Gary A. Secor

Gary A. Secor publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Gary A. Secor D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Five Reasons to Consider Phytophthora infestans a Reemerging Pathogen

  W. E. Fry;P. R. J. Birch;H. S. Judelson;N. J. Grünwald

  391
  Citations

• Association of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' with Zebra Chip Disease of Potato Established by Graft and Psyllid Transmission, Electron Microscopy, and PCR.

  G. A. Secor;V. V. Rivera;J. A. Abad;I.-M. Lee

  288
  Citations

• Multiplex real-time PCR for detection, identification and quantification of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in potato plants with zebra chip

  Wenbin Li;Jorge A. Abad;Ronald D. French-Monar;John Rascoe

  199
  Citations

• Sensitivity of North American Isolates of Phytophthora erythroseptica and Pythium ultimum to Mefenoxam (Metalaxyl)

  R J Taylor;B Salas;G A Secor;V Rivera

  176
  Citations

• Managing fungal diseases of potato

  Unknown

  173
  Citations

• The 2009 late blight pandemic in the eastern United States - causes and results

  W. E. Fry;M. T. McGrath;A. Seaman;T. A. Zitter

  158
  Citations

• ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum’, a phytoplasma associated with a potato purple top wilt disease complex

  Ing-Ming Lee;Kristi D. Bottner;Gary Secor;Viviana Rivera-Varas

  132
  Citations

• Recent Genotypes of Phytophthora infestans in the Eastern United States Reveal Clonal Populations and Reappearance of Mefenoxam Sensitivity.

  Chia-Hui Hu;Frances G. Perez;Ryan Donahoo;Adele McLeod

  129
  Citations

• Identification of the G143A mutation associated with QoI resistance in Cercospora beticola field isolates from Michigan, United States.

  Melvin D Bolton;Melvin D Bolton;Viviana Rivera;Gary Secor

  127
  Citations

• Monitoring Fungicide Sensitivity of Cercospora beticola of Sugar Beet for Disease Management Decisions

  Gary A. Secor;Viviana V. Rivera;M. F. R. Khan;Neil C. Gudmestad

  119
  Citations

• Crop borders reduce potato virus Y incidence in seed potato.

  C D Difonzo;D W Ragsdale;E B Radcliffe;N C Gudmestad

  116
  Citations

• Seasonal Abundance of Aphid Vectors of Potato Virus Y in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota

  Christina D. Difonzo;David W. Ragsdale;Edward B. Radcliffe;Neil C. Gudmestad

  104
  Citations

• Cercospora beticola: The intoxicating lifestyle of the leaf spot pathogen of sugar beet.

  Lorena I. Rangel;Rebecca E. Spanner;Rebecca E. Spanner;Malaika K. Ebert;Malaika K. Ebert;Sarah J. Pethybridge

  99
  Citations

• Real-time PCR Quantification and Mycotoxin Production of Fusarium graminearum in Wheat Inoculated with Isolates Collected from Potato, Sugar Beet, and Wheat

  Rishi R. Burlakoti;Rolando Estrada;Viviana V. Rivera;Anuradha Boddeda

  98
  Citations

• Characterization of CbCyp51 from field isolates of Cercospora beticola.

  Melvin D Bolton;Keshav Birla;Viviana Rivera-Varas;Kurt D Rudolph

  95
  Citations

• Survival, Dispersal, and Primary Infection Site for Cercospora beticola in Sugar Beet.

  J. Khan;L. E. del Rio;R. Nelson;V. Rivera-Varas

  93
  Citations

• Gene cluster conservation provides insight into cercosporin biosynthesis and extends production to the genus Colletotrichum

  Ronnie De Jonge;Ronnie De Jonge;Malaika K. Ebert;Malaika K. Ebert;Malaika K. Ebert;Callie R. Huitt-Roehl;Paramita Pal

  90
  Citations

• Effect of Expression of UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Ribozyme and Antisense RNAs on the Enzyme Activity and Carbohydrate Composition of Field-Grown Transgenic Potato Plants

  Alex Y. Borovkov;Phillip E. Mcclean;Joseph R. Sowokinos;Susan H. Ruud

  88
  Citations

• Bacterial diseases of potato.

  Amy Charkowski;Kalpana Sharma;Monica L. Parker;Gary A. Secor

  86
  Citations

• Population structure and genetic analysis of field resistance to thiabendazole in Gibberella pulicaris from potato tubers

  Unknown

  80
  Citations

• Variability in Virulence Among Asexual Progenies of Phytophthora infestans.

  F. M. Abu-El Samen;G. A. Secor;N. C. Gudmestad

  78
  Citations

• Clover Proliferation Group (16SrVI) Subgroup A (16SrVI-A) Phytoplasma is a Probable Causal Agent of Potato Purple Top Disease in Washington and Oregon

  I.-M. Lee;K. D. Bottner;J. E. Munyaneza;G. A. Secor

  73
  Citations

• Phenotypic stability of resistance to late blight in potato clones evaluated at eight sites in the United States

  K. G. Haynes;D. H. Lambert;B. J. Christ;D. P. Weingartner

  73
  Citations

• Genetic variation among asexual progeny of Phytophthora infestans detected with RAPD and AFLP markers

  F. M. Abu-El Samen;G. A. Secor;N. C. Gudmestad

  72
  Citations

• Genetic relationships among populations of Gibberella zeae from barley, wheat, potato, and sugar beet in the upper Midwest of the United States.

  R. R. Burlakoti;S. Ali;G. A. Secor;S. M. Neate

  60
  Citations