J.W. Deacon

J.W. Deacon publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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J.W. Deacon D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J.W. Deacon sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Molecular recognition in the homing responses of zoosporic fungi, with special reference to Pythium and Phytophthora

  J.W. Deacon;S.P. Donaldson

  217
  Citations

• Significance of ecology in the development of biocontrol agents against soil‐borne plant pathogens

  Unknown

  171
  Citations

• Introduction to Modern Mycology

  John Taylor;J. W. Deacon

  162
  Citations

• Calcium Interference with Zoospore Biology and Infectivity of Phytophthora parasitica in Nutrient Irrigation Solutions.

  S. L. Von Broembsen;J. W. Deacon

  126
  Citations

• Fungal Biology: Deacon/Fungal Biology

  Unknown

  110
  Citations

• Studies on Pythium oligandrum, an aggressive parasite of other fungi

  Unknown

  107
  Citations

• Role of calcium in adhesion and germination of zoospore cysts of Pythium: a model to explain infection of host plants.

  S. P. Donaldson;J. W. Deacon

  96
  Citations

• Video microscopical comparison of mycoparasitism by Pythium oligandrum, P. nunn and an unnamed Pythium species

  S.A.K. Laing;J.W. Deacon

  90
  Citations

• Biocontrol of soil‐borne plant pathogens: Concepts and their application

  James W. Deacon;Lorraine A. Berry

  87
  Citations

• Behaviour of zoospores and zoospore cysts in relation to root infection by Pythium aphanidermatum.

  Unknown

  84
  Citations

• Phialophora radicicola and Gaeumannomyces graminis on roots of grasses and cereals

  Unknown

  81
  Citations

• Transmembrane Ca2+ fluxes associated with zoospore encystment and cyst germination by the phytopathogen phytophthora parasitica

  Adrian J. Warburton;James W. Deacon

  80
  Citations

• Biological control of the take-all fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis, by Phialophora radicicola and similar fungi

  Unknown

  79
  Citations

• Effects of amino acids and sugars on zoospore taxis, encystment and cyst germination in Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp., P. catenulatum Matthews and P. dissotocum Drechs.

  S. P. Donaldson;J. W. Deacon

  78
  Citations

• Ecological implications of recognition events in the pre‐infection stages of root pathogens

  J. W. Deacon

  74
  Citations

• Effects of calcium on germination and further zoospore release from zoospore cysts of Phytophthora parasitica

  Sharon L. von Broembsen;J.W. Deacon

  69
  Citations

• Further studies on Phialophora radicicola and Gaeumannomyces graminis on roots and stem bases of grasses and cereals

  Unknown

  69
  Citations

• Orientated zoospore attachment and cyst germination in Catenaria anguillulae, a facultative endoparasite of nematodes

  J.W. Deacon;Geeta Saxena

  58
  Citations

• Natural (non-pathogenic) death of the cortex of wheat and barley seminal roots, as evidenced by nuclear staining with acridine orange

  Unknown

  46
  Citations

• Fine roots and sheathing mycorrhizas: their formation, function and dynamics

  Unknown

  35
  Citations

• Microscopic observation of perfect hyphal fusion in Rhizoctonia solani

  Patricia M. Mccabe;Maurice P. Gallagher;James W. Deacon

  28
  Citations

• Differential encystment of zoospores of Pythium species by saccharides in relation to establishment on roots

  S.P. Donaldson;J.W. Deacon

  25
  Citations

• Germination triggers of zoospore cysts of Aphanomyces euteiches and Phytophthora parasitica

  J.W. Deacon;Geeta Saxena

  23
  Citations

• Innovative approaches to plant disease control: Edited by Ilan Chet, xiv + 372 pp. John Wiley, New York, 1987. Price £47.95

  Unknown

  23
  Citations

• Detection of presumptive mycoparasites in soil placed on host-colonized agar plates

  D.F.C. Mulligan;J.W. Deacon

  22
  Citations

• Double-stranded RNA elements in Rhizoctonia solani AG 3

  Helen L. Robinson;James W. Deacon

  17
  Citations

• Behaviour of zoospore cysts of the mycoparasite Pythium oligandrum in relation to their potential for biocontrol of plant pathogens.

  A. Mette Madsen;Helen L. Robinson;J.W. Deacon

  15
  Citations

• In vitro growth and microcycle conidiation of Idriella bolleyi, a biocontrol agent of cereal pathogens

  D. Lascaris;J.W. Deacon

  14
  Citations

• Evidence for segregation of somatic incompatibility during hyphal tip subculture of Rhizoctonia solani AG 4

  Patricia M. McCabe;Maurice P. Gallacher;James W. Deacon

  13
  Citations

• Translocation and Transfer in Rhizoctonia: Mechanisms and Significance

  James W. Deacon

  7
  Citations

• Application of alginate gel for protection of wounds against crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens)

  J. W. Deacon;R K. W. MacDONALD;F. M. Fox;D. Lascaris

  4
  Citations