https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6700-5581
horticulture, plant pathology, integrated pest management, farming systems research, expert witness, extension, strawberry, vegetable, leadership, grantsmanship
2021 journal article
Impact of Different Daily Light Integrals and Carbon Dioxide Concentrations on the Growth, Morphology, and Production Efficiency of Tomato Seedlings
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 12.
2020 journal article
Advances and Challenges in Bacterial Spot Resistance Breeding in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
2020 journal article
Canine olfactory detection of a vectored phytobacterial pathogen, Liberibacter asiaticus, and integration with disease control
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 117(7), 3492–3501.
2020 journal article
Comparative Genome Analyses of 18 Verticillium dahliae Tomato Isolates Reveals Phylogenetic and Race Specific Signatures
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 11.
2020 journal article
Four bottlenecks restrict colonization and invasion by the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in resistant tomato
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 71(6), 2157–2171.
2020 review
Meloidogyne enterolobii, a Major Threat to Tomato Production: Current Status and Future Prospects for Its Management
[Review of ]. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 11.
2020 journal article
Opportunities and Challenges in Studies of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Management of Verticillium dahliae in Tomatoes
Plants.
2020 journal article
Pathogenomics Characterization of an Emerging Fungal Pathogen,Fusarium oxysporumf. sp.lycopersiciin Greenhouse Tomato Production Systems
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 11.
2019 journal article
A probabilistic census-travel model to predict introduction sites of exotic plant, animal and human pathogens
2019 journal article
Assessing Rate-reducing Foliar Resistance to Anthracnose Crown rot and Fruit rot in Strawberry.
Plant Disease, 8.
2019 article
Effect of rootstock and nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield in watermelon
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY.
2019 journal article
First Report of Anthracnose Causing Both Crown and Fruit Rot of Strawberry by Colletotrichum siamense in North Carolina
Plant Disease.
2019 article
Inference of Population Genetic Structure and High Linkage Disequilibrium Among Alternaria spp. Collected from Tomato and Potato Using Genotyping by Sequencing
Adhikari, T. B., Knaus, B. J., Grünwald, N. J., Halterman, D., & Louws, F. J. (2019, November 1). PLoS ONE, Vol. 11.
2019 journal article
Inheritance of Resistance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C-acutatum in Strawberry
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 109(3), 428–435.
2019 journal article
Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Xanthomonas perforans Populations from Tomato in North Carolina
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 109(9), 1533–1543.
2019 journal article
The effect of grafting on nitrogen use in determinate field-grown tomatoes
The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 94(1), 102–109.
2019 journal article
Yield and Disease Resistance for Three Bacterial Wilt-resistant Tomato Rootstocks
HORTTECHNOLOGY, 29(3), 330–337.
2018 journal article
Comparison of Root System Morphology of Cucurbit Rootstocks for Use in Watermelon Grafting
HORTTECHNOLOGY, 28(5), 629–636.
2018 journal article
Critical Period for Weed Control in Grafted and Nongrafted Watermelon Grown in Plasticulture
Weed Science, 67(2), 221–228.
2018 journal article
Early Season Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Standard and Mini Watermelon Grafted onto Several Commercially Available Cucurbit Rootstocks
HORTTECHNOLOGY, 28(4), 459–469.
2018 journal article
Effect of Bicyclopyrone on Triploid Watermelon in Plasticulture
Weed Technology, 32(4), 439–443.
2018 article
Evaluation of biopesticides and biorationals on bacterial canker and bacterial spot disease levels in tomato fresh-market production in North Carolina
V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TOMATO DISEASES: PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN TOMATO PROTECTION, pp. 241–247.
2018 journal article
Grafting the Indeterminate Tomato Cultivar Moneymaker onto Multifort Rootstock Improves Cold Tolerance
HORTSCIENCE, 53(11), 1610–1617.
2018 article
Integrating grafting and emerging products to manage soilborne diseases of tomato
V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TOMATO DISEASES: PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN TOMATO PROTECTION, pp. 249–254.
2018 journal article
Interference of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) Density in Grafted and Nongrafted Watermelon
Weed Science, 67(2), 229–238.
2018 journal article
Rootstock Effect on Grafted Tomato Transplant Shoot and Root Responses to Drying Soils
HortScience, 53(11), 1586–1592.
2018 journal article
Rootstock Improves High-tunnel Tomato Water Use Efficiency
HortTechnology, 28(3), 344–353.
2017 journal article
Absorption, Translocation, and Metabolism of 14C-Halosulfuron in Grafted Eggplant and Tomato
Weed Technology, 31(6), 908–914.
2017 journal article
Comparative Analysis of Root System Morphology in Tomato Rootstocks
HortTechnology, 27(3), 319–324.
2017 journal article
Epidemiological Significance of Crown Rot in the Fruiting Field in Relation toColletotrichum gloeosporioidesInfection of Strawberry Nursery Plants
Plant Disease, 101(6), 907–915.
2017 journal article
Resistance toXanthomonas perforansrace T4 causing bacterial spot in tomato breeding lines
Plant Pathology, 66(7), 1103–1109.
2017 journal article
Response of Grafted Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) to Herbicides
Weed Technology, 29(4), 800–809.
2017 journal article
Response of drought-stressed grafted and nongrafted tomato to postemergence metribuzin
Weed Technology, 31(3), 447–454.
2016 journal article
Critical period for weed control in grafted and nongrafted fresh market tomato
Weed Science, 64(3), 523–530.
2016 journal article
Differential response of tomato genotypes to Xanthomonas-specific pathogen-associated molecular patterns and correlation with bacterial spot (Xanthomonas perforans) resistance
Horticulture Research, 3.
2016 journal article
Response of eggplant (Solanum melongena) grafted onto tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) rootstock to herbicides
Weed Technology, 30(1), 207–216.
2016 journal article
Rhizoctonia communities in soybean fields and their relation with other microbes and nematode communities
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 144(3), 671–686.
2015 journal article
Decision Tool for Growers to Evaluate Economic Impact of Grafting Technology Adoption: An Application to Open-field Conventional Tomato Production
HortTechnology, 25(1), 132–138.
2015 journal article
Economic Viability and Environmental Impact Assessment of Three Different Strawberry Production Systems in the Southeastern United States
HortTechnology, 25(4), 585–594.
2015 journal article
IS VEGETABLE GRAFTING ECONOMICALLY VIABLE IN THE UNITED STATES: EVIDENCE FROM FOUR DIFFERENT TOMATO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Acta Horticulturae, 6(1086), 79–86.
2015 journal article
Initial Inoculum and Spatial Dispersal ofColletotrichum gloeosporioides, the Causal Agent of Strawberry Anthracnose Crown Rot
Plant Disease, 99(1), 80–86.
2015 journal article
ON-FARM GRAFTED TOMATO TRIAL TO MANAGE BACTERIAL WILT
Acta Horticulturae, 6(1086), 119–127.
2013 journal article
First Report of Cylindrocarpon sp. Associated with Root Rot Disease of Strawberry in North Carolina
Plant Disease, 97(9), 1251–1251.
2013 journal article
Multiple divergent ITS1 copies were identified in single tomato genome using DGGE analysis
Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 31(2), 272–279.
2012 journal article
A rapid qualitative molecular method for the identification of Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 132(4), 593–607.
2012 journal article
Grafting Tomato to Manage Bacterial Wilt Caused byRalstonia solanacearumin the Southeastern United States
Plant Disease, 96(7), 973–978.
2012 journal article
High Tunnel and Field Production of Organic Heirloom Tomatoes: Yield, Fruit Quality, Disease, and Microclimate
HortScience, 47(9), 1283–1290.
2012 journal article
Vegetable Seedling Diseases Associated with Earthworm Castings Contaminated with Phytophthora capsici and Pythium Attrantheridium
Plant Health Progress, 13(1), 15.
2011 journal article
First Report of Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum fragariae on Cyclamen in North Carolina
Plant Disease, 95(11), 1480–1480.
2010 journal article
An Economic Analysis of Two Grafted Tomato Transplant Production Systems in the United States
HortTechnology, 20(4), 794–803.
2010 journal article
Grafting Tomato with Interspecific Rootstock to Manage Diseases Caused bySclerotium rolfsiiand Southern Root-Knot Nematode
Plant Disease, 94(8), 1015–1021.
2010 journal article
Grafting fruiting vegetables to manage soilborne pathogens, foliar pathogens, arthropods and weeds
Scientia Horticulturae, 127(2), 127–146.
2009 article
IPM for Soilborne Disease Management for Vegetable and Strawberry Crops in SE USA
Louws, F. J. (2009, August). Recent Developments in Management of Plant Diseases, pp. 217–227.
2008 journal article
Economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives for the production of tomatoes in North Carolina
HortTechnology, 18(4), 705–713.
2008 journal article
Grafting to Manage Soilborne Diseases in Heirloom Tomato Production
HortScience, 43(7), 2104–2111.
2008 journal article
Phytophthora bisheria sp. nov., a new species identified in isolates from the Rosaceous raspberry, rose and strawberry in three continents
Mycologia, 100(1), 99–110.
2008 journal article
Phytophthora bishetia sp nov., a new species identified in isolates from the Rosaceous raspberry, rose and strawberry in three continents
Mycologia, 100(1), 99–110.
2007 journal article
Population dynamics of Trichoderma in fumigated and compost-amended soil and on strawberry roots
Applied Soil Ecology, 35(1), 237–246.
2007 journal article
Strawberry Growth and Productivity in Fumigated Compared to Compost-amended Production Systems
HortScience, 42(2), 227–231.
2006 journal article
Classification and identification of Xanthomonas translucens isolates, including those pathogenic to ornamental asparagus
Phytopathology, 96(8), 876–884.
2006 journal article
Development and Evaluation of PCR-Based Diagnostic Assays for the Bacterial Speck and Bacterial Spot Pathogens of Tomato
Plant Disease, 90(4), 451–458.
2006 journal article
Economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives for the production of strawberries in the southeastern United States
HortTechnology, 16(1), 118–128.
2006 journal article
INFLUENCE OF COMPOST ON VEGETABLE CROP NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
HortScience, 41(3), 508A–508.
2006 journal article
INFLUENCE OF COMPOST ON VEGETABLE CROP NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
HortScience, 41(3), 509C–509.
2006 journal article
Responses of soil microbial biomass and N availability to transition strategies from conventional to organic farming systems
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 113(1-4), 206–215.
2005 journal article
A Comprehensive Species to Strain Taxonomic Framework forXanthomonas
Phytopathology, 95(9), 1098–1111.
2005 journal article
Biological control of bacterial spot of tomato under field conditions at several locations in North America
Biological Control, 32(3), 408–418.
2005 journal article
Pathogenic and Genetic Relatedness AmongXanthomonas axonopodispv.alliiand Other Pathovars ofX. axonopodis
Phytopathology, 95(8), 918–925.
2005 journal article
Responses of soil microbial community structure and diversity to agricultural deintensification
Pedosphere, 15(4), 440–447.
2005 journal article
Use of Compost as an Alternative to Methyl Bromide for Vegetables
HortScience, 40(4), 1110E–1111.
2004 journal article
Evaluation of Trichoderma strains as biocontrol tools for integrated management of strawberry root rot
Proceedings of a Meeting of the WGs : Management of Plant Diseases and Arthropod Pests by BCAs and Their Integration in Agriculture Systems at S. Michele All'Adige, Trentino, Italy, 9-13 June 2004.
2004 journal article
Plant development and harvest yields of greenhouse tomatoes in six organic growing systems
HortScience, 39(2), 223–229.
2004 journal article
Polyphasic Characterization ofXanthomonasStrains from Onion
Phytopathology, 94(2), 184–195.
2002 journal article
Development and implementation of a long-term agricultural systems study: Challenges and opportunities
HortTechnology, 12(3), 362–368.
2002 journal article
Strawberry plant growth parameters and yield among transplants of different types and from different geographic sources, grown in a plasticulture system
HortTechnology, 12(1), 100–103.
2001 journal article
Can simultaneous inhibition of seedling growth and stimulation of rhizosphere bacterial populations provide evidence for phytotoxin transfer from plant residues in the bulk soil to the rhizosphere of sensitive species?
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 27(4), 807–829.
2001 journal article
Field control of bacterial spot and bacterial speck of tomato using a plant activator
Plant Disease, 85(5), 481–488.
2001 article
Genetic Diversity of Selected Bacterial Populations in North Carolina
Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, pp. 124–127.
2001 journal article
Strawberry Growth and Development in an Annual Plasticulture System
HortScience, 36(7), 1219–1223.
2000 journal article
A Training Series for Cooperative Extension Agents on Organic Farming Systems
HortTechnology, 10(4), 675–681.
2000 journal article
Comparison of AFLP and rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting with DNA- DNA homology studies: Xanthomonas as a model system
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 50(2000 Mar.), 665–677.
1999 journal article
642 A Training Series in Organic Farming Systems
HortScience, 34(3), 558C–558.
1999 journal article
Identification of bacterial rep-PCR genomic fingerprints using a backpropagation neural network
FEMS Microbiology Letters, 177(2), 249–256.
1999 journal article
Multiphasic analysis of xanthomonads causing bacterial spot disease on tomato and pepper in the Caribbean and Central America: Evidence for common lineages within and between countries
Phytopathology, 89(4), 328–335.
1999 report
Phytophthora blight of peppers and cucurbits
In Vegetable disease information note, Jan. 1999.
1999 journal article
THETHREEDSOFPCR-BASEDGENOMICANALYSISOFPHYTOBACTERIA: Diversity, Detection, and Disease Diagnosis
Annual Review of Phytopathology, 37(1), 81–125.
1998 journal article
Phenological Aspects of Strawberry Growth Influencing Gray Mold Development in Annual Systems
HortScience, 33(3), 538c–538.
1996 journal article
Impact of Reduced Fungicide and Tillage on Foliar Blight, Fruit Rot, and Yield of Processing Tomatoes
Plant Disease, 80(11), 1251.
1995 journal article
Differentiation of Genomic Structure by rep-PCR Fingerprinting to Rapidly ClassifyXanthomonas campestrispv.vesicatoria
Phytopathology, 85(5), 528.
article
Grafting as agrotechnology for reducing disease damage.
Cohen, R., Dombrovsky, A., & Louws, F. J. Vegetable Grafting: Principles and Practices, pp. 155–170.
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