Frank Louws

Strayer-Scherer, A. L., Sharpe, S. R., Louws, F. J., & Meadows, I. M. (2024). Evaluation of systemic acquired resistance inducers for the management of copper and streptomycin resistant strains of<i> Xanthomonas</i><i> perforans</i> on tomato. CROP PROTECTION, 175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106430

Adhikari, T. B., Olukolu, B. A., Paudel, R., Pandey, A., Halterman, D., & Louws, F. J. (2024, February 22). Genotyping-by-Sequencing Reveals Population Differentiation and Linkage Disequilibrium in <i>Alternaria linariae</i> from Tomato. PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Vol. 2. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-23-0229-R

Siddique, M. I., Silverman, E., Louws, F., & Panthee, D. R. (2024). Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Bacterial Wilt Resistance and Plant Height in Tomatoes. PLANTS-BASEL, 13(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060876

Adhikari, P., Siddique, M. I., Louws, F. J., & Panthee, D. R. (2023). Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with bacterial spot race T4 resistance in intra-specific populations of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). PLOS ONE, 18(12), e0295551. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295551

Adhikari, T. B., Siddique, M. I., Louws, F. J., Sim, S.-C., & Panthee, D. R. (2023). Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for resistance to early blight in tomatoes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1135884

Oh, Y., Ingram, T., Shekasteband, R., Adhikari, T., Louws, F. J., & Dean, R. A. (2023, May 15). Tissues and mechanisms associated with Verticillium wilt resistance in tomato using bi-grafted near-isogenic lines (M. Höfte, Ed.). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, Vol. 5. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad182

Advancing disease management strategies for root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) on tomato. (2022). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007329/

Evaluating diverse tomato genotypes for resistance to root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii. (2022). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/63443543/

Planas-Marques, M., Kressin, J. P., Kashyap, A., Panthee, D. R., Louws, F. J., Coll, N. S., & Valls, M. (2022, March 29). Four bottlenecks restrict colonization and invasion by the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in resistant tomato (vol 71, pg 2157, 2020). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac086

Adhikari, T. B., Aryal, R., Redpath, L. E., Broeck, L., Ashrafi, H., Philbrick, A. N., … Louws, F. J. (2022). RNA-Seq and Gene Regulatory Network Analyses Uncover Candidate Genes in the Early Defense to Two Hemibiotrophic Colletorichum spp. in Strawberry. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.805771

Screening of Tomato Lines for Late Blight Resistance. (2022). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/58280896/

Genetic and genomic analysis of race determination and resistance to Verticillium dahliae in tomato. (2021). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007335/

Genetic diversity and population structure of <i>Alternaria</i> species infecting tomato and potato in North Carolina and Wisconsin. (2021). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007330/

Adhikari, T. B., Muzhinji, N., Halterman, D., & Louws, F. J. (2021). Genetic diversity and population structure of Alternaria species from tomato and potato in North Carolina and Wisconsin. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95486-6

Huber, B. M., Louws, F. J., & Hernandez, R. (2021). 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. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.615853

Suchoff, D. H., Jackson, B. E., Gunter, C. C., Schultheis, J. R., & Louws, F. J. (2021). Non-destructive characterization of grafted tomato root systems using the mini-horhizotron. II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VEGETABLE GRAFTING, Vol. 1302, pp. 209–214. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1302.28

Ingram, T., Sharpe, S., Louws, F. J., & Meadows, I. (2021). Pruning reduces yields in grafted tomatoes planted in the field. II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VEGETABLE GRAFTING, Vol. 1302, pp. 65–71. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1302.9

Adhikari, P., Adhikari, T. B., Louws, F. J., & Panthee, D. R. (2020). Advances and Challenges in Bacterial Spot Resistance Breeding in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(5), 1734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051734

Jacobs, R. L., Adhikari, T. B., Pattison, J., Yencho, G. C., Fernandez, G. E., & Louws, F. J. (2020). Assessing Rate-Reducing Foliar Resistance to Anthracnose Crown Rot and Fruit Rot in Strawberry. Plant Disease, 104(2), 398–407. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-04-19-0687-re

Gottwald, T., Poole, G., McCollum, T., Hall, D., Hartung, J., Bai, J., … Schneider, W. (2020). 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. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1914296117

Ingram, T. W., Oh, Y., Adhikari, T. B., Louws, F. J., & Dean, R. A. (2020). Comparative Genome Analyses of 18 Verticillium dahliae Tomato Isolates Reveals Phylogenetic and Race Specific Signatures. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.573755

Interdisciplinary Synergies to Advance Plant Health in Horticultural Systems. (2020). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007331/

Philbrick, A. N., Adhikari, T. B., Louws, F. J., & Gorny, A. M. (2020). [Review of Meloidogyne enterolobii, a Major Threat to Tomato Production: Current Status and Future Prospects for Its Management]. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.606395

Acharya, B., Ingram, T. W., Oh, Y. Y., Adhikari, T. B., Dean, R. A., & Louws, F. J. (2020). Opportunities and Challenges in Studies of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Management of Verticillium dahliae in Tomatoes. Plants, 9(11), 1622. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9111622

Adhikari, T. B., Gao, A., Ingram, T., & Louws, F. J. (2020). Pathogenomics Characterization of an Emerging Fungal Pathogen,Fusarium oxysporumf. sp.lycopersiciin Greenhouse Tomato Production Systems. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01995

Screening Tomato Breeding Lines for Bacterial Wilt Resistance in NC. (2020). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/51538717/

Gottwald, T., Luo, W., Posny, D., Riley, T., & Louws, F. (2019). A probabilistic census-travel model to predict introduction sites of exotic plant, animal and human pathogens. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 374(1776). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0260

Suchoff, D. H., Schultheis, J. R., Gunter, C. C., Hassell, R. L., & Louws, F. J. (2019). Effect of rootstock and nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield in watermelon. JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY, 94(6), 798–804. https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2019.1624629

Effector profile analysis of the tomato and pepper pathogens Xanthomonas perforans and X. euvesicatoria. (2019). Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/43810292/

Effector profiles of Xanthomonas perforans and X. euvesicatoria provide insights into the evolution of host range and virulence in BLS pathogens. (2019). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/35502815/

Adhikari, T. B., Chacon, J. G., Fernandez, G. E., & Louws, F. J. (2019). First Report of Anthracnose Causing Both Crown and Fruit Rot of Strawberry by Colletotrichum siamense in North Carolina. Plant Disease, 5, PDIS-02–19-0314. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-02-19-0314-pdn

Planas-Marquès, M., Kressin, J. P., Kashyap, A., Panthee, D. R., Louws, F. J., Coll, N. S., & Valls, M. (2019). Four bottlenecks restrict colonization and invasion by the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in resistant tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(6), 2157–2171. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz562

Adhikari, T. B., Knaus, B. J., Grünwald, N. J., Halterman, D., & Louws, F. J. (2019, November 1). Inference of Population Genetic Structure and High Linkage Disequilibrium Among Alternaria spp. Collected from Tomato and Potato Using Genotyping by Sequencing. PLoS ONE, Vol. 11. https://doi.org/10.1101/827790

Jacobs, R. L., Adhikari, T. B., Pattison, J., Yencho, G. C., Fernandez, G. E., & Louws, F. J. (2019). Inheritance of Resistance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. acutatum in Strawberry. Phytopathology, 109(3), 428–435. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-18-0283-R

Adhikari, P., Adhikari, T. B., Timilsina, S., Meadows, I., Jones, J. B., Panthee, D. R., & Louws, F. J. (2019). Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Xanthomonas perforans Populations from Tomato in North Carolina. PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 109(9), 1533–1543. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-01-19-0019-R

Resistance to Non-Race 1 Verticillium dahliae in Tomatoes Suppresses Necrosis and Chlorosis Symptoms in Infected Plants. (2019). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007333/

Structural restriction to Ralstonia solanacearum colonization and invasion in resistant tomato varieties. (2019). Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/34816003/

Suchoff, D. H., Gunter, C. C., Schultheis, J. R., Hassell, R. L., & Louws, F. J. (2019). The effect of grafting on nitrogen use in determinate field-grown tomatoes. JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY, 94(1), 102–109. https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2018.1450645

Suchoff, D. H., Louws, F. J., & Gunter, C. C. (2019). Yield and Disease Resistance for Three Bacterial Wilt-resistant Tomato Rootstocks. HORTTECHNOLOGY, 29(3), 330–337. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04318-19

Bertucci, M. B., Suchoff, D. H., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Gunter, C. C., Schultheis, J. R., & Louws, F. J. (2018). Comparison of Root System Morphology of Cucurbit Rootstocks for Use in Watermelon Grafting. HORTTECHNOLOGY, 28(5), 629–636. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04098-18

Bertucci, M. B., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Schultheis, J. R., Louws, F. J., Jordan, D. L., & Brownie, C. (2018). Critical Period for Weed Control in Grafted and Nongrafted Watermelon Grown in Plasticulture. Weed Science, 67(2), 221–228. https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2018.76

Bertucci, M. B., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Schultheis, J. R., Perkins-Veazie, P., Louws, F. J., & Jordan, D. L. (2018). Early Season Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Standard and Mini Watermelon Grafted onto Several Commercially Available Cucurbit Rootstocks. HORTTECHNOLOGY, 28(4), 459–469. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04051-18

Bertucci, M. B., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Jordan, D. L., Schultheis, J. R., Louws, F. J., & Waldschmidt, M. D. (2018). Effect of Bicyclopyrone on Triploid Watermelon in Plasticulture. Weed Technology, 32(4), 439–443. https://doi.org/10.1017/WET.2018.36

Louws, F. J. (2018). 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, Vol. 1207, pp. 241–247. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1207.33

Grafted Tomato Shoot and Root Responses to Drying Soils. (2018). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007342/

Suchoff, D. H., Perkins-Veazie, P., Sederoff, H. W., Schultheis, J. R., Kleinhenz, M. D., Louws, F. J., & Gunter, C. C. (2018). Grafting the Indeterminate Tomato Cultivar Moneymaker onto Multifort Rootstock Improves Cold Tolerance. HORTSCIENCE, 53(11), 1610–1617. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI13311-18

Improving Tomato Cold Tolerance through Grafting. (2018). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/38620984/

Louws, F. J., Suchoff, D., Kressin, J., Panthee, D., Driver, J., & Gunter, C. (2018). Integrating grafting and emerging products to manage soilborne diseases of tomato. Acta Horticulturae, 1207(1207), 249–254. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1207.34

Bertucci, M. B., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Schultheis, J. R., Louws, F. J., & Jordan, D. L. (2018). Interference of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) Density in Grafted and Nongrafted Watermelon. Weed Science, 67(2), 229–238. https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2018.77

New approaches to detection: Canine surveillance of high risk pathogens. (2018). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007343/

Optimizing genetics to manage Verticillium Wilt in tomatoes through traditional breeding and grafting: An elusive challenge. (2018). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007337/

Suchoff, D. H., Gunter, C. C., Schultheis, J. R., Kleinhenz, M. D., & Louws, F. J. (2018). Rootstock Effect on Grafted Tomato Transplant Shoot and Root Responses to Drying Soils. HORTSCIENCE, 53(11), 1586–1592. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI13215-18

Suchoff, D. H., Schultheis, J. R., Kleinhenz, M. D., Louws, F. J., & Gunter, C. C. (2018). Rootstock Improves High-tunnel Tomato Water Use Efficiency. HORTTECHNOLOGY, 28(3), 344–353. https://doi.org/10.21273/horttech04015-18

Thirst Quenching: Improving Tomato Water Use Efficiency through Grafting. (2018). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007338/

Chaudhari, S., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Jordan, D. L., Gunter, C. C., & Louws, F. J. (2017). Absorption, Translocation, and Metabolism of 14C-Halosulfuron in Grafted Eggplant and Tomato. Weed Technology, 31(6), 908–914. https://doi.org/10.1017/WET.2017.65

Suchoff, D. H., Gunter, C. C., & Louws, F. J. (2017). Comparative Analysis of Root System Morphology in Tomato Rootstocks. HORTTECHNOLOGY, 27(3), 319–324. https://doi.org/10.21273/horttech03654-17

Early Season Crop Development, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Standard and Mini Watermelons Grafted to Several Cucurbit Rootstocks. (2017). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007345/

Early Season Crop Development, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Standard and Mini Watermelons Grafted to Several Cucurbit Rootstocks. (2017). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007349/

Rahman, M., & Louws, F. J. (2017). 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. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-06-16-0802-re

Influence of Grafting on the Critical Period for Weed Control in Grafted Watermelon. (2017). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/35909164/

Bhattarai, K., Louws, F. J., Williamson, J. D., & Panthee, D. R. (2017). Resistance to Xanthomonas perforans
 race T4 causing bacterial spot in tomato breeding lines. Plant Pathology, 66(7), 1103–1109. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12656

Chaudhari, S., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Jordan, D. L., Gunter, C. C., & Louws, F. J. (2017). Response of Drought-Stressed Grafted and Nongrafted Tomato to Postemergence Metribuzin. WEED TECHNOLOGY, 31(3), 447–454. https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2017.12

Rootstock-imparted Water Use Efficiency in Grafted Heirloom Tomatoes. (2017). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007339/

Chaudhari, S., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Jordan, D. L., Gunter, C. C., McGowen, S. J., & Louws, F. J. (2016). Critical Period for Weed Control in Grafted and Nongrafted Fresh Market Tomato. WEED SCIENCE, 64(3), 523–530. https://doi.org/10.1614/ws-d-15-00049.1

Bhattarai, K., Louws, F. J., Williamson, J. D., & Panthee, D. (2016). Differential response of tomato genotypes to Xanthomonas-specific pathogen-associated molecular patterns and correlation with bacterial spot (Xanthomonas perforans) resistance. Horticulture Research, 3. https://doi.org/10.1038/hortres.2016.35

Chaudhari, S., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Jordan, D. L., Gunter, C. C., Basinger, N. T., & Louws, F. J. (2016). Response of Eggplant (Solanum melongena) Grafted onto Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Rootstock to Herbicides. WEED TECHNOLOGY, 30(1), 207–216. https://doi.org/10.1614/wt-d-15-00079.1

Liu, B., Shen, W., Wei, H., Smith, H., Louws, F. J., Steadman, J. R., & Correll, J. C. (2016). Rhizoctonia communities in soybean fields and their relation with other microbes and nematode communities. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, 144(3), 671–686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-015-0805-6

Characterization of Root Systems in Tomato and Tomato Rootstocks Through the Use of Mini-Horhizotron Technology. (2015). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007340/

Rysin, O., & Louws, F. J. (2015). 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. https://doi.org/10.21273/horttech.25.1.132

Rysin, O., McWhirt, A., Fernandez, G., Louws, F. J., & Schroeder-Moreno, M. (2015). Economic Viability and Environmental Impact Assessment of Three Different Strawberry Production Systems in the Southeastern United States. HortTechnology, 25(4), 585–594. https://doi.org/10.21273/horttech.25.4.585

Rysin, O., Rivard, C., & Louws, F. J. (2015). IS VEGETABLE GRAFTING ECONOMICALLY VIABLE IN THE UNITED STATES: EVIDENCE FROM FOUR DIFFERENT TOMATO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. Acta Horticulturae, 6(1086), 79–86. https://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2015.1086.8

Impacts of Biofumigation and Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Strawberry Production. (2015). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007344/

Impacts of Biofumigation and Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation on Strawberry Plant Nutrition and Fruit Quality. (2015). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007350/

Rahman, M., Ojiambo, P., & Louws, F. (2015). Initial Inoculum and Spatial Dispersal of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the Causal Agent of Strawberry Anthracnose Crown Rot. PLANT DISEASE, 99(1), 80–86. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-02-13-0144-re

Integrated Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (iPiPE): A new USDA Cooperative Agricultural Program (CAP). (2015). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007348/

Population genetic analysis of early blight pathogen, Alternaria solani from tomato and potato. (2015). Phytopathology. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007347/

Chaudhari, S., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Jordan, D. L., Gunter, C. C., & Louws, F. J. (2015). Response of Grafted Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) to Herbicides. WEED TECHNOLOGY, 29(4), 800–809. https://doi.org/10.1614/wt-d-15-00037.1

Response of Grafted Tomato to Nitrogen. (2015). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007341/

Suchoff, D. H., Louws, F. J., Gunter, C. C., & Schultheis, J. R. (2014). 2013 On-farm Grafted Tomato Trial to Manage Bacterial Wilt. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS), 1086(1086), 119–127. https://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2015.1086.14

Critical Period for Weed Control in Grafted versus Nongrafted Tomato. (2014). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007352/

Screening of Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) Lines for Bacterial Spot (<i>Xanthomonas Species</i>) Resistance. (2014). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/51538733/

Tomato Rootstock Resistance to Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum): Effects of Genotype and Cold Stress on Epidemic Profile. (2014). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/51538732/

Adhikari, T. B., Hodges, C. S., & Louws, F. J. (2013, September). First Report of Cylindrocarpon sp Associated with Root Rot Disease of Strawberry in North Carolina. PLANT DISEASE, Vol. 97, pp. 1251–1251. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-01-13-0116-pdn

Liu, B., & Louws, F. (2013). Multiple divergent ITS1 copies were identified in single tomato genome using DGGE analysis. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 31(2), 272–279.

Organic Gardening Educational Materials for Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. (2013). Hortscience. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007346/

Liu, B., Louws, F. J., Sutton, T. B., & Correll, J. C. (2012). A rapid qualitative molecular method for the identification of Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, 132(4), 593–607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-011-9904-1

Rivard, C. L., S. O'Connell, Peet, M. M., Welker, R. M., & Louws, F. J. (2012). Grafting Tomato to Manage Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in the Southeastern United States. PLANT DISEASE, 96(7), 973–978. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-12-10-0877

O'Connell, S., Rivard, C., Peet, M. M., Harlow, C., & Louws, F. (2012). High Tunnel and Field Production of Organic Heirloom Tomatoes: Yield, Fruit Quality, Disease, and Microclimate. HORTSCIENCE, 47(9), 1283–1290. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.47.9.1283

Liu, B., Roos, D., Buttler, S., Richter, B., & Louws, F. J. (2012). Vegetable Seedling Diseases Associated with Earthworm Castings Contaminated with Phytophthora capsici and Pythium Attrantheridium. Plant Health Progress, 13(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1094/php-2012-0421-01-rs

Liu, B., Munster, M., Johnson, C., & Louws, F. J. (2011). First Report of Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum fragariae on Cyclamen in North Carolina. Plant Disease, 95(11), 1480–1480. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-06-11-0475

Rivard, C. L., Sydorovych, O., O'Connell, S., Peet, M. M., & Louws, F. J. (2010). An Economic Analysis of Two Grafted Tomato Transplant Production Systems in the United States. HORTTECHNOLOGY, 20(4), 794–803. https://doi.org/10.21273/horttech.20.4.794

Rivard, C. L., S. O'Connell, Peet, M. M., & Louws, F. J. (2010). Grafting Tomato with Interspecific Rootstock to Manage Diseases Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii and Southern Root-Knot Nematode. PLANT DISEASE, 94(8), 1015–1021. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-94-8-1015

Louws, F. J., Rivard, C. L., & Kubota, C. (2010). [Review of Grafting fruiting vegetables to manage soilborne pathogens, foliar pathogens, arthropods and weeds]. SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE, 127(2), 127–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2010.09.023

Louws, F. J. (2009, August). IPM for Soilborne Disease Management for Vegetable and Strawberry Crops in SE USA. Recent Developments in Management of Plant Diseases, pp. 217–227. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8804-9_16

Sydorovych, O., Safley, C. D., Welker, R. M., Ferguson, L. M., Monks, D. W., Jennings, K., … Louws, F. J. (2008). Economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives for the production of tomatoes in North Carolina. HortTechnology, 18(4), 705–713.

Rivard, C. L., & Louws, F. J. (2008). Grafting to Manage Soilborne Diseases in Heirloom Tomato Production. HORTSCIENCE, 43(7), 2104–2111. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.43.7.2104

Abad, Z. G., Abad, J. A., Coffey, M. D., Oudemans, P. V., Man in ’t Veld, W. A., de Gruyter, H., … Louws, F. J. (2008). 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/15572536.2008.11832502

Abad, Z. G., Abad, J. A., Coffey, M. D., Oudemans, P. V., Man, W. A., Gruyter, H., … Louws, F. J. (2008). 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. https://doi.org/10.3852/mycologia.100.1.99

Leandro, L. F. S., Guzman, T., Ferguson, L. M., Fernandez, G. E., & Louws, F. J. (2007). Population dynamics of Trichoderma in fumigated and compost-amended soil and on strawberry roots. APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY, 35(1), 237–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.04.008

Leandro, L. F. S., Ferguson, L. M., Louws, F. J., & Fernandez, G. E. (2007). Strawberry Growth and Productivity in Fumigated Compared to Compost-amended Production Systems. HortScience, 42(2), 227–231. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.42.2.227

Rademaker, J. L. W., Norman, D. J., Forster, R. L., Louws, F. J., Schultz, A. H., & Bruijn, F. J. (2006). Classification and identification of Xanthomonas translucens isolates, including those pathogenic to ornamental asparagus. PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 96(8), 876–884. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-96-0876

Cuppels, D. A., Louws, F. J., & Ainsworth, T. (2006). Development and evaluation of PCR-based diagnostic assays for the bacterial speck and bacterial spot pathogens of tomato. PLANT DISEASE, 90(4), 451–458. https://doi.org/10.1094/PD-90-0451

Development and evaluation of PCR-based diagnostic assays for the bacterial speck and bacterial spot pathogens of tomato (vol 90, pg 451, 2006). (2006). Plant Disease. Retrieved from https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/56007366/

Sydorovych, O., Safley, C. D., Ferguson, L. M., Poling, E. B., Fernandez, G. E., Brannen, P. A., … Louws, F. J. (2006). Economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives for the production of strawberries in the southeastern United States. HortTechnology, 16(1), 118–128.

Sanders, D. C., Reyes, L. M., Monks, D. W., Jennings, K. M., Louws, F. J., & Driver, J. G. (2006). INFLUENCE OF COMPOST ON VEGETABLE CROP NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT. HortScience, 41(3), 508A–508. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.41.3.508a

Sanders, D. C., Reyes, L. M., Monks, D. W., Jennings, K. M., Louws, F. J., & Driver, J. G. (2006). INFLUENCE OF COMPOST ON VEGETABLE CROP NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT. HortScience, 41(3), 509C–509. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.41.3.509c

Tu, C., Louws, F. J., Creamer, N. G., Mueller, J. P., Brownie, C., Fager, K., … Hu, S. J. (2006). 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2005.09.013

Rademaker, J. L. W., Louws, F. J., Schultz, M. H., Rossbach, U., Vauterin, L., Swings, J., & Bruijn, F. J. (2005). A Comprehensive Species to Strain Taxonomic Framework forXanthomonas. Phytopathology, 95(9), 1098–1111. https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-95-1098

Byrne, J. M., Dianese, A. C., Ji, P., Campbell, H. L., Cuppels, D. A., Louws, F. J., … Wilson, M. (2005). Biological control of bacterial spot of tomato under field conditions at several locations in North America. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 32(3), 408–418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.12.001

Gent, D. H., Al-Saadi, A., Gabriel, D. W., Louws, F. J., Ishimaru, C. A., & Schwartz, H. F. (2005). Pathogenic and genetic relatedness among Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii and other pathovars of X-axonopodis. PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 95(8), 918–925. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-95-0918

Zhang, W. J., Rui, W. Y., Tu, C., Diab, H. G., Louws, F. J., Mueller, J. P., … Hu, S. (2005). Responses of soil microbial community structure and diversity to agricultural deintensification. Pedosphere, 15(4), 440–447.

Sanders, D., Reyes, L. M., Monks, D., Louws, F., & Driver, J. (2005). Use of Compost as an Alternative to Methyl Bromide for Vegetables. HortScience, 40(4), 1110E–1111. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.40.4.1110e

Leandro, L., Ferguson, L., Fernandez, G., & Louws, F. (2004). 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.

Rippy, J. F. M., Peet, M. M., Louws, F. J., Nelson, P. V., Orr, D. B., & Sorensen, K. A. (2004). Plant development and harvest yields of greenhouse tomatoes in six organic growing systems. HortScience, 39(2), 223–229.

Gent, D. H., Schwartz, H. F., Ishimaru, C. A., Louws, F. J., Cramer, R. A., & Lawrence, C. B. (2004). Polyphasic characterization of Xanthomonas strains from onion. PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 94(2), 184–195. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.2.184

Mueller, J. P., Barbercheck, M. E., Bell, M., Brownie, C., Creamer, N. G., Hitt, A., … Wagger, M. G. (2002). Development and implementation of a long-term agricultural systems study: Challenges and opportunities. HortTechnology, 12(3), 362–368.

Butler, L. M., Fernandez, G. E., & Louws, F. J. (2002). 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.

Staman, K., Blum, U., Louws, F., & Robertson, D. (2001). 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. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010362221390

Louws, F. J., Wilson, M., Campbell, H. L., Cuppels, D. A., Jones, J. B., Shoemaker, P. B., … Miller, S. A. (2001). Field control of bacterial spot and bacterial speck of tomato using a plant activator. PLANT DISEASE, 85(5), 481–488. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.2001.85.5.481

Louws, F. J., Ritchie, D. F., & Shoemaker, P. B. (2001). Genetic Diversity of Selected Bacterial Populations in North Carolina. Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, pp. 124–127. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0003-1_24

Fernandez, G. E., Butler, L. M., & Louws, F. J. (2001). Strawberry Growth and Development in an Annual Plasticulture System. HortScience, 36(7), 1219–1223. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.36.7.1219

Creamer, N. G., Baldwin, K. R., & Louws, F. J. (2000). A Training Series for Cooperative Extension Agents on Organic Farming Systems. HortTechnology, 10(4), 675–681. https://doi.org/10.21273/horttech.10.4.675

Rademaker, J. L. W., Hoste, B., Louws, F. J., Kersters, K., Swings, J., Vauterin, L., … Bruijn, F. J. (2000). 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. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-2-665

Creamer, N. G., Baldwin, K. R., & Louws, F. J. (1999). 642 A Training Series in Organic Farming Systems. HortScience, 34(3), 558C–558. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.34.3.558c

Tuang, F. N., Rademaker, J. L. W., Alocilja, E. C., Louws, F. J., & Bruijn, F. J. (1999). Identification of bacterial rep-PCR genomic fingerprints using a backpropagation neural network. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 177(2), 249–256. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13740.x

Bouzar, H., Jones, J. B., Stall, R. E., Louws, F. J., Schneider, M., Rademaker, J. L. W., … Jackson, L. E. (1999). 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. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO.1999.89.4.328

Louws, F., Holmes, G., & Ristaino, J. (1999). Phytophthora blight of peppers and cucurbits. In Vegetable disease information note, Jan. 1999.

Louws, F. J., Rademaker, J. L. W., & Bruijn, F. J. (1999). [Review of The three Ds of PCR-based genomic analysis of phytobacteria: Diversity, detection, and disease diagnosis]. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 37(1), 81–125. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.phyto.37.1.81

Carver, L. M. B., Fernandez, G. E., & Louws, F. J. (1998). Phenological Aspects of Strawberry Growth Influencing Gray Mold Development in Annual Systems. HortScience, 33(3), 538c–538. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.33.3.538c

Louws, F. J. (1996). Impact of Reduced Fungicide and Tillage on Foliar Blight, Fruit Rot, and Yield of Processing Tomatoes. Plant Disease, 80(11), 1251. https://doi.org/10.1094/pd-80-1251

Louws, F. J. (1995). Differentiation of Genomic Structure by rep-PCR Fingerprinting to Rapidly ClassifyXanthomonas campestrispv.vesicatoria. Phytopathology, 85(5), 528. https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-85-528

Cohen, R., Dombrovsky, A., & Louws, F. J. Grafting as agrotechnology for reducing disease damage. Vegetable Grafting: Principles and Practices, pp. 155–170. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780648972.0155