Paul Esker
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Field Crop Pathology

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219 Buckhout
University Park, PA - pde6@psu.edu
- 814-865-0680
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Soybeans Seeds Virulence Meta Analysis Pythium Plant Diseases And Disorders Phytophthora Plant Diseases Seedlings Aphanomyces Oomycetes Cultivars Disease Control Pyrazoles High Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing Malus North America Pyrimidines Genetic Improvement Triazoles Acetates Pesticides Geography Ecology Zea MaysMost Recent Papers
Abiotic conditions outweigh microbial origin during bacterial assembly in soils
Laura Kaminsky, Paul Esker, Terrence Bell, 2021, Enviromental Microbiology on p. 358-371
Spatial and spatiotemporal analysis of Meloidogyne hapla and Pratylenchus spp. populations in commercial potato fields in New York
Adrienne Gorny, Frank Hay, Paul Esker, Sarah Pethybridge, 2020, Nematology on p. 1-13
Modeling yield losses and fungicide profitability for managing Fusarium head blight in Brazilian spring wheat
Maíra Rodrigues Duffeck, Kaique dos Santos Alves, Franklin Jackson Machado, Paul David Esker, Emerson Medeiros Del Ponte, 2020, PHYTOPATHOLOGY on p. 370-378
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
Abiotic conditions outweigh microbial origin during bacterial assembly in soils
Laura Kaminsky, Paul Esker, Terrence Bell, 2020, Environmental Microbiology on p. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15322
Sowing uncertainty: What we do and don't know about the planting of pesticide-treated seed
D. Smith, A. Code, S. Wechsler, C. Hitaj, Paul Esker, M. Douglas, 2020, BioScience on p. 390-403
Prospects of alleviating early planting-associated cold susceptibility of soybean using microbes: insights from microbiome analysis
Ananda Bandara, Dilooshi Weerasooriya, Terrence Bell, Paul Esker, 2020, Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science on p. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jac.12476
Corn yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2016 to 2019
Daren S. Mueller, Kiersten A. Wise, Adam J. Sisson, Tom W. Allen, Gary C. Bergstrom, Kaitlyn M. Bissonnette, Carl A. Bradley, Emmanuel Byamukama, Martin I. Chilvers, Alyssa A. Collins, Paul D. Esker, Travis R. Faske, Andrew J. Friskop, Austin K. Hagan, Ron W. Heiniger, Clayton A. Hollier, Tom Isakeit, Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems, Douglas J. Jardine, Heather M. Kelly, Nathan M. Kleczewski, Alyssa M. Koehler, Steve R. Koenning, Dean K. Malvick, Hillary L. Mehl, Ron F. Meyer, Pierce A. Paul, Angie J. Peltier, Paul P. Price, Alison E. Robertson, Gregory W. Roth, Edward J. Sikora, Damon L. Smith, Connie A. Tande, Darcy E.P. Telenko, Albert U. Tenuta, Lindsey D. Thiessen, William J. Wiebold, 2020, Plant Health Progress on p. 238-247
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
Manipulating Wild and Tamed Phytobiomes: Challenges and Opportunities
Terrence H Bell, Kevin Hockett, Ricardo Ivan Alcalá-Briseño, Mary Barbercheck, Gwyn A Beattie, Mary Ann Bruns, John Carlson, Taejung Chung, Alyssa Collins, Bryan Emmett, Paul Esker, karen Garrett, Leland Glenna, Beth K. Gugino, Maria del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Linda Kinkel, Jasna Kovac, Kurt Kowalski, Gretchen Kuldau, Johan Leveau, Matthew Michalska-Smith, Jessica Myrick, Kari Peter, Maria Vivanco Salazar, Ashley Shade, Nejc Stopnisek, Xiaoqing Tan, Amy Welty, Kyle Wickings, Etienne Yergeau, 2019, Phytobiomes Journal
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 Anne Collins, John P. Damicone, Anne E. Dorrance, Nicholas S. Dufault, Paul 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
Efficacy and stability of integrating fungicide and cultivar resistance to manage fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol in wheat
K. T. Willyerd, C. Li, L. V. Madden, C. A. Bradley, G. C. Bergstrom, L. E. Sweets, M. Mcmullen, J. K. Ransom, A. Grybauskas, L. Osborne, S. N. Wegulo, D. E. Hershman, K. Wise, W. W. Bockus, D. Groth, R. Dill-Macky, E. Milus, P. D. Esker, K. D. Waxman, E. A. Adee, S. E. Ebelhar, B. G. Young, P. A. Paul, 2012, Plant disease on p. 957-967
Meta-analysis of yield response of hybrid field corn to foliar fungicides in the U.S. corn belt
P. A. Paul, L. V. Madden, C. A. Bradley, A. E. Robertson, G. P. Munkvold, G. Shaner, K. A. Wise, D. K. Malvick, T. W. Allen, A. Grybauskas, P. Vincelli, P. Esker, 2011, PHYTOPATHOLOGY on p. 1122-1132
Genetic gain × management interactions in soybean: I. Planting date
Scott C. Rowntree, Justin J. Suhre, Nicholas H. Weidenbenner, Eric W. Wilson, Vince M. Davis, Seth L. Naeve, Shaun N. Casteel, Brian W. Diers, Paul D. Esker, James E. Specht, Shawn P. Conley, 2013, Crop Science on p. 1128-1138
Biology, yield loss and control of sclerotinia stem rot of soybean
Angelique J. Peltier, Carl A. Bradley, Martin I. Chilvers, Dean K. Malvick, Daren S. Mueller, Kiersten A. Wise, Paul D. Esker, 2012, Journal of Integrated Pest Management
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
Soybean yield partitioning changes revealed by genetic gain and seeding rate interactions
Justin J. Suhre, Nicholas H. Weidenbenner, Scott C. Rowntree, Eric W. Wilson, Seth L. Naeve, Shawn P. Conley, Shaun N. Casteel, Brian W. Diers, Paul D. Esker, James E. Specht, Vince M. Davis, 2014, Agronomy Journal on p. 1631-1642
Meta-analysis to determine the effects of plant disease management measures
Henry K. Ngugi, Paul D. Esker, Harald Scherm, 2011, PHYTOPATHOLOGY on p. 31-41
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
News Articles Featuring Paul Esker
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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