RECENT REFEREED PAPERS:

2007

Lewis Ivey, M.L., Mc Spadden Gardener, B.B., Opina, N., and Miller, S.A. 2007. Diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum infecting eggplant in the Philippines. Phytopathology. 97: 1467-1475. [pdf]

Benitez, M-S., Baysal Tustas, F., Rotenberg, D., Kleinhenz, M., Cardina, J., Stinner, D., Miller, S.A., and Mc Spadden Gardener, B.B. 2007. Multiple Statistical Approaches of Community Fingerprint Data Reveal Bacterial populations Associated with General Disease Suppression Arising from the Application of Different Organic Field Management Strategies. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 39: 2289-2301. [pdf]

Alfano, G., Lewis Ivey, M.L., Cakir, C., Bos, J.I.B., Miller, S.A., Madden, L.V., Kamoun, S., and Hoitink, H.A.J. 2007. Systemic modulation of gene expression in tomato by Trichoderma hamatum 382. Phytopathology. 97: 429-437. [pdf]

2006
Bai, X., Zhang, J., Ewing, A., Miller, S.A., Jansco Radek, A., Schevchenko, D., Tsukerman, K., Walunas, T., Lapidus, A., Campbell, J.W. and Hogenhout, S.A. 2006. Living with genome instability: the adaptation of phytoplasmas to diverse environments of their insect and plant hosts. J. Bacteriology 188:1-15.

Aruscavage, D., Lee, K., Miller, S. and LeJeune, J. T. 2006. Interactions affecting the proliferation and control of human pathogens on edible plants. J. Food Science 71:89-99.

Nahar, M.S., Grewal, P.S., Miller, S. A., Stinner, D., Stinner, B.R., Kleinhenz, M.D., Wszelaki, A. and Doohan, D. 2006. Differential effects of raw and composted cow manure on nematode community, and its indicative value for soil microbial, physical and chemical properties. Applied Soil Ecology 34:140-151.

2005
Wszelaki, A.L. and Miller, S.A.  2005. Determining the efficacy of disease management product in organically-produced tomatoes. Plant Health Progress. doi:10.1094/PHP-2005-0713-01-RS

Yang, W., Sacks, E., Lewis Ivey, M., Miller, S.A, and Francis, D. 2005. Resistance in Lycopersicon esculentum intraspecific crosses to race T1 strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria causing bacterial spot of tomato. Phytopathology. 95: 519-527. [pdf]

Geiser, D.M., Lewis Ivey, M.L., Hakiza, G., Juba, J.H. and Miller, S.A. 2005. Gibberella xylarioides (anamorph: Fusarium xylarioides), a causative agent of coffee wilt disease in Africa, is a previously unrecognized member of the G. fujikuroi species complex. Mycologia 97(1): 191-201 [pdf]

Briceño-Montero, G. and Miller, S. A. 2005. Evaluation of biological control options for bacterial spot management during transplant production. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 695: 357-365. [pdf]

Lewis Ivey, M. L. and Miller, S. A. 2005. Evaluation of hot water seed treatment for the control of bacterial leaf spot and bacterial canker on fresh market and processing tomatoes. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 695: 197-204. [pdf]

Opina, N. L. and Miller, S. A, 2005. Evaluation of immunoassays for detection of Ralstonia solanacearum, causal agent of bacterial wilt of tomato and eggplant in the Philippines.  Acta Hort. (ISHS) 695: 353-356. [pdf]

2004
Khan, J., Ooka, J.J., Miller, S. A., Madden, L. V. and Hoitink, H. A. J. 2004.  Systemic resistance induced by Trichoderma hamatum 382 in cucumber against Phytophthora crown rot and leaf blight.  Plant Disease 88:280-286. [pdf]

Yanar, Y., and Miller, S.A. 2004. Effect of treating pepper with benzothiadiazole derivative and non-pathogenic Xanthomonas campestris pathovars on the level of disease caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Plant Pathology Journal 3(1):52-55. [pdf]

Zhang, J., Miller, S. A., Nault, L., Hogenhout, S. A. and Hoy, C. W. 2004.  Molecular and symptom analyses of phytoplasma strains from lettuce reveal a diverse population.  Phytopathology 92:842-849. [pdf]

Lewis Ivey, M. L., Nava Diaz, C. and Miller, S.A. 2004.  Identification and management of Colletotrichum acutatum on immature bell peppers.  Plant Dis. 88:1198-1204. [pdf]

Nahar, M.S., Grewal, P.S., Miller, S.A., Stinner, D., Stinner, B.R., Kleinhenz, M.D., Wszelaki, A. and Doohan, D.  2004.  Differential effects of raw and composted manure on nematode community, and soil microbial, physical and chemical properties.  Appl. Soil Ecol. (in press).

Sahin, F., Abbasi, P., Lewis Ivey, M., Zhang,J. and Miller, S. A. 2003. Diversity among strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians from lettuce.  Phytopathology 93:64-70.

2003
Yanar,Y. and Miller, S. A. 2003. Resistance of pepper cultivars and Capsicum spp. accessions to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Plant Disease 87:303-307.

Ozbek, E., Miller, S. A., Meulia, T. and Hogenhout, S. 2003. Infection and replication sites of Spiroplasma kunkelii (Class: Mollicutes) in midgut and malpighian tubules of the leafhopper Dalbulusmaidis. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 82:167-175.

Sahin, F., Kotan, R., Abbasi, P. and Miller, S. A. 2003. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. zinniae strains.  European Journal of Plant Pathology 109: 165-172. [pdf]

Al-Dahmani, J., Abbasi, P. A., Miller, S. A. and Hoitink, H. A. J. 2003. Suppression of bacterial leaf spot of tomato with foliar sprays of compost extracts under greenhouse and field conditions.  Plant Disease 87:913-919.

Zhou, L.Y., Hoy, C.W., Miller, S.A. and Nault, L.R. 2003.  Marking methods and field experiments to estimate aster leathopper (Macrosteles quadrilineatus) dispersal rates. Environmental Entomology 32(5): 1177-1186.

Scott, J. W., Francis, D. M., Miller, S. A., Somodi, G. C. and Jones, J. B. 2003.  Tomato bacterial spot resistance derived from PI 114490; inheritance if resistance to race T2 and relationship across three pathogen races.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:698-703.

2002
Gergon, E. B., Miller, S. A. and Davide, R. G. 2002. The effect of rice root-knot nematode on the growth and yield of onion (Allium cepa L.) ‘Yellow Granex’.  Plant Disease 86:1339-1344

Abbasi, P. A., Al-Dahmani, J., Sahin, F., Hoitink, H. A. J. and Miller, S. A. 2002.  Effect of compost amendments on disease severity and yield in organic and convention tomato production systems.  Plant Disease 86:156-161.

Lewis Ivey, M. L., Wright, S. and Miller, S. A. 2002. Report of bacterial  leaf spot on collards and turnip leaves in Ohio. Plant Disease 86:186.

Zhou, X., Hoy, C. W., Miller, S. A. and Nault, L. R. 2002.  Spatially explicit simulation of aster yellows epidemics and control on lettuce.  Ecological Modelling151:293-307.

Alberto,R., Duca,M., Santiago,S., Miller, S. A., and Black, L. 2002. First report of anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penzig) Penzig & Sacc.) of onion (Allium cepa L.) in the Philippines.  J. Tropical Plant Pathology 37: 46-51.

Louws, F. J., Wilson, M., Cuppels, D.A., Jones, J. B., Shoemaker, P. B., Sahin, F. and Miller, S.A. 2001.  Field control of bacterial spot of tomato and pepper and bacterial speck of tomato using a plant activator.  Plant Disease 85: 481-488. [pdf]

2001-2000
Gergon, E. B., Miller, S. A. and Davide, R. G. 2001. Root-knot disease of onion caused by the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola: Occurrence, pathogenicity, and varietal resistance. Philipp. Agric. Scient.  84:43-50.

Gergon, E. B., Miller, S. A., Davide, R. G., Opina, O. S. and Obien, S. R. 2001.  Evaluation of cultural practices (surface burning, deep ploughing, organic amendments) for management of rice root-knot nematode in rice-onion cropping system and their effect on onion.  Int.J. Pest Mgt. 47:265-272.