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Fuchs, Marc F.
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- Associate Professor, Plant Pathology at Geneva
Fuchs received his Master’s and PhD degrees from Université Louis Pasteur in France. He has worked on viruses of fruit crops and vegetables over the past 30 years, developing detection techniques, understanding spread, and investigating management strategies.
Research Areas
- agricultural biotechnology
- biodiversity
- biotechnology
- disease control
- fruit and vegetable production
- international agriculture
- molecular biology
- new life sciences
- pest management
- plant pathology
- risk analysis and assessment
- transgenic plants
- vegetables
- viticulture
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Research
research overview
- My program emphasizes translational research on virus diseases of vegetable and fruit crops. Primary goals are to determine the genetic variability of virus populations to advance our understanding of virus spread, and to study interactions between viruses, vectors, and plant hosts with the aims of developing robust detection methodologies, and implementing innovative approaches for crop improvement.
research activities
- Managing grapevine viral diseases
- Develop effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly strategies to control viruses of vegetable and fruit crops based on advanced knowledge of virus-host interactions and virus-vector relationships
- Development of snap beans resistant to aphid-transmitted viruses
- Leafroll virus survey motivates growers to clean up vineyards
- Managing grapevine diseases
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- CLEAN STOCK PILOT AND GREEN CERTIFICATION awarded by NYS DEPT OF AG & MARKETS 2007 - 2012
- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENT (CRA) awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRONOMIC RESEARCH 2010 - 2014
- DEVELOPING A REGIONAL IMPORTATION, INDEXING AND CLEAN PROGRAM TO SERVE THE NURSERIES AND GRAPE AND WINE INDUSTRIES IN THE EASTERN US REGION awarded by ANIMAL/PLANT HLTH INSPEC SERV USDA 2011 - 2012
- IDENTIFYING A SILENCING SUPPRESSOR IN GRAPEVINE FANLEAF VIRUS (GFLV) TO CREATE MULTI-PURPOSE VIRAL VECTORS FOR FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS OF GRAPEVINE awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE-USDA 2012 - 2014
- INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF LEAFROLL DISEASE IN VINEYARDS awarded by AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERV, USDA 2010 - 2013
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- Biotechnology
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Management
- Plant Virology
geographic focus
submitted impact statement
- The development of effective and environmentally friendly strategies to control viruses of vegetable and fruit crops
- Develop effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly strategies to control viruses of vegetable and fruit crops
- Develop effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly strategies to control viruses of vegetable and fruit crops
- Develop effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly strategies to control viruses of vegetable and fruit crops based on advanced knowledge of virus-host interactions and virus-vector relationships.
Publications
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academic article
- Abundance of weed hosts as sources of onion and potato viruses in western New York.. Crop Protection. 37:91-96. 2012
- Complete Genome Sequence of a New Circular DNA Virus from Grapevine. Journal of Virology. 86:7715. 2012
- Economic Impact of Grapevine Leafroll Disease on Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet franc in Finger Lakes Vineyards of New York.. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 63:73-79. 2012
- Enhanced micropropagation and establishment of grapevine rootstock genotypes.. International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology. 6:9-14. 2012
- First detection of Iris Yellow Spot Virus infecting onion in Pennsylvania. Plant Disease. 96:1229. 2012
- Genomic analysis of Grapevine leafroll associated virus-5 and related viruses.. Virus Research. 163:19-27. 2012
- Macroarray detection of grapevine leafroll-associated viruses.. Journal of Virological Methods. 183:161-169. 2012
- Resistance to onion thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in onion cultivars does not prevent infection by Iris yellow spot virus following vector-mediated transmission.. Florida Entomologist. 95:156-161. 2012
- Taxonomic revision of the family Closteroviridae with special reference to the grapevine leafroll-associated member of the genus Ampelovirus and the putative species unassigned to the family. . Journal of Plant Pathology. 94:7-19. 2012
- Characterization of the partial RNA1 and RNA2 3’ untranslated region of Tomato ringspot virus isolates from North America. . Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 33:94-99. 2011
- Fruit yield of virus-resistant transgenic summer squash in simulated commercial plantings under conditions of high disease pressure. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry. 3:46-52. 2011
- Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 occurs as genetically diverse populations. Phytopathology. 101:1446-1456. 2011
- Identifying sources of Iris yellow spot virus and their potential role in the onion-IYSV pathosystem. Plant Disease. 95:735-743. 2011
- Onion thrips (Thysanoptera Thripidae): A global pest of increasing concern in onion. Journal of Economic Entomology. 104:1-13. 2011
- Phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of Papaya ringspot virus. Virus Research. 159:132-140. 2011
- Tolerance and resistance to viruses and their vectors in Vitis sp.: A virologist’s perspective of the literature. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 62:438-451. 2011
- Weed hosts for onion thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and their potential role in the epidemiology of Iris yellow spot virus in an onion ecosystem. Environmental Entomology. 40:194-203. 2011
- A stretch of 11 amino acids in the ßB-ßC loop of the coat protein of Grapevine fanleaf virus is essential for transmission by the nematode Xiphinema index. Journal of Virology. 84:7924-7933. 2010
- Competency of seven single-female Xiphinema index lines for Grapevine fanleaf virus. Phytopathology. 100:384-389. 2010
- Evaluation of onion cultivars for resistance to onion thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Iris yellow spot virus.. Journal of Economic Entomology. 103:925-937. 2010
- Genetic structure and molecular variability of Grapevine fanleaf virus populations. Virus Research. 152:30-40. 2010
- Temporal dynamics of Iris Yellow Spot Virus and its vector, onion thrips Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), in direct-seeded and transplanted onion fields. Environmental Entomology. 39:266-277. 2010
- The coat protein determines the specificity of virus transmission by Xiphinema diversicaudatum. Journal of Plant Pathology. 92:275-279. 2010
- Tomato ringspot virus and Tobacco ringspot virus in Highbush Blueberry in New York State . Journal of Plant Pathology. 92:451-459. 2010
- Diversity of Ampeloviruses in mealybug and soft scale vectors and in grapevine hosts from leafroll-affected vineyards. Phytopathology. 99:1177-1184. 2009
- Genetic Diversity of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus Isolates Within a Cherry Orchard in New York. Plant Disease. 93:599-606. 2009
- Genetic structure and variability of virus populations in cross-protected grapevines superinfected by Grapevine fanleaf virus. Virus Research. 144:154-162. 2009
- Population structure and genetic variability within Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in naturally infected California vineyards. Phytopathology. 99. 2009
- Survey for the three major leafroll disease-associated viruses in Finger Lakes vineyards in New York. Plant Disease. 93:395-401. 2009
- Cross-protection as control strategy against Grapevine fanleaf virus in naturally infected vineyards. Plant Disease. 92:1689-1694. 2008
- First Report of Iris yellow spot virus on Onion in Canada. Plant Disease. 92:318. 2008
- Genetic variability within Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in a naturally infected California vineyard. Phytopathology. 98. 2008
- Les plantes transgéniques et la lutte contre les virus phytopathogènes: état de l’art et perspectives. Virologie. 12:27-37. 2008
- Multiple interspecies recombination events within RNA2 of Grapevine fanleaf virus and Arabis mosaic virus. Archives of Virology. 153:1771-1776. 2008
- Beneficial effect of selective virus elimination on the performance of Vitis vinifera cv. Chardonnay. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 58:202-210. 2007
- Genetic variability within RNA2 of Grapevine fanleaf virus. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 117:307-312. 2007
- Safety assessment of transgenic plums and grapevines expressing viral coat protein genes: New insights into real environmental impact of perennial plants engineered for virus resistance. Journal of Plant Pathology. 89:5-12. 2007
- Safety of virus-resistant transgenic plants two decades after their introduction: Lessons from realistic field risk assessment studies. Annual Review of Phytopathology. 45:173-202. 2007
- Comparative spatial spread overtime of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) and Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) in fields of transgenic squash expressing the coat protein genes of ZYMV and WMV, and in fields of nontransgenic squash. Transgenic Research. 15:527-541. 2006
- Transgenic grapevine rootstock clones expressing the coat protein or movement protein genes of Grapevine fanleaf virus: Characterization and reaction to virus infection upon protoplast infection. Plant Science. 170:739-747. 2006
- Characterization of a naturally occurring recombinant isolate of Grapevine fanleaf virus. Archives of Virology. 150:2241-2255. 2005
- Specificity of virus transmission by vectors. Journal of Plant Pathology. 87:153-165. 2005
- Survival of Xiphinema index in vineyard soil and retention of Grapevine fanleaf virus over extended time in the absence of host plants. Phytopathology. 95:1151-1156. 2005
- Comparative fitness of a free-living squash species and free-living x virus-resistant transgenic squash hybrids. Environmental Biosafety Research. 3:17-28. 2004
- Field safety assessment of recombination in transgenic grapevines expressing the coat protein gene of Grapevine fanleaf virus. Transgenic Research. 13:165-179. 2004
- Grapevine fanleaf virus: Still a major threat to the grapevine industry. Journal of Plant Pathology. 86:183-195. 2004
- Movement of coat protein genes from a virus-resistant transgenic squash into a free-living relative. Environmental Biosafety Research. 3:5-16. 2004
- Population structure and genetic diversity within Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates from a naturally infected vineyard: Evidence for mixed infection and recombination. Journal of General Virology. 85:2435-2445. 2004
- Sensitive and reliable detection of Grapevine fanleaf virus in a single Xiphinema index nematode vector. Journal of Virological Methods. 122:79-86. 2004
- The specific transmission of Grapevine fanleaf virus by its nematode vector Xiphinema index is solely determined by the viral coat protein. Virology. 320:12-22. 2004
- Different approaches to inoculate grapevines with Grapevine fanleaf virus: Lessons and perspectives. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 54:279-285. 2003
- Size and sequence variability of the Arabis mosaic virus protein 2A. Archives of Virology. 147:1643-1653. 2002
- Involvement of RNA2-encoded proteins in the specific transmission of Grapevine fanleaf virus by its nematode vector Xiphinema index. Virology. 291:161-171. 2001
- Resistance to squash mosaic comovirus in transgenic squash plants expressing its coat protein genes. Molecular Breeding. 6:87-93. 2000
- Epidemiology of an aphid nontransmissible potyvirus in fields of nontransgenic and coat protein transgenic squash. Transgenic Research. 99:429-439. 1999
- Comparative virus resistance and fruit yield of transgenic squash with single and multiple coat protein genes. Plant Disease. 82:1350-1356. 1998
- Transgenic melon and squash expressing coat protein genes of aphid-borne viruses do not assist the spread of an aphid non-transmissible strain of cucumber mosaic virus in the field. Transgenic Research. 7:449-462. 1998
- Cantaloupe line CZW-30 containing the coat protein genes of cucumber mosaic virus, watermelon mosaic virus-2, and zucchini yellow mosaic virus is resistant to these three viruses in the field. Molecular Breeding. 3:279-290. 1997
- Evaluation of transgenic tomato plants expressing the coat protein gene of cucumber mosaic virus strain WL under field conditions. Plant Disease. 80:270-275. 1996
- Sense and anti-sense coat protein gene constructs of tomato ringspot virus confer resistance in Nicotiana sp. Phytopathology. 86:417-424. 1996
- Resistance of transgenic squash Pavo ZW-20 expressing the coat protein genes of zucchini yellow mosaic virus and watermelon mosaic virus 2 to mixed infections by both potyviruses. Nature Biotechnology. 13:1466-1473. 1995
- Development of transgenic tomato expressing a high level of resistance to cucumber mosaic virus strains of subgroup I and II. Plant Disease. 78:1038-1041. 1994
- Transfer of the cucumber mosaic virus white leaf strain coat protein gene into Cucumis melo by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and microprojectiles and evaluation of plants for protection against CMV infections. Journal of American Society of Horticultural Science. 119:345-355. 1994
- Transgenic plums (Prunus domestica L.) express the plum pox virus coat protein gene. Plant Cell Reports. 14:18-22. 1994
- Selection of mild virus strains of fanleaf degeneration by comparative field performance of infected grapevines. VITIS. 32:103-110. 1993
- Immunodetection of grapevine fanleaf virus satellite-encoded protein in infected Chenopodium quinoa. Journal of General Virology. 73:3033-3038. 1992
- Replication of grapevine fanleaf virus satellite RNA transcripts in Chenopodium quinoa protoplasts. Journal of General Virology. 73:2517-2523. 1992
- Characterization and detection of grapevine fanleaf virus using cDNA probes. Phytopathology. 81:559-565. 1991
- Complete nucleotide sequence and genetic organisation of grapevine fanleaf nepovirus RNA 1. Journal of General Virology. 72:2357-2365. 1991
- RNA 2 of grapevine fanleaf virus: sequence analysis and coat protein cistron location. Journal of General Virology. 71:1433-1441. 1990
- Simultaneous detection of several nepoviruses infecting grapevine in a single DAS-ELISA test using mixed antibodies. Journal of Phytopathology. 131:89-100. 1990
- Cross protection between arabis mosaic virus and grapevine fanleaf virus in Chenopodium quinoa. Annals of Applied Biology. 114:45-60. 1989
- Some properties of an undescribed virus from cassava: cassava american latent virus. Annals of Applied Biology. 115:279-289. 1989
- The nucleotide sequence of satellite RNA in grapevine fanleaf virus strain F13. Journal of General Virology. 70:955-962. 1989
- A satellite RNA in grapevine fanleaf virus strain F13. Journal of General Virology. 69:233-239. 1988
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article
- Economic impact of grapevine leafroll disease on Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet franc in Finger Lakes Vineyards of New York. 2012
- Emerging blueberry virus concerns for NY: Result from the NY blueberry virus survey efforts. 2012
- Results of a NYS Blueberry IPM Survey. 2010
- Results of a New York Blueberry Survey 2009
- Grapevine Leafroll Virus: An Increasing Problem in the Finger Lakes, US, and the World 2008
- Leafroll virus in Finger Lakes vineyards 2008
- Geostatistical analysis of spatial virus spread overtime provides new insights into the environmental safety of commercial virus-resistant transgenic squash 2007
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booksection
- Plant resistance to viruses: Engineered resistance. Vol. 4. 2008
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chapter
- Transgenic Crops Resistant to Fungal, Bacterial and Viral Pathogens. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. 2012
- Virus diseases of fruit crops. . Agricultural Sciences, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. 2012
- European nepoviruses . Compendium of Grapevine Diseases. 2011
- La résistance aux maladies virales et cryptogamiques. Biotechnologies végétales: Environnement, alimentation, santé. 152-159. 2011
- Tomato ringspot virus. Virus and virus-like diseases of pome and stone fruits. 41-48. 2011
- Virus-resistant transgenic horticultural crops: safety issues and risk assessment. Transgenic Horticultural Crops: Challenges and Opportunities. 263-287. 2011
- Genetically engineered virus-resistant plants in developing countries: current status and future prospects.. Elsevier. 185-218. 2009
- Toward 25 years of Pathogen-Derived Resistance and Practical Approaches to Engineered Virus Resistance in Crops. Natural and Engineered Resistance to Plant Viruses, Advances in Virus Research. 161-183. 2009
- Toward 25 years of pathogen-derived resistance and practical approaches to engineered virus resistance in crops. Elsevier. 161-183. 2009
- Transgenic vegetables and fruits for control of insect and insect-vectored pathogens. Integration of insect-resistant, genetically modified crops within IPM programs.. 249-272. 2008
- Potential for recombination and creation of new viruses in transgenic plants expressing viral genes: Real or perceived risk?. Biotechnology and Plant Disease Management. 416-435. 2007
- Genetic Engineering and Resistance to Viruses. In: Transgenic Plants and Crops. Marcel Dekker, Inc. 217-231. 2002
- Risk Assessment of Gene Flow from a Virus-Resistant Transgenic Squash into a Wild Relative. Methods for Risk Assessment III. Ecological Risks and Prospects of Transgenic Plants. 141-143. 1999
- Genetic Engineering. Environmentally safe approaches to crop disease control. 333-368. 1997
- Risk Assessment of Gene Flow Associated with the Release of Virus-Resistant Transgenic Crop Plants. Virus-Resistant Transgenic Plants: Potential Ecological Impact. 114-120. 1997
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conference paper
- Identification, phylogenetic relationships, and biological properties of large satellite RNAs associated with Grapevine fanleaf virus.. 2012 APS Annual Meeting. 2012
- Multiplex detection of viruses infecting grapevine using a randomly primed, RT-PCR/macroarray platform.. 2012 APS Annual Meeting. 2012
- New threats on the horizon for the fruit tree industry.. 2012 APS Annual Meeting. 2012
- Seasonal Pattern and Dynamics of Virus Acquisition by the Grape Mealybug in a Leafroll-Diseased Vineyard.. Proceedings of the 17th Congress of the International Council for the study of virus and virus-like diseases of grapevines. 188-189. 2012
- Development of a macroarray for the detection of grapevine leafroll-associated viruses in grapevine. Proc. 30th Annual meeting of the American Society for Virology, July 16-20, Minneapolis Minnesota. 2011
- Economic analysis of the financial impacts of grape leafroll virus in the Finger Lakes. 60th Annual Finger Lakes Grape Growers’ Conference, March 5, Waterloo, NY. 2011
- Engineering Grapevine fanleaf virus into a plant expression vector. Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Aug. 6-10. Honolulu, HI. 2011
- Grapevine leafroll incidence, vectors and impact on the Finger Lakes region of New York. Annual Conference of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture, June 20-24, Monterey, CA.. 2011
- Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 occurs as genetically diverse populations in wine grape cultivars. Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Aug. 6-10. Honolulu, HI. 2011
- Managing Grapevine leafroll virus in the Finger Lakes, and the role of virus-tested, clean nursery stock. 60th Annual Finger Lakes Grape Growers’ Conference, March 5, Waterloo, NY. 2011
- Molecular strategies for the control of leafroll disease. Symposium on ‘Grapevine leafroll and vitivirus diseases: A continued and increasing problem for vineyards’, Annual Conference of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture, June 20-24, Monterey, CA. 2011
- NY plum pox update. Hudson Valley Commercial Fruit Growers’ School, Feb. 15, Kingston, NY. 2011
- PPV eradication in New York: 2010 Cornell University laboratory report. US-Canada PPV update conference, Jan. 5-6, Geneva, NY. 2011
- Risk Assessment: Insights into the Safety of Disease-Resistant Transgenic Crops. Symposium on Using Translational Biotechnology to Deploy Disease Resistance Trait in Crop Plants. Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Aug. 6-10. Honolulu, HI. 2011
- Usefulness of a high-throughput transient expression system to test virus-derived genetic constructs for resistance against Grapevine fanleaf virus. Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Aug. 6-10. Honolulu, HI. 2011
- Development of a high throughput and fast system for testing transgenic resistance constructs derived from Grapevine fanleaf virus. APS Annual Meeting, August 7-11, Charleston, SC. 2010
- Managing onion thrips and status of Iris yellow spot virus in New York. Proceedings of the 2010 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo. 113-117. 2010
- Results of a NYS Blueberry IPM Survey. . Proc. Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo, Syracuse, NY. 73-74. 2010
- Results of a New York Blueberry Survey. 2009 Great Lakes Fruit Workers Meeting, Fishkill, NY, Abstracts. 2010
- Leafroll virus updates: 2008 findings, fruit impacts and insect vectors. Proceedings of the 59th Annual Finger Lakes Grape Grower’s Conference, 6 March 2009, Waterloo, NY. 16-18. 2009
- Managing insect pests in grapes: grape berry moth & mealybugs/soft scales. Proceedings of the New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference and Trade Show. 228-229. 2009
- Onion thrips and Iris yellow spot virus in New York. Proceedings of the 2009 Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo. 62-66. 2009
- Results of a NYS Blueberry IPM Survey.. Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo. 73-74. 2009
- Virus diseases of small fruit: Tips for avoiding and assessing presence of viruses in blueberries and raspberries. Proceedings of the 2009 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo, and Becker Forum, Syracuse NY, Feb. 10-12. 169-171. 2009
- Identifying sources of IYSV in New York’s cropping system. Proceedings of the 2008 National Allium Research Conference, Savannah, GA. 67-72. 2008
- Potential sources of IYSV, relationship between IYSV and onion thrips, and thrips control in New York. Proceedings of the 2008 Wisconsin Muck Crops Research Update. 9-12. 2008
- Survey for the three major leafroll disease-associated viruses in finger lakes vineyards in New York. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual National Viticulture Research Conference. 2008
- Impact of virus-resistant transgenic crops: lessons from environmental safety assessment and the first decade of release. Proceedings of the 104th Annual Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 2007
- Leafroll virus survey in the Finger Lakes. Proceedings of the Viticulture 2007. 86-87. 2007
- Plum pox and other significant virus threats to stone fruits in New York. Proceedings of the Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo. 27-29. 2007
- Results of 2006 preliminary survey for IYSV in New York. Proceedings of the Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo. 125-127. 2007
- Virus-resistant transgenic crops: insights into their environmental impact after the first decade of release. Proceedings of the 13th International Congress of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 2007
- Are GMOs a possible solution for virus resistance in snap beans?. Proceedings of the Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo. 77-79. 2006
- Risks to New York and Eastern vineyards from viral diseases: What’s there to worry about and what are the research plans?. Proceedings of the 57th Finger Lakes Grapes Growers Convention. 45. 2006
- Safety assessment of virus-resistant transgenic crops: A 10-year experience across the Atlantic Ocean. Proceedings of the OECD-USAID-ARS Workshop on Virus-resistant transgenic papaya in Hawaii: A case study for technology transfer to lesser developed countries, Hilo, Hawaii, USA. Oct. 21-24. 2003
- Is gene flow a serious environmental safety issue for virus resistant transgenic squash?. The Biosafety Results of Field Tests of Genetically Modified Plants and Microorganisms. 182-185. 2000
- Is gene flow a serious environmental safety issue for virusresistant transgenic squash?. Proc., 5th International Symposium on The Biosafety Results of Field Tests of Genetically Modified Plants and Microorganisms, September 6-10. 1998
- Risk assessment of gene flow from virus-resistant transgenic squash into a wild relative. Proc., Risks and Prospects of Transgenic Plants, where do we go from here?, January 29-31. 1998
- Risk assessment of gene flow associated with the release of virus resistant transgenic crop plants. Proc., OECD Workshop on Potential Ecological Impact of Transgenic Plants Expressing Viral Sequences, April 24-26. 1997
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document part
- Aphid-borne virus infection of beans 2010
- Genetic structure and molecular variability of Grapevine fanleaf virus populations in three California vineyards 2010
- Origin, evaluation and molecular epidemiology of Papaya ringspot virus 2010
- Progress in development of genetically modified snap beans resistant to Cucumber mosaic virus 2010
- What can we do about viruses in vine crops? 2010
- Association of Tomato ringspot virus, Tobacco ringspot virus and Xiphinema americanum with a decline of highbush blueberry in New York 2009
- Characterization of resistance to onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman) and incidence of Iris yellow spot virus in onion cultivars 2009
- Distribution and diversity of leafroll-associated ampeloviruses in viruliferous vectors and grapevine hosts 2009
- Ecology of onion thrips and epidemiology of Iris yellow spot virus: Implications for management in New York onion fields 2009
- Leafroll disease: impact on grapevines and wine quality 2009
- Leafroll virus updates: 2008 findings, fruit impacts and insect vectors 2009
- Onion thrips and Iris yellow spot virus in New York 2009
- Research summary on management of onion insect pests and Iris yellow spot virus 2009
- The specificity of GFLV and ArMV transmission by their respective nematodes: from structure to function 2009
- Transgenic vegetable and fruit crops within IPM programs – the US and global market 2009
- Transgenic vegetables for control of insects and insect-vectored pathogens 2009
- Update on PPV surveys in New York 2009
- Virus diseases of small fruit: Tips for avoiding and assessing presence of viruses in blueberries and raspberries 2009
- Viruses in beans 2009
- Weed hosts for onion thrips and their potential role on epidemiology of iris yellow spot virus in onion fields. 38. 2009
- Weed hosts of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) and their role in Iris yellow spot virus epidemiology in onion 2009
- What is the Clean Plant Network? 2009
- What the national clean plant initiative hopes to accomplish 2009
- Identifying sources of iris yellow spot virus in New York’s onion cropping system. 67-72. 2008
- Identifying weed hosts for onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) and implications for Iris yellow spot virus management in onion 2008
- Domains of the Grapevine fanleaf virus coat protein incolved in transmission spcificity by the nematode vector Xiphinema index. 45-46. 2006
- Effect of virus combinations on the performance of Vitis vinifera var. Chardonnay. 134-135. 2006
- Identification of inter-species recombinants between Grapevine fanleaf virus and Arabis mosaic virus isolates. 47-48. 2006
- Purification and partial characterization of two variants of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4. 246-247. 2006
- Transgenic resistance: advances and prospects. 54-58. 2006
- Highlights of the 14th ICVG Meeting. 553-558. 2003
- Is gene flow a serious risk for the release of virus-resistant transgenic crops?. 43. 1996
- Risk assessment of virus spread and gene introgression using transgenic vegetable crops expressing viral coat protein genes. 1138. 1995
- Transgenic Nicotiana sps. containing coat protein gene constructs are resistant to tomato ringspot nepovirus. 1138. 1995
- Production of plants of Nicotiana benthamiana and Prunus domestica transgenic for plum pox potyvirus coat protein, and demonstration of PPV resistance in transformed N. benthamiana. 713-719. 1994
- Resistance evaluation of transgenic plants expressing virus coat protein genes and risk assessment of virus spread. 1371. 1994
- Spatial analysis as a tool to evaluate virus resistance in a transgenic crop. 1372. 1994
- Genome study of grapevine fanleaf virus. 58. 1989
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report
- Economic Impact of Grapevine Leafroll Disease on Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet franc in Finger Lakes Vineyards of New York 2011
- Fanleaf degeneration/decline disease of grapevines 2011
- Grape leafroll disease 2007
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Teaching
teaching activities
- PLPA-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- PLPA-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- PLPA-7990: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- PLPA-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- PLPA-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- PLPA-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- PLPA-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- PLPA-7990: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- PLPA-8900: Master's-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- PLPA-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
Service
outreach overview
- The extension component of my program focuses on the identification of emerging virus diseases, education of extension personnel and growers, and implementation of management procedures of virus diseases of vegetable and fruit crops. I am also leading a certification program for grapes and a statewide stone fruit survey for Plum pox virus with regard to an eradication program
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Université Louis Pasteur 1989
- M.S. in Life Sciences, Université Louis Pasteur 1986
- B.S. in Molecular Biology, Université Louis Pasteur 1981
Other
college
- CALS
research keyword
- Biotechnology
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Management
- Plant Virology
name prefix
- Dr.