Refereed Publications (last 5 years)
Batzer, J.C., Díaz Arias, M.M., Harrington, T.C.,
Gleason, M.L., Groenevald, J.C., and Crous, P.W. 2007. Four species of Zygophiala (Schizothyriaceae, Capnodiales) are associated with the sooty blotch and flyspeck complex on apple. Mycologia: submitted.
Yue, C., Jensen, H.H., Mueller, D.S., Nonnecke, G.R., Bonnet, D., and
Gleason, M.L. 2007. Estimating consumers' valuation of organic and cosmetically damaged apples. HortScience:Accepted.
Sun, G., Zhang, Z., Zhang, M., Zhang, R., and
Gleason, M.L. 2007. A new species of Dissoconium from China. Mycotaxon: in review.
Sentelhas, P.C., Gillespie, T.J.,
Gleason, M.L., Monteiro, J.E.B.M., Pezzopane, R.M., and Pedro, M.J., Jr. 2006. Evaluation of a Penman-Monteith approach to provide “standard” and crop leaf wetness duration estimates. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 141:105-117.
Mueller, D.S.,
Gleason, M.L., Sisson, A.J., and Massman, J.M. 2006. Effect of row covers on suppression of bacterial wilt of muskmelon in Iowa. Plant Health Progress: doi: 10.1094/PHP-2006-1020-02-RS.
Sun, G., Zhang, M., Zhang, R., Ma, H., and
Gleason, M.L. 2006. Wallemia – a genus newly recorded from China. Mycotaxon 95: 277-280.
Kim, K.-S., Taylor, S.E., and
Gleason, M.L. 2006. Forecasting site-specific leaf wetness duration for input to disease-warning systems.
Plant Disease 90:650-656.
Wrona, B., and
Gleason, M. 2005. Effect of surface amino acids on the growth of
Peltaster fructicola – fungus associated with sooty blotch complex.
J. Plant Protection Res. 45:273-278.
Batzer, J.C.,
Gleason, M.L., Harrington, T.C., and Tiffany, L.H. 2005. Expansion of the sooty blotch and flyspeck complex on apples based on analysis of ribosomal DNA and morphology.
Mycologia 97: 1268-1286.
Sentelhas, P.C., Gillespie, Y.J., Batzer, J.C.,
Gleason, M.L., Monteiro, J.E.B.A., Pezzopane, J.R.M., and Pedro, M.J., Jr. 2005. Spatial variability of leaf wetness duration in different crop canopies.
International Journal of Biometeorology 49:363-370.
Kim, K.-S., Taylor, S.E.,
Gleason, M.L., Villalobos, R., and Arauz, L.F. 2005. Estimation of leaf wetness duration using empirical models in northwestern Costa Rica.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 129:53-67.
Sentelhas, P.C., Gillespie,T.J.,
Gleason, M.L., Monteiro, J.E.B.A., and Helland, S.J. 2004. Operational exposure of leaf wetness sensors.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 126:59-72.
Kim, K.-S., Taylor, S.E., and
Gleason, M.L. 2004. Development and validation of a leaf wetness duration model using a fuzzy logic system.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 127:53-64.
Babadoost, M.,
Gleason, M.L., McManus, P.S., and Helland, S.J. 2004. Evaluation of a wetness-based warning system and reduced-risk fungicides for management of sooty blotch and flyspeck of apple.
HortTechnology 14:27-33.
Edmunds, B.A., Flynn, P.F., and Gleason, M.L. 2003. Hosta takeover: A plant disease management case study.
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Tarnowski, T.L., Batzer, J.C.,
Gleason, M.L., and Dixon, P.M. 2003. Fungicide sensitivity of newly discovered members of the sooty blotch and flyspeck complex on apples.
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Edmunds, B. A., and
Gleason, M. L. 2003. Perennation of
Sclerotium rolfsii var.
delphinii in Iowa. Online.
Plant Health Progress: doi:10.1094/PHP-2003-1201-01-RS.
Leandro, L.F.S.,
Gleason, M.L., Nutter, F.W., Jr., Wegulo, S.N., and Dixon, P.M. 2003. Strawberry plant extracts stimulate secondary conidiation by
Colletotrichum acutatum on symptomless leaves.
Phytopathology 93:1285-1291.
Edmunds, B.A., and
Gleason, M.L. 2003. First report of petiole rot of
Pulmonaria longifolia caused by Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii. Plant Disease 87:15.
Edmunds, B.A.,
Gleason, M.L., and Wegulo, S.N. 2003. Resistance of hosta cultivars to
Sclerotium rolfsii var.
delphinii crown rot.
HortTechnology 13:302-305.
Leandro, L.F.S.,
Gleason, M.L., Nutter, F.W., Jr., Wegulo, S.N., and Dixon, P.M. 2003. Influence of temperature and wetness duration on conidia and appressoria of
Colletotrichum acutatum on symptomless strawberry leaves.
Phytopathology 93:51-520.
Thorpe, D.J., Leandro, L.F.S.,
Gleason, M.L., Wegulo, S.N., and Wise, K.A. 2002. Evaluation of fungi and bacteria for biological control of
Colletotrichum acutatum on strawberry leaves.
Advances in Strawberry Research:In press.
Wise, K.A., Leandro, L.F.S., Wegulo, S.N., and
Gleason, M.L. 2002. Survival and dispersal of
Colletotricum acutatum on strawberry foliage under field conditions.
Advances in Strawberry Research:In press.
Kim, K.-S., Taylor, S.E., and
Gleason, M.L. 2002. Modeling an optimal set of variables for estimation of leaf wetness duration using an empirical method.
Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 4:23-28.
Kim, K.-S., Taylor, S.E.,
Gleason, M.L., and Koehler, K.J. 2002. A model to enhance site-specific estimation of wetness duration using a wind speed correction.
Plant Disease 86:179-185.
Madeira, A.C., Taylor, E.S., Kim, K.-S., and
Gleason, M.L. 2002. A simple cloud-based energy balance model to estimate dew.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 111:55-63.
Batzer, J.C.,
Gleason, M.L., Dixon, P.M., and Nutter, F.W. Jr. 2002. Evaluation of post-harvest removal of sooty blotch and flyspeck on apples using sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide with peroxyacetic acid, and soap.
Plant Disease 86:1325-1332.
Leandro, L.F.S.,
Gleason, M.L., Wegulo, S.M., Dixon, P., and Nutter, F.W., Jr. 2001. Survival and sporulation of
Colletotrichum acutatum on symptomless strawberry leaves.
Phytopathology 91:659-664.
Gleason, M.L., Taylor, S.E., Villalobos Flores, R., Arauz, L.F., and Kim, K.-S. 2001. Assessment of the accuracy of site-specific estimates of rainfall, air temperature, relative humidity, and wetness duration in the Northern Pacific Region of Costa Rica.
Agronomia Costarricense 25:45-55.
Extension Publications (last 5 years)
Verticillium wilt of woody plants. 2006. C. Engelbrecht and
M. Gleason. SUL-16, ISU Extension, 4 pp.
Oak wilt – identification and management. 2005.
M. Gleason and D. Mueller. SUL-15, ISU Extension, 8 pp.
Hosta diseases and pests. 2005. D. Mueller,
M. Gleason, D. Lewis, S. Jeffers, B. Edmunds, C. Warfield, and J. Williams-Woodward. SUL-14, ISU Extension. 16 pp.
Tomato diseases and disorders. 2005.
M.L. Gleason and B.A. Edmunds. PM-1266, ISU Extension, 12 pp.
Helland, S.J.,
Gleason, M.L., McManus, P.S., Babadoost, M., and Barrett, B. 2003. Midwest apple IPM website.
www.public.iastate.edu/~appleipm.
Helland, S.J.,
Gleason, M.L., McManus, P.S., and Babadoost, M. 2003. Warning system for sooty blotch and flyspeck can cut costs. The Fruit Growers News 42:25, 32.
Helland, S.J., Gleason, M.L., Batzer, J.C., and Hernández, S. 2003. Post-harvest treatments remove sooty blotch and flyspeck. The Fruit Growers News, November 2003, p. 35, 40.
Leaf spot and melting-out of turfgrass. 2003. B. Ambruzs and M. Gleason. SUL-13, ISU Extension, 4 pp.
Tree cankers. 2001. S. Wegulo and M. Gleason. SUL-8, ISU Extension, 8 pp.
Using mulches in managed landscapes. 2001. D. Herms, M. Gleason, D. Lewis, H. Hoitink, and J. Hartman. SUL-12, ISU Extension, 12 pp. ISU Extension.
