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Shoot Maturation Strengthens FLS2-Mediated Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae by Hu, Lanxi, Kvitko, Brian, Severns, Paul M, Yang, Li

“…Temporospatial regulation of immunity components is essential for properly activating plant defense response. Flagellin-sensing 2 (FLS2) is a surface-localized…”
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Dispersal Kernel Type Highly Influences Projected Relationships for Plant Disease Epidemic Severity When Outbreak and At-Risk Populations Differ in Susceptibility by Severns, Paul M

“…In silico study of biologically invading organisms provide a means to evaluate the complex and potentially cryptic factors that can influence invasion success…”
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Positive selection and intrinsic disorder are associated with multifunctional C4(AC4) proteins and geminivirus diversification by Deom, Carl Michael, Brewer, Marin Talbot, Severns, Paul M.

“…Viruses within the Geminiviridae family cause extensive agricultural losses. Members of four genera of geminiviruses contain a C4 gene ( AC4 in geminiviruses…”
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Visually Asymptomatic Leaf Loss in Xylella fastidiosa -Infected Blueberry Plants by Severns, Paul M, Oliver, Jonathan E

“…(Xf), a gram-negative bacterium, is a notorious, world-wide plant pathogen with an extended latent period that presents a challenge for early disease detection…”
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Geographic mosaics of phenology, host preference, adult size and microhabitat choice predict butterfly resilience to climate warming by Bennett, Nichole L., Severns, Paul M., Parmesan, Camille, Singer, Michael C.

“…The climate-sensitive butterfly Euphydryas editha exhibited interpopulation variation in both phenology and egg placement, exposing individuals to diverse…”
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Plant Pathogen Invasion Modifies the Eco-Evolutionary Host Plant Interactions of an Endangered Checkerspot Butterfly by Severns, Paul M, Guzman-Martinez, Melinda

“…New plant pathogen invasions typified by cryptic disease symptoms or those appearing sporadically in time and patchily in space, might go largely unnoticed and…”
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UV Fluorescent Powders as a Tool for Plant Epidemiological Studies by Severns, Paul M, Codod, Clarence, Lynch, Ashley J

“…Some basic aspects of plant disease epidemiology remain largely unknown due to a lack of empirical study methods to experimentally manipulate the position of…”
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Fatal Attraction: Argiope Spiders Lure Male Hemileuca Moth Prey with the Promise of Sex by Warren, Andrew D, Severns, Paul M

“…Predator-prey coevolution, particularly chemo-ecological arms races, is challenging to study as it requires the integration of behavioral, chemical ecology,…”
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Endogenous salicylic acid suppresses de novo root regeneration from leaf explants by Tran, Sorrel, Ison, Madalene, Ferreira Dias, Nathália Cássia, Ortega, Maria Andrea, Chen, Yun-Fan Stephanie, Peper, Alan, Hu, Lanxi, Xu, Dawei, Mozaffari, Khadijeh, Severns, Paul M, Yao, Yao, Tsai, Chung-Jui, Teixeira, Paulo José Pereira Lima, Yang, Li

“…Plants can regenerate new organs from damaged or detached tissues. In the process of de novo root regeneration (DNRR), adventitious roots are frequently formed…”
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Delays in Epidemic Outbreak Control Cost Disproportionately Large Treatment Footprints to Offset by Severns, Paul M, Mundt, Christopher C

“…Epidemic outbreak control often involves a spatially explicit treatment area (quarantine, inoculation, ring cull) that covers the outbreak area and adjacent…”
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Evidence of Xylella fastidiosa Infection and Associated Thermal Signatures in Southern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum Interspecific Hybrids) by Guzman Martinez, Melinda, Oliver, Jonathan E., Severns, Paul M.

“…Xylella fastidiosa, a gram-negative bacterium vectored to plants via feeding of infected insects, causes a number of notorious plant diseases throughout the…”
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The Distribution of Onion Virulence Gene Clusters Among Pantoea spp by Stice, Shaun P, Shin, Gi Yoon, De Armas, Stefanie, Koirala, Santosh, Galván, Guillermo A, Siri, María Inés, Severns, Paul M, Coutinho, Teresa, Dutta, Bhabesh, Kvitko, Brian H

“…is a gram-negative bacterium and the primary causal agent of center rot of onions in Georgia. Previous genomic studies identified two virulence gene clusters,…”
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Differences in distribution and community structure of plant-parasitic nematodes in pecan orchards between two ecoregions of Georgia by Jagdale, Ganpati B., Brenneman, Timothy B., Severns, Paul M., Shapiro-Ilan, David

“…In Georgia, pecans are commercially grown in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain ecoregions which are characterized by sandy-loam, sandy, and/or clay soils. If…”
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Selectively eliminating and conserving exotic plants to save an endangered butterfly from local extinction by Severns, P.M, Warren, A.D

“…Rare butterfly conservation requires understanding of butterfly interactions with the resource conditions that influence population growth. Exotic plant…”
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Influence of the Environment and Vegetable Cropping Systems on Plant-Parasitic Nematode Communities in Southern Georgia by Marquez, Josiah, Severns, Paul M, Hajihassani, Abolfazl

“…Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) limit yields of vegetable production in the United States. During the spring and fall cropping seasons of 2018, 436 fields in…”
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Low relative error in consumer-grade GPS units make them ideal for measuring small-scale animal movement patterns by Breed, Greg A, Severns, Paul M

“…Consumer-grade GPS units are a staple of modern field ecology, but the relatively large error radii reported by manufacturers (up to 10 m) ostensibly precludes…”
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Indicator Species Analysis: A Useful Tool for Plant Disease Studies by Severns, Paul M, Sykes, Emily M

“…Indicator species analysis (ISA) uses indices of an organism's relative abundance and occurrence to estimate the strength of its associations with a priori…”
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Azole resistance mechanisms and population structure of the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus on retail plant products by Wang, Caroline, Miller, Natalie, Vines, Douglas, Severns, Paul M, Momany, Michelle, Brewer, Marin T

“…is a ubiquitous saprotroph and human-pathogenic fungus that is life-threatening to the immunocompromised. Triazole-resistant was found in patients without…”
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Characterization of the spatial distribution of the whitefly-transmitted virus complex in yellow squash fields in Southern Georgia, USA by Codod, Clarence B., Severns, Paul M., Sparks, Alton N., Srinivasan, Rajagopalbabu, Kemerait, Robert C., Dutta, Bhabesh

“…A two-year study was conducted in 2019 and 2020 to characterize the spatial distribution of whitefly-transmitted virus complex (WTVC) in experimental and…”
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Implications of Nonadventitious Rhizome Spread on Reproduction, Inbreeding, and Conservation for a Rare Grassland Legume by Severns, Paul M., Liston, Aaron, Wilson, Mark V.

“…Small population size, genetic diversity, and spatial patterns of vegetative spread are important aspects to consider when managing populations of rare clonal…”
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