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EPSTEIN, Lynn Professor of Plant Pathology
Department of Plant Pathology |
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| Degree | Institution | Year | Specialization | |||
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| B.A. | University of Maryland | 1974 | English | |||
| M.S. | University of Maryland | 1977 | Plant Pathology | |||
| Ph.D. | Michigan State University | 1982 | Plant Pathology | |||
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| The development of plant pathogenic fungi in natural environments; Plant disease control in sustainable agricultural ecosystems; Efficient design of field studies; Fungal walls. | ||||||
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| Our goal is to support the agricultural community, particularly in sustainable and organic agriculture, with research that will lead to the development of sustainable disease-control strategies. We focus on ascomycetous (or "imperfect") fungi. We currently have programs on selected fungal diseases of tomatoes, grapes, pumpkins, and strawberries. | ||||||
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Fusarium solani species complex isolates conspecific with F. solani f. sp. cucurbitae race 2 from naturally-infected human and plant tissue and environmental sources are equally virulent on plants, grow at 37ºC, and are interfertile. Mehl HL, Epstein L. 2007. Environmental Microbiology 9:2189-2199. California’s Pesticide Use Reports and trends in pesticide use. Epstein, L. 2006. Outlooks in Pest Management 17:148-54. Adhesion and adhesives of fungi and oomycetes. Epstein, L. and Nicholson R.L. 2006. In: Smith A.M. and Callow J.A. (eds), Biological Adhesives, p. 41-62. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. A class Vb chitin synthase in Colletotrichum graminicola is localized in the growing tips of multiple cell types, in nascent septa, and during septum conversion to an end wall after hyphal breakage. Amnuaykanjanasin A and Epstein L. 2006. Protoplasma 227:155-164. Rootstock effects on pistachio trees grown in Verticillium dahliae-infested soil. Epstein, L., Beede, R., Kaur, S., and Ferguson, F. 2004. Phytopathology 94:388-395. A class V chitin synthase gene essential for conidial and hyphal wall strength in the fungus Glomerella graminicola (Colletotrichum graminicola). Amnuaykanjanasin, A. and Epstein, L. 2003. Fungal Genetics and Biology 38: 272-285. Physiological, biochemical, and microscopic analyses of weakened walls of conidia in Colletotrichum graminicola with a disrupted class V chitin synthase gene, chsA. Amnuaykanjanasin, A. Epstein, L., and Labavitch, J. M. 2003. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 63:107-115. Patterns of Pesticide Use and the Implications for Plant Disease Management. Epstein, L., and S. Bassein, Annual Review of Phytopathology 41:351-375. Changes in Pest Management Practice in Almond Orchards During the Rainy Season in California USA. Epstein, L., S. Bassein, F. G. Zalom,and L. R. Wilhoit. 2001. Agriculture, Ecosystems and the Environment 83:111-120. Catastrophic Wall Rupture During Conidial Germination of a Genetically Tagged Mutant of Glomerella graminicola. Epstein, L., S. Bartnicki-Garcia, E. Lippman, S. Bassein, and A. Amnuaykanjanasin. 2001. Mycological Research 105:132-137. Involvement of the 90 kDa glycoprotein in adhesion of Nectria haematococca macroconidia. Kwon, Y.H., and L. Epstein. 1997. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 51:287-303. | ||||||