Paul D. Esker, Ph.D.

Modeling the relationship between estimated fungicide use and disease-associated yield losses of soybean in the United States I: Foliar fungicides vs foliar diseases
PloS one, Bandara, Ananda Y., Weerasooriya, Dilooshi K., Conley, Shawn P., Bradley, Carl A., Allen, Tom W., Esker, Paul D., 2020

Relationship between soybean yield from high and low yielding field positions and selected soil characteristics across farms
Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, Bandara, Ananda, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, White, Charlie, Collins, Alyssa, Bell, Terrence, Esker, Paul, 2020

Prospects of alleviating early planting-associated cold susceptibility of soybean using microbes: insights from microbiome analysis
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Bandara, Ananda, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, Bell, Terrence, Esker, Paul, 2020

Abiotic conditions outweigh microbial origin during bacterial assembly in soils
Environmental Microbiology, Kaminsky, Laura, Esker, Paul, Bell, Terrence, 2020

Modeling yield losses and fungicide profitability for managing Fusarium head blight in Brazilian spring wheat
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Duffeck, Maíra Rodrigues, dos Santos Alves, Kaique, Machado, Franklin Jackson, Esker, Paul David, Del Ponte, Emerson Medeiros, 2020

Dissecting the economic impact of soybean diseases in the United States over two decades
PloS one, Bandara, Ananda Y., Weerasooriya, Dilooshi K., Bradley, Carl A., Allen, Tom W., Esker, Paul D., 2020

Corn yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2016 to 2019
Plant Health Progress, Mueller, Daren S., Wise, Kiersten A., Sisson, Adam J., Allen, Tom W., Bergstrom, Gary C., Bissonnette, Kaitlyn M., Bradley, Carl A., Byamukama, Emmanuel, Chilvers, Martin I., Collins, Alyssa A., Esker, Paul D., Faske, Travis R., Friskop, Andrew J., Hagan, Austin K., Heiniger, Ron W., Hollier, Clayton A., Isakeit, Tom, Jackson-Ziems, Tamra A., Jardine, Douglas J., Kelly, Heather M., Kleczewski, Nathan M., Koehler, Alyssa M., Koenning, Steve R., Malvick, Dean K., Mehl, Hillary L., Meyer, Ron F., Paul, Pierce A., Peltier, Angie J., Price, Paul P., Robertson, Alison E., Roth, Gregory W., Sikora, Edward J., Smith, Damon L., Tande, Connie A., Telenko, Darcy E.P., Tenuta, Albert U., Thiessen, Lindsey D., Wiebold, William J., 2020

Sowing uncertainty: What we do and don't know about the planting of pesticide-treated seed
BioScience, Smith, D., Code, A., Wechsler, S., Hitaj, C., Esker, Paul, Douglas, M., 2020

Neonicotinoid seed treatments of soybean provide negligible benefits to US farmers
Scientific reports, Mourtzinis, Spyridon, Krupke, Christian H., Esker, Paul D., Varenhorst, Adam, Arneson, Nicholas J., Bradley, Carl A., Byrne, Adam M., Chilvers, Martin I., Giesler, Loren J., Herbert, Ames, Kandel, Yuba R., Kazula, Maciej J., Hunt, Catherine, Lindsey, Laura E., Malone, Sean, Mueller, Daren S., Naeve, Seth, Nafziger, Emerson, Reisig, Dominic D., Ross, William J., Rossman, Devon R., Taylor, Sally, Conley, Shawn P., 2019

Manipulating Wild and Tamed Phytobiomes: Challenges and Opportunities
Phytobiomes Journal, Bell, Terrence H, Hockett, Kevin, Alcalá-Briseño, Ricardo Ivan, Barbercheck, Mary, Beattie, Gwyn A, Bruns, Mary Ann, Carlson, John, Chung, Taejung, Collins, Alyssa, Emmett, Bryan, Esker, Paul, Garrett, karen, Glenna, Leland, Gugino, Beth K., Jimenez Gasco, Maria del Mar, Kinkel, Linda, Kovac, Jasna, Kowalski, Kurt, Kuldau, Gretchen, Leveau, Johan, Michalska-Smith, Matthew, Myrick, Jessica, Peter, Kari, Salazar, Maria Vivanco, Shade, Ashley, Stopnisek, Nejc, Tan, Xiaoqing, Welty, Amy, Wickings, Kyle, Yergeau, Etienne, 2019

The global burden of pathogens and pests on major food crops
Nature Ecology and Evolution, Savary, Serge, Willocquet, Laetitia, Pethybridge, Sarah Jane, Esker, Paul, McRoberts, Neil, Nelson, Andy, 2019

Genetic diversity and geographic distribution of Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum in Costa Rica
Annals of Applied Biology, Barboza, Natalia M., Esker, Paul, Inoue-Nagata, Alice K., Moriones, Enrique, 2019

Effects of pre- and post-anthesis applications of demethylation inhibitor fungicides on Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol in spring and winter wheat
Plant disease, Paul, Pierce A., Bradley, Carl A., Madden, Laurence V., Dalla Lana, Felipe, Bergstrom, Gary C., Dill-Macky, Ruth, Wise, Kiersten A., Esker, Paul D., McMullen, Marcia, Grybauskas, Arvydas, Kirk, William W., Milus, Eugene, Ruden, Kay, 2018

Meta-analysis of the effects of QoI and DMI fungicide combinations on Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol in wheat
Plant disease, Paul, P. A., Bradley, C. A., Madden, L. V., Lana, F. Dalla, Bergstrom, G. C., Dill-Macky, R., Esker, P. D., Wise, K. A., McMullen, M., Grybauskas, A., Kirk, W. W., Milus, E., Ruden, K., 2018

Concepts, approaches, and avenues for modelling crop health and crop losses
European Journal of Agronomy, Savary, Serge, Nelson, Andrew D., Djurle, Annika, Esker, Paul, Sparks, Adam, Amorim, Lilian, Bergamin Filho, Armando, Caffi, Tito, Castilla, Nancy, Garrett, Karen, McRoberts, Neil, Rossi, Vittorio, Yuen, Jonathan, Willocquet, Laetitia, 2018

Perceptions of midwestern crop advisors and growers on foliar fungicide adoption and use in maize
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Esker, P. D., Shah, D. A., Bradley, C. A., Conley, S. P., Paul, P. A., Robertson, A. E., 2018

Distribution and diversity of begomoviruses in tomato and sweet pepper plants in Costa Rica
Annals of Applied Biology, Barboza, N., Blanco-Meneses, M., Esker, P., Moriones, E., Inoue-Nagata, A. K., 2018

Statistical power in plant pathology research
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Gent, David H., Esker, Paul D., Kriss, Alissa B., 2018

A white paper on global wheat health based on scenario development and analysis
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Savary, S., Djurle, A., Yuen, J., Ficke, A., Rossi, V., Esker, P. D., Fernandes, J. M.C., Del Ponte, E. M., Kumar, J., Madden, L. V., Paul, P., McRoberts, N., Singh, P. K., Huber, L., Pope de Vallavielle, C., Saint-Jean, S., Willocquet, L., 2017

Crop health and its global impacts on the components of food security
Food Security, Savary, S., Bregaglio, S., Willocquet, L., Gustafson, D., Mason D’Croz, D., Sparks, A., Castilla, N., Djurle, A., Allinne, C., Sharma, Mamta, Rossi, V., Amorim, L., Bergamin, A., Yuen, J., Esker, P., McRoberts, Neil, Avelino, J., Duveiller, E., Koo, J., Garrett, K., 2017

Oomycete species associated with soybean seedlings in North America - Part II: Diversity and ecology in relation to environmental and edaphic factors
Phytopathology, Rojas, J. Alejandro, Jacobs, Janette L., Napieralski, Stephanie, Karaj, Behirda, Bradley, Carl A., Chase, Thomas, Esker, Paul D., Giesler, Loren J., Jardine, Doug J., Malvick, Dean K., Markell, Samuel G., Nelson, Berlin D., Robertson, Alison E., Rupe, John C., Smith, Damon L., Sweets, Laura E., Tenuta, Albert U., Wise, Kiersten A., Chilvers, Martin I., 2017

Oomycete species associated with soybean seedlings in North America - Part I: Identification and pathogenicity characterization
Phytopathology, Rojas, J. Alejandro, Jacobs, Janette L., Napieralski, Stephanie, Karaj, Behirda, Bradley, Carl A., Chase, Thomas, Esker, Paul D., Giesler, Loren J., Jardine, Doug J., Malvick, Dean K., Markell, Samuel G., Nelson, Berlin D., Robertson, Alison E., Rupe, John C., Smith, Damon L., Sweets, Laura E., Tenuta, Albert U., Wise, Kiersten A., Chilvers, Martin I., 2017

Crop-health survey aims to fill data gaps
Nature, Nelson, Andy, Savary, Serge, Willocquet, Laetitia, Pethybridge, Sarah, Mila, Asimina, Esker, Paul, McRoberts, Neil, 2017

Concepts, approaches, and avenues for modelling crop health and crop losses
FACCE MACSUR Reports, Savary, Serge, Nelson, Andrew, Djurle, Annika, Esker, Paul, Sparks, Adam, Amorim, Lilian, Bergamin Filho, Armando, Caffi, Tito, Castilla, Nancy, Garrett, Karen, others, None, 2017

Production situations as drivers of crop health: evidence and implications
Plant Pathology, Savary, Serge, Mcroberts, Neil, Esker, Paul, Willocquet, L, Teng, Paul, 2017

Soybean yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2010 to 2014
Plant Health Progress, Allen, Tom W., Bradley, Carl A., Sisson, Adam J., Byamukama, Emmanuel, Chilvers, Martin I., Coker, Cliff M., Collins, Alyssa Anne, Damicone, John P., Dorrance, Anne E., Dufault, Nicholas S., Esker, Paul, Faske, Travis R., Giesler, Loren J., Grybauskas, Arvydas P., Hershman, Donald E., Hollier, Clayton A., Isakeit, Tom, Jardine, Douglas J., Kelly, Heather M., Kemerait, Robert C., Kleczewski, Nathan M., Koenning, Steve R., Kurle, James E., Malvick, Dean K., Markell, Samuel G., Mehl, Hillary L., Mueller, Daren S., Mueller, John D., Mulrooney, Robert P., Nelson, Berlin D., Newman, Melvin A., Osborne, Larry, Overstreet, Charles, Padgett, Guy B., Phipps, Patrick M., Price, Paul P., Sikora, Edward J., Smith, Damon L., Spurlock, Terry N., Tande, Connie A., Tenuta, Albert U., A.Wise, Kiersten, Allen Wrather, J., 2017

Fungicides on our field corn - A case study on foliar fungicide use decisions in the U.S. Corn Belt
The Plant Health Instructor, Mallowa, Sally, Braun, Edward, Robertson, Alison, Esker, Paul, 2016

Desarrollo de una escala de severidad de Pyricularia en arroz mediante análisis de imágenes.
, Turcios, Marcela, Esker, Paul, Arrieta Espinoza, Griselda, Barboza Barquero, Luis, 2016

Does the P value have a future in plant pathology?
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Madden, L. V., Shah, D. A., Esker, Paul, 2015

Revisiting fungicide-based management guidelines for leaf blotch diseases in soft red winter wheat
Plant disease, Willyerd, K. T., Bradley, C. A., Chapara, V., Conley, S. P., Esker, Paul, Madden, L. V., Wise, K. A., Paul, P. A., 2015

Effect of maize hybrid and foliar fungicides on yield under low foliar disease severity conditions
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Mallowa, Sally O., Esker, Paul D., Paul, Pierce A., Bradley, Carl A., Chapara, Venkata R., Conley, Shawn P., Robertson, Alison E., 2015

Crop Rotation and Management Effect on Fusarium spp. Populations
Crop Science, Marburger, David A., Venkateshwaran, Muthusubramanian, Conley, Shawn P., Esker, Paul D., Lauer, Joseph G., Ané, Jean Michel, 2015

Effect of glyphosate application on sudden death syndrome of glyphosate-resistant soybean under field conditions
Plant disease, Kandel, Yuba R., Bradley, Carl A., Wise, Kiersten A., Chilvers, Martin I., Tenuta, Albert U., Davis, Vince M., Esker, Paul D., Smith, Damon L., Licht, Mark A., Mueller, Daren S., 2015

First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybean in Costa Rica
Plant Disease, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, Paul, Allen, Tom, Stone, Christine, Frederick, Reid, 2015

Yield response to crop/genotype rotations and fungicide use to manage Fusarium-related diseases
Crop Science, Marburger, David A., Conley, Shawn P., Esker, Paul D., Lauer, Joseph G., Ane, Jean Michel, 2015

A Profile of and Communication between Certified Crop Advisors and Maize Growers in the Midwest United States
, Shah, Denis, Esker, Paul, Bradley, Carl, Conley, Shawn, Paul, Pierce, Robertson, Alison, 2015

An introduction to key distributions and models in epidemiology using R
, Garrett, Karen, Esker, Paul, Sparks, Adam, 2015

Evaluación de la incidencia y la diversidad de begomovirus en Costa Rica
Revista de Protección Vegetal, Barboza, N, Blanco-Meneses, M, Esker, Paul, Moriones, E, Inoue-Nagata, AK, 2015

Fungicide management does not affect the rate of genetic gain in soybean
Agronomy Journal, Weidenbenner, Nicholas H., Rowntree, Scott C., Wilson, Eric W., Suhre, Justin J., Conley, Shawn P., Casteel, Shaun N., Davis, Vince M., Diers, Brian W., Esker, Paul D., Specht, James E., Naeve, Seth L., 2014

Soybean yield partitioning changes revealed by genetic gain and seeding rate interactions
Agronomy Journal, Suhre, Justin J., Weidenbenner, Nicholas H., Rowntree, Scott C., Wilson, Eric W., Naeve, Seth L., Conley, Shawn P., Casteel, Shaun N., Diers, Brian W., Esker, Paul D., Specht, James E., Davis, Vince M., 2014

Physiological and phenological responses of historical soybean cultivar releases to earlier planting
Crop Science, Rowntree, Scott C., Suhre, Justin J., Weidenbenner, Nicholas H., Wilson, Eric W., Davis, Vince M., Naeve, Seth L., Casteel, Shaun N., Diers, Brian W., Esker, Paul D., Conley, Shawn P., 2014

Genetic gain × management interactions in soybean: II. nitrogen utilization
Crop Science, Wilson, Eric W., Rowntree, Scott C., Suhre, Justin J., Weidenbenner, Nicholas H., Conley, Shawn P., Davis, Vince M., Diers, Brian W., Esker, Paul D., Naeve, Seth L., Specht, James E., Casteel, Shaun N., 2014

The use of reflectance data for in-season soybean yield prediction
Agronomy Journal, Mourtzinis, Spyridon, Rowntree, Scott C., Suhre, Justin J., Weidenbenner, Nicholas H., Wilson, Eric W., Davis, Vince M., Naeve, Seth L., Casteel, Shaun N., Diers, Brian W., Esker, Paul D., Specht, James E., Conley, Shawn P., 2014

A coordinated effort to manage soybean rust in North America
Plant disease, Sikora, E. J., Allen, T. W., Wise, K. A., Bergstrom, G., Bradley, C. A., Bond, J., Brown-Rytlewski, D., Chilvers, M., Damicone, J., DeWolf, E., Dorrance, A., Dufault, N., Esker, Paul, Faske, T. R., Giesler, L., Goldberg, N., Golod, J., Gómez, I. R.G., Grau, C., Grybauskas, A., Franc, G., Hammerschmidt, R., Hartman, G. L., Henn, R. A., Hershman, D., Hollier, C., Isakeit, T., Isard, Scott Alan, Jacobsen, B., Jardine, D., Kemerait, R., Koenning, S., Langham, M., Malvick, D., Markell, S., Marois, J. J., Monfort, S., Mueller, D., Mueller, J., Mulrooney, R., Newman, M., Osborne, L., Padgett, G. B., Ruden, B. E., Rupe, J., Schneider, R., Schwartz, H., Shaner, G., Singh, S., Stromberg, E., Sweets, L., Tenuta, A., Vaiciunas, S., Yang, X. B., Young-Kelly, H., Zidek, J., 2014

Agronomic evaluation of thirteen genotypes of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)
Agronomía Costarricense, Castillo Matamoros, Rolbin, Brenes Angulo, Arturo, Esker, Paul, Gómez-Alpízar, Luis, 2014

Evaluación agronómica de trece genotipos de camote (Ipomoea batatas L.)
Agronomía Costarricense, Castillo Matamoros, Rolbin, Brenes Angulo, Arturo, Esker, Paul, Gómez-Alpízar, Luis, 2014

Relationship between Fusarium virguliforme and Heterodera glycines in commercial soybean fields in Wisconsin
Plant Health Progress, Marburger, David, Conley, Shawn, Esker, Paul, MacGuidwin, Ann, Smith, Damon, 2014

Factors influencing aster leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) abundance and aster yellows phytoplasma infectivity in Wisconsin carrot fields
Environmental Entomology, Frost, K. E., Esker, Paul, Haren, R. Van, Kotolski, L., Groves, R. L., 2013

Seasonal patterns of aster leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) abundance and aster yellows phytoplasma infectivity in Wisconsin carrot fields
Environmental Entomology, Frost, K. E., Esker, P. D., Van Haren, R., Kotolski, L., Groves, R. L., 2013

Genetic gain × management interactions in soybean: I. Planting date
Crop Science, Rowntree, Scott C., Suhre, Justin J., Weidenbenner, Nicholas H., Wilson, Eric W., Davis, Vince M., Naeve, Seth L., Casteel, Shaun N., Diers, Brian W., Esker, Paul D., Specht, James E., Conley, Shawn P., 2013

Efficacy and stability of integrating fungicide and cultivar resistance to manage fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol in wheat
Plant disease, Willyerd, K. T., Li, C., Madden, L. V., Bradley, C. A., Bergstrom, G. C., Sweets, L. E., Mcmullen, M., Ransom, J. K., Grybauskas, A., Osborne, L., Wegulo, S. N., Hershman, D. E., Wise, K., Bockus, W. W., Groth, D., Dill-Macky, R., Milus, E., Esker, P. D., Waxman, K. D., Adee, E. A., Ebelhar, S. E., Young, B. G., Paul, P. A., 2012

Biology, yield loss and control of sclerotinia stem rot of soybean
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Peltier, Angelique J., Bradley, Carl A., Chilvers, Martin I., Malvick, Dean K., Mueller, Daren S., Wise, Kiersten A., Esker, Paul D., 2012

Crop loss analysis and global food supply: focusing now on required harvests
CAB Review, Esker, Paul, Savary, Serge, McRoberts, Neil, 2012

2011 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN and UW-EXTENSION CORN FOLIAR FUNGICIDE RESEARCH: RESULTS FOR V5 AND 41 APPICATION TIMINGS
2011 Wisconsin Crop Production Association Distinguished Service Awards, Esker, Paul, Ballweg, Mike, Clark, Jerry, Halfman, Bill, Halopka, Richard, Hanson, Matt, Huntzicker, Steve, Proost, Richard, Jensen, Bryan, 2012

ASSESSING TRAIT BY MANAGEMENT INTERACTION:“NO UNITARDS ALLOWED”
2011 Wisconsin Crop Production Association Distinguished Service Awards, Conley, Shawn, Gaska, John, Martinka, Mark, Esker, Paul, 2012

Modeling long-term trends in russet burbank potato growth and development in Wisconsin
Agronomy, Goeser, Nicholas, Mitchell, Paul, Esker, Paul, Curwen, David, Weis, Gavin, Bussan, Alvin, 2012

Probability of yield response and breaking even for soybean seed treatments
Crop Science, Esker, Paul, Conley, Shawn, 2012

Baseline sensitivity of Exserohilum turcicum to the quinone outside inhibitor pyraclostrobin
Phytopathology, Chapara, V, Pedersen, DK, Balint-Kurti, P, Esker, PD, Robertson, AE, Paul, PA, Bradley, CA, 2012

Application of a rank-based method for improved cultivar selection in soft red winter wheat
Plant disease, Lackermann, Karen V., Esker, Paul D., 2011

Effect of location, cultivar, and diseases on grain yield of soft red winter wheat in Wisconsin
Plant disease, Lackermann, Karen V., Conley, Shawn P., Gaska, John M., Martinka, Mark J., Esker, Paul D., 2011

Soybean yield response to plant distribution in Fusarium virguliforme infested soils
Agronomy Journal, Swoboda, C. M., Pedersen, P., Esker, P. D., Munkvold, G. P., 2011

Soybean yield and heterodera glycines response to rotation, tillage, and genetic resistance
Agronomy Journal, Conley, S. P., Gaska, J. M., Pedersen, P., Esker, P., 2011

Meta-analysis of yield response of hybrid field corn to foliar fungicides in the U.S. corn belt
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Paul, P. A., Madden, L. V., Bradley, C. A., Robertson, A. E., Munkvold, G. P., Shaner, G., Wise, K. A., Malvick, D. K., Allen, T. W., Grybauskas, A., Vincelli, P., Esker, P., 2011

Risk factors for crop health under global change and agricultural shifts
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Savary, S., Mila, A., Willocquet, L., Esker, Paul, Carisse, O., McRoberts, N., 2011

Tillage, crop rotation, and hybrid effects on residue and corn anthracnose occurrence in Wisconsin
Plant disease, Jirak-Peterson, Jennifer C., Esker, Paul D., 2011

Meta-analysis to determine the effects of plant disease management measures
PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Ngugi, Henry K., Esker, Paul D., Scherm, Harald, 2011