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Plant Pathology
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8751
Department Business Office:
354 Hutchison Hall
(530) 752-0300
FAX: (530) 752-5674

Gubler, W. Douglas

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Professor of Plant Pathology
Office Phone: 530-752-0304
FAX: 530-752-5674
E-Mail: wdgubler@ucdavis.edu

Biography
B.S. Southern Utah State College 1970 Botany
M.S. University of Arkansas 1974 Plant Pathology
Ph.D. University of California, Davis 1982 Plant Pathology

Lab Website
Gubler lab web page
Area of Specialization
Trees, vines, small fruits
Research
Research interests include biology, epidemiology and control of foliar pathogens of fruit crops with emphasis on grapevine and strawberry diseases.
Selected Publications:
Effects of Temperature and water vapor pressure on condial germination and lesion expansion of Sphaerotheca macularis f. sp. fragariae. Miller, T.C., W. D. Gubler, S. Geng, and D. M. Rizzo. 2002. Plant Disease 87: 484-492.

Utilization of GIS/GPS Based Information Technology in Commercial Crop Decision Making in California. Thomas, C.S., Skinner, P. W., Fox, A.D., Greer, C.A. and W.D. Gubler. 2002. Proceedings APS In Press Recovery of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora and Phaeoacremonium inflatipes from Soil and Grapevine Tissues. Rooney, S.N., Eskalen, A., and W. D. Gubler. 2002. Phytopatholog. Mediterr. 40:S351-S356.

Association of Spores of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora, Phaeoacremonium inflatipes, and Pm. aleophilum with grapevine cordons in California. Eskalen, A., and W.D. Gubler. 2002. Phytopatholog. Mediterr. 40:S429-S432.

Managing Grapevine Diseases: Have We Improved Over the Past 50 Years? Gubler, W. D. 2001. Am. J. Enol. And Vitic., Proceedings of the ASEV 50th Anniversary Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 19-23, 2000.

Effect of Temperature and Water Potential on Survival and Mycelial Growth of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora and Phaeoacremonium spp. Whiting, E. C., A. Khan, and W. D. Gubler. 2001. Plant Disease 85: 195-201.

Pathogenicity of Three Species of Phaeoacremonium spp. on Grapevine in California. Khan, A. C. Whiting, S. Rooney, and W. D. Gubler. 2000. Phytopathologia Mediterr. 39:92-99.

Control of Powdery Mildew Using the UC Davis Powdery Mildew Risk Index. Gubler, W. D., M. R. Rademacher, S. J. Vasquez, and C. S. Thomas. 1999. APSnet Feature, Jan.,1999.