Robert L. Conner

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Publications of Robert L. Conner (67 listed):

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2022) 102, 301-315
Haitian Yu, Qixing Zhou, Sheau-Fang Hwang, Andrew J. Ho, Kan-Fa Chang, Stephen E. Strelkov, Yuhua He, Robert L. Conner and Michael W. Harding (2022)
Pathogenicity, anastomosis groups, host range, and genetic diversity of Rhizoctonia species isolated from soybean, pea, and other crops in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2021) 43, 680-693
R. Bowness, B.D. Gossen, K.F. Chang, C.J. Willenborg, R.L. Conner and S.E. Strelkov (2021)
Effect of fungicide application technology on seed yield in field pea under variable Mycosphaerella blight pressure

Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2021) 134, 2965-2990
Longfei Wu, Rudolph Fredua-Agyeman, Sheau-Fang Hwang, Kan-Fa Chang, Robert L. Conner, Debra L. McLaren and Stephen E. Strelkov (2021)
Mapping QTL associated with partial resistance to Aphanomyces root rot in pea (Pisum sativum L.) using a 13.2 K SNP array and SSR markers

Plant Disease (2021) 105 (12 - 0762)
Vanessa Tremblay, Debra L. McLaren, Yong Min Kim, Stephen E. Strelkov, Robert L. Conner, Owen Wally and Richard R. Bélanger (2021)
Molecular assessment of pathotype diversity of Phytophthora sojae in Canada highlights declining sources of resistance in soybean

Plant Disease (2021) 105, 392-399
Jessica M. Halvorson, Robin S. Lamppa, Kristin Simons, Robert L. Conner and Julie S. Pasche (2021)
Dry bean and anthracnose development from seeds with varying symptom severity

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2019) 41, 209-217
Robert L. Conner, Chris L. Gillard, Kenneth B. Mcrae, Sheau-Fang Hwang, Yong-Yan Chen, Anfu Hou, Waldo C. Penner and George D. Turnbull (2019)
Survival of the bean anthracnose fungus (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) on crop debris in Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2018) 98, 17-27
Kulbir Sandhu, Robert L. Conner, Parthiba Balasubramanian and Anfu Hou (2018)
Black dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm accessions with resistance to prevalent races of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2018) 98, 648-656
A.P. Friesen, R.L. Conner, D.E. Robinson, W.R. Barton, S. Chatterton and C.L. Gillard (2018)
Microwave radiation effect with and without chemical seed treatments on halo blight infected seed, seed germination, plant vigour, and yield of dry beans

European Journal of Plant Pathology (2017) 148, 895-906
Wenhan Dong, Yanqiong Li, Chunfang Duan, Xiaoguang Li, Shigeo Naito, Robert L. Conner, Genhua Yang and Chengyun Li (2017)
Identification of AG-V, a new anastomosis group of binucleate Rhizoctonia spp. from taro and ginger in Yunnan province

Plant Disease (2016) 100, 1965-1978
Bruce D. Gossen, Robert L. Conner, Kan-Fa Chang, Julie S. Pasche, Debra L. McLaren, Maria A. Henriquez, Syama Chatterton and Sheau-Fang Hwang (2016)
Identifying and managing root rot of pulses on the northern Great Plains

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2016) 38, 41-54
S. Chatterton, P.M. Balasubramanian, R.S. Erickson, A. Hou, D.L. Mclaren, M.A. Henriquez and R.L. Conner (2016)
Identification of bacterial pathogens and races of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola from dry bean fields in Western Canada

Phytopathology (2016) 106, 890-899
Lei Wu, R.L. Conner, Xiaoming Wang, Rongqi Xu and Hongjie Li (2016)
Variation in growth, colonization of maize, and metabolic parameters of GFP- and DsRed-labeled Fusarium verticillioides strains

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2015) 95, 913-921
Erin LeClair, Robert Conner, Darren Robinson and Chris L. Gillard (2015)
Transmission of anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) in dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with artificial and natural inoculum in a wet and dry canopy

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2014) 94, 1373-1384
A.P. Friesen, R.L. Conner, D.E. Robinson, W.R. Barton and C.L. Gillard (2014)
Effect of microwave radiation on dry bean seed infected with Colletotrichum lindemuthianum with and without the use of chemical seed treatment

Plant Disease (2014) 98, p. 278 (Henriquez et al.)
M.A. Henriquez, D.L. McLaren, R.L. Conner, P.M. Balasubramanian, K.F. Chang, S.F. Hwang and S.E. Strelkov (2014)
First report of Fusarium cuneirostrum causing root rot disease in dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2014) 94, 405-415
J.G. Boersma, R.L. Conner, P.M. Balasubramanian, A. Navabi, K. Yu and A. Hou (2014)
Combining resistance to common bacterial blight, anthracnose, and bean common mosaic virus into Manitoba-adapted dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivars

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2014) 94, 683-691
P.M. Balasubramanian, R.L. Conner, D.L. McLaren, S. Chatterton and A. Hou (2014)
Partial resistance to white mould in dry bean

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2014) 94, 1219-1230
Robert L. Conner, Anfu Hou, Parthiba Balasubramanian, Debra L. McLaren, Maria A. Henriquez, Kan-Fa Chang and Kenneth B. McRae (2014)
Reaction of dry bean cultivars grown in western Canada to root rot inoculation

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2014) 94, 693-700
K.F. Chang, R.L. Conner, S.F. Hwang, H.U. Ahmed, D.L. McLaren, B.D. Gossen and G.D. Turnbull (2014)
Effects of seed treatments and inoculum density of Fusarium avenaceum and Rhizoctonia solani on seedling blight and root rot of faba bean

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2013) 93, 1115-1123
J.G. Boersma, R.L. Conner, P.M. Balasubramanian, K. Yu and A. Hou (2013)
Marker-assisted dissection of anthracnose resistance in the dry bean cultivar Morden003

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2013) 93, 473-482
R.L. Conner, K.F. Chang, S.F. Hwang, T.D. Warkentin and K.B. McRae (2013)
Assessment of tolerance for reducing yield losses in field pea caused by Aphanomyces root rot

Plant Pathology (2013) 62, 900-907
Y.Y. Chen, R.L. Conner, C.L. Gillard, D.L. McLaren, G.J. Boland, P.M. Balasubramanian, C. Stasolla, Q.X. Zhou, S.F. Hwang, K.F. Chang and C. Babcock (2013)
A quantitative real-time PCR assay for detection of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in navy bean seeds

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2012) 92, 289-296
R.L. Conner, B.D. Gossen, S.F. Hwang, K.F. Chang, K.B. McRae and W.C. Penner (2012)
Field assessment of partial resistance to mycosphaerella blight in Pisum subspecies accessions

Annals of Applied Biology (2012) 161, 214-222
J. Feng, K.F. Chang, S.F. Hwang, S.E. Strelkov, R.L. Conner, B.D. Gossen, D.L. McLaren and Y.Y. Chen (2012)
Analysis of expressed sequence tags derived from pea leaves infected by Peronospora viciae f. sp. pisi

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2012) 119, 15-23
Sheau-Fang Hwang, Kan-Fa Chang, Robert L. Conner, Bruce D. Gossen and George D. Turnbull (2012)
Plant age and timing of epidemic initiation affect mycosphaerella blight in field pea

Crop Science (2012) 52, 1209-1217
Hongjie Li, Lei Cui, Honglian Li, Xiaoming Wang, T.D. Murray, R.L. Conner, Lijian Wang, Xiu Gao, Yu Sun, Shancheng Sun and Wenhua Tang (2012)
Effective resources in wheat and wheat-thinopyrum derivatives for resistance to Heterodera filipjevi in China

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2012) 92, 109-118
C.L. Gillard, N.K. Ranatunga and R.L. Conner (2012)
The effect of foliar fungicide application timing on the control of dry bean anthracnose

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2011) 91, 199-204
J. Feng, R. Hwang, K.F. Chang, R.L. Conner, S.F. Hwang, S.E. Strelkov, B.D. Gossen, D.L. McLaren and A.G. Xue (2011)
Identification of microsatellite markers linked to quantitative trait loci controlling resistance to Fusarium root rot in field pea

Plant Pathology (2010) 59, 845-852
J. Feng, R. Hwang, K.F. Chang, S.F. Hwang, S.E. Strelkov, B.D. Gossen, R.L. Conner and G.D. Turnbull (2010)
Genetic variation in Fusarium avenaceum causing root rot on field pea

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2010) 32, 458-467
Bruce D. Gossen, Mary Ruth McDonald, Robert L. Conner, Sheau-Fang Hwang and Kan-Fa Chang (2010)
Significance of seed infection on epidemics of mycosphaerella blight in field pea

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2009) 31, 290-300
H.C. Huang, R.S. Erickson, T.F. Hsieh, R.L. Conner and P.M. Balasubramanian (2009)
Resurgence of bacterial wilt of common bean in North America

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2009) 89, 405-410
C.L. Gillard, R.L. Conner, R.J. Howard, K.P. Pauls, L. Shaw and B. Taran (2009)
The performance of dry bean cultivars with and without common bacterial blight resistance in field studies across Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2009) 31, 449-455
R.L. Conner, Y. Chen, A. Hou, P.M. Balasubramanian, D.L. McLaren and K.B. McRae (2009)
Seedborne infection affects anthracnose development in two dry bean cultivars

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2008) 88, 1109-1113
R.L. Conner, P. Balasubramanian, R.S. Erickson, H.C. Huang and H.-H. Mündel (2008)
Bacterial wilt resistance in kidney beans

Journal of Plant Pathology (2008) 90, 387-392
G.H. Yang, R.L. Conner, Y.Y. Chen, J.Y. Chen and Y.G. Wang (2008)
Frequency and pathogenicity distribution of Rhizoctonia spp. causing sheath blight on rice and banded leaf disease on maize in Yunnan, China

Plant Disease (2008) 92, p. 312 (Yang et al.)
G.H. Yang, R.L. Conner, H. Cai, F. Li and Y.Y. Chen (2008)
First report of rhizome blight of ginger caused by binucleate Rhizoctonia AG-R in China

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2008) 88, 771-781
Y. Dongfang, R.L. Conner, K. Yu, P. Balasubramanian, W.C. Penner and L.M. Yager (2008)
Identification of anthracnose resistance genes in dry bean cultivars grown in Manitoba

Plant Disease (2007) 91, p. 1516 (Yang et al.)
G.H. Yang, R.L. Conner and Y.Y. Chen (2007)
First report of damping-off of Swiss chard caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 HG I and binucleate Rhizoctonia AG-A in China

Plant Disease (2007) 91, 1271-1276
Yong-Yan Chen, R.L. Conner, C.L. Gillard, G.J. Boland, C. Babcock, Kan-Fa Chang, S.F. Hwang and P.M. Balasubramanian (2007)
A specific and sensitive method for the detection of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in dry bean tissue

Plant Disease (2007) 91, 368-374
Hongjie Li, R.L. Conner, Zhiyong Liu, Yiwen Li, Yu Chen, Yilin Zhou, Xiayu Duan, Tianmin Shen, Qin Chen, R.J. Graf and Xu Jia (2007)
Characterization of wheat-triticale lines resistant to powdery mildew, stem rust, stripe rust, wheat curl mite, and limitation on spread of WSMV

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2007) 87, 145-155
S.F. Hwang, B.D. Gossen, R.L. Conner, K.F. Chang, G.D. Turnbull, K. Lopetinsky and R.J. Howard (2007)
Management strategies to reduce losses caused by Rhizoctonia seedling blight of field pea

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2007) 87, 157-165
R.L. Conner, S.F. Hwang, S.M. Woods, K.F. Chang, D.J. Bing, Y. Dongfang, H. Su, D.W. McAndrew and L.M. Yager (2007)
Influence of agronomic traits on the expression of tissue-specific resistance to Mycosphaerella blight in field pea

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2007) 87, 405-412
Y. Dongfang, R.L. Conner, P. Balasubramanian, K. Yu, S.J. Park, W.C. Penner and L.M. Yager (2007)
Phenotypic and genotypic identification of anthracnose resistance in kidney bean cultivars grown in western Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2006) 28, 411-418
R.L. Conner, D.W. McAndrew, P. Balasubramanian, F.A. Kiehn and Y. Dongfang (2006)
Influence of growth habit, row spacing, and seed infection on bean anthracnose development

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2006) 86, 845-853
S.F. Hwang, R.L. Conner, K.F. Chang, B.D. Gossen, H. Su, R.J. Howard and G.D. Turnbull (2006)
Impact of seeding rate and depth on Mycosphaerella blight and seed yield of field pea

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2006) 113, 267-274
H. Su, S.F. Hwang, K.F. Chang, R.L. Conner, A.G. Xue, T.D. Warkentin, S.F. Blade and G.D. Turnbull (2006)
Assessment of yield loss caused by mycosphaerella blight in field pea crops in western Canada

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2006) 113, 53-60
H. Su, S.F. Hwang, K.F. Chang, R.L. Conner, R.J. Howard and G.D. Turnbull (2006)
Variations in virulence and genome of Mycosphaerella pinodes isolates from field peas in central Alberta, Canada

Journal of Phytopathology (2005) 153, 245-249
T.F. Hsieh, H.C. Huang, H.-H. Mündel, R.L. Conner, R.S. Erickson and P.M. Balasubramanian (2005)
Resistance of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) to bacterial wilt caused by Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens

Crop Science (2004) 44, 125-130
J.B. Thomas, R.L. Conner and R.J. Graf (2004)
Comparison of different sources of vector resistance for controlling wheat streak mosaic in winter wheat

Zeitschrift für Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz - Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2004) 111, 64-70
H. Su, S.F. Hwang, K.F. Chang, R.L. Conner, R.J. Howard, G.D. Turbull and S.F. Blade (2004)
Differences in the growth stages of Erysiphe pisi on cultivars of field pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2004) 26, 299-303
R.L. Conner, D.W. McAndrew, F.A. Kiehn, S.R. Chapman and N.T. Froese (2004)
Effect of foliar fungicide application timing on the control of bean anthracnose in the navy bean 'Navigator'

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2004) 26, 489-497
D.L. McLaren, R.L. Conner, R.G. Platford, J.L. Lamb, H.A. Lamey and H.R. Kutcher (2004)
Predicting diseases caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on canola and bean - a western Canadian perspective

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 25, 312-319
H. Su, R.L. Conner, R.J. Graf and A.D. Kuzyk (2003)
Virulence of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, cause of stripe rust on wheat, in western Canada from 1984 to 2002

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 25, 73-81
J. Gilbert, R.L. Conner, M.R. Fernandez, D. McLaren and S.M. Woods (2003)
Role of spring wheat seed infested with Fusarium graminearum in spread and development of fusarium head blight and effects on agronomic performance

Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2002) 104, 315-320
H.S. Bariana, G.N. Brown, G.N. Ahmed, S. Khatkar, R.L. Conner, C.R. Wellings, S. Haley, P.J. Sharp and A. Laroche (2002)
Characterisation of Triticum vavilovii-derived stripe rust resistance using genetic, cytogenetic and molecular analyses and its marker-assisted selection

Plant Disease (2002) 86, 423-428
Hongjie Li, R.L. Conner, Qin Chen, Xu Jia, Hui Li, R.J. Graf, A. Laroche and A.D. Kuzyk (2002)
Different reactions to the wheat curl mite and Wheat streak mosaic virus in various wheat-Haynaldia villosa 6V and 6VS lines

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2002) 24, p. 506 (Laroche et al.)
A. Laroche, F. Eudes, M.M. Frick, R. Huel, C.L. Nykiforuk, R.L. Conner, A. Kuzyk, S. Acharya and M. Jordan (2002)
A wheat resistance gene against stripe rust
The Canadian Phytopathological Society / Alberta Regional Meeting, 2002 - La Société Canadienne de Phytopathologie / Réunion régionale de l'Alberta, 2002

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2002) 82, 451-456
Q. Chen, R.L. Conner, H. Li, A. Laroche, R.J. Graf and A.D. Kuzyk (2002)
Expression of resistance to stripe rust, powdery mildew and the wheat curl mite in Triticum aestivum x Haynaldia villosa lines

Plant Breeding (2001) 120, 375-380
Q. Chen, F. Eudes, R.L. Conner, R. Graf, A. Comeau, J. Collin, F. Ahmad, R. Zhou, H. Li, Y. Zhao and A. Laroche (2001)
Molecular cytogenetic analysis of a durum wheat ×Thinopyrum distichum hybrid used as a new source of resistance to Fusarium head blight in the greenhouse

Euphytica (2001) 120, 373-378
G. Fedak, Q. Chen, R.L. Conner, A. Laroche, A. Comeau and C.A. St.-Pierre (2001)
Characterization of wheat-Thinopyrum partial amphiploids for resistance to Barley yellow dwarf virus

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2000) 22, 91-98
R.L. Conner, M.J. Clapperton and A.D. Kuzyk (2000)
Control of take-all in soft white spring wheat with seed and soil treatments

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2000) 22, 38-43
E.G. Kokko, R.L. Conner, B. Lee, A.D. Kuzyk and G.C. Kozub (2000)
Quantification of common root rot symptoms in resistant and susceptible barley by image analysis

Annals of Applied Biology (2000) 136, 297-305
R.L. Conner, R.A. Declerck-Floate, F.L. Leggett, J.D. Bissett and G.C. Kozub (2000)
Impact of disease and a defoliating insect on houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) growth: implications for weed biological control

Theoretical and Applied Genetics (1998) 97, 1-8
Qin Chen, R.L. Conner, F. Ahmad, A. Laroche, G. Fedak and J.B. Thomas (1998)
Molecular characterization of the genome composition of partial amphiploids derived from Triticum aestivum x Thinopyrum ponticum and T. aestivum x Th. intermedium as sources of resistance to Wheat streak mosaic virus and its vector, Aceria tosichella

Theoretical and Applied Genetics (1998) 96, 1-7
Q. Chen, B. Friebe, R.L. Conner, A. Laroche, J.B. Thomas and B.S. Gill (1998)
Molecular cytogenetic characterization of Thinopyrum intermedium-derived wheat germplasm specifying resistance to Wheat streak mosaic virus

Theoretical and Applied Genetics (1996) 93, 679-684
Q. Chen, R.L. Conner and A. Laroche (1996)
Molecular characterization of Haynaldia villosa chromatin in wheat lines carrying resistance to wheat curl mite colonization

Canadian Journal of Plant Science (1996) 76, 869-877
R.L. Conner, K.L. Bailey and G.C. Kozub (1996)
The effect of common root rot on the yield of resistant and susceptible wheat