Randy C. Ploetz

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Botany
• Ecology
• Horticulture

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, Panama disease and Fusarium wilt. His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Inoculation and Horticulture. Randy C. Ploetz combines subjects such as Fungi imperfecti, Phylogenetics and Pathogenic fungus with his study of Fusarium oxysporum.

Randy C. Ploetz has included themes like Biotechnology, Fusarium, Genetic diversity and Race in his Panama disease study. His research integrates issues of Range and Cultivar, Agronomy, Crop in his study of Fusarium wilt. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Persea borbonia, Lauraceae and Bark.

His most cited work include:

• Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panama disease of banana: Concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogies (1096 citations)
• Fusarium wilt of banana is caused by several pathogens referred to as Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. (212 citations)
• A two-locus DNA sequence database for typing plant and human pathogens within the Fusarium oxysporum species complex (211 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Randy C. Ploetz mostly deals with Botany, Horticulture, Laurel wilt, Persea and Xyleborus glabratus. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Inoculation and Crop. His Horticulture research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Fungal morphology and Agronomy.

Randy C. Ploetz works mostly in the field of Laurel wilt, limiting it down to topics relating to Lauraceae and, in certain cases, Persea borbonia, as a part of the same area of interest. His Persea study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Rootstock, Wilting and Stomatal conductance. His Cultivar study deals with Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense intersecting with Musaceae.

He most often published in these fields:

• Botany (51.16%)
• Horticulture (34.88%)
• Laurel wilt (29.65%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

• Laurel wilt (29.65%)
• Botany (51.16%)
• Lauraceae (15.12%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Laurel wilt, Botany, Lauraceae, Ambrosia beetle and Persea are his primary areas of study. His studies deal with areas such as Host, Genus and Xylem as well as Laurel wilt. He has researched Botany in several fields, including Crop and Horticulture.

His research in Lauraceae tackles topics such as Persea borbonia which are related to areas like Sassafras. Randy C. Ploetz interconnects Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense and Fusarium oxysporum in the investigation of issues within Cultivar. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Panama disease and Agricultural commodity.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Fusarium Wilt of Banana (186 citations)
• Management of Fusarium wilt of banana: A review with special reference to tropical race 4 (120 citations)
• Lateral transfer of a phytopathogenic symbiont among native and exotic ambrosia beetles (93 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Botany
• Ecology
• Horticulture

Randy C. Ploetz spends much of his time researching Laurel wilt, Botany, Lauraceae, Ambrosia beetle and Xyleborus glabratus. His Laurel wilt research incorporates themes from Disease management, Persea, Remote sensing and Orchard. The Botany study which covers Horticulture that intersects with Vegetation.

His work in Lauraceae covers topics such as Host which are related to areas like Ribosomal RNA, Real-time polymerase chain reaction, Polymerase chain reaction and Fungus. As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Xyleborus glabratus, focusing on Persea borbonia and, on occasion, Sassafras. The study incorporates disciplines such as Biotechnology and Panama in addition to Panama disease.