2006 IUFRO
Rusts of Forest Trees conference (same information as above,
different URL)
IUFRO
Rust conferences - Tables
of Contents and other information
2002 Rusts of
Forest Trees conference in China
Great Plains
Tree Pest Council
2000
APS Forest Pathology Symposium Proceedings
MY BIO:
Forest pathologist, Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota
State University
Private consultant,
with office at home.
M.S., Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
1974. Advisor: Dr. Glenn W. Peterson, Title of
thesis: Effect of surface wax of pine needles
on Dothistroma pini and Diplodia pinea.
B.S., Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1972.
CURRENT POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the forest pathology research program in
rural tree and shrub plantings and research tree diseases
in other plantings and
native woodlands.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
General: Forest Pathology, windbreaks, conservation
forestry, agroforestry.
Specific: Etiology, ecology, taxonomy, incidence, and genetic diversity of and environmental influences on pathogens as they relate to managing tree and shrub diseases. Foliage, rust, and stem diseases of pines, spruces, and junipers. Development of tree disease resistance. Affect of host genetic diversity on disease development. Phytoplasma (MLO)-caused diseases of hardwoods. Causes of decline in Great Plains trees and shrubs. Stress related host/pathogen interactions. Stem decay of hardwoods.