Averil E. Brown

Averil E. Brown publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Averil E. Brown D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Detection and differentiation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolates using PCR.

  Peter R. Mills;S. Sreenivasaprasad;Averil E. Brown

  289
  Citations

• Phylogeny and systematics of 18 Colletotrichum species based on ribosomal DNA spacer sequences.

  S Sreenivasaprasad;P R Mills;B M Meehan;A E Brown

  242
  Citations

• PCR-based detection of Colletotrichum acutatum on strawberry

  S. Sreenivasaprasad;K. Sharada;A. E. Brown;P. R. Mills

  218
  Citations

• DNA sequence variation and interrelationships among Colletotrichum species causing strawberry anthracnose

  S. Sreenivasaprasad;Averil E. Brown;P.R. Mills

  176
  Citations

• A PCR-based method to distinguish fungi of the rice sheath-blight complex, Rhizoctonia solani, R. oryzae and R. oryzae-sativae

  Andrea Johanson;Helen C Turner;Gareth J McKay;Averil E Brown

  150
  Citations

• Nucleotide sequence of the rDNA spacer 1 enables identification of isolates of Colletotrichum as C. acutatum

  S. Sreenivasaprasad;P.R. Mills;Averil E. Brown

  143
  Citations

• Magnaporthe oryzae Populations Adapted to Finger Millet and Rice Exhibit Distinctive Patterns of Genetic Diversity, Sexuality and Host Interaction

  J.P. Takan;J. Chipili;S. Muthumeenakshi;N.J. Talbot

  121
  Citations

• Cross-infection potential of genetic groups of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on tropical fruits.

  P.W. Alahakoon;A.E. Brown;S. Sreenivasaprasad

  120
  Citations

• Identification of benzimidazole resistance in Cladobotryum dendroides using a PCR-based method

  Gareth J. McKay;Damian Egan;Elizabeth Morris;Averil E. Brown

  109
  Citations

• Foliar aggressiveness of Northern Ireland isolates of Phytophthora infestans on detached leaflets of three potato cultivars

  D. J. Carlisle;L. R. Cooke;S. Watson;A. E. Brown

  107
  Citations

• Antifungal compounds produced by Epicoccum purpurascens against soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi

  Averil E. Brown;Ruth Finlay;J.S. Ward

  95
  Citations

• Coffee berry disease pathogen in Africa: genetic structure and relationship to the group species Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

  S. Sreenivasaprasad;Averil E. Brown;P.R. Mills

  93
  Citations

• Ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolated from tropical fruits

  Andrew Hodson;Peter R. Mills;Averil E. Brown

  84
  Citations

• Genetic and morphological characterization of Cladobotryum species causing cobweb disease of mushrooms

  Gareth J. McKay;Damian Egan;Elizabeth Morris;Carol Scott

  84
  Citations

• The relative importance of Colletotrichum musae as a crown‐rot pathogen on Windward Island bananas

  A. R. Finlay;A. E. Brown

  83
  Citations

• Effect of Metabolites Produced by Trichoderma harzianum Biotypes and Agaricus bisporus on Their Respective Growth Radii in Culture

  A. Mumpuni;H. S. S. Sharma;Averil E. Brown

  80
  Citations

• Genetic variation among and within Monilinia species causing brown rot of stone and pome fruits

  C.E. Fulton;G.C.M. van Leeuwen;Averil E. Brown

  76
  Citations

• Use of SSU rDNA group-I intron to distinguish Monilinia fructicola from M. laxa and M. fructigena.

  Ciaran E Fulton;Averil E Brown

  76
  Citations

• Production of polysaccharide-degrading enzymes by saprophytic fungi from glyphosate-treated flax and their involvement in retting

  Averil E. Brown;H.S.S. Sharma

  72
  Citations

• Relative significance of nursery infections and orchard inoculum in the development and spread of apple canker (Nectria galligena) in young orchards

  A. R. McCracken;A. R. McCracken;A. Berrie;D. J. Barbara;T. Locke

  71
  Citations

• Production of indole-3-acetic acid analogues by strains of Bacillus cereus in relation to their influence on seedling development

  Emily L. Selvadurai;Averil E. Brown;J.T.G. Hamilton

  68
  Citations

• Production of antibiotics by Bacillus subtilis and their effect on fungal colonists of apple leaf scars

  T.R. Swinburne;J.G. Barr;Averil E. Brown

  66
  Citations

• The Resistance of Immature Banana Fruits to Anthracnose [Colletotrichum musae (Berk. & Curt.) Arx.]

  Averil E. Brown;T. R. Swinburne

  60
  Citations

• Epicoccum nigrum, a primary saprophyte involved in the retting of flax

  Averil E. Brown

  57
  Citations

• Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of Northern Ireland isolates of Phytophthora infestans

  Diane J. Carlisle;Louise R. Cooke;Averil E. Brown

  55
  Citations

• Phytoalexin involvement in the latent infection of Capsicum annuum L. fruit by Glomerella cingulata (Stonem.)

  N.K. Adikaram;Averil E. Brown;T.R. Swinburne

  50
  Citations