Alison K. Lees

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Publications of Alison K. Lees (38 listed):

Phytopathology (2019) 109, 670-680
Anne W. Njoroge, Björn Andersson, Alison K. Lees, Collins Mutai, Gregory A. Forbes, Jonathan E. Yuen and Roger Pelle (2019)
Genotyping of Phytophthora infestans in eastern Africa reveals a dominating invasive European lineage

Plant Disease (2019) 103, 3172-3180
A.K. Lees, D.M. Roberts, J. Lynott, L. Sullivan and J.L. Brierley (2019)
Real-Time PCR and LAMP assays for the detection of spores of Alternaria solani and sporangia of Phytophthora infestans to inform disease risk forecasting

Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2018) 131, 1287-1297
Xinwei Chen, Dominika Lewandowska, Miles R. Armstrong, Katie Baker, Tze-Yin Lim, Micha Bayer, Brian Harrower, Karen McLean, Florian Jupe, Kamil Witek, Alison K. Lees, Jonathan D. Jones, Glenn J. Bryan and Ingo Hein (2018)
Identification and rapid mapping of a gene conferring broad-spectrum late blight resistance in the diploid potato species Solanum verrucosum through DNA capture technologies

Plant Pathology (2018) 67, 920-928
P. Skelsey, S.R. Dancey, K. Preedy, A.K. Lees and D.E.L. Cooke (2018)
Forecasting the spread of aerially transmitted crop diseases with a binary classifier for inoculum survival

Plant Pathology (2018) 67, 1784-1791
F. Ritchie, R.A. Bain, A.K. Lees, T.R.W. Boor and N.D. Paveley (2018)
Integrated control of potato late blight: predicting the combined efficacy of host resistance and fungicides

European Journal of Plant Pathology (2016) 146, 711-714
Pia Heltoft, Jennie L. Brierley, Alison K. Lees, Louise Sullivan, James Lynott and Arne Hermansen (2016)
The relationship between soil inoculum and the development of Fusarium dry rot in potato cultivars Asterix and Saturna

Plant Pathology (2016) 65, 1484-1491
J.C. Peters, G. Harper, J.L. Brierley, A.K. Lees, S.J. Wale, A.J. Hilton, P. Gladders, N. Boonham and A.C. Cunnington (2016)
The effect of post-harvest storage conditions on the development of black dot (Colletotrichum coccodes) on potato in crops grown for different durations

Plant Pathology (2015) 64, 167-177
J.L. Brierley, A.J. Hilton, S.J. Wale, J.C. Peters, P. Gladders, N.J. Bradshaw, F. Ritchie, K. MacKenzie and A.K. Lees (2015)
Factors affecting the development and control of black dot on potato tubers

Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2014) 127, 647-657
Iga Tomczynska, Emil Stefanczyk, Marcin Chmielarz, Beata Karasiewicz, Piotr Kaminski, Jonathan D.G. Jones, Alison K. Lees and Jadwiga Sliwka (2014)
A locus conferring effective late blight resistance in potato cultivar Sárpo Mira maps to chromosome XI

Plant Pathology (2013) 62, 413-420
J.L. Brierley, L. Sullivan, S.J. Wale, A.J. Hilton, D.T. Kiezebrink and A.K. Lees (2013)
Relationship between Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea soil inoculum level, host resistance and powdery scab on potato tubers in the field

Plant Pathology (2012) 61, 867-876
A.K. Lees, L. Sullivan, J.S. Lynott and D.W. Cullen (2012)
Development of a quantitative real-time PCR assay for Phytophthora infestans and its applicability to leaf, tuber and soil samples

Plant Pathology (2012) 61, 29-36
U. Merz, A.K. Lees, L. Sullivan, R. Schwärzel, T. Hebeisen, H.G. Kirk, K. Bouchek-Mechiche and H.R. Hofferbert (2012)
Powdery scab resistance in Solanum tuberosum: an assessment of cultivar × environment effect

Plant Pathology (2011) 60, 556-565
D. Andrivon, J. Avendaño-Córcoles, A.M. Cameron, S.F. Carnegie, L.R. Cooke, R. Corbière, D. Detourné, L.J. Dowley, D. Evans, K. Forisekova, D.G. Griffin, A. Hannukkala, A.K. Lees, R. Lebecka, F. Niepold, Z. Polgar, D.S. Shaw, J. Thompson, B. Trognitz, H.M.G. van Raaij and E. Zimnoch-Guzowska (2011)
Stability and variability of virulence of Phytophthora infestans assessed in a ring test across European laboratories

Plant Pathology (2010) 59, 693-702
A.K. Lees, J.L. Brierley, J.A. Stewart, A.J. Hilton, S.J. Wale, P. Gladders, N.J. Bradshaw and J.C. Peters (2010)
Relative importance of seed-tuber and soilborne inoculum in causing black dot disease of potato

Journal of Phytopathology (2009) 157, 154-158
A.K. Lees, L. Sullivan and D.W. Cullen (2009)
A quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Polyscytalum pustulans, the cause of skin spot disease of potato

Plant Pathology (2008) 57, 262-271
J.C. Peters, A.K. Lees, D.W. Cullen, L. Sullivan, G.P. Stroud and A.C. Cunnington (2008)
Characterization of Fusarium spp. responsible for causing dry rot of potato in Great Britain

Plant Pathology (2008) 57, 897-905
J.W. Woodhall, A.K. Lees, S.G. Edwards and P. Jenkinson (2008)
Infection of potato by Rhizoctonia solani: effect of anastomosis group

Journal of Phytopathology (2007) 155, 309-315
D.W. Cullen, I.K. Toth, N. Boonham, K. Walsh, I. Barker and A.K. Lees (2007)
Development and validation of conventional and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of storage rot potato pathogens, Phytophthora erythroseptica, Pythium ultimum and Phoma foveata

Plant Pathology (2007) 56, 286-295
J.W. Woodhall, A.K. Lees, S.G. Edwards and P. Jenkinson (2007)
Characterization of Rhizoctonia solani from potato in Great Britain

Plant Pathology (2007) 56, 1005-1013
P. van de Graaf, S.J. Wale and A.K. Lees (2007)
Factors affecting the incidence and severity of Spongospora subterranea infection and galling in potato roots

EPPO Bulletin (2007) 37, 383-390
J.G. Hansen, L.T. Colon, D.E.L. Cooke, P. Lassen, B. Nielsen, L.R. Cooke, D. Andrivon and A.K. Lees (2007)
Eucablight - collating and analysing pathogenicity and resistance data on a European scale

Plant Pathology (2006) 55, 311-319
A.K. Lees, R. Wattier, D.S. Shaw, L. Sullivan, N.A. Williams and D.E.L. Cooke (2006)
Novel microsatellite markers for the analysis of Phytophthora infestans populations

Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2006) 112, 744-751
John E. Bradshaw, Glenn J. Bryan, Alison K. Lees, Karen McLean and Ruth M. Solomon-Blackburn (2006)
Mapping the R10 and R11 genes for resistance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans) present in the potato (Solanum tuberosum) R-gene differentials of Black

Australasian Plant Pathology (2005) 34, 449-455
A.K. Lees, S.J. Wale, P. van de Graaf and J.L. Brierley (2005)
The use of molecular diagnostics to investigate the epidemiology of potato diseases

Plant Pathology (2005) 54, 22-28
P. van de Graaf, A.K. Lees, S.J. Wale and J.M. Duncan (2005)
Effect of soil inoculum level and environmental factors on potato powdery scab caused by Spongospora subterranea

Phytopathology (2005) 95, 1462-1471
D.W. Cullen, I.K. Toth, Y. Pitkin, N. Boonham, K. Walsh, I. Barker and A.K. Lees (2005)
Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic assays to investigate Fusarium dry rot in potato stocks and soil

Plant Pathology (2005) 54, 373-382
S. Hussain, A.K. Lees, J.M. Duncan and D.E.L. Cooke (2005)
Development of a species-specific and sensitive detection assay for Phytophthora infestans and its application for monitoring of inoculum in tubers and soil

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2004) 17, 880-887
I.K. Toth, J.A. Newton, L.J. Hyman, A.K. Lees, M. Daykin, C. Ortori, P. Williams and R.G. Fray (2004)
Potato plants genetically modified to produce N-Acylhomoserine lactones increase susceptibility to soft rot Erwiniae

Plant Pathology (2004) 53, p. 538 (Woodhall et al.)
J.W. Woodhall and A.K. Lees (2004)
First report of Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 5 (AG5) on couch grass in Britain

Plant Pathology (2004) 53, 692-704
D.E.L. Cooke and A.K. Lees (2004)
Markers, old and new, for examining Phytophthora infestans diversity

European Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 109, 589-597
Pieter van de Graaf, Alison K. Lees, Danny W. Cullen and James M. Duncan (2003)
Detection and quantification of Spongospora subterranea in soil, water and plant tissue samples using real-time PCR

Plant Pathology (2003) 52, 3-12
A.K. Lees and A.J. Hilton (2003)
Black dot (Colletotrichum coccodes): an increasingly important disease of potato

Plant Pathology (2002) 51, 293-302
A.K. Lees, D.W. Cullen, L. Sullivan and M.J. Nicolson (2002)
Development of conventional and quantitative real-time PCR assays for the detection and identification of Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 in potato and soil

Plant Pathology (2002) 51, 281-292
D.W. Cullen, A.K. Lees, I.K. Toth and J.M. Duncan (2002)
Detection of Colletotrichum coccodes from soil and potato tubers by conventional and quantitative real-time PCR

European Journal of Plant Pathology (2001) 107, 387-398
Danny W. Cullen, Alison K. Lees, Ian K. Toth and James M. Duncan (2001)
Conventional PCR and real-time quantitative PCR detection of Helminthosporium solani in soil and on potato tubers

EPPO Bulletin (2000) 30, 485-488
D.W. Cullen, A.K. Lees, I.K. Toth, K.S. Bell and J.M. Duncan (2000)
Detection and quantification of fungal and bacterial potato pathogens in plants and soil

Plant Pathology (1998) 47, 278-288
A.S. Turner, A.K. Lees, H.N. Rezanoor and P. Nicholson (1998)
Refinement of PCR-detection of Fusarium avenaceum and evidence from DNA marker studies for phenetic relatedness to Fusarium tricinctum

International Congress of Plant Pathology (1998) Lees et al. - Novel sources of resistance to ...
A.K. Lees, J.E. Bradshaw, M. De Maine and H.E. Stewart (1998)
Novel sources of resistance to Erwinia and Fusarium in potato
Edinburgh, U.K. (9 - 16 Aug. 1998), Poster presented in section: Conventional and enhanced breeding strategies for resistance to pathogens