Frank Louws

Advances and Challenges in Bacterial Spot Resistance Breeding in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

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.

Four bottlenecks restrict colonization and invasion by the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in resistant tomato

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 71(6), 2157–2171.

Opportunities and Challenges in Studies of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Management of Verticillium dahliae in Tomatoes

Plants.

Opportunities and Challenges to Understand Host-Pathogen Interactions and Management of Verticillium dahliae on Tomato

Acharya, B., Ingram, T., Oh, Y. Y., Adhikari, T., Dean, R., & Louws, F. (2020, September 30). (Vol. 9). Vol. 9.

Pathogenomics Characterization of an Emerging Fungal Pathogen,Fusarium oxysporumf. sp.lycopersiciin Greenhouse Tomato Production Systems

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 11.

A probabilistic census-travel model to predict introduction sites of exotic plant, animal and human pathogens

Assessing Rate-reducing Foliar Resistance to Anthracnose Crown rot and Fruit rot in Strawberry.

Plant Disease, 8.

Effect of rootstock and nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield in watermelon

JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY.

First Report of Anthracnose Causing Both Crown and Fruit Rot of Strawberry by Colletotrichum siamense in North Carolina

Plant Disease.

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.

Inheritance of Resistance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C-acutatum in Strawberry

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 109(3), 428–435.

Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Xanthomonas perforans Populations from Tomato in North Carolina

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 109(9), 1533–1543.

The effect of grafting on nitrogen use in determinate field-grown tomatoes

The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 94(1), 102–109.

Yield and Disease Resistance for Three Bacterial Wilt-resistant Tomato Rootstocks

HORTTECHNOLOGY, 29(3), 330–337.

Comparison of Root System Morphology of Cucurbit Rootstocks for Use in Watermelon Grafting

HORTTECHNOLOGY, 28(5), 629–636.

Critical Period for Weed Control in Grafted and Nongrafted Watermelon Grown in Plasticulture

Weed Science, 67(2), 221–228.

Early Season Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Standard and Mini Watermelon Grafted onto Several Commercially Available Cucurbit Rootstocks

HORTTECHNOLOGY, 28(4), 459–469.

Effect of Bicyclopyrone on Triploid Watermelon in Plasticulture

Weed Technology, 32(4), 439–443.

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.

Grafting the Indeterminate Tomato Cultivar Moneymaker onto Multifort Rootstock Improves Cold Tolerance

HORTSCIENCE, 53(11), 1610–1617.

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.

Interference of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) Density in Grafted and Nongrafted Watermelon

Weed Science, 67(2), 229–238.

Rootstock Effect on Grafted Tomato Transplant Shoot and Root Responses to Drying Soils

HortScience, 53(11), 1586–1592.

Rootstock Improves High-tunnel Tomato Water Use Efficiency

HortTechnology, 28(3), 344–353.

Absorption, Translocation, and Metabolism of 14C-Halosulfuron in Grafted Eggplant and Tomato

Weed Technology, 31(6), 908–914.

Comparative Analysis of Root System Morphology in Tomato Rootstocks

HortTechnology, 27(3), 319–324.

Epidemiological Significance of Crown Rot in the Fruiting Field in Relation toColletotrichum gloeosporioidesInfection of Strawberry Nursery Plants

Plant Disease, 101(6), 907–915.

Resistance toXanthomonas perforansrace T4 causing bacterial spot in tomato breeding lines

Plant Pathology, 66(7), 1103–1109.

Response of Grafted Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) to Herbicides

Weed Technology, 29(4), 800–809.

Response of drought-stressed grafted and nongrafted tomato to postemergence metribuzin

Weed Technology, 31(3), 447–454.

Critical period for weed control in grafted and nongrafted fresh market tomato

Weed Science, 64(3), 523–530.

Differential response of tomato genotypes to Xanthomonas-specific pathogen-associated molecular patterns and correlation with bacterial spot (Xanthomonas perforans) resistance

Horticulture Research, 3.

Response of eggplant (Solanum melongena) grafted onto tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) rootstock to herbicides

Weed Technology, 30(1), 207–216.

Rhizoctonia communities in soybean fields and their relation with other microbes and nematode communities

European Journal of Plant Pathology, 144(3), 671–686.

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.

Economic Viability and Environmental Impact Assessment of Three Different Strawberry Production Systems in the Southeastern United States

HortTechnology, 25(4), 585–594.

IS VEGETABLE GRAFTING ECONOMICALLY VIABLE IN THE UNITED STATES: EVIDENCE FROM FOUR DIFFERENT TOMATO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Acta Horticulturae, 6(1086), 79–86.

Initial Inoculum and Spatial Dispersal ofColletotrichum gloeosporioides, the Causal Agent of Strawberry Anthracnose Crown Rot

Plant Disease, 99(1), 80–86.

ON-FARM GRAFTED TOMATO TRIAL TO MANAGE BACTERIAL WILT

Acta Horticulturae, 6(1086), 119–127.

First Report of Cylindrocarpon sp. Associated with Root Rot Disease of Strawberry in North Carolina

Plant Disease, 97(9), 1251–1251.

Multiple divergent ITS1 copies were identified in single tomato genome using DGGE analysis

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 31(2), 272–279.

A rapid qualitative molecular method for the identification of Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides

European Journal of Plant Pathology, 132(4), 593–607.

Grafting Tomato to Manage Bacterial Wilt Caused byRalstonia solanacearumin the Southeastern United States

Plant Disease, 96(7), 973–978.

High Tunnel and Field Production of Organic Heirloom Tomatoes: Yield, Fruit Quality, Disease, and Microclimate

HortScience, 47(9), 1283–1290.

Vegetable Seedling Diseases Associated with Earthworm Castings Contaminated with Phytophthora capsici and Pythium Attrantheridium

Plant Health Progress, 13(1), 15.

First Report of Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum fragariae on Cyclamen in North Carolina

Plant Disease, 95(11), 1480–1480.

An Economic Analysis of Two Grafted Tomato Transplant Production Systems in the United States

HortTechnology, 20(4), 794–803.

Grafting Tomato with Interspecific Rootstock to Manage Diseases Caused bySclerotium rolfsiiand Southern Root-Knot Nematode

Plant Disease, 94(8), 1015–1021.

Grafting fruiting vegetables to manage soilborne pathogens, foliar pathogens, arthropods and weeds

Scientia Horticulturae, 127(2), 127–146.

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.

Economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives for the production of tomatoes in North Carolina

HortTechnology, 18(4), 705–713.

Grafting to Manage Soilborne Diseases in Heirloom Tomato Production

HortScience, 43(7), 2104–2111.

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.

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.

Population dynamics of Trichoderma in fumigated and compost-amended soil and on strawberry roots

Applied Soil Ecology, 35(1), 237–246.

Strawberry Growth and Productivity in Fumigated Compared to Compost-amended Production Systems

HortScience, 42(2), 227–231.

Classification and identification of Xanthomonas translucens isolates, including those pathogenic to ornamental asparagus

Phytopathology, 96(8), 876–884.

Development and Evaluation of PCR-Based Diagnostic Assays for the Bacterial Speck and Bacterial Spot Pathogens of Tomato

Plant Disease, 90(4), 451–458.

Economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives for the production of strawberries in the southeastern United States

HortTechnology, 16(1), 118–128.

INFLUENCE OF COMPOST ON VEGETABLE CROP NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

HortScience, 41(3), 508A–508.

INFLUENCE OF COMPOST ON VEGETABLE CROP NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

HortScience, 41(3), 509C–509.

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.

A Comprehensive Species to Strain Taxonomic Framework forXanthomonas

Phytopathology, 95(9), 1098–1111.

Biological control of bacterial spot of tomato under field conditions at several locations in North America

Biological Control, 32(3), 408–418.

Pathogenic and Genetic Relatedness AmongXanthomonas axonopodispv.alliiand Other Pathovars ofX. axonopodis

Phytopathology, 95(8), 918–925.

Responses of soil microbial community structure and diversity to agricultural deintensification

Pedosphere, 15(4), 440–447.

Use of Compost as an Alternative to Methyl Bromide for Vegetables

HortScience, 40(4), 1110E–1111.

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.

Plant development and harvest yields of greenhouse tomatoes in six organic growing systems

HortScience, 39(2), 223–229.

Polyphasic Characterization ofXanthomonasStrains from Onion

Phytopathology, 94(2), 184–195.

Development and implementation of a long-term agricultural systems study: Challenges and opportunities

HortTechnology, 12(3), 362–368.

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.

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.

Field control of bacterial spot and bacterial speck of tomato using a plant activator

Plant Disease, 85(5), 481–488.

Genetic Diversity of Selected Bacterial Populations in North Carolina

Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, pp. 124–127.

Strawberry Growth and Development in an Annual Plasticulture System

HortScience, 36(7), 1219–1223.

A Training Series for Cooperative Extension Agents on Organic Farming Systems

HortTechnology, 10(4), 675–681.

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.

642 A Training Series in Organic Farming Systems

HortScience, 34(3), 558C–558.

Identification of bacterial rep-PCR genomic fingerprints using a backpropagation neural network

FEMS Microbiology Letters, 177(2), 249–256.

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.

Phytophthora blight of peppers and cucurbits

In Vegetable disease information note, Jan. 1999.

THETHREEDSOFPCR-BASEDGENOMICANALYSISOFPHYTOBACTERIA: Diversity, Detection, and Disease Diagnosis

Annual Review of Phytopathology, 37(1), 81–125.

Phenological Aspects of Strawberry Growth Influencing Gray Mold Development in Annual Systems

HortScience, 33(3), 538c–538.

Impact of Reduced Fungicide and Tillage on Foliar Blight, Fruit Rot, and Yield of Processing Tomatoes

Plant Disease, 80(11), 1251.

Differentiation of Genomic Structure by rep-PCR Fingerprinting to Rapidly ClassifyXanthomonas campestrispv.vesicatoria

Phytopathology, 85(5), 528.

Grafting as agrotechnology for reducing disease damage.

Cohen, R., Dombrovsky, A., & Louws, F. J. Vegetable Grafting: Principles and Practices, pp. 155–170.