Publications

identification and characterization of simple sequence repeats (ssrs) for population studies of puccinia novopanici.	switchgrass (panicum virgatum l.) can be severely affected by rust disease. recently switchgrass rust caused by p. emaculata (now confirmed to be puccinia novopanici) has received most of the attention by the research community because this pathogen is responsible for reducing the biomass production and biofuel feedstock quality of switchgrass. microsatellite markers found in the literature were either not informative (no allele frequency) or showed few polymorphisms in the target populations, t ...	2017	28457942
detection and phylogenetic relationships of puccinia emaculata and uromyces graminicola (pucciniales) on switchgrass in new york state using rdna sequence information.	the species of rust fungi (pucciniales) inciting disease on switchgrass (panicum virgatum) grown in bioenergy feedstock systems across the north-central and eastern united states remain unclear. in the present study, the species number and phylogenetic relationships of rust species affecting switchgrass were examined in 2011-2013 at two sites in new york state as well as selected sites in alabama, iowa, nebraska, pennsylvania, south dakota, and west virginia using ribosomal rna gene data (partia ...	2016	27109375