Donald Davis

Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Donald Davis

Huck Affiliations

Publication Tags

Ailanthus Altissima Ozone Verticillium Ailanthus Composting Temperature Biological Control Genotype Phyllachorales Coleoptera Viability Ammonia Mercury Calonectria Soil Fungi Biological Control Agents Blight Eastern United States Buxus Sempervirens Blood Vessels Sampling Protocols Compost Testing

Most Recent Papers

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,

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

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

Schistidium agassizii confirmed in Pennsylvania

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

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

Kirsten L. Lloyd, Donald D. Davis, Richard P. Marini, Dennis R. Decoteau, 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

Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)

Lauren K. Seiler, Dennis R. Decoteau, Richard P. Marini, Donald D. Davis, 2019, Northeastern Naturalist on p. 807-816

Impact of Ammonia During Composting on Calonectria pseudonaviculata and C. henricotiae, Causal Agents of Boxwood Blight

Robert J. Harvey, Nina Shishkoff, John A. Pecchia, Donald D. Davis, 2019, Compost Science and Utilization on p. 116-123

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

Survival of Lab Grown Calonectria pseudonaviculata Microsclerotia During Small-Scale Composting

Robert J. Harvey, Donald D. Davis, Nina Shishkoff, John Pecchia, 2019, Compost Science and Utilization on p. 24-34

Influence of ambient ozone on grape cultivars ‘Chambourcin’ and ‘Vidal’ in Pennsylvania, USA

Dennis Decoteau, Richard Marini, Donald Davis, 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

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

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

Expanded host range testing for Verticillium nonalfalfae

M. T. Kasson, E. S. O’Neal, Donald Durwood 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

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

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

Assessing Eucryptorrhynchus brandti (Coleoptera

A. L. Snyder, S. M. Salom, L. T. Kok, G. J. Griffin, Donald Durwood Davis, 2012, Biocontrol Science and Technology on p. 1005-1019

Biocontrol of Ailanthus altissima

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

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