Paul Esker
Professor of Plant Disease Epidemiology
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219 Buckhout
University Park, PA - pde6@psu.edu
- 814-865-0680
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Most Recent Publications
Relationship between soil fungal densities and soil chemical properties in Pennsylvania
Ananda Bandara, Paul Esker,
Fusarium Head Scab Update for May 28, 2019
Alyssa Collins, P Esker,
Artificial intelligence tools for crop yield and profitability
Paul Esker, Spyros Mourtizinis, Shawn Conley, 2025, Lancaster Farming
Corn mycotoxins: What’s in your bin?
Adriana Murillo-Williams, Paul Esker, A Collins, 2025, Field Crop News - Penn State Extension
Wheat yield reduction and economic losses caused by disease from 2018 through 2021
Andrew Friskop, Paul Esker, 2025, Plant Health Progress
Future Scientists for Sustainable Agricultural Development Through Interdisciplinary Graduate Education
M Miller Foster, L. Rice, Paul Esker, A. Rivers, D Foster, 2025, on p. 287-305
MSE FINDR: A Shiny R Application to Estimate Mean Square Error Using Treatment Means and Post Hoc Test Results
Vinicius C. Garnica, Denis A. Shah, Paul D. Esker, Peter S. Ojiambo, 2024, Plant Disease on p. 1937-1945
Looking back at the 2023 growing season
Adriana Murillo-Williams, Paul Esker, 2024, Lock Haven Express
Assessing the Efficacy of On-Farm Fungicide Treatments for the Management of Fusarium Head Blight and Foliar Disease Complex
Olanrewaju Shittu, Tyler McFeaters, Paul Esker, 2024, Northeast Division - American Phytopathological Society
Fermentation of Trichoderma for biological control using local inputs in Costa Rica
Patrick Becker, Paul Esker, Gerardina Umaña Rojas, 2024, Agronomia Mesoamericana
Most-Cited Papers
The global burden of pathogens and pests on major food crops
Serge Savary, Laetitia Willocquet, Sarah Jane Pethybridge, Paul Esker, Neil McRoberts, Andy Nelson, 2019, Nature Ecology and Evolution on p. 430-439
Soybean yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2010 to 2014
Tom W. Allen, Carl A. Bradley, Adam J. Sisson, Emmanuel Byamukama, Martin I. Chilvers, Cliff M. Coker, Alyssa A. Collins, John P. Damicone, Anne E. Dorrance, Nicholas S. Dufault, Paul D. Esker, Travis R. Faske, Loren J. Giesler, Arvydas P. Grybauskas, Donald E. Hershman, Clayton A. Hollier, Tom Isakeit, Douglas J. Jardine, Heather M. Kelly, Robert C. Kemerait, Nathan M. Kleczewski, Steve R. Koenning, James E. Kurle, Dean K. Malvick, Samuel G. Markell, Hillary L. Mehl, Daren S. Mueller, John D. Mueller, Robert P. Mulrooney, Berlin D. Nelson, Melvin A. Newman, Larry Osborne, Charles Overstreet, Guy B. Padgett, Patrick M. Phipps, Paul P. Price, Edward J. Sikora, Damon L. Smith, Terry N. Spurlock, Connie A. Tande, Albert U. Tenuta, Kiersten A.Wise, J. Allen Wrather, 2017, Plant Health Progress on p. 19-27
Dissecting the economic impact of soybean diseases in the United States over two decades
Ananda Y. Bandara, Dilooshi K. Weerasooriya, Carl A. Bradley, Tom W. Allen, Paul D. Esker, 2020, PLoS One
Corn yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2016 to 2019
Daren Mueller, Kiersten Wise, Adam Sisson, Tom Allen, others (37 total authors), Gary Bergstrom, Kaitlyn Bissonnette, Carl Bradley, Emmanuel Byamukama, Martin Chilvers, Alyssa A. Collins, Paul D. Esker, Travis Faske, Andrew Friskop, Austin Hagan, Ron Heiniger, Clayton Hollier, Tom Isakeit, Tamra Jackson-Ziems, Douglas Jardine, Heather Kelly, Nathan Kleczewski, Alyssa Koehler, Steve Koenning, Dean Malvick, Hillary Mehl, Ron Meyer, Pierce Paul, Angie Peltier, Paul Price, Alison Robertson, G Roth, Edward Sikora, Damon Smith, Connie Tande, Darcy Telenko, Albert Tenuta, Lindsey Thiessen, William Wiebold, 2020, Plant Health Progress on p. 238-247
Soybean Yield Loss Estimates Due to Diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2015 to 2019
Carl A. Bradley, Tom W. Allen, Adam J. Sisson, Gary C. Bergstrom, Kaitlyn Bissonette, Kaitlyn M. Bissonnette, Jason Bond, Emmanuel Byamukama, Martin I. Chilvers, Alyssa Collins, John P. Damicone, Anne E. Dorrance, Nicholas S. Dufault, Paul D. Esker, Travis R. Faske, Nicole M. Fiorellino, Loren J. Giesler, Glen L. Hartman, Clayton A. Hollier, Tom Isakeit, Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems, Douglas J. Jardine, Heather M. Kelly, Robert C. Kemerait, Nathan M. Kleczewski, Alyssa M. Koehler, Robert J. Kratochvil, James E. Kurle, Dean K. Malvick, Samuel G. Markell, Febina M. Mathew, Hillary L. Mehl, Kelsey M. Mehl, Daren S. Mueller, John D. Mueller, Berlin D. Nelson, Charles Overstreet, G. Boyd Padgett, Paul P. Price, Edward J. Sikora, Ian Small, Damon L. Smith, Terry N. Spurlock, Connie A. Tande, Darcy E.P. Telenko, Albert U. Tenuta, Lindsey D. Thiessen, Fred Warner, William J. Wiebold, Kiersten A. Wise, 2021, Plant Health Progress on p. 483-495
Oomycete species associated with soybean seedlings in North America-part I: Identification and pathogenicity characterization
J. Alejandro Rojas, Janette L. Jacobs, Stephanie Napieralski, Behirda Karaj, Carl A. Bradley, Thomas Chase, Paul D. Esker, Loren J. Giesler, Doug J. Jardine, Dean K. Malvick, Samuel G. Markell, Berlin D. Nelson, Alison E. Robertson, John C. Rupe, Damon L. Smith, Laura E. Sweets, Albert U. Tenuta, Kiersten A. Wise, Martin I. Chilvers, 2017, Phytopathology on p. 280-292
Crop health and its global impacts on the components of food security
S. Savary, S. Bregaglio, L. Willocquet, D. Gustafson, D. Mason D’Croz, A. Sparks, N. Castilla, A. Djurle, C. Allinne, Mamta Sharma, V. Rossi, L. Amorim, A. Bergamin, J. Yuen, P. Esker, Neil McRoberts, J. Avelino, E. Duveiller, J. Koo, K. Garrett, 2017, Food Security on p. 311-327
Oomycete species associated with soybean seedlings in North America-Part II: Diversity and ecology in relation to environmental and edaphic factors
J. Alejandro Rojas, Janette L. Jacobs, Stephanie Napieralski, Behirda Karaj, Carl A. Bradley, Thomas Chase, Paul D. Esker, Loren J. Giesler, Doug J. Jardine, Dean K. Malvick, Samuel G. Markell, Berlin D. Nelson, Alison E. Robertson, John C. Rupe, Damon L. Smith, Laura E. Sweets, Albert U. Tenuta, Kiersten A. Wise, Martin I. Chilvers, 2017, Phytopathology on p. 293-304
Neonicotinoid seed treatments of soybean provide negligible benefits to US farmers
Spyridon Mourtzinis, Christian H. Krupke, Paul D. Esker, Adam Varenhorst, Nicholas J. Arneson, Carl A. Bradley, Adam M. Byrne, Martin I. Chilvers, Loren J. Giesler, Ames Herbert, Yuba R. Kandel, Maciej J. Kazula, Catherine Hunt, Laura E. Lindsey, Sean Malone, Daren S. Mueller, Seth Naeve, Emerson Nafziger, Dominic D. Reisig, William J. Ross, Devon R. Rossman, Sally Taylor, Shawn P. Conley, 2019, Scientific Reports
Sowing uncertainty: what we do and don't know about the planting of pesticide-treated seed
CLAUDIA HITAJ, DAVID J. SMITH, AIMEE CODE, SETH WECHSLER, PAUL D. ESKER, MARGARET R. DOUGLAS, 2020, BioScience on p. 390-403
News Articles Featuring Paul Esker
Jan 11, 2023
Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to 6 projects
The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence recently announced the results of its third seed funding competition.
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Mar 18, 2022
Alliance between College of Ag Sciences, University of Pretoria yields benefits
Developing solutions to address threats to plant health is the centerpiece of a partnership between Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Pretoria in South Africa. The partnership is designed to increase both organizations’ research, teaching and extension impact and growth opportunities, thereby increasing food security and environmental stewardship.
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Mar 17, 2020
Pesticide seed coatings are widespread but underreported
Pesticide-coated seeds — such as neonicotinoids, many of which are highly toxic to both pest and beneficial insects — are increasingly used in the major field crops, but are underreported, in part, because farmers often do not know what pesticides are on their seeds, according to an international team of researchers.
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Sep 17, 2019
New winter wheat varieties include resistance to scab, rust
Winter wheat will soon be going into the ground on many farms, creating an opportunity as a cover crop, a cash crop or even a feed option for livestock farmers.
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