Donald Davis

Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Donald Davis

Huck Affiliations

Publication Tags

Ailanthus Verticillium Ailanthus Altissima Ozone Soil Fungi Blood Vessels Biological Control Agricultural Crops Genome Genotype Viability Mercury Biological Control Agents Sampling Protocols Seeds Beetles Risk Assessment Green Beans Coleoptera Seed Productivity Pathogenicity Ambrosia Seed

Most Recent Publications

Role of an Ambrosia Beetle (Euwallacea validus) in Dissemination of the Fungus Verticillium albo-atrum, Causal Agent of Verticillium Wilt of Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Donald Davis,

Artillery fungi (Sphaerobolus spp.): a review of horticultural problems with emphasis on Pennsylvania, USA

Donald Davis, M Fidanza, 2022, Journal of Plant Science and Research on p. 6

Nitrate removal in greenhouse water using mushroom compost within artificially constructed wetlands

Robert Harvey, Donald Davis, Nina Shiskoff, B Savani, Rachel Brennan, J Pecchia, 2021, Journal of Plant Science and Research on p. 5

Incidence of ozone injury on hybrid poplar tree in southwestern Pennsylvania USA: A 26-year field study

Donald Davis, Richard Marini, Dennis Decoteau, 2020, Journal of Plant Science & Research on p. 5

Response of sensitive and resistant snap bean genotypes to nighttime ozone concentration

Kirsten Lloyd, Donald Davis, Richard Marini, Dennis Decoteau, Dennis Decoeau, 2020, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science on p. 331-339

Verticillium nonalfalfae, a promising naturally occurring biological herbicide to control tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Rachel Brooks, Raghavan Charudattan, Donald Davis, 2020, on p. 14

Schistidium agassizii confirmed in Pennsylvania

Bruce Allen, Donald Davis, 2020, Evansia on p. 28-30

Ozone-Sensitivity of Ten Milkweed Species (Asclepias spp.)

Melissa Mercado, Dennis R. Decoteau, Richard Marini, Donald D. Davis, R Marini, 2020, Northeastern Naturalist on p. 656-668

Genome sequence of a lethal vascular wilt fungus, verticillium nonalfalfae, a biological control used against the invasive ailanthus altissima

Matt T. Kasson, Lindsay R. Kasson, Kristen L. Wickert, Donald D. Davis, Jason E. Stajich, 2019, Microbiology Resource Announcements

Use of dried compressed air to generate ozone in vegetation exposure chambers: quantification of trace nitrogen oxidants formed during corona discharge

Kirsten Lloyd, Donald Davis, Richard Marini, Dennis Decoteau, Amy Huff, William Brune, 2019, Journal of Plant Science and Research on p. 1-5

Most-Cited Papers

An inordinate fondness for Fusarium: Phylogenetic diversity of fusaria cultivated by ambrosia beetles in the genus Euwallacea on avocado and other plant hosts

Matthew T. Kasson, Kerry O'Donnell, Alejandro P. Rooney, Stacy Sink, Randy C. Ploetz, Jill N. Ploetz, Joshua L. Konkol, Daniel Carrillo, Stanley Freeman, Zvi Mendel, Jason A. Smith, Adam W. Black, Jiri Hulcr, Craig Bateman, Kristyna Stefkova, Paul R. Campbell, Andrew D.W. Geering, Elizabeth K. Dann, Akif Eskalen, Keerthi Mohotti, Dylan P.G. Short, Takayuki Aoki, Kristi A. Fenstermacher, Donald D. Davis, David M. Geiser, 2013, Fungal Genetics and Biology on p. 147-157

Seed production, viability, and reproductive limits of the invasive Ailanthus altissima (tree-of-heaven) within invaded environments

Kristen L. Wickert, Eric S. O'Neal, Donald D. Davis, Matthew T. Kasson, 2017, Forests

Comparative pathogenicity, biocontrol efficacy, and multilocus sequence typing of Verticillium nonalfalfae from the invasive Ailanthus altissima and other hosts

M. T. Kasson, D. P.G. Short, E. S. O'Neal, K. V. Subbarao, D. D. Davis, 2014, Phytopathology on p. 282-292

Expanded host range testing for Verticillium nonalfalfae: Potential biocontrol agent against the invasive Ailanthus altissima

M. T. Kasson, E. S. O’Neal, D. D. Davis, 2015, Plant Disease on p. 823-835

First report of Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium nonalfalfae on tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) in Ohio

J. Rebbeck, M. A. Malone, D. P.G. Short, M. T. Kasson, E. S. O'Neal, D. D. Davis, 2013, Plant Disease on p. 999

Intraspecific root grafts and clonal growth within ailanthus altissima stands influence verticillium nonalfalfae transmission

E. S.O’Neal, D. D. Davis, 2015, Plant Disease on p. 1070-1077

Mercury accumulation in Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine)

Russell J. Hutnik, James R. McClenahen, Robert P. Long, Donald Durwood Davis, 2014, Northeastern Naturalist on p. 529-540

First report of verticillium wilt of Ailanthus altissima in virginia caused by Verticillium nonalfalfae

A. L. Snyder, M. T. Kasson, S. M. Salom, D. D. Davis, G. J. Griffin, L. T. Kok, 2013, Plant Disease on p. 837

Biocontrol of Ailanthus altissima: inoculation protocol and risk assessment for Verticillium nonalfalfae (Plectosphaerellaceae: Phyllachorales)

E. S. O'Neal, D. D. Davis, 2015, Biocontrol Science and Technology on p. 950-969

Genome sequence of a lethal vascular wilt fungus, verticillium nonalfalfae, a biological control used against the invasive ailanthus altissima

Matt T. Kasson, Lindsay R. Kasson, Kristen L. Wickert, Donald D. Davis, Jason E. Stajich, 2019, Microbiology Resource Announcements