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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
47
Citations
8849
World Ranking
2520
National Ranking
19

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

Thomas Jung mainly focuses on Phytophthora, Botany, Phytophthora plurivora, Phytophthora citricola and Ecology. The study of Phytophthora is intertwined with the study of Phytophthora alni in a number of ways. His work on Botany deals in particular with Fagaceae, Taxonomy, Banksia attenuata, Eucalyptus and Banksia.

His Phytophthora plurivora study combines topics in areas such as Beech, Fagus sylvatica and Alnus glutinosa. Thomas Jung has researched Phytophthora citricola in several fields, including Eucalyptus gomphocephala, Agonis flexuosa, Phytophthora cambivora and Quercus robur. His Quercus robur research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Phytophthora drechsleri, Phytophthora cactorum, Pythium and Root rot.

His most cited work include:

  • Biogeographical patterns and determinants of invasion by forest pathogens in Europe (298 citations)
  • Involvement of soilborne Phytophthora species in Central European oak decline and the effect of site factors on the disease (237 citations)
  • Isolation, identification and pathogenicity of Phytophthora species from declining oak stands (232 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Phytophthora, Botany, Ecology, Phytophthora cinnamomi and Phytophthora plurivora. His Phytophthora research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Taxon and Beech. His Botany study often links to related topics such as Phytophthora citricola.

His research in Ecology focuses on subjects like Agronomy, which are connected to Alder. Thomas Jung interconnects Biodiversity, Chlamydospore, Inoculation and Oospore in the investigation of issues within Phytophthora cinnamomi. The Phytophthora plurivora study combines topics in areas such as Alnus glutinosa, Fagaceae, Root rot and Quercus robur.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Phytophthora (80.00%)
  • Botany (62.73%)
  • Ecology (30.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Phytophthora (80.00%)
  • Ecology (30.00%)
  • Phytophthora cinnamomi (18.18%)

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

Phytophthora, Ecology, Phytophthora cinnamomi, Horticulture and Invasive species are his primary areas of study. His Phytophthora research is included under the broader classification of Botany. His research in the fields of Prunus laurocerasus and Fraxinus overlaps with other disciplines such as Montenegro, Diaporthe eres and Fusarium sambucinum.

When carried out as part of a general Ecology research project, his work on Erysiphe alphitoides is frequently linked to work in Spatial distribution, Distribution and Species complex, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His studies deal with areas such as Rainforest, Biodiversity and Drimys winteri as well as Phytophthora cinnamomi. In his work, Fagus sylvatica, Beech and Phytophthora cambivora is strongly intertwined with Bark, which is a subfield of Horticulture.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Canker and decline diseases caused by soil- and airborne Phytophthora species in forests and woodlands. (53 citations)
  • A Survey in Natural Forest Ecosystems of Vietnam Reveals High Diversity of both New and Described Phytophthora Taxa including P. ramorum (16 citations)
  • From leaf to continent: The multi-scale distribution of an invasive cryptic pathogen complex on oak (14 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

Thomas Jung focuses on Invasive species, Botany, Phytophthora, Spatial distribution and Erysiphe alphitoides. His Invasive species research incorporates Consistency, Business, Variation, Political action and Cross country. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Oomycete and Botany.

In general Phytophthora study, his work on Phytophthora cinnamomi often relates to the realm of Clade, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Spatial distribution combines with fields such as Erysiphe, Distribution, Species complex, Niche differentiation and Scale in his investigation. His research on Erysiphe alphitoides is centered around Powdery mildew and Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Biogeographical patterns and determinants of invasion by forest pathogens in Europe

    A. Santini;L. Ghelardini;C. de Pace;M. L. Desprez-Loustau

  • Isolation, identification and pathogenicity of Phytophthora species from declining oak stands

    T. Jung;H. Blaschke;P. Neumann

  • Involvement of soilborne Phytophthora species in Central European oak decline and the effect of site factors on the disease

    T. Jung;H. Blaschke;W. Osswald

  • Widespread Phytophthora infestations in European nurseries put forest, semi-natural and horticultural ecosystems at high risk of Phytophthora diseases

    T. Jung;L. Orlikowski;B. Henricot;P. Abad-Campos

  • Phytophthora alni sp. nov. and its variants: designation of emerging heteroploid hybrid pathogens spreading on Alnus trees.

    Clive M. Brasier;Susan A. Kirk;Jose Delcan;David E.L. Cooke

  • Re-evaluation of Phytophthora citricola isolates from multiple woody hosts in Europe and North America reveals a new species, Phytophthora plurivora sp. nov.

    T. Jung;T.I. Burgess

  • Phytophthora root and collar rot of alders in Bavaria: distribution, modes of spread and possible management strategies

    T. Jung;M. Blaschke

  • Phytophthora quercina sp. nov., causing root rot of European oaks

    T. Jung;D.E.L. Cooke;H. Blaschke;J.M. Duncan

  • Beech decline in Central Europe driven by the interaction between Phytophthora infections and climatic extremes

    T. Jung

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 107–127

    P.W. Crous;B.A. Summerell;R.G. Shivas;T.I. Burgess

  • Multiple new Phytophthora species from ITS Clade 6 associated with natural ecosystems in Australia: evolutionary and ecological implications

    T. Jung;M.J.C. Stukely;G.E.St.J. Hardy;D. White

  • Phytophthora pseudosyringae sp. nov., a new species causing root and collar rot of deciduous tree species in Europe.

    Thomas Jung;Jan Nechwatal;David E.L. Cooke;Günther Hartmann

  • Canker and decline diseases caused by soil- and airborne Phytophthora species in forests and woodlands.

    T. Jung;A. Pérez-Sierra;A. Durán;M. Horta Jung

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 558-624

    P.W. Crous;M.J. Wingfield;T.I. Burgess;G.E.St.J. Hardy

  • Phytophthora multivora sp. nov., a new species recovered from declining Eucalyptus, Banksia, Agonis and other plant species in Western Australia

    P.M. Scott;T.I. Burgess;P.A. Barber;B.L. Shearer

  • Three new species of Phytophthora from European oak forests

    Thomas Jung;Everett M. Hansen;Lori Winton;Wolfgang Osswald

  • New insights into the survival strategy of the invasive soilborne pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi in different natural ecosystems in Western Australia.

    T. Jung;T. Jung;I. J. Colquhoun;G. E. St. J. Hardy

  • Involvement of Phytophthora species in the decline of European beech in Europe and the USA

    Thomas Jung;George W. Hudler;S. L. Jensen-Tracy;H. M. Griffiths

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 69–91

    P.W. Crous;J.Z. Groenewald;R.G. Shivas;J. Edwards

  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 4

    Unknown

  • Strategies of attack and defence in woody plant-Phytophthora interactions

    W. Oßwald;F. Fleischmann;D. Rigling;A. C. Coelho

  • Detection and quantification of Phytophthora species which are associated with root-rot diseases in European deciduous forests by species-specific polymerase chain reaction

    R. Schubert;G. Bahnweg;J. Nechwatal;T. Jung

Frequent Co-Authors

Treena I. Burgess
Treena I. Burgess Murdoch University
Bruno Scanu
Bruno Scanu University of Sassari
Andrea Vannini
Andrea Vannini Tuscia University
Leonardo Schena
Leonardo Schena University of Reggio Calabria
Giles E. St. J. Hardy
Giles E. St. J. Hardy Murdoch University
David E. L. Cooke
David E. L. Cooke James Hutton Institute
Santa Olga Cacciola
Santa Olga Cacciola University of Catania
Alejandro Solla
Alejandro Solla University of Extremadura
AnnaMaria Vettraino
AnnaMaria Vettraino Tuscia University
Clive M. Brasier
Clive M. Brasier Forestry Commission England

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