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Sensing and imaging of plant disease through the lens of science mapping by Ruwona, Justice, Scherm, Harald

“…Increasing efforts have been made to applying digital farming technologies such as sensing and imaging (S&I) and associated data analysis pipelines to plant…”
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Changes in Production Practices Used for Disease Management in Blueberry Nurseries in Georgia, USA, Over a 15-year Period by Haralson, Jeremy C., Brannen, Phillip M., Sanders, Walt, Scherm, Harald

“…Surveys of blueberry [rabbiteye blueberry ( Vaccinium virgatum ) and southern highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum interspecific hybrids)] nurseries in…”
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Environmental and Fecal Indicator Organisms on Fruit Contact Surfaces and Fruit from Blueberry Mechanical Harvesters by Holland, Renee M., Chen, Jinru, Gazula, Himabindu, Scherm, Harald

“…Although previous studies have examined microbial loads on food contact surfaces in blueberry packing plants, there is currently no information regarding…”
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Relative Cleanability and Sanitization of Blueberry Mechanical Harvester Surfaces by Holland, Renee M., Dunn, Laurel L., Chen, Jinru, Gazula, Himabindu, Oliver, Jonathan E., Scherm, Harald

“…Berry crops are increasingly being harvested mechanically to reduce labor costs, but there is a lack of research on best practices for cleaning and sanitizing…”
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Bark Inclusions in Canes of Southern Highbush Blueberry and Their Impact on Cane Union Strength and Association with Botryosphaeria Stem Blight by Holland, Renee M., Peterson, Chris J., Harmon, Philip F., Brannen, Phillip M., Scherm, Harald

“…Bark inclusions are an understudied structural defect in trees and shrubs. They consist of areas of bark on adjacent parts of stems or scaffolds, typically on…”
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Meta-Analysis to Determine the Effects of Plant Disease Management Measures: Review and Case Studies on Soybean and Apple by Ngugi, Henry K, Esker, Paul D, Scherm, Harald

“…The continuing exponential increase in scientific knowledge, the growing availability of large databases containing raw or partially annotated information, and…”
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Blue Light Does Not Affect Fruit Quality or Disease Development on Ripe Blueberry Fruit During Postharvest Cold Storage by Wang, Yi-Wen, Ludwig, Helaina, Scherm, Harald, van Iersel, Marc, Nambeesan, Savithri

“…Blueberry fruit are perishable after harvesting due to fruit softening, water loss and susceptibility to pathogens. Light, especially blue light, increases the…”
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The Effect of Ethephon, Abscisic Acid, and Methyl Jasmonate on Fruit Ripening in Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum) by Wang, Yi-Wen, Malladi, Anish, Doyle, John, Scherm, Harald, Nambeesan, Savithri

“…Ripening in blueberry fruit is irregular and occurs over an extended period requiring multiple harvests, thereby increasing the cost of production. Several…”
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Key Discoveries in Plant Pathology During the Past Half Century: Impacts on the Life Sciences and on Plant Disease Management by Wang, Nian, Scherm, Harald

“…Plant pathology plays a critical role in safeguarding plant health, food security, and food safety through science-based solutions to protect plants against…”
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Effect of Electronic Cold-PasteurizationTM (ECPTM) on Fruit Quality and Postharvest Diseases during Blueberry Storage by Nambeesan, Savithri, Doyle, John, Capps, Helaina, Starns, Chip, Scherm, Harald

“…With the growing popularity of blueberries and the associated increase in blueberry imports and exports worldwide, delivering fruit with high quality, longer…”
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Effectiveness of honey bees in delivering the biocontrol agent Bacillus subtilis to blueberry flowers to suppress mummy berry disease by Dedej, Selim, Delaplane, Keith S., Scherm, Harald

“…Honey bees are important pollinators of commercial blueberries in the southeastern United States, and blueberry producers often use supplemental bees to…”
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Pre- and post-anthesis activity of fenbuconazole and triforine against blueberry flower infection by Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi by Thomas-Sharma, Sara, Scherm, Harald

“…The fungus Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi infects open blueberry flowers via stigma and style, causing mummy berry disease. Management of flower infection in…”
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Efficacy of fungicide treatments for Plasmopara viticola control and occurrence of strobilurin field resistance in vineyards in Georgia, USA by Campbell, Sarah E., Brannen, Phillip M., Scherm, Harald, Eason, Nathan, MacAllister, Clark

“…Grapevine downy mildew, caused by Plasmopara viticola, is a major disease of cultivated wine grapes in Georgia (USA), where the climate is favorable for rapid…”
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Microbial quality of blueberries for the fresh market by Quansah, Joycelyn K., Gazula, Himabindu, Holland, Renee, Scherm, Harald, Li, Changying, Takeda, Fumi, Chen, Jinru

“…Harvested blueberries are sorted in packinghouses to remove pre-mature fruits and plant debris, packaged in polyethylene clamshells, and cooled in…”
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Non-target effects of agrichemicals applied in the fall or during the dormant season on subsequent development of Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot of blueberry by Scherm, Harald, Holland, Renée M., Oliver, Jonathan E.

“…The basidiomycete Exobasidium maculosum causes Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot, an early-season disease of blueberry in the southern United States. Previous…”
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Microbial loads on selected fresh blueberry packing lines by Gazula, Himabindu, Quansah, Joycelyn, Allen, Renee, Scherm, Harald, Li, Changying, Takeda, Fumiomi, Chen, Jinru

“…Foodborne outbreaks have been linked to the consumption of blueberries contaminated with pathogenic bacteria. The microbial quality of blueberries could be…”
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Ease of biofilm accumulation, and efficacy of sanitizing treatments in removing the biofilms formed, on coupons made of materials commonly used in blueberry packing environment by Gazula, Himabindu, Scherm, Harald, Li, Changying, Takeda, Fumi, Wang, Peien, Chen, Jinru

“…Biofilm-forming ability of six two-strain mixtures of fecal coliforms, isolated from six different fresh market blueberry packing lines in Georgia, was…”
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A spectrophotometric approach for determining sporangium and zoospore viability of Plasmopara viticola by Hong, Cheng‐Fang, Scherm, Harald

“…A spectrophotometric method for determining the viability of sporangia and zoospores of the oomycete Plasmopara viticola (causal agent of grapevine downy…”
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Evaluation of disinfectants, algicides, and fungicides for control of orange cane blotch of blackberry in the field by Browne, Frances B., Brannen, Phillip M., Scherm, Harald, Taylor, Jeremy R., Shealey, Justin S., Fall, Leigh A., Beasley, Edward D.

“…The alga Cephaleuros virescens causes orange cane blotch (OCB), a serious disease of blackberry in the southeastern United States. Field efficacy trials with…”
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Temporal disease dynamics and relative importance of sexual and asexual reproduction of grape downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) in an isolated vineyard in the North Georgia Mountains, USA by Hong, Cheng‐Fang, Brewer, Marin T., Brannen, Phillip M., Scherm, Harald

“…The North Georgia Mountains are the southernmost region along the United States East Coast where European wine grapes (Vitis vinifera) are grown commercially…”
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