Paul D. Esker, Ph.D.

Diseases of oats, Esker, Paul, Bergstrom, Gary, 2023

Population genomics provide insights into the global genetic structure of Colletotrichum graminicola, the causal agent of maize anthracnose
mBio, Rogério, Flávia, Esker, Paul, 2023

Farmers: Test your grain and silage for the presence of deoxynivalenol
The Express, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

Illevo seed treatment in Pennsylvania soybean production systems
Lancaster Farming, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, McFeaters, Tyler, Kidd, Mariah, Esker, Paul, 2022

Take advantage of the soybean cyst nematode monitoring program
Lancaster Farming, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

Fusarium Head Blight of Small Grains in Pennsylvania: Unravelling Species Diversity, Toxin Types, Growth, and Triazole Sensitivity
Phytopathology, Duffeck, Maíra R., Bandara, Ananda Y., Weerasooriya, Dilooshi K., Collins, Alyssa Anne, Jensen, Philip J., Kuldau, Gretchen A., Del Ponte, Emerson M., Esker, Paul D., 2022

Fusarium graminearum Species Complex: A Bibliographic Analysis and Web-Accessible Database for Global Mapping of Species and Trichothecene Toxin Chemotypes
Phytopathology, Del Ponte, Emerson M., Moreira, Gláucia M., Ward, Todd J., O'Donnell, Kerry, Nicolli, Camila P., Machado, Franklin J., Duffeck, Maíra R., Alves, Kaique S., Tessmann, Dauri J., Waalwijk, Cees, van der Lee, Theo, Zhang, Hao, Chulze, Sofia N., Stenglein, Sebastian A., Pan, Dinorah, Vero, Silvana, Vaillancourt, Lisa J., Schmale, David G., Esker, Paul D., Moretti, Antonio, Logrieco, Antonio F., Kistler, H. Corby, Bergstrom, Gary C., Viljoen, Altus, Rose, Lindy J., van Coller, Gert J., Lee, Theresa, 2022

Antagonistic potential of Trichoderma spp. against pathogenic soilborne fusarial isolates from Pennsylvania soybean fields
Plant Health 2022, Weerasooriya, D., Bandara, A., Kang, S, May, S., Esker, P., 2022

Developing a protocol for multiplex PCR of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Plant Health 2022, Cedeno, C., Luong, K., McFeaters, T., Esker, P., 2022

Distribution and frequency of Fusarium species isolated from soybean fields in Pennsylvania
Plant Health 2022, Weerasooriya, D., Bandara, A., Geiser, D., Esker, P., 2022

Fertilizers, pesticides, and the plant disease triangle: How do they fit together?
Plant Health 2022, Martin, P., Gugino, B, Esker, P., Peter, K, 2022

Got Fisher’s LSD or Tukey’s HSD? A R shiny app tool for recovering variance in designed experiments when only mean and post-hoc tests are reported
Plant Health 2022, Garnica, V., Shah, D., Esker, P., Ojiambo, P., 2022

Hidden in the weeds: Verticillium dahlia Kleb. in the symptomatic and asymptomatic hosts of potato agroecosystems
Plant Health 2022, Crouch, U., Lowry, C, Esker, Paul, Jiménez-Gasco, M, Crandall, S, 2022

Inhibition of the soilborne pathogen Fusarium solani by Mortierella species isolated from PA soybean agroecosystems
Plant Health 2022, Paukett, M., Wolfe, S., Crandall, S., Esker, P., 2022

Quantifying the effect of cover crop legacy and mycorrhizal colonization on disease severity and mycotoxin accumulation in Fusarium infections of maize
Plant Health 2022, Spelman, R., Esker, P., Kuldau, G, 2022

Validation of the Fusarium head blight risk tool and its application in Pennsylvania
Plant Health 2022, Shittu, O., Dalla Lana, F., Moraes Bucker, W., Paul, P., De Wolf, E., Esker, Paul, 2022

Wheat and maize in North America, Esker, Paul, Ojiambo, Peter, Paul, Pierce, 2022

MSE FindR: An R shiny app tool for recovering variance in designed experiments using treatment means and post-hoc test results, Garnica, Vinicius, Shah, Denis, Esker, Paul, Ojiambo, Peter, 2022

Avoiding viruses in small grain crops
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, 2022

Don't be fooled by tar spot look-alikes in corn
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

First 2022 corn tar spot in Pennsylvania found
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

From aflatoxin to zearalenone: Key mycotoxins you should know - aflatoxins
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

Harvest your soybean fields and get them tested for soybean cyst nematode (SCN)
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

How fall forage harvest can affect spring stands
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Brackenrich, Justin, Duppstadt, Leanna, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, 2022

Reflecting on tar spot in 2022
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

Scouting for stalk rots in corn
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, 2022

Sporecaster mobile application for forecasting white mold in soybeans in 2022
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, McFeaters, Tyler, Luong, Karen, Esker, Paul, 2022

Spring is here: Test your fields for soybean cyst nematode
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

Suspicious early-season symptoms in small grains and cereal forages
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2022

IPM Program for Soybean in Pennsylvania: A Comprehensive Approach to Controlling Invertebrate Pests, Weeds, and Diseases, Tooker, J, Collins, Alyssa, Esker, P, Wallace, J, Esker, P., Tooker, J, Collins, A, Wallace, J, 2022

A machine learning interpretation of the contribution of foliar fungicides to soybean yield in the north‐central United States
Scientific Reports, Shah, Denis A., Butts, Thomas R., Mourtzinis, Spyridon, Rattalino Edreira, Juan I., Grassini, Patricio, Conley, Shawn P., Esker, Paul D., 2021

Advancing agricultural research using machine learning algorithms
Scientific Reports, Mourtzinis, Spyridon, Esker, Paul D., Specht, James E., Conley, Shawn P., 2021

Soybean Roots and Soil From High- and Low-Yielding Field Sites Have Different Microbiome Composition
Frontiers in Microbiology, Bandara, Ananda Y., Weerasooriya, Dilooshi K., Trexler, Ryan V., Bell, Terrence H., Esker, Paul D., 2021

Sun’s Up, Soil’s Dry: Let’s Sample for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN)
Field Crop News, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, P, Collins, Alyssa, 2021

Harvest Time Corn Ailments
Field Crop News, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, Alyssa, Esker, P, 2021

Fusarium head blight of small grains in Pennsylvania: unravelling species diversity, toxin types, growth and triazole sensitivity
Phytopathology, Duffeck, Maira, Bandara, Ananda, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, Collins, Alyssa, 2021

Tar Spot: A New Corn Disease for Pennsylvania
Field Crop News, Collins, Alyssa, Esker, P, 2021

Incorporation of microorganisms to reduce chemical fungicide usage in black sigatoka control programs in Costa Rica by use of biological fungicides
Crop Protection, Becker, Patrick, Esker, Paul, Umaña, Gerardina, 2021

First Report of Tar Spot of Maize (Zea mays) Caused by Phyllachora maydis in Pennsylvania
Plant Disease, Collins, A. A., Bandara, A. Y., May, S. R., Weerasooriya, D. K., Esker, P. D., 2021

Scout Now for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN): The Hidden Enemy
Field Crop News, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, P, Collins, Alyssa, 2021

Low Risk for Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat
Field Crop News, Collins, Alyssa, Esker, P, 2021

Spatial and spatiotemporal analysis of Meloidogyne hapla and Pratylenchus penetrans populations in commercial potato fields in New York, USA
Nematology, Gorny, Adrienne M., Hay, Frank S., Esker, Paul, Pethybridge, Sarah J., 2021

Forrest W. Nutter, Jr.: a career in phytopathometry
Tropical Plant Pathology, Madden, Laurence V., Esker, Paul D., Pethybridge, Sarah J., 2021

Development and integration of the new-age decision support in crop disease protection
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Cucak, Mladen, Esker, Paul, 2021

Differential effect of agronomic practices on the diversity and abundance of beneficial bacterial genera in soil
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Bandara, A., Weerasooriya, D., Bell, T, Esker, Paul, 2021

Effectiveness of seed-applied fungicides for managing soybean seedling diseases in Pennsylvania
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, Bandara, Ananda, Maggio, Jeremy, Mowery, Isabel, Esker, Paul, 2021

Field scale genotypic diversity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in soybeans in Pennsylvania
2021 Potomac and Northeastern Division Joint Meeting Online, McFeaters, Tyler, Luong, Karen, Mizubuti, Eduardo, Esker, Paul, 2021

In the search of Soybean cyst nematode in Pennsylvania
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2021

Interactive science communication of plant disease epidemiology for the classroom and exten
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Luong, Karen, McFeaters, Tyler, Esker, Paul, 2021

Opportunities for an improved potato late blight management in the Republic of Ireland
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Cucak, Mladen, Esker, Paul, 2021

Pathogenicity of soilborne Fusarium spp. from Pennsylvania
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, Bandara, Ananda, May, Sara, Esker, Paul, 2021

Pythium species found in Pennsylvania soybean production systems
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Paukett, Michelle, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, Bandara, Ananda, Collins, Alyssa, Esker, Paul, 2021

Soil nutrients and texture affect the diversity and abundance of pathogenic and beneficial fungal genera in soil
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Bandara, A., Weerasooriya, D., Bell, T, Esker, Paul, 2021

Soil texture and nutrients influence the diversity and abundance of beneficial bacterial genera in agricultural fields
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Bandara, A., Weerasooriya, D., Bell, T, Esker, Paul, 2021

Spatial distribution of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in soybeans at a field scale
Phytopathology, McFeaters, Tyler, Luong, Karen, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, Paul, 2021

Species composition and genetic effect of soilborne Fusarium species
2021 APS Annual Meeting Research on Demand, Weerasooriya, D., Bandara, A., Esker, Paul, 2021

2021 Wheat fungicide ratings available
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, 2021

Combating white mold through sampling, surveys, and sporecaster
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, Luong, Karen, McFeaters, Tyler, 2021

Pennsylvania tar spot update
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2021

Proactive management of Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) requires taking action now
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, 2021

Qué son las micotoxinas?
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, 2021

The home stretch: Evaluating your small grain crop
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Reed, Heidi, Clark, Brittany, 2021

White mold in soybeans sporecaster forecasts and scouting: August 3, 2021d
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, McFeaters, Tyler, Luong, Karen, Esker, Paul, 2021

White mold in soybeans Sporecaster Validation – 2021 results
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, McFeaters, Tyler, Luong, Karen, Esker, Paul, 2021

A phytopathometry glossary for the twenty-first century: towards consistency and precision in intra- and inter-disciplinary dialogues
Tropical Plant Pathology, Bock, Clive, Pethybridge, Sarah, Barb, Jayme, Esker, Paul, Mahlein, Anne-Katrin, Del Ponte, Emerson, 2021

How to identify sudden death syndrome (SDS) in soybeans, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, 2021

Soybean Yield Loss Estimates Due to Diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2015 to 2019
Plant Health Progress, Bradley, Carl A., Allen, Tom W., Sisson, Adam J., Bergstrom, Gary C., Bissonette, Kaitlyn, Bissonnette, Kaitlyn M., Bond, Jason, Byamukama, Emmanuel, Chilvers, Martin I., Collins, Alyssa, Damicone, John P., Dorrance, Anne E., Dufault, Nicholas S., Esker, Paul D., Faske, Travis R., Fiorellino, Nicole M., Giesler, Loren J., Hartman, Glen L., Hollier, Clayton A., Isakeit, Tom, Jackson-Ziems, Tamra A., Jardine, Douglas J., Kelly, Heather M., Kemerait, Robert C., Kleczewski, Nathan M., Koehler, Alyssa M., Kratochvil, Robert J., Kurle, James E., Malvick, Dean K., Markell, Samuel G., Mathew, Febina M., Mehl, Hillary L., Mehl, Kelsey M., Mueller, Daren S., Mueller, John D., Nelson, Berlin D., Overstreet, Charles, Padgett, G. Boyd, Price, Paul P., Sikora, Edward J., Small, Ian, Smith, Damon L., Spurlock, Terry N., Tande, Connie A., Telenko, Darcy E.P., Tenuta, Albert U., Thiessen, Lindsey D., Warner, Fred, Wiebold, William J., Wise, Kiersten A., 2021

Recovery Plan for Tar Spot of Corn, Caused by Phyllachora maydis
Plant Health Progress, da Silva, Camila Rocco, Check, Jill, MacCready, Joshua S., Alakonya, Amos E., Beiriger, Robert, Bissonnette, Kaitlyn M., Collins, Alyssa Anne, Cruz, C. D., Esker, Paul D., Goodwin, Stephen B., Malvick, Dean, Mueller, Daren S., Paul, Pierce, Raid, Richard, Robertson, Alison E., Roggenkamp, Emily, Ross, Tiffanna J., Singh, Raksha, Smith, Damon L., Tenuta, Albert U., Chilvers, Martin I., Telenko, Darcy E.P., 2021

Multifaceted Insights on Fusarium Head Blight in Small Grains in Pennsylvania
Plant Health Progress, Duffeck, Maıra R., Ponte, Emerson M.Del, Esker, Paul D., 2021

Plant pathogens as indicators of climate change, Garrett, K. A., Nita, M., De Wolf, E. D., Esker, P. D., Gomez-Montano, L., Sparks, A. H., 2021

Fungicide considerations for corn and soybean
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2021

Heads up, barley heads are out!
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2021

What are mycotoxins and why should we care?
Lock Haven Express, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, Paul, 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, Wise, Kiersten, Sisson, Adam, Allen, Tom, others (37 total authors), None, Bergstrom, Gary, Bissonnette, Kaitlyn, Bradley, Carl, Byamukama, Emmanuel, Chilvers, Martin, Collins, Alyssa A., Esker, Paul D., Faske, Travis, Friskop, Andrew, Hagan, Austin, Heiniger, Ron, Hollier, Clayton, Isakeit, Tom, Jackson-Ziems, Tamra, Jardine, Douglas, Kelly, Heather, Kleczewski, Nathan, Koehler, Alyssa, Koenning, Steve, Malvick, Dean, Mehl, Hillary, Meyer, Ron, Paul, Pierce, Peltier, Angie, Price, Paul, Robertson, Alison, Roth, G, Sikora, Edward, Smith, Damon, Tande, Connie, Telenko, Darcy, Tenuta, Albert, Thiessen, Lindsey, Wiebold, William, 2020

Relationship between soybean yield from high and low yielding field sites and selected soil characteristics
Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment, Bandara, Ananda Y., Weerasooriya, Dilooshi K., Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, White, Charles M., Collins, Alyssa A., Bell, Terrence H., Esker, P., 2020

Spatial and spatiotemporal analysis of Meloidogyne hapla and Pratylenchus spp. populations in commercial potato fields in New York
Nematology, Gorny, Adrienne, Hay, Frank, Esker, Paul, Pethybridge, Sarah, 2020

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

Building an educational program for soybean cyst nematode in Pennsylvania
Phytopathology, Murillo-Williams, A., Collins, A., Esker, P., 2020

Distribution and characterization of Pythium spp. in Pennsylvania soybean fields facing unique microclimate and soil conditions
Phytopathology, Paukett, M., Weerasooriya, D., Bandara, A., Collins, A., Esker, Paul, 2020

Genetic population structure and trichothecene genotype composition of Fusarium graminearum populations causing Fusarium head blight in Pennsylvania
Phytopathology, Rodrigues Duffeck, M., Bandara, A., Weerasooriya, D., Esker, Paul, 2020

Impact of cropping history on seedling diseases causing fungal and phytopathogenic nematode counts in soil
Phytopathology, Weerasooriya, D., Bandara, A., Rodrigues Duffeck, M., Murillo Williams, A., Collins, A., Esker, Paul, 2020

Into the new era of decision support in crop protection: Multifaceted disease management advisors based on machine learning and open science
Phytopathology, Cucak, M., Dalla Lana, F., Ojiambo, P., De Wolf, E., Shah, D., Paul, P., Esker, Paul, 2020

Regional management of Fusarium head blight in Brazil and Pennsylvania: Integrative risk assessment approaches using literature and field survey data
Phytopathology, Rodrigues Duffeck, M., Del Ponte, E., Esker, Paul, 2020

Relationship between phytopathogenic nematode densities and soil microbial communities across different production zones in Pennsylvania
Phytopathology, Bandara, A., Weerasooriya, D., Trexler, R., Bell, T., Esker, Paul, 2020

Revision of potato late blight forecasting in the Republic of Ireland
Phytopathology, Cucak, M., Kildea, S., de Andrade Moral, R., Esker, Paul, Fealy, R., 2020

Soil and soybean roots from high and low yielding field sites are characterized by distinct co-association microbiome networks
Phytopathology, Bandara, A., Weerasooriya, D., Rodrigues Duffeck, ?, Trexler, R., Poudel, R., Bell, T., Esker, Paul, 2020

Understanding the genotypic diversity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Pennsylvania and New York
Phytopathology, Luong, K., McFeaters, T., Pethybridge, S., Esker, Paul, 2020

Understanding the morphological and genetic diversity of soilborne Fusarium species in Pennsylvania
Phytopathology, Weerasooriya, D., Bandara, A., Rodrigues Duffeck, M., May, S., Esker, Paul, 2020

Understanding white mold in Pennsylvania soybeans: Spatial distribution of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum at the field scale
Phytopathology, McFeaters, T., Luong, K., Collins, A, Murillo Williams, A., Esker, Paul, 2020

Fusarium head blight update
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2020

Preparing for Fusarium head blight on small grains
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2020

Publication shows negligible benefits for using neonicotinoid seed treatments in soybean
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, 2020

USDA NASS to survey Pennsylvania small grain producers
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo Williams, Adriana, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, Borrelli, Kristy, 2020

Check your small grain growth stage for management decisions, Esker, Paul, 2020

Small grain growth and development in Central Pennsylvania: Fields are getting closer to anthesis, Esker, Paul, 2020

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

Sowing uncertainty: what we do and don't know about the planting of pesticide-treated seed
BioScience, HITAJ, CLAUDIA, SMITH, DAVID J., CODE, AIMEE, WECHSLER, SETH, ESKER, PAUL D., DOUGLAS, MARGARET R., 2020

Improving stakeholder knowledge and management in soybean using survey methods
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, Luong, Karen, McFeaters, Tyler, Paukett, Michelle, 2020

Is soybean cyst nematode (SCN) in your fields? Sample now and find out
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, 2020

Reports of soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS)
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, 2020

Soybean fields firing early? There may be more to the story...
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2020

Tar spot: A new corn disease for Pennsylvania
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2020

What are mycotoxins?
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2020

White mold in soybeans grower survey
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, Luong, Karen, McFeaters, Tyler, 2020

White mold in soybeans Sporecaster forecasts and scouting 2020 results
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, McFeaters, Tyler, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, McFeaters, Tyler, 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

Modeling the relationship between estimated fungicide use and disease-associated yield losses of soybean in the United States II: Seedapplied fungicides vs seedling diseases
PLoS One, Bandara, Ananda Y., Weerasooriya, Dilooshi K., Conley, Shawn P., Allen, Tom W., Esker, Paul D., 2020

Keep your eye on Fusarium head blight risk in Pennsylvania
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2020

Scouting small grains diseases for improved fungicide decision making
Field Crop News - Penn State Extension, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Collins, A, Murillo Williams, Adriana, 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

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

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

Association of selected biological and chemical properties of soil with within-farm-spatial-variation of soybean yields in Pennsylvania, Bandara, Ananda, Esker, Paul, others, None, 2019

Effect of Apron Maxx seed treatment on soybean seedling diseases, seedling vigor, and yields in Pennsylvania, Bandara, Ananda, Esker, Paul, others, None, 2019

Impact of crop rotation on genetic diversity of Fusarium isolates causing Fusarium head blight in Pennsylvania, Duffeck, Maíra, Esker, Paul, others, None, 2019

Impact of metalaxyl, ethaboxam, and mefenoxam on in-vitro growth rate of Pythium isolates from Pennsylvania, Wilt, Brandon, Esker, Paul, others, None, 2019

Modeling yield losses and risk analysis of fungicide profitability for managing Fusarium head blight in Brazilian spring wheat, Duffeck, Maíra, Esker, Paul, 2019

Comparative aggressiveness of Fusarium graminearum isolates causing Fusarium head blight in Pennsylvania, Duffeck, Maira, Esker, Paul, others (7 total authors), None, 2019

Sensitivity of Fusarium graminearum isolates causing wheat scab in Pennsylvania to triazole fungicides, Duffeck, Maira, Esker, Paul, others (6 total authors), None, 2019

Corn, Soybean, Wheat, and Forages Field Guide, Ackley, B., Esker, Paul, others (26 total authors), None, 2019

Barley heads up, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2019

Caramba fungicide receives supplemental label for use in corn, Esker, Paul, 2019

Check your feed supply!, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2019

Factors to consider for understanding white mold risk in soybean, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, 2019

Improving knowledge of soilborne pathogens in PA soybean production systems, Esker, Paul, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, Bandara, Ananda, 2019

In the search of Soybean cyst nematode (SCN): Free testing for soybean farmers, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2019

Publication shows negligible benefits for using neonicotinoid seed treatments in soybean, Esker, Paul, 2019

USDA NASS to survey Pennsylvania small grain producers, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, Esker, Paul, Collins, A, Borrelli, Kristy, 2019

Effects of Pre- And Postanthesis 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., Lana, Felipe Dalla, 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., Dalla Lana, F., 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 D., 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

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

Assessing the global burden of pathogens and pests on major food crops, Nelson, AD, Savary, S, Willocquet, L, Pethybridge, SJ, Esker, Paul, McRoberts, N, 2018

Assessment of crop health and losses to plant diseases in world agricultural foci
Phytopathology, Nelson, AD, Savary, S, Willocquet, L, Esker, Paul, Pethybridge, SJ, McRoberts, N, 2018

Economic impact of soybean diseases in the United States from 1996 to 2016, Bandara, Ananda, Weerasooriya, Dilooshi, Bradley, Carl, Allen, Tom, Esker, Paul, 2018

Retrospective analysis regarding the impact of soybean diseases in the USA, Esker, Paul, Allen, Tom, Bradley, Carl, 2018

Soybean losses due to diseases and nematodes in the USA since 1996: General trends and observations
Phytopathology, Esker, Paul, Allen, Tom, Bradley, Carl, 2018

Understanding cultural impacts on scab management adoption in the East, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2018

Challenges and considerations for fall hay harvest, Williamson, J, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, 2018

White mold considerations for 2018, Collins, A, Esker, Paul, 2018

Genome-wide association mapping analyses applied to polyamines, Barboza-Barquero, Luis, Esker, Paul, Alcázar, Rubén, 2018

Scouting for White Mold in Soybean, Collins, Alyssa, Esker, Paul, 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

Production situations as drivers of crop health: evidence and implications
Plant Pathology, Savary, S., McRoberts, N., Esker, P. D., Willocquet, L., Teng, P. S., 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

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 A., Damicone, John P., Dorrance, Anne E., Dufault, Nicholas S., Esker, Paul D., 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

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

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

Epidemiology of Panama disease (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense) on Gros Michel in Costa Rica
Phytopathology, Tapia, Ana, Sanchez, C., Granados, E., Esker, Paul, 2017

Genetic characterization and incidence of whitefly borne-begomoviruses in vegetable production in Costa Rica
Phytopathology, Barboza, Natalia, Esker, Paul, Blanco-Meneses, Monica, Moriones, Enrique, Inoue-Nagata, Alice, 2017

Mycotoxins contamination of different grains in Costa Rica
Phytopathology, Madrigal-Ortiz, Viviana, Bogantes-Ledezma, Diego, Alvarado-Quesada, Danilo, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, 2017

Fields with patches that looked "burned": Sudden death syndrome of soybean, Esker, Paul, 2017

Identifying late season foliar diseases in forage grasses, Esker, Paul, 2017

Scouting for stalk rots in corn, Esker, Paul, 2017

What to do if I have white mold in soybean?, Esker, Paul, 2017

A meta-analysis of maize yield response to azoxystrobin and propiconazole as influenced by foliar disease intensity and application timing
Phytopathology, Dalla Lana, Felipe, Robertson, Alison, Bradley, Carl, Smith, Damon, Shah, Denis, Wise, Kiersten, Madden, Laurence, Esker, Paul, Conley, Shawn, Paul, Pierce, 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

Aflatoxin contamination of red and black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Costa Rica, Sancho, D, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, A, 2016

Plant pathogens as indicators of climate change, Garrett, K, Nita, M, DeWolf, E, Esker, Paul, others, None, 2016

Plant Pathogens as Indicators of Climate Change, Garrett, K. A., Nita, M., De Wolf, E. D., Esker, P. D., Gomez-Montano, L., Sparks, A. H., 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crop rotation and management effect on Fusarium graminearum, F. oxysporum, and F. virguliforme populations
Crop Science, Marburger, David, Venkateshwaran, Muthusubramanian, Conley, Shawn, Esker, Paul, Lauer, Joseph, Ane, Jean-Michel, 2015

Modeling as an aid to decision making in the management of plant diseases, Esker, Paul, Savary, S, Willocquet, L, McRoberts, N, 2015

First report of phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybean in costa rica
Plant Disease, Murillo-Williams, A., Esker, P., Allen, T., Stone, C., Frederick, R., 2015

Fungicide management does not affect the rate of genetic gain in soybean
Journal of Production Agriculture, 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
Journal of Production Agriculture, 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

A coordinated effort to manage soybean rust in North America: A success story in soybean disease monitoring
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, P., 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, S., 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

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
Journal of Production Agriculture, 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

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

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

Determinação do tamanho apropiado de unidade de amostragem em mudas de hortaliças, Retana-Cordero, M, Méndez-Soto, C, Esker, Paul, 2014

Effect of foliar fungicides on yield, quality, and disease of alfalfa for dairy production in Wisconsin, Smith, D, Esker, PD, Jensen, B, Halfman, B, Blonde, G, 2014

Effect of glyphosate application on sudden death syndrome of soybean under different field conditions, Kandel, YR, Bradley, CA, Wise, KA, Chilvers, M, Tenuta, A, Davis, VM, Esker, Paul, Smith, DL, Mueller, D, 2014

Pathogenicity of Fusarium proliferatum on common bean in Costa Rica, González-Venegas, José, Esker, Paul, Murillo-Williams, Adriana, 2014

Patterns of disease loss in soybean-exploration of the soybean yield loss database in the United States, Esker, PD, Koenning, SR, Wrather, JA, Bradley, CA, 2014

Relationship between SDS and SCN in commercial soybean fields in Wisconsin
Proceedings of the 2014 Wisconsin Crop Management Conference, Marburger, David, Gaska, John, Conley, Shawn, Esker, Paul, MacGuidwin, Ann, Smith, Damon, 2014

White mold in soybean, Esker, Paul, Peltier, Angelique, Bradley, Carl, Chilvers, Martin, Malvick, Dean, Wise, Kiersten, Mueller, Daren, Sisson, Adam, 2014

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

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

Agronomic maximization of soybean yield and quality: Plant population X management interactions, Wilson, E, Haverkamp, B, Laurenz, R, Marburger, D, Orlowski, J, Casteel, S, Conley, S, Esker, Paul, others, None, 2013

Are foliar fungicides a viable integrated pest management option for hybrid corn?, Mallowa, SO, Esker, PD, Paul, PA, Bradley, CA, Robertson, AE, 2013

Characterizing Fusarium diversity in long term rotational systems, Marburger, D, Ané, J-M, Venkateshwara, M, Esker, Paul, Lauer, J, Conley, S, 2013

Consideraciones para el modelado de los factores más importantes en el manejo de las enfermedades del maíz en los Estados Unidos: opiniones productores y consultores, Esker, Paul, Shah, D, Bradley, C, Paul, P, Robertson, A, 2013

Corn disease risk perceptions from the 2009 Midwestern crop management survey, Shah, DA, Esker, PD, Bradley, CA, Robertson, AE, Paul, PA, 2013

Diversity of oomycetes associated with soybean seedling diseases in the US, Rojas, A, Jacobs, JL, Napieralski, S, Bradley, CA, Chase, T, Esker, PD, Giesler, L, Jardine, D, Nelson, BD, Malvick, D, others, None, 2013

Global megatrends and plant diseases: Shifting in rice production situations and crop health syndromes over 23 years in the lowlands of Asia
ACTA Phytopathologica Sinica, Savary, S, Castilla, N, Sparks, A, Bigornia, J, Torres, C, Willocquet, L, McRoberts, N, Esker, Paul, Teng, P, 2013

Impact of tassel fungicide applications on the Aspergillus and Fusarium spp. mycoflora of harvested field corn in Mississippi, Allen, TW, Esker, PD, Gonzalez, JP, Sanchez, AU, Arias, S, Henn, A, Ingram, D, Buehring, N, Shankle, M, Larson, E, 2013

Relationship between Fusarium virguiliforme and Heterodera glycines in Wisconsin Fields, Conley, S, Marburger, D, Esker, Paul, MacGuidwin, A, Smith, D, 2013