Publications

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Journal Publications

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Kunwar, S., Iriarte, F., Fan, Q., da Silva, E. E., Ritchie, L., Nguyen, S. N., Freeman. H. J., Stall, S. R., Jones, J. B., Minsavage, V. G., Colee J., Scott J.W., Vallad, G.E., Zipfel, C., Horvath, D., Westwood, J., Hutton, S.F., and Paret, M. L. Transgenic expression of EFR and Bs2 genes for field management of bacterial wilt and bacterial spot of tomato. 2018 Phytopathology (just accepted. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-12-17-0424-R)

Kunwar, S., Kefialew Y., Abate D., Ayalew A., Colee, J., Ritchie, L., Olson, S. M., and Paret, M. L., Direct antifungal activity of tiadinil, a systemic acquired resistance inducer, and thymol formulations on Stagonosporopsis citrulli and control of watermelon gummy stem blight. Journal of General Plant Pathology, 84(4), pp.284-295

Kunwar, S., Paret, M.L., Freeman, J.H., Ritchie, L., Olson, S.M., Colee, J. and Jones, J.B., 2017. Foliar Applications of Acibenzolar-S-Methyl Negatively Affect the Yield of Grafted Tomatoes in Fields Infested with Ralstonia solanacearum. Plant Disease, 101(6),pp.890-894

Kunwar, S., Paret, M.L., Olson, S.M., Ritchie, L., Rich, J.R., Freeman, J. and McAvoy, T., 2015. Grafting using rootstocks with resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum against Meloidogyne incognita in tomato production. Plant Disease, 99(1), pp.119-124.

Ocsoy, I., Paret, M.L., Ocsoy, M.A., Kunwar, S., Chen, T., You, M. and Tan, W., 2013. Nanotechnology in plant disease management: DNA-directed silver nanoparticles on graphene oxide as an antibacterial against Xanthomonas perforans. Acs Nano, 7(10), pp.8972-8980.

Khatri, K., Kunwar, S., Barocco, R. L., & Dufault, N., 2017. Monitoring Fungicide Sensitivity Levels and Mycelial Compatibility Groupings of Sclerotium rolfsii Isolates from Florida Peanut Fields. Peanut Science, 44(2),pp.83-92.

Dari, B., Sihi, D., Bal, S.K. and Kunwar, S., 2017. Performance of direct-seeded rice under various dates of sowing and irrigation regimes in semi-arid region of India. Paddy and Water Environment, 15(2), pp.395-401.

In Preparation

Kunwar, S., and Hanson, P. Characterization of Bacterial Wilt Resistance Sources in Tomato for Resistant loci Bwr-6 and Bwr-12 and Evaluation for Reaction to Phylotype I and Phylotype II Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum at the World Vegetable Center, AVRDC, Taiwan

Non-Refereed Proceeding

Sanju Kunwar, Mathews Paret, Jeff Jones, Laura Ritchie, Steve Olson, and Josh Freeman. 2015. Effect of acibenzolar-s-methyl on bacterial wilt incidence of grafted tomatoes. Florida Tomato Institute Proceedings.

Abstracts and Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

2018

S. Kunwar, F. Iriarte, Q. Fan, E. da Silva, L. Ritchie, S. Nguyen, J. Freeman, R. S. Stall, J. B. Jones, J. Minsavage, J. Colee, C. Zipfel, D. Horvath, J. Westwood, J.W. Scott, G.E. Vallad, S.F. Hutton, and M.L. Paret. 2018. Co-expression of Bs2 and EFR genes in tomato provides effective broad-spectrum field resistance against bacterial wilt and bacterial spot of tomato. International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP), Boston. Oral presentation

M. Paret, S. Kunwar, R. Sikirou, B. Agnassim, B. Adamou. Improving Knowledge of Farmers on Vegetable Plant Diseases and Management in West Africa (Benin, Togo and Niger). 2018. Workshop on Improving Nutrition and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, (Presenting Author).

2017

S. Kunwar, F. Iriarte, Q. Fan, E. da Silva, L. Ritchie, S. Nguyen, J. Freeman, R. S. Stall, J. B. Jones, J. Minsavage, J. Colee, C. Zipfel, D. Horvath, J. Westwood, J.W. Scott, G.E. Vallad, S.F. Hutton, and M.L. Paret. 2017. Transgenic expression of EFR and Bs2 genes for field management of bacterial wilt and bacterial spot of tomato. 32nd Annual Tomato Disease Workshop. Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida. Florida, USA.

S. Kunwar, E. da Silva, F. B. Iriarte, L. Ritchie, D. Clark, J. H. Freeman, R. E. Stall, J. B. Jones, G. V. Minsavage Jr., C. Zipfel, D. M. Horvath, M. Paret, Q. Fan. 2017. Managing bacterial wilt disease of tomato in open field conditions by improving host resistance through transgenic approach. APS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA. (Poster presented by Qiurong Fan)

Q. Fan, S. Kunwar, M. Young, S. Santra, J. B. Jones, and M. L. Paret. 2017. Copper-based Nanomaterials for Management of Bacterial Spot on Pepper Caused by Xanthomonas euvesicatoria. Materials Innovation for Sustainalble Agriculture Center at the University of Central Florida (MISA) Symposium. (Poster presented by Qiurong Fan)

S. Kunwar, E. da Silva, F. B. Iriarte, L. Ritchie, D. Clark, J. H. Freeman, R. E. Stall, J. B. Jones, G. V. Minsavage Jr., C. Zipfel, D. M. Horvath, M. Paret, 2017. Transgenic resistance for managing soil-borne bacterial wilt disease of tomato in open field conditions. Conference on Soil-borne Plant Pathogens, University of California, Davis, USA.

S. Kunwar, E. E. da Silva, F. Iriarte, L. Ritchie, D. Clark, J. H. Freeman, R. E. Stall, J. B. Jones, J. Minsavage, C. Zipfel, D. Horvath and M. L. Paret. 2017. Transgenic approach for improving host resistance in tomatoes against bacterial wilt disease. 15th Biennial Florida Phytopathological Society Meeting. North Florida Reserach and Education Center, Quincy, Univeristy of Florida, USA.

2016

S. Kunwar, E. da Silva, F. B. Iriarte, L. Ritchie, D. Clark, J. H. Freeman, R. E. Stall, J. B. Jones, G. V. Minsavage Jr., C. Zipfel, D. M. Horvath, M. Paret, 2017. Transgenic expression of pattern recognition receptor EFR in tomato leads to effective field resistance to bacterial wilt. 31st Annual Tomato Disease Workshop, North Carolina, U.S.A

S. Kunwar, E. da Silva, F. B. Iriarte, L. Ritchie, D. Clark, J. H. Freeman, R. E. Stall, J. B. Jones, G. V. Minsavage Jr., C. Zipfel, D. M. Horvath, M. Paret, 2016. Transgenic expression of pattern recognition receptor EFR in tomato leads to effective field resistance to bacterial wilt. APS Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, USA. (Poster Presentation)

S. Kunwar, E. da Silva, F. B. Iriarte, L. Ritchie, D. Clark, J. H. Freeman, R. E. Stall, J. B. Jones, G. V. Minsavage Jr., C. Zipfel, D. M. Horvath, M. Paret, 2016. Transgenic resistance for management of tomato bacterial wilt in Florida. 5th International Symposium on Tomato Diseases. Malaga, Spain. (Poster presented by Mathews Paret)

2015

S. Kunwar, M. L. Paret, J. Freeman, L. Ritchie, S. Olson and J. B. Jones. 2015. Impact of Acibenzolar-S-Methyl on Bacterial Wilt Disease Incidence and Marketable Yield of Grafted Tomatoes. 14th Biennial Florida Phytopathological Society Meeting, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

S. Kunwar, M. L. Paret, J. Freeman, L. Ritchie, S. Olson and J. B. Jones. 2015. Effect of Integrating Grafting and Acibenzolar-S-Methyl Application on Bacterial Wilt Disease Incidence and Marketable Yield of Tomatoes. Statewide Graduate Research Symposium, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA (Poster Presentation).

S. Kunwar, M. L. Paret, J. Freeman, L. Ritchie, S. Olson and J. B. Jones. 2015. Integrating grafting and Acibenzolar-S-Methyl (ASM) application for management of bacterial wilt disease of tomato. Plant Pathology Departmental Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

2014

S. Kunwar, M. L. Paret, J. B. Jones, L. Ritchie and S. Olson. 2014. Integrating grafting and actigard applications for management of bacterial wilt of tomato. 2014. 29th Annual Tomato Disease Workshop, Windsor, Canada.

S. Kunwar, M. L. Paret, J. B. Jones, L. Ritchie and S. Olson. 2014. Management of bacterial wilt of tomato with a combination of grafting and a systemic acquired resistance inducer. (APS/CPS) Joint Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

S. Kunwar, M. L. Paret, J. B. Jones, L. Ritchie and S. Olson. 2014. Effect of Integrating Grafting and Acibenzolar-S-Methyl Application on Bacterial Wilt Disease Incidence and Marketable Yield of Tomatoes. Third Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL. (Poster Presentation).

Web Publications

Sanju Kunwar, Mathews Paret, Jeff Jones, Laura Ritchie, Steve Olson, and Josh Freeman (2015) Managing bacterial wilt in tomatoes with grafting and a plant defense inducer. University of Florida IFAS Extension publication.

Pathogen Profile for Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, causal agent of bitter rot in variety of crops.

Pathogen Profile for , Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, causal agent of white mold disease.