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D-Index
44
Citations
5998
World Ranking
3105
National Ranking
779

R. D. Lumsden publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. D. Lumsden sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 84 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

R. D. Lumsden 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 R. D. Lumsden sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Encapsulation of potential biocontrol agents in an alginate-clay matrix

    D. R. Fravel;J. J. Marois;R. D. Lumsden;W. J. Connick

  • Commercial use of fungi as plant disease biological control agents: status and prospects.

    J. M. Whipps;R. D. Lumsden;T. M. Butt;C. Jackson

  • Safety of Microorganisms Intended for Pest and Plant Disease Control: A Framework for Scientific Evaluation☆

    R.James Cook;William L. Bruckart;Jack R. Coulson;Mark S. Goettel

  • Antibiotic production by strains of Gliocladium virens and its relation to the biocontrol of cotton seedling diseases

    Unknown

  • Oxah'c acid production by Sclero-tinia sclerotiorum in infected Bean and in culture.

    Unknown

  • The Impact of Plant Diseases on World Chocolate Production

    John H. Bowers;Bryan A. Bailey;Prakash K. Hebbar;Soumaila Sanogo

  • Biotechnology of Fungi for Improving Plant Growth

    Richard A. Humber;J. M. Whipps;R. D. Lumsden

  • Biological Control of Soilborne Fungal Propagules

    Unknown

  • Seed Treatment with a Fungal or a Bacterial Antagonist for Reducing Corn Damping-off Caused by Species of Pythium and Fusarium.

    W. Mao;J. A. Lewis;P. K. Hebbar;R. D. Lumsden

  • Biological control of Pythium species

    John M. Whipps;Robert D. Lumsden

  • Trichoderma stromaticum sp. nov., a parasite of the cacao witches broom pathogen

    G.J. Samuels;R. Pardo-Schultheiss;K.P. Hebbar;R.D. Lumsden

  • Histology and Physiology of Pathogenesis in Plant Diseases Caused bySclerotiniaSpecies

    Unknown

  • APPLICATION OF BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA AND TRICHODERMA VIRENS , ALONE AND IN COMBINATIONS, AGAINST MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA ON BELL PEPPER

    Susan L. F. Meyer;Daniel P. Roberts;David J. Chitwood;Lynn K. Carta

  • Biological control of soilborne plant pathogens

    Unknown

  • Biocontrol of damping-off of greenhouse-grown crops caused by Rhizoctonia solani with a formulation of Trichoderma spp.

    Unknown

  • Formulation and Delivery of Biocontrol Agents for Use Against Soilborne Plant Pathogens

    Unknown

  • Isolation and localization of the antibiotics gliotoxin produced by Gliocladium virens from alginate prill in soil and soilless media

    Unknown

  • Suppression of damping-off of peas and cotton in the field with composted sewage sludge.

    J.A. Lewis;R.D. Lumsden;P.D. Millner;A.P. Keinath

  • Broad spectrum anti-biotic activity and disease suppression by the potential biocontrol agent Burkholderia ambifaria BC-F

    W Li;D.P Roberts;P.D Dery;S.L.F Meyer

  • Biocontrol of selected soilborne diseases of tomato and pepper plants

    Unknown

  • Seed treatment using pre-infiltration and biocontrol agents to reduce damping-off of corn caused by species of Pythium and Fusarium

    W. Mao;R. D. Lumsden;J. A. Lewis;P. K. Hebbar

  • Effect of extracellular metabolites from Gliocladium virens on germination of sporangia and mycelial growth of Pythium ultimum.

    D. P. Roberts;R. D. Lumsden

  • Development of Gliocladium virens for damping-off disease control

    Robert D. Lumsden;James F. Walter

  • Production and Germination of Conidia of Trichoderma stromaticum, a Mycoparasite of Crinipellis perniciosa on Cacao.

    S. Sanogo;A. Pomella;P. K. Hebbar;B. Bailey

  • Application of biocontrol fungi in granular formulations of pregelatinized starch-flour to control damping-off diseases caused by Rhizoctonia solani

    J.A. Lewis;D.R. Fravel;R.D. Lumsden;B.S. Shasha

  • Agricultural By-products as Substrates for Growth, Conidiation and Chlamydospore Formation by a Potential Mycoherbicide, Fusarium oxysporum Strain EN4

    K. P. Hebbar;J. A. Lewis;S. M. Poch;R. D. Lumsden

  • FORMULATION OF MYCOHERBICIDAL STRAINS OF FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM

    K.P. Hebbar;R.D. Lumsden;J.A. Lewis;S.M. Poch

  • Liquid fermentation to produce biomass of mycoherbicidal strains of Fusarium oxysporum

    K. P. Hebbar;R. D. Lumsden;S. M. Poch;J. A. Lewis

  • Production of Pleospora papaveracea biomass in liquid culture and its infectivity on opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

    B. A. Bailey;K. P. Hebbar;R. D. Lumsden;N. R. O'Neill

  • An alginate prill formulation of Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend:Fr. f.sp. erythroxyli for biocontrol of Erythroxylum coca var. coca

    B.A. Bailey;K.P. Hebbar;M. Strem;L.C. Darlington

  • FORMULATIONS OF FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F.SP. ERYTHROXYLI FOR BIOCONTROL OF ERYTHROXYLUM COCA VAR. COCA

    B. A. Bailey;K. P. Hebbar;M. Strem;R. D. Lumsden

  • Effect of sclerotial damage of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on the mycoparasitic activity of Trichoderma hamatum

    J. A Gracia-Garza;B. A. Bailey;T. C. Paulitz;R. D. Lumsden

  • Biological Control of Seedling Diseases

    K. Prakesh Hebbar;Robert D. Lumsden

  • Reduction of pre-emergence damping-off of peas caused by Pythium ultimum with calcium oxide.

    J.A. Lewis;R.D. Lumsden

  • An improved granular formulation for a mycoherbicidal strain of Fusarium oxysporum.

    K. P. Hebbar;B. A. Bailey;S. M. Poch;J. A. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan A. Bailey
Bryan A. Bailey Agricultural Research Service
Daniel P. Roberts
Daniel P. Roberts US Department of Agriculture
Richard A. Humber
Richard A. Humber Agricultural Research Service
Gary J. Samuels
Gary J. Samuels United States Department of Agriculture
Timothy C. Paulitz
Timothy C. Paulitz United States Department of Agriculture
John M. Whipps
John M. Whipps University of Warwick

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