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Publications of Randy C. Ploetz (81 listed):
Plant Disease (2022) 106, 612-622
Amelia C. Montoya-Martínez, Kerry O'Donnell, Mark Busman, Martha M. Vaughan, Susan P. McCormick, Ricardo Santillán-Mendoza, Daniela Pineda-Vaca, Lyana Clapes-Garduño, Sylvia P. Fernández-Pavía, Randy C. Ploetz, Julieta Benítez-Malvido, Juan C. Montero-Castro and Gerardo Rodríguez-Alvarado (2022)
Weeds harbor Fusarium species that cause malformation disease of economically important trees in western Mexico
Environmental Entomology (2022) 51, 385-396
M. Angel-Restrepo, P.P. Parra, S. Ochoa-Ascencio, S. Fernández-Pavía, G. Vázquez-Marrufo, A. Equihua-Martínez, A.F. Barrientos-Priego, R.C. Ploetz, J.L. Konkol, J.R. Saucedo-Carabez and R. Gazis (2022)
First look into the ambrosia beetle–fungus symbiosis present in commercial avocado orchards in Michoacán, Mexico
Plant Pathology (2021) 70, 676-688
Robin A. Choudhury, Hong Ling Er, Marc A. Hughes, Jason A. Smith, Gretchen E. Pruett, Joshua Konkol, Randy C. Ploetz, James J. Marois, Karen A. Garrett and Ariena H.C. van Bruggen (2021)
Host density dependence and environmental factors affecting laurel wilt disease incidence
Tropical Plant Pathology (2021) 46, 232-239
G.L. Beier, C.D. Lund, B.W. Held, R.C. Ploetz, J.L. Konkol and R.A. Blanchette (2021)
Variation in xylem characteristics of botanical races of Persea americana and their potential influence on susceptibility to the pathogen Raffaelea lauricola
Plant Disease (2021) 105 (10 - 1942)
Amelia C. Montoya-Martínez, Kerry O'Donnell, Mark Busman, Martha M. Vaughan, Susan P. McCormick, Ricardo Santillán-Mendoza, Daniela Pineda-Vaca, Sylvia P. Fernández-Pavía, Randy C. Ploetz, Julieta Benítez-Malvido, Juan C. Montero-Castro and Gerardo Rodríguez-Alvarado (2021)
Malformation disease in Tabebuia rosea (rosy trumpet) caused by Fusarium pseudocircinatum in Mexico
Plant Disease (2020) 104, p. 1851 (Fulton et al.)
J.C. Fulton, S. Bec, J. Fayette, R.C. Ploetz, K.A. Garrett and C.L. Harmon (2020)
First report of plantain soft rot caused by Klebsiella variicola in Haiti
Phytopathology (2019) 109, 418-427
M.M. Shimwela, S.E. Halbert, M.L. Keremane, P. Mears, B.H. Singer, W.S. Lee, J.B. Jones, R.C. Ploetz and A.H.C. van Bruggen (2019)
In-grove spatiotemporal spread of citrus huanglongbing and its psyllid vector in relation to weather
Microbial Ecology (2018) 76, 925-940
J.R. Saucedo-Carabez, Randy C. Ploetz, J.L. Konkol, D. Carrillo and R. Gazis (2018)
Partnerships between ambrosia beetles and fungi: Lineage-specific promiscuity among vectors of the laurel wilt pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola
Phytopathology (2018) 108, 1420-1428
M.M. Shimwela, T.S. Schubert, M. Albritton, S.E. Halbert, D.J. Jones, X. Sun, P.D. Roberts, B.H. Singer, W.S. Lee, J.B. Jones, R.C. Ploetz and A.H.C. van Bruggen (2018)
Regional spatial-temporal spread of citrus huanglongbing is affected by rain in Florida
Plant Disease (2018) 102, 1965-1972
R. Santillán-Mendoza, S.P. Fernández-Pavía, K. O'Donnell, R.C. Ploetz, R. Ortega-Arreola, G. Vázquez-Marrufo, J. Benítez-Malvido, J.C. Montero-Castro, A. Soto-Plancarte and G. Rodríguez-Alvarado (2018)
A novel disease of big-leaf mahogany caused by two Fusarium species in Mexico
Insects (2018) 9 (1 - 30)
Octavio Menocal, Luisa F. Cruz, Paul E. Kendra, Jonathan H. Crane, Miriam F. Cooperband, Randy C. Ploetz and Daniel Carrillo (2018)
Xyleborus bispinatus reared on artificial media in the presence or absence of the laurel wilt pathogen (Raffaelea lauricola)
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2018) 152, 599-611
Raymond O. Garcia, Lydia I. Rivera-Vargas, Randy Ploetz, James C. Correll and Brian M. Irish (2018)
Characterization of Fusarium spp. isolates recovered from bananas (Musa spp.) affected by Fusarium wilt in Puerto Rico
Plant Pathology (2018) 67, 1768-1776
J. Pérez-Martínez, R.C. Ploetz and J.L. Konkol (2018)
Significant in vitro antagonism of the laurel wilt pathogen by endophytic fungi from the xylem of avocado does not predict their ability to control the disease
Environmental Entomology (2017) 46, 1275-1283
Octavio Menocal, Luisa F. Cruz, Paul E. Kendra, Jonathan H. Crane, Randy C. Ploetz and Daniel Carrillo (2017)
Rearing Xyleborus volvulus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on media containing sawdust from avocado or silkbay, with or without Raffaelea lauricola (Ophiostomatales: Ophiostomataceae)
Forest Pathology (2017) 47 (1 - e12288)
T.J. Dreaden, A.S. Campbell, C.A. Gonzalez-Benecke, R.C. Ploetz and J.A. Smith (2017)
Response of swamp bay, Persea palustris, and redbay, P. borbonia, to Raffaelea spp. isolated from Xyleborus glabratus
Biological Invasions (2017) 19, 2143-2157
M.A. Hughes, J.J. Riggins, F.H. Koch, A.I. Cognato, C. Anderson, J.P. Formby, T.J. Dreaden, R.C. Ploetz and J.A. Smith (2017)
No rest for the laurels: symbiotic invaders cause unprecedented damage to southern USA forests
Phytopathology (2017) 107, 70-74
A.S. Campbell, R.C. Ploetz and J.A. Rollins (2017)
Comparing avocado, swamp bay, and camphortree as hosts of Raffaelea lauricola using a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-labeled strain of the pathogen
Plant Pathology (2017) 66, 1003-1014
M.M. Shimwela, J.K. Blackburn, J.B. Jones, J. Nkuba, H.A. Narouei-Khandan, R.C. Ploetz, F. Beed and A.H.C. van Bruggen (2017)
Local and regional spread of banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) in space and time in Kagera, Tanzania
Journal of Economic Entomology (2017) 110, 347-354
Randy C. Ploetz, Joshua L. Konkol, Teresa Narvaez, Rita E. Duncan, Ramon J. Saucedo, Alina Campbell, Julio Mantilla, Daniel Carrillo and Paul E. Kendra (2017)
Presence and prevalence of Raffaelea lauricola, cause of laurel wilt, in different species of ambrosia beetle in Florida, USA
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2017) 149, 133-143
R.C. Ploetz, J.L. Konkol, J.M. Pérez-Martínez and R. Fernandez (2017)
Management of laurel wilt of avocado, caused by Raffaelea lauricola
Phytoparasitica (2016) 44, 435-442
Kerry O'Donnell, Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Jiri Hulcr, Craig Bateman, Matthew T. Kasson, Randy C. Ploetz, Joshua L. Konkol, Jill N. Ploetz, Daniel Carrillo, Alina Campbell, Rita E. Duncan, Pradeepa N.H. Liyanage, Akif Eskalen, Shannon C. Lynch, David M. Geiser, Stanley Freeman, Zvi Mendel, Michal Sharon, Takayuki Aoki, Allard A. Cossé and Alejandro P. Rooney (2016)
Invasive Asian Fusarium – Euwallacea ambrosia beetle mutualists pose a serious threat to forests, urban landscapes and the avocado industry
Mycologia (2016) 108, 657-667
Alina S. Campbell, Randy C. Ploetz, Tyler J. Dreaden, Paul E. Kendra and Wayne S. Montgomery (2016)
Geographic variation in mycangial communities of Xyleborus glabratus
Plant Disease (2016) 100, p. 2166 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz, Y.Y. Thant, M.A. Hughes, T.J. Dreaden, J.L. Konkol, A.T. Kyaw, J.A. Smith and C.L. Harmon (2016)
Laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola, is detected for the first time outside the southeastern United States
Phytoparasitica (2015) 43, 283-293
Randy Ploetz, Stanley Freeman, Joshua Konkol, Adel Al-Abed, Ziad Naser, Khalaf Shalan, Radwan Barakat and Yair Israeli (2015)
Tropical race 4 of Panama disease in the Middle East
PLoS ONE (2015) 10 (4 - e0124642)
Ana I. de Castro, Reza Ehsani, Randy C. Ploetz, Jonathan H. Crane and Sherrie Buchanon (2015)
Detection of laurel wilt disease in avocado using low altitude aerial imaging
Phytopathology (2015) 105, 433-440
Randy C. Ploetz, Bruce Schaffer, Ana I. Vargas, Joshua L. Konkol, Juanpablo Salvatierra and Ronney Wideman (2015)
Impact of laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola, on leaf gas exchange and xylem sap flow in avocado, Persea americana
Phytoparasitica (2015) 43, 427-435
Alejandro Soto-Plancarte, Ricardo Santillán-Mendoza, Sylvia P. Fernández-Pavía, Randy C. Ploetz, Stanley Freeman, Rubén Ortega-Arreola, Pedro Osuna-Ávila, José J. Velázquez-Monreal and Gerardo Rodríguez-Alvarado (2015)
Mango nurseries as sources of Fusarium mexicanum, cause of mango malformation disease in central western Mexico
Annual Review of Phytopathology (2015) 53, 269-288
Randy C. Ploetz, Gert H.J. Kema and Li-Jun Ma (2015)
Impact of diseases on export and smallholder production of banana
Phytopathology (2015) 105, 1512-1521
Randy C. Ploetz (2015)
Fusarium wilt of banana
Forest Pathology (2015) 45, 111-119
M.A. Hughes, S.A. Inch, R.C. Ploetz, H.L. Er, A.H.C. van Bruggen and J.A. Smith (2015)
Responses of swamp bay, Persea palustris, and avocado, Persea americana, to various concentrations of the laurel wilt pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola
Plant Disease (2014) 98, p. 694 (Garcia-Bastidas et al.)
F. García-Bastidas, N. Ordóñez, J. Konkol, M. Al-Qasim, Z. Naser, M. Abdelwali, N. Salem, C. Waalwijk, R.C. Ploetz and G.H.J. Kema (2014)
First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 associated with Panama disease of banana outside Southeast Asia
Plant Disease (2014) 98, 1456-1466
Stanley Freeman, Dani Shtienberg, Marcel Maymon, Adolfo G. Levin and Randy C. Ploetz (2014)
New insights into mango malformation disease epidemiology lead to a new integrated management strategy for subtropical environments
Plant Disease (2014) 98, p. 1583 (Freeman et al.)
S. Freeman, G. Otero-Colina, G. Rodríguez-Alvarado, S. Fernández-Pavía, M. Maymon, R.C. Ploetz, T. Aoki and K. O'Donnell (2014)
First report of mango malformation disease caused by Fusarium pseudocircinatum in Mexico
Plant Disease (2014) 98, p. 156 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz, A.J. Palmateer, P. Lopez and M.C. Aime (2014)
First report of rust caused by Puccinia nakanishikii on lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus, in Florida
Plant Pathology (2014) 63, 54-62
D. Carrillo, R.E. Duncan, J.N. Ploetz, A.F. Campbell, R.C. Ploetz and J.E. Peña (2014)
Lateral transfer of a phytopathogenic symbiont among native and exotic ambrosia beetles
Plant Disease (2014) 98, 379-383
Tyler J. Dreaden, John M. Davis, Carrie L. Harmon, Randy C. Ploetz, Aaron J. Palmateer, Pamela S. Soltis and Jason A. Smith (2014)
Development of multilocus PCR assays for Raffaelea lauricola, causal agent of laurel wilt disease
Plant Disease (2013) 97, 856-872
Randy C. Ploetz, Jiri Hulcr, Michael J. Wingfield and Z. Wilhelm de Beer (2013)
Destructive tree diseases associated with ambrosia and bark beetles: Black swan events in tree pathology?
Journal of Economic Entomology (2013) 106, 2093-2100
D.J. Spence, J.A. Smith, R. Ploetz, J. Hulcr and L.L. Stelinski (2013)
Effect of chipping on emergence of the redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and recovery of the laurel wilt pathogen from infested wood chips
Plant Disease (2013) 97, p. 1248 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz and J. Konkol (2013)
First report of gulf licaria, Licaria trianda, as a suscept of laurel wilt
Florida Entomologist (2013) 96, 1442-1453
Paul E. Kendra, Randy C. Ploetz, Wayne S. Montgomery, Jerome Niogret, Jorge E. Peña, Gurpreet S. Brar and Nancy D. Epsky (2013)
Evaluation of Litchi chinensis for host status to Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and susceptibility to laurel wilt disease
Florida Entomologist (2012) 95, 1003-1011
Gurpreet S. Brar, John L. Capinera, Stephen McLean, Paul E. Kendra, Randy C. Ploetz and Jorge E. Peña (2012)
Effect of trap size, trap height and age of lure on sampling Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), and its flight periodicity and seasonality
Forest Pathology (2012) 42, 239-245
S.A. Inch and R.C. Ploetz (2012)
Impact of laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola, on xylem function in avocado, Persea americana
Journal of Phytopathology (2012) 160, 491-495
Randy C. Ploetz, Sharon A. Inch, Jose M. Perez Martinez and Thomas L. White Jr. (2012)
Systemic infection of avocado, Persea americana, by Raffaelea lauricola, does not progress into fruit pulp or seed
Journal of Economic Entomology (2012) 105, 659-669
Paul E. Kendra, Jerome Niogret, Wayne S. Montgomery, Jorge S. Sanchez, Mark A. Deyrup, Grechen E. Pruett, Randy C. Ploetz, Nancy D. Epsky and Robert R. Heath (2012)
Temporal analysis of sesquiterpene emissions from manuka and phoebe oil lures and efficacy for attraction of Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Plant Pathology (2012) 61, 801-808
R.C. Ploetz, J.M. Pérez-Martínez, J.A. Smith, M. Hughes, T.J. Dreaden, S.A. Inch and Y. Fu (2012)
Responses of avocado to laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola
Plant Disease (2012) 96, 1683-1689
Sindhuja Sankaran, Reza Ehsani, Sharon A. Inch and Randy C. Ploetz (2012)
Evaluation of visible-near infrared reflectance spectra of avocado leaves as a non-destructive sensing tool for detection of laurel wilt
Plant Disease (2011) 95, p. 1589 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz, J.E. Peña, J.A. Smith, T.J. Dreaden, J.H. Crane, T. Schubert and W. Dixon (2011)
Laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola, is confirmed in Miami-Dade County, center of Florida's commercial avocado production
Plant Disease (2011) 95, 977-982
Randy C. Ploetz, José M. Pérez-Martínez, Edward A. Evans and Sharon A. Inch (2011)
Toward fungicidal management of laurel wilt of avocado
Plant Disease (2010) 94, p. 1065 (Tarnowski et al.)
T.L.B. Tarnowski and R.C. Ploetz (2010)
First report of Colletotrichum capsici causing postharvest anthracnose on papaya in South Florida
Phytopathology (2010) 100, 1176-1184
Gabriel Otero-Colina, Gerardo Rodríguez-Alvarado, Sylvia Fernández-Pavía, Marcel Maymon, Randy C. Ploetz, Takayuki Aoki, Kerry O'Donnell and Stanley Freeman (2010)
Identification and characterization of a novel etiological agent of mango malformation disease in Mexico, Fusarium mexicanum sp. nov.
Plant Disease (2010) 94, p. 786 (Tarnowski et al.)
T.L.B. Tarnowski and R.C. Ploetz (2010)
First report of Colletotrichum boninense, C. capsici, and a Glomerella sp. as causes of postharvest anthracnose of passion fruit in Florida
Plant Disease (2010) 94, 621-627
Tara L. Tarnowski, José M. Pérez-Martínez and Randy C. Ploetz (2010)
Fuzzy pedicel: A new postharvest disease of banana
Plant Pathology (2009) 58, p. 801 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz, J.M. Pérez-Martínez, A.J. Palmateer and R. Cating (2009)
Neofusicoccum parvum causes a lethal dieback of Syzygium paniculatum in Florida
Plant Disease (2009) 93, 804-808
Randy C. Ploetz, Jose M. Pérez-Martínez, Aaron J. Palmateer and Tara L. Tarnowski (2009)
Influence of temperature, light intensity, and isolate on the development of Neofusicoccum parvum-induced dieback of eugenia, Syzygium paniculatum
Plant Disease (2008) 92, p. 1711 (Perez et al.)
J.M. Perez, A.J. Palmateer, R.C. Ploetz, R.A. Cating and J.M. Lynn (2008)
First report of Uredo manilensis in the Western Hemisphere
Plant Pathology (2008) 57, p. 781 (Rodriguez-Alvarado et al.)
G. Rodríguez-Alvarado, S.P. Fernández-Pavía, R.C. Ploetz and M. Valenzuela-Vázquez (2008)
A Fusarium sp. different from Fusarium oxysporum and F. mangiferae is associated with mango malformation in Michoacán, Mexico
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2008) 121, 195-199
M. Kvas, E.T. Steenkamp, A.O. Al Adawi, M.L. Deadman, A.A. Al Jahwari, W.F.O. Marasas, B.D. Wingfield, R.C. Ploetz and M.J. Wingfield (2008)
Fusarium mangiferae associated with mango malformation in the Sultanate of Oman
Plant Disease (2008) 92, p. 1250 (Palmateer et al.)
A.J. Palmateer, J.M. Pérez, R.A. Cating, R.C. Ploetz and M.A. Hoy (2008)
First report of tar spot on orange Geiger, Cordia sebestena, caused by Diatractium cordianum in Florida
Plant Disease (2007) 91, p. 639 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz, A.J. Palmateer, D.M. Geiser and J.H. Juba (2007)
First report of fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum on roselle in the United States
Phytopathology (2007) 97, 1634-1639
Randy C. Ploetz (2007)
Symposium Cacao Diseases: Important Threats to Chocolate Production Worldwide
Plant Disease (2007) 91, p. 631 (Palmateer et al.)
A.J. Palmateer, R.C. Ploetz, E. van Santen and J.C. Correll (2007)
First occurrence of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Pitahaya
Phytopathology (2006) 96, 653-656
Randy C. Ploetz (2006)
Fusarium wilt of banana is caused by several pathogens referred to as Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense
Plant Disease (2006) 90, p. 684 (Irish et al.)
B.M. Irish, R. Goenaga and R.C. Ploetz (2006)
Mycosphaerella fijiensis, causal agent of black sigatoka of Musa spp. found in Puerto Rico and identified by polymerase chain reaction
Phytopathology (2006) 96, 648-652
Randy C. Ploetz (2006)
Fusarium-induced diseases of tropical, perennial Crops
Phytopathology (2006) 96, 667-672
W.F.O. Marasas, R.C. Ploetz, M.J. Wingfield, B.D. Wingfield and E.T. Steenkamp (2006)
Mango malformation disease and the associated Fusarium species
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 111, 317-326
Randy C. Ploetz, Raymond J. Schnell, Zhentu Ying, Qi Zheng, Cecile T. Olano, Juan C. Motamayor and Elizabeth S. Johnson (2005)
Analysis of molecular diversity in Crinipellis perniciosa with AFLP markers
Mycopathologia (2004) 157, 225-231
Randy C. Ploetz (2004)
Influence of temperature on Pythium splendens - induced root disease on carambola, Averrhoa carambola
Plant Disease (2004) 88, p. 772 (Ploetz)
R.C. Ploetz (2004)
First report of black Sigatoka of banana caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis on Grand Bahama Island
Plant Pathology (2002) 51, 208-216
Q. Zheng and R. Ploetz (2002)
Genetic diversity in the mango malformation pathogen and development of a PCR assay
Annals of Applied Biology (2002) 140, 61-67
Randy Ploetz, Gregor Heine, Jody Haynes and Mari Watson (2002)
An investigation of biological attributes that may contribute to the importance of Phytophthora capsici as a vegetable pathogen in Florida
Phytoparasitica (2002) 30, 262-268
Randy Ploetz, Raymond J. Schnell and Jody Haynes (2002)
Variable response of open-pollinated seedling progeny of avocado to Phytophthora root rot
Plant Disease (2000) 84, p. 199 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz and J.L. Haynes (2000)
First report of race 3 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici in southeastern Florida
Plant Disease (1999) 83, p. 300 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz and X. Mourichon (1999)
First report of black Sigatoka in Florida
International Congress of Plant Pathology (1998) Ploetz et al. - What vegetative compatibility ...
Randy C. Ploetz, J.L. Haynes and A. Vazquez (1998)
What vegetative compatibility does and does not reveal about the population structure of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in Thailand
Edinburgh, U.K. (9 - 16 Aug. 1998), Poster presented in section: Population genetics, structure and dynamics
Plant Disease (1997) 81, p. 1332 (Tejerina et al.)
J.C. Tejerina, G. Meriles, R.H. Stover, R.C. Ploetz and S. Romanoff (1997)
First report of Black Sigatoka in Bolivia
Phytopathology (1997) 87, 915-923
R.L. Koenig, R.C. Ploetz and H.C. Kistler (1997)
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense consists of a small number of divergent and globally distributed clonal lineages
Australasian Plant Pathology (1997) 26, 239-249
Randy C. Ploetz and Kenneth Pegg (1997)
Fusarium wilt of banana and Wallace's line: Was the disease originally restricted to his Indo-Malayan region?
Phytoparasitica (1997) 25, p. 49 (Ploetz et al.)
R.C. Ploetz, D. Benscher, Aimé Vázquez, A. Colls, Julianne Nagel and B. Schaffer (1997)
Mango decline: research in Florida on an apparently widespread disease complex
Fifth International Mango Symposium, September 1-6, 1996, Tel Aviv, Israel, lecture
Phytopathology (1996) 86, p. S10 (Koenig et al.)
R.L. Koenig, M. Rivera, H.C. Kistler and R. Ploetz (1996)
Populations of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in Panama disease screening fields in Honduras
Canadian Journal of Botany - Revue Canadienne de Botanique (1994) 72, 7-9
R.C. Ploetz (1994)
Distribution and prevalence of Fusarium subglutinans in mango trees affected by malformation
Canadian Journal of Botany - Revue Canadienne de Botanique (1990) 68, 1357-1363
R.C. Ploetz (1990)
Variability in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
