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Publications of Ron Walcott (53 listed):
Phytopathology (2021) 111, 2176-2184
Jovana Mijatovic, Paul M. Severns, Robert C. Kemerait, Ron R. Walcott and Brian H. Kvitko (2021)
Patterns of seed-to-seedling transmission of Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum, the causal agent of cotton bacterial blight
Phytopathology (2020) 110, 973-980
Mei Zhao, Bhabesh Dutta, Xuelin Luo, Saul Burdman and Ron Walcott (2020)
Genetically distinct Acidovorax citrulli strains display cucurbit fruit preference under field conditions
Molecular Plant Pathology (2020) 21, 17-37
Irene Jiménez-Guerrero, Francisco Pérez-Montaño, Gustavo Mateus Da Silva, Naama Wagner, Dafna Shkedy, Mei Zhao, Lorena Pizarro, Maya Bar, Ron Walcott, Guido Sessa, Tal Pupko and Saul Burdman (2020)
Show me your secret(ed) weapons: a multifaceted approach reveals a wide arsenal of type III-secreted effectors in the cucurbit pathogenic bacterium Acidovorax citrulli and novel effectors in the Acidovorax genus
Plant Disease (2020) 104, 255-259
Yanli Tian, Yuqiang Zhao, Jiaju Zhou, Ting Sun, Xue Luo, Chet Kurowski, Weirong Gong, Baishi Hu and Ron R. Walcott (2020)
Prevalence of Acidovorax citrulli in commercial cucurbit seedlots during 2010–2018 in China
Molecular Plant Pathology (2019) 20, 800-814
Sy M. Traore, Noam Eckshtain-Levi, Jiamin Miao, Anita Castro Sparks, Zhibo Wang, Kunru Wang, Qi Li, Saul Burdman, Ron Walcott, Gregory E. Welbaum and Bingyu Zhao (2019)
Nicotiana species as surrogate host for studying the pathogenicity of Acidovorax citrulli, the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits
Phytopathology (2019) 109, 1997-2008
Jun Liu, Yanli Tian, Yuqiang Zhao, Rong Zeng, Baohui Chen, Baishi Hu and Ron R. Walcott (2019)
Ferric uptake regulator (FurA) is required for Acidovorax citrulli virulence on watermelon
Seed Science and Technology (2018) 46, 93-106
Davide Giovanardi, Safira A. Sutton, Emilio Stefani and Ronald R. Walcott (2018)
Factors influencing the detection of Acidovorax citrulli in naturally contaminated cucurbitaceous seeds by PCR-based assays
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2017) 147, 255-263
Yanli Tian, Da Liu, Yuqiang Zhao, Jing Wu, Baishi Hu and R.R. Walcott (2017)
Visual detection of Didymella bryoniae in cucurbit seeds using a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay
Phytopathology (2017) 107, 1305-1311
Lichun Yan, Baishi Hu, Gong Chen, Mei Zhao and Ron R. Walcott (2017)
Further evidence of cucurbit host specificity among Acidovorax citrulli groups based on a detached melon fruit pathogenicity assay
Plant Disease (2017) 101, 1746-1752
Yanli Tian, Yuqiang Zhao, Xuezi Chen, Yuanfeng Dai, Wenjun Zhao, Baishi Hu and R.R. Walcott (2017)
Evidence for a novel phylotype of Pseudomonas syringae causing bacterial leaf blight of cantaloupe in China
Phytopathology (2017) 107, 29-35
M. Zivanovic and R.R. Walcott (2017)
Further characterization of genetically distinct groups of Acidovorax citrulli strains
Phytopathology (2016) 106, 330-338
Bhabesh Dutta, Raymond W. Schneider, Clark L. Robertson and Ronald R. Walcott (2016)
Embryo localization enhances the survival of Acidovorax citrulli in watermelon seeds
Plant Pathology (2016) 65, 826-836
N. Jiang, Q.Y. Lv, X. Xu, Y.S. Cao, R.R. Walcott, J.Q. Li and L.X. Luo (2016)
Induction of the viable but nonculturable state in Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and in planta resuscitation of the cells on tomato seedlings
Phytopathology (2016) 106, 1486-1494
Gustavo M. Silva, Ricardo M. Souza, Lichun Yan, Rui S. Júnior, Flavio H.V. Medeiros and Ron R. Walcott (2016)
Strains of the group I lineage of Acidovorax citrulli, the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbitaceous crops, are predominant in Brazil
Plant Pathology (2015) 64, 537-544
B. Dutta, Y. Ha, J.T. Lessl, U. Avci, A.C. Sparks, K.L. Johnson and R.R. Walcott (2015)
Pathways of bacterial invasion and watermelon seed infection by Acidovorax citrulli
Molecular Plant Pathology (2015) 16, 38-47
Yanli Tian, Yuqiang Zhao, Xinrong Wu, Fengquan Liu, Baishi Hu and Ronald R. Walcott (2015)
The type VI protein secretion system contributes to biofilm formation and seed-to-seedling transmission of Acidovorax citrulli on melon
Phytopathology (2014) 104, 1152-1162
Noam Eckshtain-Levi, Tamar Munitz, Marija Zivanovic, Sy M. Traore, Cathrin Spröer, Bingyu Zhao, Gregory Welbaum, Ron Walcott, Johannes Sikorski and Saul Burdman (2014)
Comparative analysis of type III secreted effector genes reflects divergence of Acidovorax citrulli strains into three distinct lineages
Phytopathology (2014) 104, 1130-1137
Yanli Tian, Yuqiang Zhao, Rui Xu, Fengquan Liu, Baishi Hu and R.R. Walcott (2014)
Simultaneous detection of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and X. oryzae pv. oryzicola in rice seed using a padlock probe-based assay
Plant Disease (2014) 98, p. 1423 (Kumagai et al.)
L.B. Kumagai, P.W. Woods, R. Walcott and X. Moua (2014)
First report of bacterial fruit blotch on melon caused by Acidovorax citrulli in California
Seed Science and Technology (2014) 42, 92-96
A. Thomas, D.B. Langston Jr., R.R. Walcott, R.D. Gitaitis and K.L. Stevenson (2014)
Evidence for fungicide-resistant seed-borne inoculum for gummy stem blight of watermelon
Journal of Phytopathology (2013) 161, 341-347
Erika A. Scocco, Ronald R. Walcott, Steven N. Jeffers and James W. Buck (2013)
Detection of Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis-infected geranium tissues and urediniospores
Seed Science and Technology (2013) 41, 1-15
J.J. Feng, J.Q. Li, R.R. Walcott, G.M. Zhang, L.X. Luo, L. Kang, Y. Zheng and N.W. Schaad (2013)
Advances in detection of Acidovorax citrulli, the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits
Plant Disease (2013) 97, 961-966
Yanli Tian, Yuqiang Zhao, Sa Bai, R.R. Walcott, Baishi Hu and Fengquan Liu (2013)
Reliable and sensitive detection of Acidovorax citrulli in cucurbit seed using a padlock-probe-based assay
Seed Science and Technology (2013) 41, 383-397
B. Dutta, C.C. Block, K.L. Stevenson, F. Hunt Sanders, R.R. Walcott and R.D. Gitaitis (2013)
Distribution of phytopathogenic bacteria in infested seeds
Journal of Phytopathology (2013) 161, 562-573
Kameka Latoya Johnson and Ronald Ricardo Walcott (2013)
Quorum sensing contributes to seed-to-seedling transmission of Acidovorax citrulli on watermelon
Phytopathology (2012) 102, 461-468
B. Dutta, U. Avci, M.G. Hahn and R.R. Walcott (2012)
Location of Acidovorax citrulli in infested watermelon seeds is influenced by the pathway of bacterial invasion
Journal of Phytopathology (2012) 160, 353-363
Kameka L. Johnson and Ron R. Walcott (2012)
Progress towards a real-time PCR assay for the simultaneous detection of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and Pepino mosaic virus in tomato seed
Molecular Plant Pathology (2012) 13, 805-815
Saul Burdman and Ron Walcott (2012)
Acidovorax citrulli: generating basic and applied knowledge to tackle a global threat to the cucurbit industry
Plant Disease (2012) 96, 705-711
B. Dutta, H. Scherm, R.D. Gitaitis and R.R. Walcott (2012)
Acidovorax citrulli seed inoculum load affects seedling transmission and spread of bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon under greenhouse conditions
Seed Science and Technology (2012) 40, 309-319
B. Dutta, M.A.C. Vernaiz, A.C. Castro-Sparks, H. Scherm and R.R. Walcott (2012)
Location of Acidovorax citrulli in watermelon seeds affects efficiency of pathogen detection by seed health testing
Plant Disease (2011) 95, 697-704
K.L. Johnson, G.V. Minsavage, T. Le, J.B. Jones and R.R. Walcott (2011)
Efficacy of a nonpathogenic Acidovorax citrulli strain as a biocontrol seed treatment for bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits
Journal of Phytopathology (2011) 159, 649-656
Kai-Shu Ling, W. Patrick Wechter, Ronald R. Walcott and Anthony P. Keinath (2011)
Development of a Real-time RT-PCR assay for Squash mosaic virus useful for broad spectrum detection of various serotypes and its incorporation into a multiplex seed health assay
Seed Science and Technology (2010) 38, 692-703
K.S. Ling, W.P. Wechter, B.M. Somai, R.R. Walcott and A.P. Keinath (2010)
An improved real-time PCR system for broad-spectrum detection of Didymella bryoniae, the causal agent of gummy stem blight of cucurbits
Phytopathology (2009) 99, 666-678
Y. Ha, A. Fessehaie, K.S. Ling, W.P. Wechter, A.P. Keinath and R.R. Walcott (2009)
Simultaneous detection of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli and Didymella bryoniae in cucurbit seedlots using magnetic capture hybridization and real-time polymerase chain reaction
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2009) 75, 5467-5473
Ziying Wang, David B. Langston, Alexander S. Csinos, Ronald D. Gitaitis, Ronald R. Walcott and Pingsheng Ji (2009)
Development of an improved isolation approach and simple sequence repeat markers to characterize Phytophthora capsici populations in irrigation ponds in southern Georgia
HortScience (2008) 43, 408-413
Timothy W. Coolong, Ronald R. Walcott and William M. Randle (2008)
A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for Botrytis aclada in onion bulb tissue
Plant Pathology (2008) 57, 754-763
O. Bahar, M. Efrat, E. Hadar, B. Dutta, R.R. Walcott and S. Burdman (2008)
New subspecies-specific polymerase chain reaction-based assay for the detection of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
Journal of Phytopathology (2007) 155, 114-121
J.T. Lessl, A. Fessehaie and R.R. Walcott (2007)
Colonization of female watermelon blossoms by Acidovorax avenae ssp. citrulli and the relationship between blossom inoculum dosage and seed infestation
Seed Science and Technology (2006) 34, 101-116
R.R. Walcott, A.C. Castro, A. Fessehaie and K. Ling (2006)
Progress towards a commercial PCR-based seed assay for Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
HortScience (2006) 41, p. 1016 (Coolong et al.)
Timothy Coolong, William Randle and Ronald Walcott (2006)
Using quantitative real time PCR to predict levels of Botrytis allii in stored onion
Regional Meeting poster
Phytopathology (2005) 95, 413-419
A. Fessehaie and R.R. Walcott (2005)
Biological control to protect watermelon blossoms and seed from infection by Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
Seed Science and Technology (2004) 32, 425-438
R.R. Walcott, R.D. Gitaitis and D.B. Langston (2004)
Detection of Botrytis aclada in onion seed using magnetic capture hybridization and the polymerase chain reaction
Journal of Phytopathology (2004) 152, 277-285
R.R. Walcott, A. Fessehaie and A.C. Castro (2004)
Differences in pathogenicity between two genetically distinct groups of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli on cucurbit hosts
Canadian Journal of Botany - Revue Canadienne de Botanique (2003) 81, 422-428
I.E. Yates, J.W. Arnold, D.M. Hinton, W. Basinger and R.R. Walcott (2003)
Fusarium verticillioides induction of maize seed rot and its control
Plant Disease (2003) 87, 675-678
R.D. Gitaitis, R.R. Walcott, M.L. Wells, J.C. Diaz Perez and F.H. Sanders (2003)
Transmission of Pantoea ananatis, causal agent of center rot of onion, by tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca
HortTechnology (2003) 13, 40-47
Ron R. Walcott (2003)
Detection of seedborne pathogens
Phytopathology (2003) 93, 528-534
R.R. Walcott, R.D. Gitaitis and A.C. Castro (2003)
Role of blossoms in watermelon seed infestation by Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
Plant Disease (2002) 86, 106-111
R.R. Walcott, R.D. Gitaitis, A.C. Castro, F.H. Sanders Jr. and J.C. Diaz-Perez (2002)
Natural infestation of onion seed by Pantoea ananatis, causal agent of center rot
Plant Disease (2000) 84, p. 372 (Walcott et al.)
R.R. Walcott, D.B. LangstonJr., F.H. Sanders Jr., R.D. Gitaitis and J.T. Flanders (2000)
Natural outbreak of a bacterial fruit rot of cantaloupe in Georgia caused by Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli
Plant Disease (2000) 84, 470-474
R.R. Walcott and R.D. Gitaitis (2000)
Detection of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli in watermelon seed using immunomagnetic separation and the polymerase chain reaction
Phytopathology (2000) 90, 191-196
R.R. Walcott, D.B. Langston, F.H. Sanders and R.D. Gitaitis (2000)
Investigating intraspecific variation of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli using DNA fingerprinting and whole cell fatty acid analysis
International Congress of Plant Pathology (1998) Gitaitis et al. - Polymerase chain reaction and ...
R.D. Gitaitis, F.H. Sanders and R.R. Walcott (1998)
Polymerase chain reaction and ELISA for the identification of Burkholderia cepacia and Pseudomonas viridiflava, bacterial pathogens of onion
Edinburgh, U.K. (9 - 16 Aug. 1998), Poster presented in section: The status of molecular methods for pathogen detection, diagnosis and estimation in commercial detection technology
Plant Disease (1998) 82, 584-589
R.R. Walcott, D.C. McGee and M.K. Misra (1998)
Detection of asymptomatic fungal infections of soybean seeds by ultrasound analysis
