Sara Villani

Works (10)

Updated: December 20th, 2024 05:05

2023 article

Multisite Field Evaluation of Bacteriophages for Fire Blight Management: Incorporation of Ultraviolet Radiation Protectants and Impact on the Apple Flower Microbiome

Gdanetz, K., Dobbins, M. R., Villani, S. M., Outwater, C. A., Slack, S. M., Nesbitt, D., … Sundin, G. W. (2024, April 22). PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Vol. 4.

By: K. Gdanetz *, M. Dobbins*, S. Villani n , C. Outwater*, S. Slack *, D. Nesbitt*, A. Svircev*, E. Lauwers* ...

author keywords: bacteriophage; blossom blight; microbiome
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Added: June 17, 2024

2023 journal article

Type and duration of water stress influence host selection and colonization by exotic ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE, 3.

By: C. Ranger*, M. Parajuli *, S. Gresham n, J. Barnett*, S. Villani n , J. Walgenbach n , F. Baysal-Gurel *, J. Owen Jr, M. Reding *

author keywords: flood stress; drought stress; secondary insects; wood-boring beetles; Scolytinae; Xyleborini; Xylosandrus germanus; Anisandrus maiche
TL;DR: The results indicate that acute and severe drought stress does not predispose C. florida to infestation, but flood stress and the duration of flooding influence ambrosia beetle host selection and colonization. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 13, 2023

2021 journal article

Optimizing Use of DMI Fungicides for Management of Apple Powdery Mildew Caused by Podosphaera leucotricha in New York State

PLANT DISEASE, 106(4), 1226–1237.

By: D. Strickland *, S. Villani n  & K. Cox *

author keywords: disease management; fungi; tree fruits
MeSH headings : Ascomycota; Fungicides, Industrial / pharmacology; Malus; New York; Plant Diseases / prevention & control
TL;DR: It was observed that treatments of flutriafol and myclobutanil consistently had the lowest incidences of powdery mildew compared to difenoconazole and fenbuconazole, and it was hypothesize that differences in DMI efficacy may be due to each fungicides' water solubility and lipophilicity characteristics, and thus their ability to move systemically in the host or more easily penetrate the surface of germinating conidia. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 2, 2022

2020 journal article

Managing Colletotrichum on Fruit Crops: A "Complex" Challenge

PLANT DISEASE, 104(9), 2301–2316.

By: M. Dowling*, N. Peres *, S. Villani n  & G. Schnabel *

author keywords: anthracnose; pathology; fungi; small fruits; disease management; pathogen diversity
MeSH headings : Colletotrichum; Crops, Agricultural; Fruit; Fungicides, Industrial; Plant Diseases; United States
TL;DR: This review summarizes current research on diseases caused by Colletotrichum spp. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 14, 2020

2019 journal article

A Genome Resource for Several North American Venturia inaequalis Isolates with Multiple Fungicide Resistance Phenotypes

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 110(3), 544–546.

By: F. Lichtner *, W. Jurick *, K. Ayer *, V. Gaskins *, S. Villani n  & K. Cox *

author keywords: disease control and pest management; genetics and resistance; techniques
MeSH headings : Ascomycota; Fungicides, Industrial; Malus; Phenotype; Plant Diseases
TL;DR: This is the first presentation of multiple, high quality, well annotated genomes of four North American V. inaequalis isolates having both sensitive and multiple fungicide resistance phenotypes, envision that these isolates will enable investigations into fungicides resistance mechanisms, exploring fungal virulence factors, and delineating phylogenomic relationships amongst apple scab isolates from around the world. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 23, 2020

2019 journal article

Behavioral evidence for contextual olfactory-mediated avoidance of the ubiquitous phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea by Drosophila suzukii

INSECT SCIENCE, 27(4), 771–779.

By: D. Cha, S. Hesler*, G. Brind'Amour*, K. Wentworth*, S. Villani* , K. Cox *, M. Boucher *, A. Wallingford * ...

author keywords: chemical ecology; host finding behavior; insect-microbe interactions; pest management; repellent; semiochemicals
MeSH headings : Animals; Avoidance Learning; Botrytis / chemistry; Drosophila / growth & development; Drosophila / physiology; Female; Fruit / chemistry; Fruit / metabolism; Fruit / microbiology; Larva / growth & development; Larva / physiology; Male; Odorants / analysis; Olfactory Perception; Oviposition; Plant Leaves / chemistry; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Plant Leaves / microbiology; Rubus / chemistry; Rubus / metabolism; Rubus / microbiology
TL;DR: Adults of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, an invasive larval frugivore, showed reduced attraction to the odor of raspberry fruit, a food tissue, when infected with Botrytis cinerea Pers. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 8, 2020

2019 article

Optimizing disease management in fruit cultivation

ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE CULTIVATION OF TEMPERATE ZONE TREE FRUITS AND BERRIES, VOL 1: PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS AND CULTIVATION, Vol. 53, pp. 401–431.

By: S. Villani* , K. Cox & G. Sundin

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Added: June 29, 2020

2018 journal article

Characterization of the VisdhC and VisdhD Genes in Venturia inaequalis, and Sensitivity to Fluxapyroxad, Pydiflumetofen, Inpyrfluxam, and Benzovindiflupyr

PLANT DISEASE, 103(6), 1092–1100.

By: K. Ayer *, S. Villani n , M. Choi* & K. Cox *

MeSH headings : Ascomycota / drug effects; Ascomycota / genetics; Drug Resistance, Fungal / drug effects; Fungicides, Industrial / pharmacology; Genes, Fungal / genetics; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; New England; Plant Diseases
TL;DR: A significant and positive correlation in sensitivity was found between benzovindiflupyr, fluxapyroxad, pydiflumetofen, and inpyrfluxam as well as penthiopyrad and fluopyram for mycelial inhibition of V. inaequalis, and the sequences of the VisdhC and VisdhD genes were identified and characterized for baseline isolates. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 17, 2019

2016 journal article

Molecular Characterization of the sdhB Gene and Baseline Sensitivity to Penthiopyrad, Fluopyram, and Benzovindiflupyr in Venturia inaequalis

PLANT DISEASE, 100(8), 1709–1716.

By: S. Villani n , K. Ayer  n & K. Cox  n

TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that SDHI fungicides have a high level of activity during the conidial germ tube elongation stage in V. inaequalis and provide a basis for phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of shifts toward resistance of populations to theSDHI fungicide class. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Overexpression of the CYP51A1 Gene and Repeated Elements are Associated with Differential Sensitivity to DMI Fungicides in Venturia inaequalis

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 106(6), 562–571.

By: S. Villani* , J. Hulvey*, J. Hily & K. Cox *

MeSH headings : Ascomycota / enzymology; Ascomycota / genetics; Ascomycota / metabolism; Cloning, Molecular; Drug Resistance, Fungal / genetics; Fungicides, Industrial / pharmacology; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / physiology; Sterol 14-Demethylase / genetics; Sterol 14-Demethylase / metabolism
TL;DR: Different mechanisms may govern resistance to different DMI fungicides in the triazole group, including CYP51A1 overexpression or resistance to difenoconazole. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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