EDUCATION

Ph.D., Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, September 2001. Dissertation: Epidemiology and control of rose downy mildew in a bare-root production system. Advisor: R. Michael Davis.

M.S., Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, March 1998. Thesis: Occurrence and pathogenicity of fungi associated with melon vine decline in California. Advisors: R. Michael Davis and Thomas R. Gordon.

B.S. (with highest honors), Plant Science, University of California, Davis, June 1995.

Publications

Aegerter, B. J., and Gordon, T. R. 2006. Rates of pitch canker induced seedling mortality among Pinus radiata families varying in levels of genetic resistance to Gibberella circinata (anamorph Fusarium circinatum). Forest Ecology and Management 235:14-17.

Gordon, T. R., Kirkpatrick, S. C., Aegerter, B. J., Wood, D. L., and Storer, A. J. 2006. Susceptibility of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) to pitch canker, caused by Gibberella circinata (anamorph = Fusarium circinatum). Plant Pathology (Oxford) 55:231-237.

Hu, G., deHart, A. K. A., Li, Y., Ustach, C., Handley, V., Navarre, R., Hwang, C.-F., Aegerter, B. J., Williamson, V. M., and Baker, B. 2005. EDS1 in tomato is required for resistance mediated by TIR-class R genes and the receptor-like R gene Ve. Plant Journal 42:376-391.

Vogler, D. R., Gordon, T. R., Aegerter, B. J., Kirkpatrick, S. C., Lunak, G. A., Stover, P., and Violett, P. 2004. First report of the pitch canker fungus (Fusarium circinatum) in the Sierra Nevada of California. Plant Disease 88:772.

Gordon, T. R., Aegerter, B. J., and Friel, C. J. 2004. Stem Canker Diseases. In: Encyclopedia of Forest Science, J. Burley, J. Evans and J. A. Youngquist, eds. Elsevier/Academic Press, St. Louis.

Koike, S. T., Gordon, T. R., and Aegerter, B. J. 2003. Root and basal rot of leek caused by Fusarium culmorum in California. Plant Disease 87:601.

Aegerter, B. J., Nunez, J. J., and Davis, R. M. 2003. Environmental factors affecting rose downy mildew and development of a forecasting model for a nursery production system. Plant Disease 87:732-738.

Gordon, T. R., and Aegerter, B. J. 2003 Fusarium circinatum datasheet. In: Crop Protection Compendium Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International, Wallingford, UK.

Aegerter, B. J., Gordon, T. R., Storer, A. J., and Wood, D. L. 2003. Pitch Canker: A Technical Review. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Oakland.

Aegerter, B. J., Greathead, A. S., Pierce, L. E., and Davis, R. M. 2002. Mefenoxam-resistant isolates of Pythium irregulare in an ornamental greenhouse in California. Plant Disease 86:692.

Aegerter, B. J., Nunez, J. J., and Davis, R. M. 2002. Detection and management of downy mildew in rose rootstock. Plant Disease 86:1363-1368.

Aegerter, B. J. 2002 Sections on Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew, Brown Spot of Celery, and Phoma Crown and Root Rot. In: Compendium of Umbelliferous Crop Diseases, R. M. Davis and R. N. Raid, eds. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul.

Aegerter, B. J., Gordon, T. R., and Davis, R. M. 2000. Occurrence and pathogenicity of fungi associated with melon root rot and vine decline in California. Plant Disease 84:224-230.

Aegerter, B. J., and Davis, R. M. 1998. First report of Pythium polymastum on broccoli and cauliflower in California. Plant Disease 82:1282.

Davis, R. M., Miyao, E. M., Mullen, R. J., Valencia, J., May, D. M., and Gwynne, B. J. 1997. Benefits of applications of chlorothalonil for the control of black mold of tomato. Plant Disease 81:601-603.

Gwynne, B. J., Gordon, T. T., and Davis, R. M. 1997. A new race of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis causing fusarium wilt of muskmelon in the central valley of California. Plant Disease 81:1095.

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