Frank Louws

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

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

JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY.

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

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 109(3), 428–435.

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

JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & 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.

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

HORTTECHNOLOGY, 28(4), 459–469.

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.

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.

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.

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 to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides infection of strawberry nursery plants

Plant Disease, 101(6), 907–915.

Resistance to Xanthomonas perforans race T4 causing bacterial spot in tomato breeding lines

Plant Pathology, 66(7), 1103–1109.

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.

Initial inoculum and spatial dispersal of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the causal agent of strawberry anthracnose crown rot

Plant Disease, 99(1), 80–86.

Is vegetable grafting economically viable in the United States: Evidence from four different tomato production systems

In I international symposium on vegetable grafting (Vol. 1086, pp. 79–86).

On-farm grafted tomato trial to manage bacterial wilt

In I international symposium on vegetable grafting (Vol. 1086, pp. 119–127).

Response of grafted tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) to herbicides

Weed Technology, 29(4), 800–809.

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 by ralstonia solanacearum in 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.

First report of anthracnose caused by colletotrichum fragariae on cyclamen in North Carolina

Plant Disease, 95(11), 1480–1481.

An economic analysis of two grafted tomato transplant production systems in the United States

HortTechnology, 20(4), 794–803.

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

Scientia Horticulturae.

Grafting tomato with interspecific rootstock to manage diseases caused by Sclerotium rolfsii and southern root-knot nematode

Plant Disease, 94(8), 1015–1021.

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 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.

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.

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 among Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii and other pathovars of X-axonopodis

Phytopathology, 95(8), 918–925.

Responses of soil microbial community structure and diversity to agricultural deintensification

Pedosphere, 15(4), 440–447.

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 of Xanthomonas strains 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.

Strawberry growth and development in an annual plasticulture system

HortScience, 36(7), 1219–1223.

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.

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

Vegetable disease information note, Jan. 1999.

The three Ds of PCR-based genomic analysis of phytobacteria: diversity, detection, and disease diagnosis

Annual Review of Phytopathology, 37(1999), 81–125.