicola and Its Evolutionary Framework

D'Amico-Willman, K. M., Joglekar, P., Turner, D., Flaherty, M., Ritchie, D. F., & Huerta, A. I. (2025, November 25).

Molecular Characterization of Copper Resistance Genes from Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni

Panth, M., Hancock, C. N., Minsavage, G. V., Herbert, A., Carvalho, R. D., Jones, J. B., … Wang, H. (2025, December 9). Phytopathology.

First Report of Bacterial Leaf Spot Disease on Sesame (Sesamum indicum) Caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. sesami in North Carolina

Plant Disease, 108(6), 1880.

Genetically similar Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni strains and associated phage display phenotypic and genotypic variation across 35 years

Phytobiomes Journal, 7.

Whole-Genome Sequence Resources for Pseudomonas amygdali pv. sesami and Xanthomonas arboricola Isolated from Sesame (Sesamum indicum) in North Carolina in 2022

PhytoFrontiers™, 7.

Common Preharvest Diseases of Peach and Nectarine Caused by Fungi and Bacteria: Biology, Epidemiology and Management

PEACH, pp. 261–342.

Complete Genome Sequence of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni Strain Xcp1 Isolated in 1984 from a Bacterial Spot Spring Canker on Prunus persica var. nucipersica cv. “Redgold”

Complete Genome Sequence of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni Strain Xcp1 Isolated in 1984 from a Bacterial Spot Spring Canker on Prunus persica var. nucipersica cv. “Redgold.” Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11(12).

First Report of Serratia marcescens Causing a Leaf Spot Disease on Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa)

Schappe, T., Ritchie, D. F., & Thiessen, L. D. (2019, December 20). Plant Disease, Vol. 104, pp. 1248–1249.

Irrigation and weed control alter soil microbiology and nutrient availability in North Carolina Sandhill peach orchards

Zhang, Y., Wang, L., Yuan, Y., Xu, J., Tu, C., Fisk, C., … Hu, S. (2017, October 11). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 615, pp. 517–525.

Bacterial etiolation of creeping bentgrass as influenced by biostimulants and trinexapac-ethyl

Roberts, J. A., Kerns, J. P., & Ritchie, D. F. (2015, March 18). Crop Protection, Vol. 72, pp. 119–126.

Phylogenomics of Xanthomonas field strains infecting pepper and tomato reveals diversity in effector repertoires and identifies determinants of host specificity

Schwartz, A. R., Potnis, N., Timilsina, S., Wilson, M., Patané, J. Ã., Martins, J., … Staskawicz, B. J. (2015, June 3). Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 6.

Plant Growth Regulator Effects on Bacterial Etiolation of Creeping Bentgrass Putting Green Turf Caused by Acidovorax avenae

Roberts, J. A., Ritchie, D. F., & Kerns, J. P. (2015, October 15). Plant Disease, Vol. 100, pp. 577–582.

Foliar-Applied Small Molecule that Suppresses Biofilm Formation and Enhances Control of Copper-Resistant Xanthomonas euvesicatoria on Pepper

Worthington, R. J., Rogers, S. A., Huigens, R. W., Melander, C., & Ritchie, D. F. (2012, June 13). Plant Disease, Vol. 96, pp. 1638–1644.

Mapping quantitative trait loci associated with resistance to bacterial spot (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni) in peach

Yang, N., Reighard, G., Ritchie, D., Okie, W., & Gasic, K. (2012, November 29). Tree Genetics & Genomes, Vol. 9, pp. 573–586.

A duplex-PCR method for species- and pathovar-level identification and detection of the quarantine plant pathogen Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni

Pothier, J. F., Pagani, M. C., Pelludat, C., Ritchie, D. F., & Duffy, B. (2011, April 15). Journal of Microbiological Methods, Vol. 86, pp. 16–24.

Reduced Genetic Variation Occurs among Genes of the Highly Clonal Plant Pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria, Including the Effector Gene avrBs2

Wichmann, G., Ritchie, D., Kousik, C. S., & Bergelson, J. (2005, May 1). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 71, pp. 2418–2432.

Systemic Acquired Resistance Delays Race Shifts to Major Resistance Genes in Bell Pepper

Romero, A. M., & Ritchie, D. F. (2004, December 1). Phytopathology, Vol. 94, pp. 1376–1382.

Temperature Sensitivity of the Hypersensitive Response of Bell Pepper to Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria

Romero, A. M., Kousik, C. S., & Ritchie, D. F. (2002, February 1). Phytopathology, Vol. 92, pp. 197–203.

Resistance to Bacterial Spot in Bell Pepper Induced by Acibenzolar-S-Methyl

Romero, A. M., Kousik, C. S., & Ritchie, D. F. (2001, February 1). Plant Disease, Vol. 85, pp. 189–194.

Development of Bacterial Spot on Near-Isogenic Lines of Bell Pepper Carrying Gene Pyramids Composed of Defeated Major Resistance Genes

Kousik, C. S., & Ritchie, D. F. (1999, November 1). Phytopathology, Vol. 89, pp. 1066–1072.

Response of Bell Pepper Cultivars to Bacterial Spot Pathogen Races that Individually Overcome Major Resistance Genes

Kousik, C. S., & Ritchie, D. F. (1998, February 1). Plant Disease, Vol. 82, pp. 181–186.

FIELD EVALUATION OF TISSUE CULTURE-DERIVED PEACH TREES FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BACTERIAL SPOT (XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. PRUNI)

Ritchie, D. F., Hammerschlag, F. A., & Werner, D. J. (1993, April 1). Acta Horticulturae, p. 155.

First report of angular leaf spot, caused by Xanthomonas fragariae, on strawberry in North Carolina

Plant Disease, 77(12), 1263.

Copper- and Streptomycin-Resistant Strains and Host Differentiated Races ofXanthomonas campestrispv.vesicatoriain North Carolina

David F., D. R., & DITTAPONGPITCH, V. (1991, January 1). Plant Disease, Vol. 75, pp. 733–736.