Here you will find a list of the most recent publications on potato diseases published by the potato pathology group at Michigan State University. They have been arranged by date and in most cases are available for download in electronic format as a .pdf file. In order to view these papers you will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader. For a full list of extension and research publications click on the links in the menu on the left.

12 October 2009
Author(s):Young, G.K., Cooke, L.R., Kirk, W.W., Tumbalam, P.F., Perez, M., and Deahl, K. L.
Title: Influence of competition and host plant resistance on selection in Phytophthora infestans populations in Michigan, USA and in Northern Ireland.
Source:Plant Pathology, 2009 58:703–714
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12 October 2009
Author(s):Michigan Potato Diseases, Michigan Potato Industry Commission
Title: Tomato and Potato Late Blight Alert.
Source:Michigan State University Extension Bulletin
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27 August 2009
Author(s):Tumbalam P.G., Kirk W.W., Rojas A., Cooke L. R., Douches D.S., Catal M., Adams G. C.
Title: Inheritance of cold temperature tolerance in mycelium of Phytophthora infestans.
Source:American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Portland, Oregon, August 1 - 5, 2009. (Poster)
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27 August 2009
Author(s):Tumbalam P.G., Kirk W.W., Rojas A., Cooke L. R., Douches D.S., Catal M., Adams G. C.
Title: Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Phytophthora infestans from mating: Determination of inheritance or recombination.
Source:American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Portland, Oregon, August 1 - 5, 2009. (Poster)
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27 August 2009
Author(s):Kirk, W.W., Rojas, A., Abu-El Samen, F., Tumbalam, P., Wharton, P.S., Douches, D., Thill, C.A., Thompson, A.
Title: Impact of different US genotypes of Phytophthora infestans on potato seed tuber rot and plant emergence in different cultivars and breeding lines.
Source:American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Portland, Oregon, August 1 - 5, 2009. (Poster)
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27 August 2009
Author(s):Kirk, W.W., Rojas A., Douches, D., Coombs, J., Tumbalam, P., Abu-El Samen F.
Title: Effect of different genotypes of Phytophthora infestans and temperature on tuber disease development of advanced breeding line.
Source:American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Portland, Oregon, August 1 - 5, 2009. (Poster)
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20 May 2009
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Abu-El Samen, F., Tumbalam, P., Wharton, P.S., Douches, D., Thill, C.A., and Thompson, A.
Title: Impact of different US genotypes of Phytophthora infestans on potato seed tuber rot and plant emergence in a range of cultivars and advanced breeding lines.
Source: Potato Research 2009, 52:121-140.
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Author(s):Driscoll, J., Coombs, J., Hammerschmidt, R., Kirk, W. W., Wanner, L., and Douches, D.
Title: Greenhouse and field nursery evaluation for potato common scab tolerance in a tetraploid population.
Source: American Journal of Potato Research 2009, DOI 10.1007/s12230-008-9065-8.
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13 August 2008
Author(s):Wharton, P.S., and Kirk, W. W.
Title: Effect of climate change on over winter survival of volunteer potatoes in Michigan.
Source: Potato Association of America Meeting, Buffalo, NY 10 August - 14 August 2008. (Poster)
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20 June 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Wharton, P.S., Schafer, R.L., Tumbalam, P., Poindexter, S., Guza, C., Fogg, R., Schlatter, T., Stewart, J., Hubbell, L., and Ruppal, D.
Title: Optimizing fungicide timing for the control of Rhizoctonia crown and root rot of sugar beet using soil temperature and plant growth stages.
Source: Plant Disease 2008, 92:1091-1098.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., and Schafer, R.L.
Title: Evaluation of foliar fungicides treatments for control of winter wheat foliar diseases at Clarksville, MI.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., and Schafer, R.L.
Title: Evaluation of fungicides for control of white mold in bean, MI.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Schafer, R.L., Tumbalam, P., and Wharton, P. S.
Title: Evaluation of fungicide programs for Pythium leak control.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Schafer, R.L., Tumbalam, P., and Wharton, P. S.
Title: Evaluation of fungicide programs for potato early blight and brown leaf spot control.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Schafer, R.L., Tumbalam, P., and Wharton, P. S.
Title: Evaluation of fungicide programs for potato late blight control: set B.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Schafer, R.L., Tumbalam, P., and Wharton, P. S.
Title: Evaluation of fungicide programs for potato late blight control: set A.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Schafer, R.L., Wharton, P. S., and Tumbalam, P.
Title: Seed, in-furrow and emergence treatments for control of seed- and soil-borne Rhizoctonia.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., and Schafer, R.L.
Title: Timing of application of foliar fungicides for control of Cercospora leaf spot in sugar beet.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2006.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., and Schafer, R.L.
Title: Timing of application of foliar fungicides for control of Cercospora leaf spot in sugar beet.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Schafer, R.L., Tumbalam, P., and Wharton, P. S.
Title: Control of sugarbeet rhizoctonia crown and root rot with fungicides.
Source: Plant Disease Management Report 2007.
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7 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W. and Wharton, P. S.
Title: Fusarium dry rot Posing Problems in Potatoes.
Source: Michigan Potato Diseases Series; 2008 Disease Update
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6 May 2008
Author(s):Kirk, W. W., Tumbalam, P., Hammerschmidt, R., and Wharton, P. S.
Title: Physiologically Induced Heat Stress Posing Problems in Seed Potatoes.
Source: Michigan Potato Diseases Series; 2008 Disease Update
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7 May 2008
Author(s): Muhinyuza, J.B., Nyiransengiyumva, S., Nshimiyimana, J.C., and Kirk, W.W.
Title: The effect of the application frequency and dose of mancozeb on the management of ptato late blight in Rwanda.
Source: Journal of Applied Biosciences 2008, 3:76-82.
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21 March 2008
Author(s): Kirk, W.W., Gieck, S.L., Crosslin, J. M., and Hamm, P.B.
Title: First report of corky ringspot caused by Tobacco rattle virus on potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) in Michigan.
Source: Plant Disease 2008, 92:485
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2 February 2008
Author(s): Wharton, P.S., Kirk, W.W, Duynslager, L., and Baker, K.M.
Title: A web-based interactive system for risk management of Phytophthora infestans in potato canopies in Michigan.
Source: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2008, 61:136-148.
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