Frank J. Louws

Frank J. Louws publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Frank J. Louws D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Specific genomic fingerprints of phytopathogenic Xanthomonas and Pseudomonas pathovars and strains generated with repetitive sequences and PCR

  F J Louws;D W Fulbright;C T Stephens;F J de Bruijn

  935
  Citations

• Grafting fruiting vegetables to manage soilborne pathogens, foliar pathogens, arthropods and weeds

  Frank J. Louws;Cary L. Rivard;Cary L. Rivard;Chieri Kubota

  491
  Citations

• Comparison of AFLP and rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting with DNA-DNA homology studies: Xanthomonas as a model system.

  J. L. W. Rademaker;B. Hoste;F. J. Louws;K. Kersters

  457
  Citations

• THE THREE DS OF PCR-BASED GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF PHYTOBACTERIA: Diversity, Detection, and Disease Diagnosis

  F.J. Louws;J.L.W. Rademaker;F.J. De Bruijn

  455
  Citations

• Field Control of Bacterial Spot and Bacterial Speck of Tomato Using a Plant Activator.

  F J Louws;M Wilson;H L Campbell;D A Cuppels

  402
  Citations

• Grafting to Manage Soilborne Diseases in Heirloom Tomato Production

  Cary L. Rivard;Frank J. Louws

  248
  Citations

• A comprehensive species to strain taxonomic framework for xanthomonas.

  J. L. W. Rademaker;F. J. Louws;M. H. Schultz;U. Rossbach

  205
  Citations

• rep-PCR-Mediated Genomic Fingerprinting: A Rapid and Effective Method to Identify Clavibacter michiganensis.

  F. J. Louws;J. Bell;C. M. Medina-Mora;C. D. Smart

  187
  Citations

• Responses of soil microbial biomass and N availability to transition strategies from conventional to organic farming systems

  Cong Tu;Frank J. Louws;Nancy G. Creamer;J. Paul Mueller

  174
  Citations

• Differentiation of genomic structure by rep-PCR fingerprinting to rapidly classify Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria

  F. J. Louws;D. W. Fulbright;C. T. Stephens;F. J. De Bruijn

  174
  Citations

• Grafting Tomato with Interspecific Rootstock to Manage Diseases Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii and Southern Root-Knot Nematode

  C L Rivard;S O'Connell;M M Peet;F J Louws

  130
  Citations

• Grafting Tomato to Manage Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in the Southeastern United States

  C. L. Rivard;S. O'Connell;M. M. Peet;R. M. Welker

  125
  Citations

• Multiphasic Analysis of Xanthomonads Causing Bacterial Spot Disease on Tomato and Pepper in the Caribbean and Central America: Evidence for Common Lineages Within and Between Countries

  H. Bouzar;J. B. Jones;R. E. Stall;F. J. Louws

  123
  Citations

• High Tunnel and Field Production of Organic Heirloom Tomatoes: Yield, Fruit Quality, Disease, and Microclimate

  Suzanne O’Connell;Cary Rivard;Mary M. Peet;Chris Harlow

  119
  Citations

• Plant Development and Harvest Yields of Greenhouse Tomatoes in Six Organic Growing Systems

  Janet F.M. Rippy;Mary M. Peet;Frank J. Louws;Paul V. Nelson

  115
  Citations

• Meloidogyne enterolobii, a Major Threat to Tomato Production: Current Status and Future Prospects for Its Management.

  Ashley N Philbrick;Tika B Adhikari;Frank J Louws;Adrienne M Gorny

  98
  Citations

• Strawberry Growth and Development in an Annual Plasticulture System

  Gina E. Fernandez;Laura M. Butler;Frank J. Louws

  90
  Citations

• Four bottlenecks restrict colonization and invasion by the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum in resistant tomato.

  Marc Planas-Marquès;Jonathan P Kressin;Anurag Kashyap;Dilip R Panthee

  78
  Citations

• Canine olfactory detection of a vectored phytobacterial pathogen, Liberibacter asiaticus, and integration with disease control

  Timothy Gottwald;Gavin Poole;Thomas McCollum;David Hall

  75
  Citations

• Biological control of bacterial spot of tomato under field conditions at several locations in North America

  Unknown

  65
  Citations