CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name:                          Themis J. Michailides

Date of Birth:                14 July 1949

School:                          Argos Orestikon High School, Argos Orestikon, Kastorias, Greece (1967)

Address:                       Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Kearney

Agricultural Center,

9240 S. Riverbend Ave.

Parlier, CA 93648, USA

EDUCATION

M.S.                         Agricultural Development/Irrigations College of Agric. Sciences,

                                                                                          University of Athens, Greece             1973

M.S.                          Plant Pathology                                  University of California, Davis          1980

Ph.D.                        Plant Pathology                                   University of California, Davis          1984

M.S. thesis

A comparative study for the development of 200 hectares located in Gialou (Greece), including at least one crop to be irrigated by sprinklers and a second crop by surface irrigation, and computation of the production cost of one of the main products (in Greek).  Athens, Greece.  December 1972.

M.S. thesis

Studies on postharvest decay of stone fruit caused by Mucor species. Davis, CA.  December 1980.

Ph.D. Dissertation

Studies on the ecology and epidemiology of the postharvest fruit pathogen Mucor piriformis Fischer. I. Effect of temperature and moisture on the survival of propagules in soils. II. Colonization, sporulation, and persistence in orchard soils.  Davis, CA.  March 1984.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1997 to 2003:    Plant Pathologist and Lecturer, University of California, Davis.

1992- 1997:       Associate Plant Pathologist, University of California, Davis.

1992:                Associate Plant Pathologist, University of California, Berkeley.

1989-1992:        Assistant Research Plant Pathologist, University of California, Berkeley.

1985-1988:        Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, Dept. of Plant Pathology,    Davis.

1984-1985:        Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Oregon State University, Mid-Columbia Agric. and Extension Center, Hood River.

1984:                Postgraduate Researcher, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis.

1978-1984:        Research Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis.

1981:                Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis.

1980-1981:        Plant Disease Clinic Member, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis.

1975-1976:        Crop Damage Appraiser, Greek Agricultural Insurance Organization (OΓA), Ministry of Agriculture, Athens, Greece.

1973-1975:        Sergeant, in Greek Air Force (F/S VITSI/NATO), Greece.

1972:                Laboratory Helper, Laboratory of Agricultural Constructions, Athens University of Agricultural Sciences, Athens, Greece.

AWARDS

2000: Plaque of Outstanding Scientist in Plant Pathology, Educational Committee of Argos Orestikon, Greece.

2000: Research Travel Award, UC Davis, Academic Senate, and Committee on Research.  Award was given to attend the XII International Symposium on Botrytis in Reims, France.

1995-1997: Plaque of Outstanding Service as Plant Disease Senior Editor, American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.

1997: Plaque of Appreciation for Ag Futures Internship Program (Lisa Glynn, Sanger High School), Ag Futures Conference, UC Kearney Agricultural Center.

1996: Research Travel Award, UC Davis, Academic Senate, Committee on Research.  Award was given to attend the APS/AMS) joint Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.

1995: Prestigious Lee M. Hutchins Award, American Phytopathological Society.

1992: Plaque of Appreciation for Ag Futures Internship Program (Tom Albin, Sanger High School), Ag Futures Conference, UC Kearney Agricultural Center.

1992: Plaque of Appreciation for Ag Futures Internship Program (Stephanie Wilmeth, Kingsburg Joint Union High School), Ag Futures Conference, UC Kearney Agricultural Center.

1992: Plaque of Appreciation for Ag Futures Internship Program (John Schaap, McFarland High School), Ag Futures Conference, UC Kearney Agricultural Center.

1987: Certificata de Asistencia, Curso de Peras rojas y asiaticas.  Short course on Asian and red pears, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

1987: Certificata de Asistencia, Curso de frutales nontradicionales.  Short course on berries and minor fruit, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

1984: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Davis Chapter.

1978-1981: Bodossaki Foundation scholarship, Athens, Greece.

1973-1975: Citation of Appreciation, Headquarters Allied Forces Southern Europe/NATO, Naples, Italy.

1969-1972: Greek National Scholarship Foundation, Athens, Greece.

AREA OF SPECIALTY

Etiology, ecology, epidemiology, prediction, and integrated management of above-ground fungal diseases of fruit trees, nut crops, and vines in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, including post-harvest diseases of these crops; pre-harvest and post-harvest aflatoxin and ochratoxin contamination in nut crops and figs.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS (SOCIETIES)

American Phytopathological Society (APS) (since 1980)

APS/ Pacific Division (since 1980)

American Mycological Society (AMS) (since 1984)

British Mycological Society (since 1989)

Hellenic (Greek) Phytopathological Society (since 1990)

APS Postharvest Pathology & Mycotoxicology Committee (2000-03)

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

UC IPM Monitoring Systems Workgroup (1990) and Applied Field Ecology (1991-1995).

UC IPM Decision Support Workgroup, member (1998-present).

UC Research Advisory Committee/Almond Board of California, member (1991-present).

UC Research Advisory Committee, California Dried Fig Board, member (1992-present).

UC IPM Postharvest Group, member (1993-present).

Pistachio Workgroup member (UC).

Prune Workgroup member (UC).

Stone Fruit Workgroup member (UC).

Graduate Group in Plant Protection & Pest Management (PPPM), member (1993-present).

PestCast on Weather and Disease Modeling Project, member (1995-1996).

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES /KEARNEY AGRICULTURAL CENTER

Postharvest Advisory Committee, member (1995-present).

Space Committee, member (1992-1995) and (1998-present).

Greenhouse/Lath-house Committee, member (1992-1995) and (1997-present).

UC Kearney Plant Protection Group, member (1991-present).

Cold Storage-Dryer Committee, member (1994-present).

Visual Aids Committee (KAC).

SYSTEMWIDE COMMITTEES

Co-editor of Acta Horticulturae (Fifth International Symposium on Kiwifruit, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China, Sept. 2002.

National Aflatoxin Elimination Technical Committee (1990-1999).

Tree Nut Aflatoxin Working Group (representing California Pistachio Commission.

California Walnut Marketing Board, and California Dried Fig Board) (1990-1999).

Scientific Committee for the 1st International Fig Symposium held on 24-28 June, 1997 in Izmir, Turkey.

Member (1992-1995) and chairman (1996) of the APS Postharvest Pathology and Mycotoxicology Committee.

Editor of the Compendium of Temperate Nut Crop Diseases along with Drs. Teviotdale and         Pscheidt, American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN (1998-2000).

Chair of Nominations and Awards Committee for the Lee M. Hutchins Award, APS (1998).

Chairman of the Northeast Regional Coordinating Committee (NEC-98; Integrated Management of Postharvest Diseases of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables)/APS (1996-97 & 1997-98).

Member of the APS Epidemiology Committee (1994-1996).

Associate Editor for Plant Disease 1991-1993.

Senior Editor for Plant Disease 1995-1997.

Co-editor of Acta Horticulturae Vol. 419 (First International Symposium on Pistachio Nut, pp. 425) (along with Drs. Kaska, Küden, and Ferguson), Adana, Turkey, Sept. 20-24, 1995.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES 

Although my position does not formally involve teaching, I continue contributing variously to the educational objectives of the University.  I have directed the projects of several students from Europe during their practical training and two M.S. students from California State University, Fresno. My major contribution to teaching, however, includes numerous grower presentations yearly, invited seminars, panel discussions in Aflatoxin Elimination Workshops, Field Days, and Farm Advisor Training Tours. Periodically, I make presentations to university administrators, state legislators, and other industry representatives. Along with the extension plant pathologist, Dr. B. Teviotdale (who is expected to retire in 2003), I am the resource for diagnosing plant pathological problems for farm advisors, grower groups, and grower individuals (on one to one basis), private consultants, newspaper and news-media reporters in the Central Valley of California, other university specialists, post-doctoral associates, and students of other laboratories at the Kearney Agricultural Center.

Special student advising responsibilities:

1990- 1991       R. Duncan, MS, “Biological control of Botrytis cinerea in kiwifruit through field applications of antagonistic microorganisms.”  (Presently farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension, Stanislaus County).

1992-1993        H. Ramirez, MS, “Effects of nitrogen fertilization on brown rot caused by Monilinia fructicola on Fantasia nectarines.” (Presently Manager of Research and Development, DuPont Company).

1993-1994         S. Coulibaly, MS, “Insertion and screening of chitin-binding genes in Walnut to reduce aflatoxin contamination.” (Department of Pomology student).

1995-1999         Guangyi Wang, Ph.D. Department of Microbiology and Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis. (Presently Postdoctoral Research Associate at UC Berkeley).

1998-1999                                          Edmee Necker, MS candidate (Eth Zentrum Swiss Federal Institute of technology, Zurich, Switzerland).

1998-2000                                          Mehdi Kabbage, MS in Agricultural Sciences (Ecole Superienne d’ Agriculture de Purpan, Toulouse, France).

1998-2001                                          Simon Gisler, undergraduate student (Eth Zentrum Swiss Federal Institute of

Technology, Zurich, Switzerland).

2000                             Cindy Prome, undegraduate student (National Engineering School of Agronomy and Food Science, Nancy, France).

2000                 Daniel Neuwoudt, MS in Plant Pathology, The University of Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa (served as an external examiner of the student’s thesis).

Postdoctoral Research Associates Supervision:

1.  Dr. M. A. Doster, 10/1/90 to present; as of July 1999 Staff Research Associate, Step III in my laboratory, UC Davis, Parlier, CA., USA

2.  Dr. K. V. Subbarao, 1/1/91 to 7/31/92; presently Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, at UC Davis, Salinas, CA., USA.

3.  Dr. B. A. Holtz, 6/1/93 to Sept 1995; presently farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension, Madera County, Madera, CA. USA.

4. Dr. C. Hong, 1 Oct 1995 to 1 May 1999, post-doctorate research associate; presently Assistant Professor and Plant Pathologist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

5. Dr. L.-Y. Guo, April 1995 to Nov 1997; presently Assistant Professor at Beijing University, Beijing, China.

6. Dr. C. Yung, March 1998 to August 1998; presently with AgraQuest Chemical Company, Davis, CA.

7. Dr. G. Driever, 3 May 1999 to present, post-doctorate research associate, UC Davis, Parlier.

8. Dr. Y. Luo, 1 June 1999 to present, post-doctorate research associate, UC Davis, Parlier.

9. Dr. N. Ntahimpera, 26 April 1999 to present, post-doctorate research associate.

10. Dr. Z. Ma, 1 August 1999 to present, post-doctorate research associate, UC Davis, Parlier.    

11. Dr. B. Pryor, 1 April 1999 to present, post-doctorate research associate. UC Davis, Davis.     

12. Dr. E. Boehm, 23 August 1999 to present, post-doctoral associate, UC Davis, Parlier.

13. Dr. W. Chen, 20 April 2000 to present, post-doctoral associate, UC Davis, Parlier.                  

14. Dr. Mina Mila, 1 February 2003 to present, post-doctoral associate, Kearney Agric. Center, Parlier.

REVIEWER OF MANUSCRIPTS FOR REFEREED JOURNALS SUCH AS

Plant Disease; Phytopathology; Mycologia; European J. of Plant Pathology; Plant Pathology; Amer. J. of Enology and Viticulture; N. Z. J. of Crop and Hortic. Science; Revista Mexicana de Fitopatologia; Fruits; Scientiae Horticulturae; Fig Pest Management Guidelines; Olive Production Manual (Diseases of Olives); Crop Protection; HortTechnology; European J. of Plant Pathology; Fungal Genetics and Biology; Canadian J. of Plant Pathology; Pest Management Guidelines, Pistachio; Pest management Guidelines, Fig; J. of Economic Entomology: Mycopathologia; Mycologia; Science of Food and Agriculture; HortScience; Biological Control; and Vitis.

REVIEWER OF PROPOSALS

USDA Competitive Grants Program; USDA-CSRS Special Grants; HATCH Projects; FRD-SNO National Grants, South Africa; Grants for the Dutch-Israeli Agricultural Research Program (DIARP), Israel; Plant Pathology Program of USDA’s National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP).

National Research Foundation, Assessment of Researchers in South Africa (1999).

Viticulture Consortium – East (2000, 2001, 2002, & 2003).

Department of Food and Agriculture – Fertilizer research and Education program (FREP).

Grant Proposals of Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Study Program, Greek Ministry of National Education (1997).

Grant Proposals on Agric. Research and Biotechnology, Greek Ministry of Development, Research, and Technology (1999).

United States – Israel BARD proposals (1999); The Joint Dutch-Israeli Agricultural Research Program (1998)

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES: INVITED LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, AND SEMINARS

1.  March 1987	Postharvest diseases of Asian and red pears, persimmons and loquats, currants and gooseberries (University of Chile)	Santiago, Chile
2.  July 1988	Deciduous Tree Disease Tour (5th International Congress of Plant Pathology)	Kyoto, Japan
3.  July 1988	Manipulation of irrigation for control of Botryosphaeria panicle blight or pistachio (5th International Congress of Plant Pathology)	Kyoto, Japan
4.  May 1993	First International Congress on Almond	Agrigento, Italy
5.  May 1993	Pistachio Tour	Bronte, Italy
6.  May 1993	Paper presentation (IX G.R.E.M.P.A.-Pistachio meeting)	Sciacca, Italy
7.  June 1993	III World Tree Nut Convention	Athens, Greece
8.  August 1993	Paper #1 (6th International Congress of Plant Pathology)	Montreal, Canada
9.  August 1993	Paper #2 (6th International Congress of Plant Pathology)	Montreal, Canada
10.  August 1993	Poster #1 (6th International Congress of Plant Pathology)	Montreal, Canada
11.  August 1993	Poster #2 (6th International Congress of Plant Pathology)	Montreal, Canada
12. 22 September   1994	Diseases of pistachio in California and their significance (1st Intl. Society of Horticultural Science & Dept. of Horticulture, Univ. of Cukurova, Turkey)	Adana, Turkey
13.  22 September 1994	The development of early split pistachio nuts and their contamination by molds, Aflatoxin, and insects (1st Intl. Society of Horticultural Science & Dept. of Horticulture, University of Cukurova, Turkey)	Adana, Turkey
14.  22 September 1995	Using level of kiwifruit sepals and stem ends colonized by Botrytis cinerea to predict gray mold in storage (Intl. Society of Horticultural Science & Dept of Horticulture, Aristotle University, Greece)	Thessaloniki, Greece
15. 16-24 June 1997	Bacterial, fungal and virus diseases of figs (Advanced Fig Production)	Izmir, Turkey
16.  24-28 June 1997	Spread of endosepsis disease caused by Fusarium moniliforme in Calimyrna fig orchards in California, 1st Intl. Symposium on Fig , Ege University, Turkey	Izmir, Turkey
17. 24-28 June 1997	Susceptibility of maturing Calimyrna figs to decay by aflatoxin-producing fungi in California, 1st Intl. Symposium on Fig , Ege University, Turkey	Izmir, Turkey
18. 28-29 May 1998	Nut diseases and pests of economic importance (Advanced Course on Production and Economics of Nut Crops)	Adana, Turkey
19. 9-16 August 1998	Environmental parameters affecting the development of Alternaria late blight of pistachio, 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology	Edinburg, Scotland
20. 9-16 August 1998	Disease monitoring and prediction of Botryosphaeria blight in California pistachio orchards, 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology	Edinburg, Scotland
21.  21 June 2000	Infection of Fuji apple by core rot fungi and disease control in California, APS/Pacific Division/Canadian Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting	Victoria, BC, Canada
22.  3-7 July 2000	Infection of California table grapes and detection and significance of symptomless latent infection by Botrytis cinerea, XII International Symposium on Botrytis	Reims, France
23.  7 July 2000	Excursion to Champagne vineyards, XII International Symposium on Botrytis	Reims, France
24.  24 February 2001 (invited)	Control of Botrytis on Horticultural Crops in USA, Agricultural Technology Utilization and Transfer (ATUT) Project/ USAID-Egypt	Cairo, Egypt

INVITED LECTURES, PAPERS AT MEETINGS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES

Presented more than 200 grower talks, invited seminars, professional talks, and field day presentations during 1989 to 2000 in various States within the United States of America and numerous cities and towns within California.

RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS AND OBJECTIVES

Because my laboratory is located in the center of the major tree fruit-, nut crop-, and vine-producing acreage, I am involved in research of several diseases on various crops.  There are currently two main research efforts in my laboratory.  One aspect deals with basic studies (including molecular) of the ecology and the epidemiology of pre- and postharvest tree fruit, nut tree, and vine diseases.  The second aspect addresses applied tree fruit disease control methods by using information generated from my basic research work.  However, the overall goals of my research efforts are to develop plant disease concepts related to tree pathology, and to apply these concepts in using cultural, chemical, and biological disease control approaches.

Based on my job description, I have concentrated in the following specific research areas:

1) Research related to mycotoxin (mainly aflatoxins and ochratoxins) in pistachio and figs.  My associates and I discovered that flowers of male trees in pistachio orchards and fruit landed under the drip lines in fig orchards serve as the reproduction sites of the aflatoxigenic fungi, determined how contamination of nuts occurs in the field, and developed ways to identify and eliminate aflatoxin from contaminated nuts.  I consider one of our most important accomplishments to be the discovery that more than 99% of all the pre-harvest aflatoxins are found in early-split pistachio nuts infested with the navel orangeworm.  Because of our studies, a distinct suture staining that is characteristic of the early split nuts is now being used in processing plants to help sort by hand or electronic sorters the aflatoxin-contaminated nuts.  In a flood- and a sprinkler-irrigated orchard, we demonstrated that early splitting can be significantly reduced by avoiding drought stress during shell formation.  Therefore, pistachio growers should take extra care that sufficient irrigation is applied in late spring to reduce the numbers of undesirable early split pistachios at harvest.  Currently we are using atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus to displace the toxigenic strains that contaminated pistachios or figs.  

2) Ecology, epidemiology, prediction, and control of fungal tree fruit and nut crop diseases.

In figs, after developing a successful, quick, and inexpensive technique for efficiently determining the incidence of fig endosepsis, my associates and I showed that 1) there are at least three species of Fusarium causing endosepsis;  2) overpollination increases disease incidence, by increasing the populations of fig wasp pollinators; 3) there is a greater virulence of wild than “domesticated” isolates of Fusarium moniliforme; 4) the effects of osmotic potentials, latex, sugars, in fig fruits, and temperature can explain partially the seasonal occurrence of fig endosepsis and smut of figs (caused by Aspergillus niger), and the behavior of a biocontrol agent, Paecilomyces lilacinus, found naturally in figs.  In 1995, I also completed a study on the spread of fig endosepsis which showed that fig endosepsis disease, although develops internally in the fruit syconium, follows spread patterns of airborne disease gradients, lacks secondary spread, and behaves as a monocyclic disease.  Currently, we are doing research in reducing fig molds by evaluating new promising cultivars and using atoxigenic strains of A. flavus to reduce aflatoxin contamination in commercial fig orchards.

In stone fruits (peach, nectarine, plum, and prune), my cooperators, associates, and I showed that 1) over-fertilization of stone fruits with nitrogen increases both brown rot disease and insect pests;  2) apothecia of Monilinia fructicola are very common and most likely provide the primary inoculum of the disease; 3) for the first time quantified the primary ascosporic inoculum of brown rot disease; and develop disease risk models for blossom blight, latent infection, and fruit rot of dried plum. Along these lines, a web site has been established and is available to the stone fruit growers to support their decision in the IPM of stone fruit.  Also PCR primers have developed for detecting the pathogen of brown rot in spore trap tapes, stone fruit flowers, and in latent infections.

In kiwifruit, my staff research associate and I developed a unique, practical, and simple technique for predicting gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea in cold storage.  This technique is based on the incidence of colonization by B. cinerea of sepals and receptacles of immature fruit collected one month before harvest.  In a companion study, we showed that pre-harvest sprays using vinclozolin are not justified when the fruit is to be stored for only 3 months, but the sprays are needed when the predicted decay is greater than 6%, and the fruit is to be stored for at least 5 months in controlled-atmosphere cold storage.  Working with gray mold disease in kiwifruit, we also discovered that the brown garden snail (Helix aspersa), which is a major pest of kiwifruit, increases the incidence of gray mold four to five times.  The slime of this snail serves as a nutrient source for conidial germination and the snails themselves, by eating the fruit sepals, create the necessary micro-wounds facilitating the infection by the pathogen.  Prediction of storage gray mold has been implemented by kiwifruit growers and packinghouse operators. 

In nut crops, after determining the etiology and understanding the life cycle and epidemiology of Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight of pistachio, I developed practical disease control approaches by using shorter irrigations or reducing the dispersal of the pathogen’s spores just by using sprinklers with lower trajectory angle.  Recently, I initiated similar epidemiological/disease control studies on a second damaging foliar disease of pistachio, Alternaria late blight, caused by Alternaria alternata.  The alteration of flood to subsurface drip irrigation essentially shortened the duration of dew formation and reduced the relative humidity in the orchard enough to reduce disease fivefold.  This type of research contributes significantly in the reduction of fungicide use in agricultural crops.  However, because there are not many fungicides registered to control diseases of pistachio, fungicide efficacy trials are still needed, and we provided the efficacy data of the new fungicides registered in California pistachio.  After the 1998 disaster, emphasis was given in more effective control measures, which were achieved by pruning the infected shoots and intense fungicide applications. We found that the pathogen causing panicle and shoot blight of pistachio is very uniform throughout the pistachio growing areas and that most likely the initial inoculum originated from Botryosphaeria dothidea occurring in a large number of native trees to California. A prediction model has been developed for panicle shoot blight and a practical method to time fungicide applications is being evaluated.

In pome fruit, my associates and I are investigating two major diseases, one pre-harvest, core rot, and one postharvest, Mucor rot.  Our studies are aimed towards defining the survival of these pathogens in California apple orchards, and also determining the variation among the isolates of Mucor piriformis from California soils and other parts of the world.  We were the first to identify that Coniothyrium confusum is the primary causal agent of core rot of Fuji apples grown in California, and determined its association with two species of  Tarsonemus plant mites.  Future plans of research are to determine the ecology of C. onfusum and M. piriformis, the time of infection, and develop integrated control methods for these pre- and postharvest diseases.

In grapevines, my associates and I investigated and tried to develop a predictive model for postharvest gray mold of table grapes caused by Botrytis cinerea. Although this prediction is in some cases very similar to the one developed for gray mold in kiwifruit, in general, this approach was more complex and difficult for Botrytis gray mold of grapes than kiwifruit. In addition, we showed that the vine canker disease that has caused losses up to 5% in vines, is caused by Aspergillus niger.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Dr. T. J. Michailides

Biocontrol of aflatoxin using the atoxigenic strain AF36 and aflatoxin contamination of closed shell nuts

Active, 3/1/2011 – 2/28/2012

CALIFORNIA PISTACHIO RESEARCH BOARD (no grant number assigned)

PI, Themis J. Michailides; 12 months (calendar year)

1 year

The major goals of this project are bring to complete the studies of the Experimental Use Permit for the full registration of the strain AF36.

Complementary but not overlapping with the present application.

Dr. T. J. Michailides

Management of Alternaria late blight of pistachio and pathogenicity of Macrophomina phaseolina and Septoria species

Active, 3/1/2011 – 2/28/2012

CALIFORNIA PISTACHIO RESEARCH BOARD (no grant number assigned)

PI, Themis J. Michailides; 12 months (calendar year)                                                   

The major aim of this project is to manage a devastating disease of pistachio and check the pathogenicity of two new pistachio cultivars.

No overlap.

Dr. T. J. Michailides

Susceptibility of pistachio cultivars to Botryosphaeria and Botrytis blights, disease control, and etiology of lower limb dieback

Active, 3/1/2011 – 2/28/2012

CALIFORNIA PISTACHIO RESEARCH BOARD (no grant number assigned)

PI, Themis J. Michailides; 12 months (calendar year)                                                   

The major aim of this project is to continue managing these Botryosphaeria and Botrytis fungal diseases of pistachio and determine the cause of the devastating lower limb dieback.

No overlap.

Dr. T. J. Michailides

Risk factors, spatial patterns, and biocontrol of aflatoxin contamination in California almonds

Active, 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2012

ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA (no grant number assigned)

PI, Themis J. Michailides; 12 months (calendar year)                                                   

The major objective of this project is to determine risk factors relevant to almond contamination with aflatoxins and the stage of physiological susceptibility of almond fruit to Aspergillus fungi.

Partial overlap with objective #2 in which the AF36 is tested for its efficacy in micro-plots in an experimental almond orchard at Nickels Soil Lab, Arbuckle, CA.

Dr. B. Lampinen

Almond stockpile monitoring for aflatoxin potential

Active, 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2012

ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA (no grant number assigned)

Co-PI, Themis J. Michailides; 12 months (calendar year) T. J. Michailides                                                               

The major objective of this project is to determine the risk of aflatoxin contamination of almonds by aflatoxins in the stockpiles. 

No overlap.

Mr. Andy Anzaldo

Improve navel orangeworm (NOW) control in pistachios to overcome sanitary and phytosanitary barriers in major export markets

Active, 8/25/2010 – 8/24/2011

CAL-PURE Company (no grant number assigned)

Co-PI, Themis J. Michailides; 12 months (calendar year)                                                             

The major objective of this project is to reduce NOW infestation of pistachios and subsequently reduce aflatoxin contamination as well as other phytosanitary issues of pistachios exported to major markets.

No overlap with the present application.

Dr. Joel Siegel

Areawide Project on the management of navel orangeworm (NOW) in pistachio and almond orchards

Active, 9/1/2011 – 8/31/2012

USDA/ARS  #58-6435-7-217

Co-PI (1 out of 10), Themis J. Michailides; 12 months (calendar year)                                                      

The major objective of this project is to reduce NOW infestation of pistachios and almonds; my part in this proposal is to determine the role NOW is playing as an active carrier of aflatoxigenic fungi.  

No overlap with the present application.

B. PENDING (SUBMITTED)

Dr. T.J. Michailides

Determining the causes, development and management of lower limb dieback, and canker diseases of almond

Pending, 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2012

ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA (no grant number assigned)

PI, Themis J. Michailides; 12 months (calendar year)                                                   

The major objective of this project is to identify the cause of the lower limb dieback of almond and manage canker diseases in commercial almond orchards. 

No overlap with the present application.

PUBLICATION LIST SUMMARY 

Published 150 refereed research articles, 52 book chapters/reviews/symposia, 29 non-refereed research articles, and more than 100 abstracts and 300 popular, limited, and regular distribution publications.

PUBLICATIONS

1.                     Michailides, T.J.  A study for the development of an area (200 hectares) located in Gialou (Greece), including at least one crop to be irrigated by sprinklers and another by surface irrigation (comparative study), and computation of the production cost of one of the main products.  M.S. Thesis in Agricultural Development, Athens College of Agricultural Sciences, Univ. of Athens, Greece.  159 pp. (in Greek.)

2.      1980       Michailides, T.J.  Studies on post harvest decay of stone fruits caused by Mucor species.  M.S. Thesis in Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis. 63 pp.

3.      1984       Michailides, T.J.  Studies on the ecology and epidemiology of the postharvest fruit pathogen Mucor piriformis Fischer.  I. Effect of temperature and moisture on the survival of propagules in soils.  II. Colonization, sporulation, and persistence in orchard soils.  Ph.D. Dissertation in Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis.  88 pp.

4.      1985       Bolkan, H.A., J.M. Ogawa,  Michailides, T.J.,, and P.F. Kable.  Physiological specialization in Tranzschelia discolor.  Plant Disease 69:485-486.

5.      1985       Michailides, T.J. and J.M. Ogawa.  Columellar germination in Mucor piriformis.  Mycologia 77:353-357.

6.      1986       Michailides, T.J. and J.M. Ogawa.  Chemical control of prune leaf rust (Tranzschelia discolor f. sp. domesticae) in California.  Plant Disease 70:307-309.

7.      1986       Michailides, T.J. and R.A. Spotts.  Mating types of Mucor piriformis isolated from soil and pear fruit in Oregon orchards.  (On the life history of M. piriformis.)  Mycologia 78:766-770.

8.      1986       Michailides, T.J. and R.A. Spotts.  Factors affecting dispersal of Mucor piriformis in the pear orchard and into the packinghouse.  Plant Disease 70:1060-1063.

9.      1987       Michailides, T.J., R.E. Rice and J.M. Ogawa.  Succession and significance of several hemipterans (Hemiptera) attacking a pistachio orchard.  J. Econ. Entomol. 80:398-406.

10.    1987       Michailides, T.J., J.M. Ogawa, and P.L. Sholberg.  Chemical control of decay fresh prune in storage.  Plant Disease 71:14-17.

11.    1987       Michailides, T.J., J.M. Ogawa, J.R. Parmeter, Jr., and S. Yoshimine.  Survey for and chemical control of leafy mistletoe (Phoradendron tomentosum subsp. macrophyllum) on shade trees in Davis, California.  Plant Disease 71:533-536.

12.    1987       Michailides, T.J., and J.M. Ogawa.  Colonization, sporulation, and persistence of Mucor piriformis in amended and unamended orchard soils.  Phytopathology 77:257-261.

13.    1987       Michailides, T.J., and J.M. Ogawa.  Effect of soil temperature and moisture on the survival of Mucor piriformis.  Phytopathology 77:251-256.

14.    1987       Michailides, T.J., J.M. Ogawa and D.C. Opgenorth.  Shift of Monilinia spp. and distribution of isolates sensitive and resistant to benomyl in California prune and apricot orchards.  Plant Disease 71:893-896.

15.    1988       Rice, R.E. and  Michailides, T.J.,.  The pistachio seed chalcid (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) in California.  J. Econ. Entomol. 81:1446-1449.

16.    1988       Michailides, T.J., J.M. Ogawa, R.E. Rice, and R.D. Sanders.  Association of the box elderbug (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) with epicarp lesion of pistachio fruits.  J. Econ. Entomol. 81:1148-1151.

17.    1988       Michailides, T.J., J.M. Ogawa, and R.E. Rice.  Sites of epicarp lesion (EL) and kernel necrosis (KN) in relationship to symptoms and phenology of pistachio fruit.  J. Econ. Entomol. 81:1152-1154.

18.    1988       Michailides, T.J., and R.A. Spotts.  The germination of zygospores of Mucor piriformis (on the life history of M. piriformis).  Mycologia 80:837-844.

19.    1989       Michailides, T.J., and J.M. Ogawa.  Effects of high temperatures on the survival and pathogenicity of propagules of Mucor piriformis.  Phytopathology 79:547-554.

20.    1989       Dobson, R.L.,  Michailides, T.J.,, L.A. Cervantes, and R.A. Spotts.  Population dynamics of Mucor piriformis in pear orchard soils as related to decaying pear fruit.  Phytopathology 79:657-660.

21.    1989       Young, D., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Septoria leaf spot of pistachio caused by Septoria pistaciarum in Arizona.  Plant Disease 73:775.

22.    1989       Michailides, T.J.  The "Achilles heel" of pistachio fruit.  California Agriculture 43(5):10-11.

23.    1989       Michailides, T.J.  Three common pests of pistachio in California.  California Agriculture 44(3):6-8.

24.    1990       Michailides, T.J.  Survival of Mucor piriformis on artificially-inoculated endocarps of fruit of Prunus persica.  Phytopathology 80:174-181

25.    1990       Michailides, T.J., and R.A. Spotts.  Postharvest diseases of pome and stone fruits caused by Mucor piriformis in the Pacific Northwest and California.  Plant Disease 74:537-543.

26.    1990       Michailides, T.J., and R.A. Spotts.  Transmission of Mucor piriformis propagules to fruit of Prunus persica by Carpophilus spp. and Drosophila melanogaster.  Plant Disease 74:287‑291.

27.    1991       Michailides, T.J. Characterization and comparative studies of Mucor isolates from stone fruits from California and Chile.  Plant Disease 75:373-380.

28.    1991       Michailides, T.J. Susceptibility of pistachio male cultivars to Botrytis blossom and shoot blight caused by Botrytis cinerea.  Plant Disease 75:410-415.

29.    1991       Michailides, T.J.  Pathogenicity, distribution, sources of inoculum, and infection courts of Botryosphaeria dothidea on pistachio.  Phytopathology 81:566-573.

30.    1991       Michailides, T.J.  Russeting and russet scab of prune, an environmentally induced fruit disorder:  Symptomatology, induction, and control.  Plant Disease 75:1114-1123. 

31.    1991       Michailides, T.J., and R.A. Spotts.  Effects of certain herbicides on the fate of sporangiospores of Mucor piriformis and conidia of Botrytis cinerea and  Penicillium expansum.  Pesticide Science 33:11-22.

32.    1992       Subbarao, K.V., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  A re-evaluation of Fusarium moniliforme var. fici, the causal agent of fig endosepsis.  Mycological Research 96:766-768.

33.    1992       Michailides, T.J., D.P. Morgan, R.A. Spotts, C. Beglinger, and P. Odiet.  Role of  nitidulid beetles and vinegar flies in the sexual cycle of Mucor piriformis in tree fruit orchards.  Mycologia 84:488-496.

34.    1992       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Effects of temperature and wetness duration on infection of pistachio by Botryosphaeria dothidea and management of disease by reducing duration of irrigation.  Phytopathology 82:1399-1406.

35.    1993       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  “Wind scab” of French prune: Symptomatology and predisposition to preharvest and postharvest fungal decay.  Plant Disease 77:90-95.

­36.    1992       Michailides, T.J., D.P. Morgan, J. A.. Grant, and W. H. Olson.  Shorter sprinkler irrigations reduce Botryosphaeria blight of pistachio.  California Agriculture 46(6):28-32.

37.    1993       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Spore release by Botryosphaeria dothidea in pistachio orchards and disease control by altering the trajectory angle of sprinklers.  Phytopathology 83:145-152.

38.    1993       Subbarao, K.V., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Virulence of Fusarium species causing fig endosepsis in cultivated and wild caprifigs.  Phytopathology 83:527-533.

39.    1993       Michailides, T.J., D.P. Morgan, W.H. Olson, and J.A. Grant.  Adjusting sprinkler angle reduces spread of disease in pistachio.  California Agriculture 47(5)16-20.

40.    1993       Subbarao, K.V.,  Michailides, T.J.,, and D.P. Morgan.  Effects of osmotic potential and temperature on growth of two pathogens of figs and a biocontrol agent. Phytopathology 83:1454-1459.

41.    1994       Michailides, T.J., D.P. Morgan, and R. Klamm.  Comparison of three methods for determining fig endosepsis and other molds in caprifigs and Calimyrna figs.  Plant Disease 77:44-50. 

42.    1994       Teviotdale, B L., D.M. Harper,  Michailides, T.J.,, and G.S. Sibbett.  Lack of effect of stone fruit rust on yield of French prune trees and survival of urediniospores of the pathogen on leaves, shoots, and buds.  Plant Disease 77:141-145.

43.    1994       Teviotdale, B.L.,  Michailides, T.J.,, D.A. Goldhamer, M. Viveros, L. Schmidt, and V. Hines.  Cutting off irrigation early may reduce almond hull rot.  California Agriculture 48(3):33-36.

44.    1994       Doster, M.A., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Development of Aspergillus molds in litter from pistachio trees.  Plant Disease 78:393-397.

45.    1994       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Occurrence of Sclerotinia and Botrytis shoot blights on pistachio in California.  Plant Disease 78:641.

46.    1994       Doster, M.A., and T J. Michailides.  Aspergillus molds and aflatoxins in pistachio nuts in California.  Phytopathology 84:583-590.

47.    1994       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Dynamics of Blastophaga psenes populations, availability of caprifigs, and incidence fig endosepsis caused by Fusarium moniliforme.  Phytopathology 84:1254-1263. 

48.    1995       Daane, K.M., R.S. Johnson,  Michailides, T.J.,, C.H. Crisosto, J.W. Dlott, H.T., Ramirez, G.Y. Yokota, and D.P. Morgan.  Nitrogen fertilization affects nectarine fruit yield, storage qualities, and susceptibility to brown rot and insect damage.  California Agriculture 49(4):13-18. 

49.    1995       Teviotdale, B.L., D.M. Harper,  Michailides, T.J.,, and G.S. Sibbett.  Postharvest prune rust does not lower French prune yields.  California Agriculture 49(1):23-26.

50.    1994       Doster, M.A., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  The development of early split pistachio nuts and their contamination by molds, aflatoxins, and insects.  Acta Horticulturae 419:359-364. 

51.    1994       Michailides, T.J., D.P. Morgan, and M.A. Doster.  Diseases of pistachio in California and their significance.  Acta Horticulturae 419:337-343. 

52.    1995       Doster, M.A.,  Michailides, T.J.,, and D.P. Morgan.  Aspergillus species and mycotoxins in figs from California orchards.  Plant Disease 80:484-489.

53.    1995       Doster, M.A., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  The relationship of the date for hull splitting to decay of pistachio nuts by Aspergillus species.  Plant Disease 79:766-769.

54.    1995       Subbarao, K.V., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Effects of temperature on isolates of Fusarium moniliforme causing fig endosepsis and Aspergillus niger causing smut.  Phytopathology 85:662-668.

55.    1995       Teviotdale, B.L.,  Michailides, T.J.,, D.A. Goldhamer, and M. Viveros.  Reduction of almond hull rot disease caused by Rhizopus stolonifer by early termination of preharvest irrigation.  Plant Disease 79:402-405.

56.    1996       Free, S.J., B.A. Holtz, and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Mating behavior in field populations of Monilinia fructicola.  Mycologia 88:208-211.

57.    1996       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  New technique predicts gray mold in stored kiwifruit.  California Agriculture 50(3):34-40.

58.    1996       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Using incidence of Botrytis cinerea in kiwifruit sepals and receptacles to predict gray mold decay in storage.  Plant Disease 80:248-254.

59.    1996       Michailides, T.J., D.P. Morgan, and K.V. Subbarao.  Fig endosepsis.  An old disease still a dilemma for California growers.  Plant Disease 80:828-841.

60.    1996       Subbarao, K.V., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Development of phenological scales for

                        figs and their relative susceptibilities to endosepsis and smut.  Plant Disease

                        80:1015-1021.

61.    1996       Teviotdale, B.L.,  Michailides, T.J.,, D.A. Goldhamer, and M. Viveros.  Effects of hull abscission and inoculum concentration on severity of leaf death associated with hull rot of almond.  Plant Disease 80:809-812.

62.    1996       Vagvölgyi, C., T. Papp, Z. Palagyi, and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Isozyme variation among isolates of Mucor piriformis.  Mycologia 88:602-607.

63.    1996       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Principles for the control of Alternaria late blight of pistachio caused by Alternaria alternata in California. Pages 56-63: IN: Proceedings of 9th GREMPA Meeting, Pistachio, 1993.  T. Caruso, E. Barone, and F. Sottile. Eds., Bronte, Sciacca, Italy. (Published in September 1996.)

64.    1996       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Effect of snail (Helix aspersa) damage on Botrytis gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea.  Plant Disease 80:1141-1146.

65.    1996       Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Using levels of kiwifruit sepals and stem ends colonized by Botrytis cinerea to predict gray mold in storage.  Acta Horticulturae 444(2):707-712.

66.    1996       Holtz, B.A.,  Michailides, T.J.,, L. Ferguson, J.G. Hancock, and A.R. Weinhold.  First report of Rhizoctonia solani (AG-4) on pistachio seedlings in California.  Plant Disease 80:1303. (Disease Note).

67.    1997.      Hong, C., and T. J. Michailides.  Prune, plum, and nectarine as hosts of Trichothecium roseum in California orchards.  Plant Disease 81:112 (Disease Note).

68.  1997         Wang, G., T. J. Michailides, and R.M. Bostock.  Improve detection of polygalacturonase activity due to Mucor piriformis with a modified dinitrosalicylic acid reagent.  Phytopathology 867:161-163.

69.  1997         Michailides, T. J., L. Guo, and D.P. Morgan.  Factors affecting zygosporogenesis in Mucor piriformis and Gilbertella persicaria.  Mycologia 89(4):603-609.

70.  1997         Hong, C., B. A. Holtz, D. P. Morgan, and T. J. Michailides.  Significance of thinned fruit as a source of secondary inoculum of Monilinia fructicola in California nectarine orchards.  Plant Disease 81:519-524.

71.    1997       Papp, T., C. Vagvölgyi, Z. Kerényi, A. Nagy, and T. J. Michailides.  DNA amplification polymorphisms of the postharvest pathogen Mucor piriformis.  J. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 72:167-173.

72.  1997         Michailides, T. J., and D. P. Morgan.  Influence of fruit-to-fruit contact on the susceptibility of French prune to infection by Monilinia fructicola.  Plant Disease 81:1416-1424.

73.    1997       Sholberg, P. L., and T. J. Michailides.  First report of Mucor rot in commercially sold cherries caused by Mucor piriformis.  Plant Disease 81:550 (Disease Note).

74.    1998.      Guo, L-Y., and T. J.  Michailides.  Factors affecting the rate and mode of germination of Mucor piriformis zygospores.  Mycological Research 102:815-819.

75.  1998         Hong, C., and T. J. Michailides.  Effect of temperature on the discharge and germination of ascospores by apothecia of Monilinia fructicola. Plant Disease 81:195-202. 

76.  1998         Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides.  Production of bright greenish yellow fluorescence in figs infected by Aspergillus species in California orchards. Plant Disease 82:669-673.

77.  1998         Michailides, T. J., and D. P. Morgan.  Spread of endosepsis in Calimyrna fig orchards.  Phytopathology 88:637-647.

78.    1998       Feibelman, T. P., P. J. Cotty, M. A. Doster, and T. J. Michailides.  A morphologically distinct strain of Aspergillus nomius.  Mycologia 90:618-623.

79.  1998         Hong, C. X., T. J. Michailides, and B. A. Holtz.  Effects of wounding, inoculum density, and biological control agents on postharvest brown rot of stone fruits.  Plant Disease 82:1210-1216. 

80.  1998         Holtz, B. A., T. J. Michailides, and C. X. Hong. Development of apothecia from stone fruit infected and stromatized by Monilinia fructicola in California.  Plant Disease 82:1375-1380.

81     1998       Hickman, G. W., and T. J. Michailides.  Control options for greenhouse cucumber damping-off disease. J. of Veget. Crop Prod. 4:45-48.

82.  1999         Guo, L-Y., T. J. Michailides, and D. P. Morgan.  Survival of Mucor piriformis in soil of apple orchards in California.  Plant Disease 83:189-193.

83.  1999         Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides.  The use of shell discoloration to identify pistachio nuts with fungal decay and insect infestation.  Plant Disease 83:259-264.

84.   1999        Hong, C. X., and T. J. Michailides.  Mycelial growth, sporulation, and survival of Monilinia fructicola in relation to osmotic potential and temperature.  Mycologia 91:871-876.

85.   2000.       Michailides, T.J., and P. A. G. Elmer. Botrytis gray mold of kiwifruit caused by Botrytis cinerea in the United States and New Zealand. Plant Disease 84:208-223.

86.   2000        Hong, C. X., T. J. Michailides, and B. A. Holtz. Mycoflora of stone fruit mummies in California orchards. Plant Disease 84:417-422.  

87.   2000        Emery, K. M., T. J. Michailides, and H. Scherm. Incidence of latent infection of immature peach fruit by Monilinia fructicola and relationship to brown rot in Georgia. Plant Disease 84:853-857.

88.    2000       Wang, G-Y., T. J. Michailides, B. D. Hammock., Y-M. Lee, and R. M. Bostock. Affinity purification and characterization of a cutinase from the fungal plant pathogen Monilinia fructicola (Wint.) Honey. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 382:31-38.

89.    2001       Boehm, E. W. A., Z. Ma, and T. J. Michailides. Species-specific detection of Monilinia fructicola from California stone fruits and flowers. Phytopathology 91:428-439.

90.    2001       Ma, Z., Y. Luo, and T. J. Michailides.  Resistance of Botryosphaeria dothidea from pistachio to iprodione. Plant Disease 85:183-188.

91.    2001       Doster, M. A., T. J. Michailides, D. P. Goldhamer, and D. P. Morgan.  Insufficient spring irrigation increases abnormal splitting of pistachio nuts. California Agriculture 55(3):28-31.

92.    2001       Ma, Z., D. P. Morgan, and T. J. Michailides. Effects of water stress on Botryosphaeria blight of pistachio caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea. Plant Disease 85:745-749.

93.   2001        Ma, Z., E. W. A. Boehm, Y. Luo, and T. J. Michailides. Population structure of Botryosphaeria dothidea from pistachio and other hosts in California. Phytopathology 91:665-672.  

94.   2001        Luo, Y., D. P. Morgan, and T. J. Michailides. Risk analysis of brown rot blossom blight of prune caused by Monilinia fructicola. Phytopathology 91:759-768.

95.   2001        Luo, Y., and T. J. Michailides.  Factors affecting latent infection of prune fruit by

Monilinia fructicola. Phytopathology 91:864-872.

96.   2001        Luo, Y., D. P. Morgan, and T. J. Michailides. Analysis of factors affecting latent infection and sporulation of Monilinia fructicola on prune fruit. Plant Disease 85:999-1003.

97.   2001        Chao, C.-C. T., D. E. Parfitt, and T. J. Michailides. Alternaria late blight (Alternaria alternata) resistance in pistachio (Pistacia vera) and selection of resistance genotypes. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 126:481-485.

98.  2001         Luo, Y., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Risk analysis for latent infection of prune by Monilinia fructicola in California.  Phytopathology 91:1197-1208.

99.  2001         Smith, D.R.,  Michailides, T.J.,, and G.R. Stanosz.  Differentiation of a Fusicoccum species causing panicle and shoot blight on California pistachio trees from Botryosphaeria dothidea.  Plant Disease 85:1235-1240.

100.  2001       Michailides, T. J., W. Peacock, P. Christensen, D. P. Morgan, and D. Felts. First report of Aspergillus vine canker of table grapes caused by Aspergillus niger. Plan Disease 85: 75.

101.  2001       Pearson, T.C., M.A. Doster, and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Automated detection of pistachio defects by machine vision.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture 15:729-732.

102.  2002       Ntahimpera, M., G.F. Driever, D. Felts, D.P. Morgan, and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Dynamics and pattern of infection by Botryosphaeria dothidea on pistachio buds.  Plant Disease  86:282-287.

103.  2002       Pryor, B. M., and T. J. Michailides. Morphological, pathogenic, and molecular characterization of Alternaria isolates associated with Alternaria late blight of pistachio. Phytopathology 92:406-416.

104.  2002       Ma, Z., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  A PCR-based technique for identification of Fusicoccum sp. from pistachio and other hosts in California.  Plant Disease 86:515-520.

105.  2002       Wang, G.-Y., T. J. Michailides, B. D. Hammock, Y.-M. Lee, and R. M. Bostock. Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression of a Redox-responsive cutinase from Monilinia fructicola (Wint.) Honey. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 35:261-276.

106.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Alternaria late blight.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. pp. 65-66.

107.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Aspergillus fruit rot.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. merican Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 66.

108.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Blossom and shoot blight.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 66-67.

109.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Panicle and shoot blight.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 68-69.

110.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Phomopsis blight.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 69.

111.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Sclerotinia blight.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 70.

112.  2002       Chitzanidis, A., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Septoria leaf spots.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 71-72.

113.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Stigmatomycosis.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 72-73.

114.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Epicarp lesion and kernel necrosis.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 74.

115.  2002       Doster, M.A., and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Hull rupture.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 75.

116.  2002       Michailides, T.J., and M.A. Doster.  Shell staining.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 75.

117.  2002       Michailides, T.J.  Peter’s scorch and Pin-sized lesion.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 74.

118.  2002       Johnson, K.B., J.K. Stone, M.A. Doster,  Michailides, T.J.,, and B.L. Teviotdale.  Kernel decay.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones.  B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 2-3.

119.  2002       Pscheidt, J.W., T. Brenneman, M.A. Doster, and  Michailides, T.J.,.  Powdery mildew.  Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones. B.L. Teviotdale,  Michailides, T.J.,, and J. Pscheidt, Eds. American Phytopathological Soc. Press. p. 6.

120. 2001          Papp, T., M. Vastag, T. J. Michailides, L. Ferenczy, and C. Vagvölgyi.  Genetic variability of the postharvest pathogen Gilbertella persicaria: identification of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers correlating with (+) and (-) mating types. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 80:301-309.

121.  2002          Bayman, P., J.L. Baker, M.A. Doster,  Michailides, T.J.and N.E. Mahoney.  Ochratoxin production by the Aspergillus ochraceus group and A. alliaceus.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68:2326-2329.

122.  2002          Ma, Z., D.P. Morgan, D. Felts, and Michailides, T.J..  Sensitivity of Botryosphaeria dothidea from California pistachio to tebuconazole.  Crop Protection 21:829-835.

123.  2002          Ma, Z., and  Michailides, T.J. Characterization of Botryosphaeria dothidea isolates collected from pistachio and other hosts in California. Phytopathology 92:519-526.

124.  2002          Goldhamer, D.A.,  Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Buried drip irrigation reduces fungal disease in pistachio orchards.  California Agriculture 55(4):133-138.

125.  2002          Michailides, T. J., D. P. Morgan, and D. Felts. First report of Botryosphaeria rhodina causing shoot blight of pistachio in California. Plant Disease 86:1273 (disease note).

126.  2003          Boehm, E. W. A., S. Freeman, E. Shabi, and T. J. Michailides. Microsatellite primers indicate the presence of asexual populations of Venturia inaequalis in coastal Israeli apple orchards. Phytoparasitica 31:236-251.

127.  2003          Luo, Y., and  Michailides, T.J., Threshold conditions that lead latent infection to prune fruit rot caused by Monilinia fructicola. Phytopathology 93:102-111.

128.  2003          Chen, W.-Q., D. P. Morgan, D. Felts, and Michailides, T.J.. Antagonism of Paenibacillus lentimorbus to Botryosphaeria dothidea and biological control of panicle and shoot blight of pistachio. Plant Disease 87:359-365.

129.  2003          Chen, W.-Q., N. Ntahimpera, D. P. Morgan, and T. J. Michailides. Mycoflora of Pistacia vera in the Central Valley, California. Mycotaxon 63:147-158.

130.  2003          Ma, Z., Y. Luo, and T. J. Michailides. 2003. Nested PCR assays for detection of Monilinia fructicola in stone fruit orchards and Botryosphaeria dothidea from pistachios in California. J. of Phytopathology 151:312-322.

131.  2003          Ahimera, N., G. F. Driever, and T. J. Michailides. Relationships among propagule numbers of Botryosphaeria dothidea, latent infections, and severity of panicle and shoot blight in pistachio orchards. Plant Disease 87:846-853.

132.  2003          Ma, Z., D. Felts, and T. J. Michailides. Resistance to azoxystrobin in Alternaria isolates from pistachio in California. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 77:66-74.

133.  2003          Parfitt, D. E., N. Arjmand, and T. J. Michailides. Resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea in pistachio. HortScience 38:529-531.

134.  2003       Ma, Z., M. Yoshimura, and T. J. Michailides. Identification and characterization of benzimidazole resistance in Monilinia fructicola from stone fruit orchards in California. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69:7145-7152..

135.  2003       Valencia-Botín, A. J., J. S. Sandoval-Islas, E. Cárdenas-Soriano, T. J. Michailides, and G. Rendón-Sánchez. Botryosphaeria dothidea causing stem spots on Hylocereus undatus in Mexico. New Disease Reports/Plant Pathology 52: (published on line) (IN PRESS LAST ACTION).

136.  2004       Michailides, T. J., D. P. Morgan, and K. R. Day. First report of sour rot of California peaches and nectarines caused by yeasts. Plant Disease 88:222 (disease note).

137.  2004       Yoshimura, M. A., Y. Luo, Z. Ma, and T. J. Michailides. Sensitivity of Monilinia fructicola from stone fruit to thiophanate-methyl, iprodione, and tebuconazole. Plant Disease 88:373-378.

138.  2004       Ma, Z., and T. J. Michailides. An allele-specific PCR assay for detecting azoxystrobin-resistant Alternaria isolates from pistachio in California. J. Phytopathology 152:118-121.

139.  2004       Ma, Z., Y. Luo, and T. J. Michailides. Spatiotemporal changes in the population structure of Botryosphaeria dothidea from California pistachio orchards. Phytopathology 94:326-332.

140.  2004       Ma, Z., and T. J. Michailides. Characterization of iprodione-resistant Alternaria isolates from pistachio in California. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 80:75-84.

141.  2004       Ahimera, N., S. Gisler, D. P. Morgan, and T. J. Michailides. Effects of single-drop impactions and natural and simulated rains on the dispersal of Botryosphaeria dothidea conidia. Phytopathology 94:1189-1197.

142.  2004       Ma, Z., and T. J. Michailides. A real-time PCR assay for the detection of azoxystrobin-resistant Alternaria populations from pistachio orchards in California. Crop protection 23:1259-1263.

143.  2004       Michailides, T. J., and D. P. Morgan. Panicle and Shoot blight of pistachio: A major threat to the California Pistachio Industry. January 2004, APSnet Feature: http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature/pistachio/   

144.  2005       Ma, Z., M. A. Yoshimura, B. A. Holtz, and T. J. Michailides. Characterization and PCR-based detection of benzimidazole-resistant isolates of Monilinia laxa in California. Pest Management Science 61:449-457.

145.  2005       Ma, Z., and T. J. Michailides. Genetic structure of Botrytis cinerea from different host plants in California. Plant Disease 89:1083-1089.

146.  2005       Ma, Z., and T. J. Michailides. Advances in understanding molecular mechanisms of fungicide resistance and molecular detection of resistant genotypes in phytopathogenic fungi. Crop Protection 24:853-863.

147.  2005       Luo, Y., T. J. Michailides, D. P. Morgan, W. H. Krueger, and R. P. Buchner. Inoculum dynamics, fruit infection, and development of brown rot in prune orchards in California. Phytopathology 95:1132-1136.

148.  2005.      Michailides, T. J., D. P. Morgan, Z. Ma, Y. Luo, D. Felts, M. A. Doster, and H. Reyes. Conventional and molecular assays aid diagnosis of crop diseases and fungicide resistance. California Agriculture 59(2):115-123.

149.  2005       Mila, A., G. F. Driever, D. P. Morgan, and T. J. Michailides. Effects of latent infection, temperature, precipitation, and irrigation on panicle and shoot blight of pistachio in California. Phytopathology 95:926-932.  

150.  2005       Morgan, D. P., and T. J. Michailides. First report of melting decay of ‘Red Globe’ in California. Plant Disease 88:1047. (disease note)

151. 2006         Zhonghua Ma, Yong Luo, and Themis Michailides. Molecular characterization of the two-component histidine kinase gene from Monilinia fructicola. Pest Management Science 62 (10), 991-998

152. 2006         Asimina L. Mila, and Themis J. Michailides. Use of Bayesian methods to improve prediction of panicle and shoot blight severity of pistachio in California. Phytopathology 96 (10), 1142-1147

153. 2006        T.J. Michailides, and T. Thomidis. First report of Phomopsis amygdali causing fruit rot on peaches in Greece. Plant Disease 90 (12), p. 1551

154. 2007       T.J Michailides, and T. Thomidis. First report of Aspergillus flavus causing fruit rots of peaches in Greece. Plant Pathology 56 (2), p. 352.

155. 2007       Y. Luo, Z. Ma, H.C. Reyes, D. Morgan, and T.J. Michailides. Quantification of airborne spores of Monilinia fructicola in stone fruit orchards of California using real-time PCR. European Journal of Plant Pathology 118 (2), 145-154

156. 2007       Zhonghua Ma, Leiyan Yan, Yong Luo, and Themis J. Michailides. Sequence variation in the two-component histidine kinase gene of Botrytis cinerea associated with resistance to dicarboximide fungicides. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 88 (3), 300-306

157. 2007       Yong Luo, Zhonghua Ma, Heraclio C. Reyes, Dave P. Morgan, and Themis J. Michailides. Using real-time PCR to survey frequency of azoxystrobin-resistant allele G143A in Alternaria populations from almond and pistachio orchards in California. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 88 (3), 328-336

158. 2007       Herve F. Avenot, and Themis J. Michailides. Resistance to boscalid fungicide in Alternaria alternata isolates from pistachio in California. Plant Disease 91 (10), 1345-1350

159. 2007       Yong Luo, Zhonghua Ma, and Themis J. Michailides. Quantification of allele E198A in beta-tubulin conferring benzimidazole resistance in Monilinia fructicola using real-time PCR. Pest Management Science 63 (12), 1178-1184

160. 2007       Mark A. Doster, and Themis J. Michailides. Fungal decay of first-crop and main-crop figs. Plant Disease 91 (12), 1657-1662

161. 2007       T. Thomidis, T.J. Michailides, and I. Karayiannis. Fruit core rot of the peach cultivar 'Fayette' caused by Alternaria alternata in Greece. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47 (12), 1476-1479

162. 2008       H. Avenot, D.P. Morgan, and T.J. Michailides. Resistance to pyraclostrobin, boscalid and multiple resistance to Pristine® (pyraclostrobin + boscalid) fungicide in Alternaria alternata causing alternaria late blight of pistachios in California. Plant Pathology 57 (1), 135-140

163. 2008       T. Thomidis, and T.J. Michailides. First report of Stemphylium botryosum causing leaf blight of kiwi in the Province Imathia, northern Greece. Plant Disease 92 (4), p.650

164. 2008       H.F. Avenot, A. Sellam, G. Karaoglanidis, and T.J. Michailides. Characterization of mutations in the iron-sulphur subunit of succinate dehydrogenase correlating with boscalid resistance in Alternaria alternata from California pistachio. Phytopathology 98 (6), 736-742

165. 2008       J. Moral, R. De la Rosa, L. León, D. Barranco, T.J. Michailides, and A. Trapero
High susceptibility of olive cultivar FS-17 to Alternaria alternata in southern Spain. Plant Disease 92 (8), p. 1252

166. 2009      Thomas Thomidis, Themis Michailides, and Efstathia Exadaktylou. Contribution of pathogens to peach fruit rot in northern Greece and their sensitivity to iprodione, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl and tebuconazole fungicides. Journal of Phytopathology 157 (3), 194-200

167. 2009       Jinhua Jiang, Laisong Ding, Themis J. Michailides, Hongye Li, and Zhonghua Ma
Molecular characterization of field azoxystrobin-resistant isolates of Botrytis cinerea. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 93 (2), 72-76

168. 2009       M.A. Aghajani, B. Aghapour, and T.J. Michailides. First report of Septoria leaf spot of pistachio in Iran. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 4 (1), 29-31

169. 2009       Y. Luo, W. Gao, M. Doster, and T.J. Michailides. Quantification of conidial density of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus in soil from almond orchards using real-time PCR. Journal of Applied Microbiology 106 (5), 1649-1660

170. 2009       Xin Liu, Yanni Yin, Leiyan Yan, Themis J. Michailides, and Zhonghua Ma
Sensitivity to iprodione and boscalid of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates collected from rapeseed in China. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 95 (2), 106-112

171. 2009       Y. Yin, T. Lou, L. Yan, T.J. Michailides, and Z. Ma. Molecular characterization of toxigenic and atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolates, collected from peanut fields in China. Journal of Applied Microbiology 107 (6), 1857-1865

172. 2009       Mark A. Doster, Peter J. Cotty, and Themis J. Michailides. Description of a distinctive aflatoxin-producing strain of Aspergillus nomius that produces submerged sclerotia. Mycopathologia 168 (4), 193-201

173. 2009       David P. Morgan, George F. Driever, Dan Felts, William H. Krueger, and Themis J. MichailidesEvaluation of two disease warning systems for Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight of California pistachio and efficient control based on early-season sprays. Plant Disease 93 (11), 1175-1181

174. 2009       H. Avenot, A. Sellam, and T. Michailides. Characterization of mutations in the membrane-anchored subunits AaSDHC and AaSDHD of succinate dehydrogenase from Alternaria alternata isolates conferring field resistance to the fungicide boscalid. Plant Pathology 58 (6), 1134-1143

175. 2010       Thomas Thomidis, and Themis J. Michailides. Development and implementation of cost-effective strategies to manage brown rot of peach trees in Imathia, Greece. European Journal of Plant Pathology 126 (4), 575-582

176. 2010       Jin-Yan Fan, Li-Yun Guo, Jian-Ping Xu, Yong Luo, and Themis J. Michailides
Genetic diversity of populations of Monilinia fructicola (Fungi, Ascomycota, Helotiales) from China. The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 57 (2), 206-212

177. 2010        Patrik Inderbitzin, Richard M. Bostock, Florent P. Trouillas, and Themis J. Michailides. A six locus phylogeny reveals high species diversity in Botryosphaeriaceae from California almond. Mycologia 102 (6), 1350-1368

178. 2010       Juan Moral, Concepción Muñoz-Díez, Nazaret González, Antonio Trapero, and Themis J. Michailides. Characterization and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae species collected from olive and other hosts in Spain and California. Phytopathology 100 (12), 1340-1351

BOOK CHAPTERS, REVIEWS, SYMPOSIA

1.         1985     Rice, R. E., T. J. Michailides, R. A. Jones, and J. M. Ogawa.  The 1985 progress report.  IN: 2nd Annual Pistachio Research Symposium.  California Pistachio Industry, Bakersfield, California, Nov. 15, 1985, 7 pp.

2.         1985     Michailides, T. J., J. M. Ogawa, and H. R. Teranishi.  Botrytis blossom and shoot blight of pistachios.  IN: 2nd Annual Pistachio Research Symposium.  California Pistachio Industry, Bakersfield, California, Nov. 15, 1985, 1 pp.

3.         1985     Michailides, T. J., J. M. Ogawa, and B. Olson.  Etiology, epidemiology, and control of Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight in pistachios.  IN:  2nd Annual Pistachio Research Symposium.  California Pistachio Industry, Bakersfield, California, Nov. 15, 1985, 3 pp.

4.         1987     Michailides, T. J.  Postharvest diseases of pears (Asian and red pears) (in Spanish).  pp.. 111-113 IN: Cultivo de Peras Rojas y Asiaticas.  University of Chile, Santiago.  Publ. Misc. Agric. No. 17, April 24-27, 1987.

5.         1987     Michailides, T. J.  Diseases of persimmons and loquats.  (Enfermedades de kakis y nisperos.)  pp. 33-37 and 75-77 IN: Frutales no Traditionales.  University of Chile, Santiago.  Publ. Misc. No. 20, May 5-6, 1987. 

6.         1987     Michailides, T. J.  Diseases of currants and gooseberries.  (Enfermedades de crosellas y zarzaparrillas.)  pp. 108-114 IN: Frutales no Traditionales.  University of Chile, Santiago.  Publ. Misc. No. 20, May 5-6, 1987.

7.         1988     Ogawa, J. M., B. T. Manji, J. E. Adaskaveg, and T. J. Michailides.  Population dynamics of benzimidazole-resistant Monilinia species on stone fruit trees in California.  pp. 36-39 IN: Delp, C. J., ed.  Fungicide Resistance in North America.  APS Press.

8.         1990     Ferguson, L. T. J. Michailides, and H. H. Shorey.  The California Fig Industry.  pp. 409-490 IN:  J. Janick, ed.  Horticultural Reviews, vol. 12.  Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.

9.         1990     Michailides, T. J.  Diagnosis, epidemiology, and control of foliar and fruit fungal diseases of pistachio.  IN: Fruit and Foliar Diseases. Pistachio Production: A Pomology Short Course. University of California. Visalia, California, Oct. 29 - Nov. 2, 1990, 36 pp.

10.        1990     Michailides, T. J., and L. Epstein.  Utilization of surfactants for control of shot hole on almond.  pp. 58-59 IN:  Proceedings of 18th Annual Almond Research Conference, Fresno, California, Dec 4, 1990.

11.        1990     Teviotdale, B. L., and T. J. Michailides.  a) Relationship of irrigation cut-off date to occurrence of hull rot, b) Etiology of Ceratocystis limb canker, c) Bloom disease control and survey of microflora inhabiting almond flowers, and d) Effect of shot hole infection on almond fruit.  pp. 56-57 IN: Proceedings of 18th Annual Almond Research Conference, Fresno, California.

12.        1990     Michailides, T. J., N. F. Sommer, and P. J. Cotty.  Genetic variation in the resistance of various cultivars of pistachio, almond, walnut, and pecan to Aspergillus flavus/parasiticus and determination of environmental and ecological factors necessary for stable and efficient preharvest aflatoxin suppression.  IN:  Proceedings from the ARS Aflatoxin Conference, Oct 17-18, 1990. St. Louis, Missouri, 1 pp.

13.        1991     Michailides, T. J., and S. R. Johnson. Effects of nitrogen fertilization on brown rot susceptibility in stone fruits.  pp. 58 IN: Sustainable Agriculture in the Sierra Foothills. University of California Sustainable Agric. Research & Education Program. Placerville, California, March 13, 1991.

14.        1991     Michailides, T. J. New approaches to Botrytis control. California Kiwifruit Day, University of California Cooperative Extension, Yuba City, California, May 14, 1991, 1 p.

15.        1991     Michailides, T. J., M. A. Doster, and N. F. Sommer.  Ecology, epidemiology, and biocontrol of Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus in pistachio orchards in California.  In:  Proceedings from the ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, Oct 21-22, 1991.  Atlanta, GA.  1 p.

16.        1991     Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides.  Evaluation of microorganisms from pistachio orchards for antagonism to Aspergillus flavus/parasiticus.  IN:  Proceedings from the ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, Oct 21-22, 1991.  Atlanta, GA,1 p.

17.        1991     Sommer, N. F., and T. J. Michailides.  Resistance and biological control of aflatoxigenic fungi in the almond, pecan, pistachio, and walnut.  IN:  Proceedings from the ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop,  Oct 21-22, 1991.  Atlanta, GA, 1 p.

18.        1991     Epstein, L., and T. J. Michailides.  Utilization of surfactants for control of shot hole on almond.  Pp. 59-60.  In:  Proceedings of 19th Annual Almond Research Conference, Sacramento, California, Dec 3, 1991.

19.        1991     Teviotdale, B. L., and T. J. Michailides.  Four projects on fungal diseases.  pg. 58.  IN:  Proceedings of 19th Annual Almond Research Conference, Sacramento, California, Dec 3, 1992.

20.        1992     Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides.  Evaluation of characteristics of pistachio nuts for use in aflatoxin elimination.  IN: Proceedings from the  ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, Fresno, California, November 1-3, p. 2.

21.        1992     Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides.  Ecology and biological control of aflatoxigenic fungi in tree nut orchards in California.  IN: Proceedings from the ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, Fresno, California, November 1-3, p. 38.

22.        1992     Coulibaly, S., G. McGrananhan, T. Wilkins, A. Dandekar, and T. J. Michailides.  Progress in insertion and screening of chitin-binding genes in walnut.  IN: Proceedings from ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, Fresno, California, November 1-3, p. 61. 

23.        1993     Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides. Aflatoxin control in pistachio, fig and walnut: Ecology, agronomic practices and characterization of contaminated nuts/fruits.  Pages 2-3 IN:  Proceedings from the VI ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 25-26.

24.        1993     Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides. Characteristics of pistachio nuts with Aspergillus flavus/parasiticus and aflatoxins.  Page 62 IN:  Proceedings from the VI ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 25-26. 

25.        1993     Coulibaly, S. T. Wilkins, S. Rodriguez, N. Mahonney, A. Dandekar, T. Michailides, and G. McGranahan. Insertion of chitin-binding genes in walnut and bioassays with Aspergillus flavus.  Page 49 IN: Proceedings from the VI ARS Elimination Workshop, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 25-26.

26.        1993     Michailides, T. J., and B. A. Holtz. Interaction between pest pressure and nutrition in fruit trees. Page 16 IN: Proceedings of 2nd Annu. Fertilizer Research and Education Program Conference, Davis, California, December 9.

27.        1994     Michailides, T.J.  To what degree can optimum crop production and handling practices eliminate aflatoxin?  IN: Proceedings of 7th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 24-25, St. Louis, Missouri.  p. 77-79.

28.        1994     Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides.  Aflatoxin elimination in pistachio, fig, and walnut: separation of contaminated nuts and figs, ecological relationships, and agronomic practices.  IN: Proceedings from the ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 24-25, 1994.  St. Louis, MO, 1 p.

29.        1994     Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides.  The relationship of the date for hull split to contamination of pistachio nuts by Aspergillus species.  IN: Proceedings from the ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 24-25, 1994.  St. Louis, MO, 1 p.

30.        1994     Doster, M. A., T. J. Michailides, and D. P. Morgan.  Aspergillus molds and aflatoxins in figs.  IN: Proceedings from the ARS Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 24-25, 1994.  St. Louis, MO, 1 p.

31.        1995     Doster, M.A., T.J. Michailides, and D.P. Morgan.  Aflatoxin control in pistachio, walnut, and figs:  Identification and separation of contaminated nuts and figs, ecological relationships, and agronomic practices.  IN: Proceedings of 8th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 24-25.  Atlanta, Georgia.  p. 63-64.

32.        1995     Doster, M.A., and T.J. Michailides.  Factors involved in the development of Aspergillus spp. and other molds in kernels of walnuts.  IN: Proceedings of 8th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, october 24-25.  Atlanta, Georgia.  p. 65.

33.        1995     Michailides, T.J.  Altering agronomic practices to improve management of aflatoxin contamination.  IN: Proceedings of the 8th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 24-25.  Atlanta, Georgia.  p. 57-62.

34.        1995     Michailides, T.J., D.P. Morgan, M.A. Doster.  Foliar and fruit fungal diseases.  IN: Pest and Disease Management, Pistachio Production 1995.  Manual of Pistachio Short Course, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, California.  p. 148-160.

35.        1996     Michailides, T.J.  Nitrogen fertilization affects susceptibility of nectarine fruits

                        to brown rot.  IN: Proceedings of California Plant and Soil Conference,

                        American Society of Agronomy & California Fertilizer Association, January 17-

18.      Modesto, California.  p. 108-113.

36.        1996     Doster, M. A., T. J. Michailides, D. P. Morgan, and D. P. Goldhamer. Cultural practices that reduce aflatoxin contamination and characteristics for removal of contaminated figs and pistachio nuts. IN: Proceedings of the 8th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 28-29.  Fresno, California, p. 46-47.

37.        1996     Michailides, T. J.  Integration of crop management techniques with other promising strategies to control aflatoxin. Panel Discussion Summary. IN: Proceedings of the 8th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 28-29.  Fresno, California, p. 43-45.

38.        1997     Doster, M. A., T. J. Michailides, D. P. Morgan, and D. P. Goldhamer. Grower practices that reduce aflatoxin contamination of pistachios and figs. IN: Proceedings of the 9th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 26-28.  Memphis, Tennessee, p. 5-6.

39.        1997     Michailides, T. J. Fig diseases. IN: Advanced Course of Fig production. Ege University, June 16-28, Izmir, Turkey, pp. 1-34.

40.        1998     Doster, M.A., T. J. Michailides, and T. C. Pearson.  Aflatoxin control in pistachios. Pages 92-93, IN: Proceedings of the 10th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 25-27, 1998.  St. Louis, MO.

41.        1998     Doster, M.A., T. J. Michailides, D. Goldhamer, J. Doyle, and D. Morgan. Aflatoxin control in figs. Page 95, IN: Proceedings of the 10th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 25-27, 1998.  St. Louis, MO.

42.        1999     Doster, M.A., T. J. Michailides, R. Beede, and W. Bentley.  Aflatoxin control in pistachios:  Reduction of early hull splitting, decreasing navel orangeworm infestation, and identifying contaminated nuts.  IN: Proceedings of the 11th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 21-23, 1999.  Atlanta, GA. 2 pp.

43.        1999     Doster, M. A., T. J. Michailides, D. Goldhamer, J. Doyle, D. Morgan, and D. Felts.   Aflatoxin control in figs:  Cultural practices and ecological relationships. IN: Proceedings of the 11th Annual Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 21-23, 1999.  Atlanta, GA. 1 p.

44.        1999     Michailides, T. J., B. L. Teviotdale, and G. Weinberger.  Botryosphaeria Blight of Pistachio Identification and Control Manual.  California Pistachio Commission, January 1999. 53 pp.

45.        2000     Doster, M. A., T. J. Michailides, R. Beede, B. Holtz, and W. Bentley. Aflatoxin control in pistachios: Agronomic practices and biocontrol. Pages 60-61 IN: Proceedigns of 13th Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop. Yosemite, CA,

46.        2000     Doster, M. A., T. J. Michailides, D. Goldhamer, J. Doyle, D. P. Morgan, and D. Felts. Aflatoxin control in figs: Agronomic practices, ecological relationships, and biocontrol. Pages 62-63 IN: Proceedigns of 13th Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop. Yosemite, CA.

47.        2000     Michailides, T. J., D. P. Morgan, D. Felts, and B. Peacock. Infection of California table grapes and detection and significance of symptomless latent infection by Botrytis cinerea. XIIth International Botrytis Symposium, July 3-7, Reims, France. P. 48.

48.        2000     Michailides, T. J. Foliar and Fruit Fungal Diseases. Pest and Disease Management Section, Pistachio Production 2000 Short Course. University of California, Davis, Department of Pomology, and Cooperative Extension. 15 pp.

49.        2001     Michailides, T. J. Monitoring of Botrytis cinerea, and prediction and control of Botrytis gray mold in Grapes. Horticulture, Fruit, and Flower (HFF) Middle East 2001 Conference proceedings, February 23-24, Cairo, Egypt. 12 pp.

50.        2001     Doster, M., T. Michailides, P. Cotty, B. Holtz, W. Bentley, D. Morgan, and L. Boeckler. Aflatoxin control in pistachios: Removal of contaminated nuts, ecological relationships, and biocontrol. Proceedings of 14th Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 24-26, 2001, Phoenix, AZ. p.1.

51.        2001     Doster, M., T. Michailides, J. Doyle, P. Cotty, D. Morgan, and L. Boeckler. Aflatoxin control in figs: Development of resistant cultivars, identification of contaminated fruit, and biocontrol. Proceedings of 14th Aflatoxin Elimination Workshop, October 24-26, 2001, Phoenix, AZ. p.1.            

52.        2003     Michailides, T. J. Diseases of Fig. Chapter 11, pages 253-273 in: Diseases of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops. R. Ploetz, ed., CAB International, Florida.  

53.        2003     Ploetz, R. C., T.-K. Lim, J. A. Menge, K. G. Rohrbach, and T. J. Michailides. Common Pathogens of Tropical Fruit Crops. Chapter 1, pages 1-19 in: Diseases of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops. R. Ploetz, ed., CAB International, Florida.

NON-REFEREED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

1.         1991     Michailides, T. J., and R. S. Johnson. Effects of nitrogen fertilization on brown rot susceptibility in stone fruits. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(1):6-7.

2.         1992     Michailides, T. J., and D. P. Morgan. Prediction of wind scab in prune orchards and predisposition of French prune fruits to postharvest fungal decay by russet scab and wind scab. Plant Protection Quarterly 2:4-9.

3.         1992     Daane, K. M. R. S. Johnson, J. W Dlott, G. Y. Yokota, and T. J. Michailides.  Effects of nitrogen fertilization in stone fruits on insect pests and fruit size and quality.  Plant Protection Quarterly 2(3):1-5.

4.         1994     Michailides, T.J., D.P. Morgan, E. Mitcham, and C.H. Crisosto.  Occurrence of moldy core and core rot of Fuji apple in California.  Plant Protection Quarterly 4(1):5-7.

5.         1994    Michailides, T.J., B.A. Holtz, D.P. Morgan, and R. Kölliker.  Control of stone fruit postharvest diseases.  3rd Postharvest Stone Fruit Quality Day.  5 April.  5 pp.

6.         1995     Michailides, T.J.  The “Achilles heel” of French prune.  California Prune News Research Report 96:1-3.

7.         1995     Michailides, T.J., B.A. Holtz, and D.P. Morgan.  Orchard sanitation to reduce fruit decay.  Perish. Handl. Newslet. 82:5-7.

8.         1996     Adaskaveg, J.E., and T.J. Michailides.  Cancellation of postharvest use of Rovral 50WP on stone fruit crops and other label changes of the fungicide.  Centr. Vall. Postharv. Newslet. 5(1):9-10)

9.         1996     Michailides, T.  Cultural and chemical controls of preharvest and postharvest brown rot of peaches, nectarines, and plums, and Mucor rot of late varieties of nectarines and plums.  Centr. Vall. Postharv. Newslet. 5(1):18-19.

10.        1996     Michailides, T.J., and D.P. Morgan.  Snail damage increases gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea in kiwifruit.  Kearney Ag. Center, Plant Prot. Quart. 6(1):5-11.

11.        1996     Michailides, T.J., and J.E. Adaskaveg.  Control of postharvest brown rot of stone fruit.  Centr. Vall. Postharv. Newslet. 5(2):6-8.

12.        1996     Smilanick, J.L., S. Hoskinson, and T.J. Michailides.  Evaluation of postharvest fungicides for control of brown rot and Rhizopus rot.  Centr. Vall. Postharv. Newslet. 5(1):13.

13.        1996. Smilanick, J.L., S. Hoskinson, and T.J. Michailides.  Evaluation of postharvest fungicides for control of brown and Rhizopus rots. Fungic. & Nematoc. Tests 51:50.

14.        1996     Michailides, T. J., and D. P. Morgan.  Spread of Botryosphaeria dothidea in pistachio orchards of the Central Valley. Kearney Plant Protection Group, Plant Prot. Quart. 6(4):4-9.

15.        1997     Hong, C. X., T. J. Michailides, B. A. Holtz, and D. P. Morgan.  Thinned fruit: Significant substrate of secondary inoculum for brown rot in California nectarine orchards. Kearney Plant Protection Group, Plant Prot. Quart. 7(1):8-10.

16.        1997     Guo, L., and T. J. Michailides.  Populations of Mucor piriformis in soils of apple orchards and management practices to control Mucor rot. Kearney Plant Protection Group, Plant Prot. Quart. 7(2):1-5.

17.        1997     Doster, M. A., and T. J. Michailides.  Susceptibility of maturing Calimyrna figs to decay by aflatoxin-producing fungi in California. First International Symposium on Fig, June 24-28, Izmir, Turkey. Acta Hortuculturae 480:187-191.

18.        1997     Goldhamer, D. A., T. J. Michailides, and D. P. Morgan.  Buried drip irrigation reduces Alternaria late blight in pistachio.  Proceedings of the Second Interl. Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops. Acta Horticulturae 449(1):335-340.

19.        1998     Michailides, T. J., D. P. Morgan, and D. Felts.  Spread of Botryosphaeria dothidea in central California pistachio orchards.  Second International Symposium on Pistachios and Almonds, 24-29 August, 1997, Davis, California. Acta Horticulturae 470:582-591.

20.        1998     Michailides, T. J., and D. P. Morgan.  Spread of endosepsis disease caused by Fusarium moniliforme in Calimyrna fig orchards in California. IN: First International Symposium on Fig, June 24-28, 1997, Izmir, Turkey. Acta Hortuculturae 480:179-185.

21.        1998     Crisosto, C.H., X. Seguel, and T. Michailides.  Comparing pulsated ultraviolet light and postharvest fungicide for peach  fruit decay control. Acta Hort. 465:471-479.

22.        1999     Peacock, W., T. J. Michailides, and P. Christensen.  Aspergillus vine canker. Kearney Plant Protection Group, Plant Prot. Quart. 9(2):2. (New California Pests Note.)

23.        1999   Evans, N., T. J. Michailides, D. P. Morgan, and D. Felts.  Studies on sources of inoculum of Alternaria late blight of pistachio. Kearney Plant Protection Group, Plant Prot. Quart. 9(2):4-7.

24.        1999     Crisosto, C., T. J. Michailides, and J. Adaskaveg.  Comparing pulsed ultraviolet light and postharvest fungicide for peach fruit decay control.  Perish. Handling Quart. 99:7-9.

25.        1999     Michailides, T. J., D. P. Morgan, and D. Felts.  Disease monitoring and prediction of Botryosphaeria in California. Kearney Plant Protection Group, Plant Prot. Quart. 9(1):1-2.

26.        2000     Steffan, S. A., K. M. Daane, G. Y. Yokota, T. J. Michailides, and B. A. Holtz. Hemipteran pests of pistachio and their relationship with Botryosphaeria dothidea. Kearney Plant Protection Group, UC Plant Prot. Quart. 10(1):3-7.

27.        2001     Michailides, T. J., D. P. Morgan, and D. Felts. Collection and characterization of Botryosphaeria dothidea from various hosts and pathogenicity studies on pistachio. UC Plant Prot. Quart. 11(1):3-8.

28.        2001     Holtz, B., S. Sibbett, C. Kallsen, L. Hendricks, B. Beede, T. Michailides, B. Teviotdale, and L. Ferguson. Evaluation of pruning and fungicide sprays to control Botryosphaeria blight of Pistacia vera. Acta Horticulturae (in press).

29.      2001       Chen, W-Q., and T. J. Michailides. Biological control of Botryosphaeria blight of pistachio by an antagonistic strain of Bacillus subtilis. UC Plant Prot. Quart. 11(4):4-7.

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