Sharifa Crandall
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

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217 Buckhout Lab
University Park, PA - svc6075@psu.edu
- 814-863-3333
Research Summary
Drawing from community ecology theory to understand how fungal and oomycete pathogens shape plant disease dynamics, with a focus on root and soil microbiome diversity, structure, and function; how ecological disturbances drive the complex interactions between hosts, microbes, and the environment across time and space and using this information to inform plant disease management.
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Vegetation Community Structure Spores Spore Pathogens Mosaic Research Method Assays Plant Diseases Fungal Spores Pseudoperonospora Humuli Ecology Pseudoperonospora Cubensis Plant Pathogens Chaparral Epidemics Downy Mildew Vitis Dna Sporangia Sampling Disease Control Grapes Soil Signs And Symptoms (Plants)Most Recent Publications
Water-use efficiency in Hawaiian trees: an eco-‐physiological approach and methodology
Sharifa Crandall, Tropical Resources: The Bulletin of the Yale Tropical Resources Institute on p. 30-33
Ecological distribution of the filmy fern genus Trichomanes on Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Berkeley Scientific Journal
Sharifa Crandall, Berkeley Scientific Journal on p. 81-84
An Interactive, Online Web Map Resource of Global Fusarium oxysporum ff. spp. Diversity and Distribution
Rocío Calderón, Jaclyn A. Eller, Hannah K. Brodsky, Andrew D. Miles, Sharifa G. Crandall, Natalie Mahowald, Ryan Pavlick, Kaitlin M. Gold, 2023, Plant Disease on p. 538-541
Recovery of the soil fungal microbiome after steam disinfection to manage the plant pathogen Fusarium solani
Eric R. Larson, Sharifa G. Crandall, 2023, Frontiers in Plant Science
Extreme heat alters the performance of hosts and pathogen
Mitzy F. Porras, Carlos A. Navas, Gustavo A. Agudelo-Cantero, Michel Geovanni Santiago-Martínez, Volker Loeschcke, Jesper Givskov Sørensen, Sharifa G. Crandall, David Biddinger, Edwin G. Rajotte, 2023, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Rotting Grapes Don't Improve with Age: Cluster Rot Disease Complexes, Management, and Future Prospects
Sharifa G. Crandall, Jamie Spychalla, Uma T. Crouch, Flor Acevedo, Rachel P. Naegele, Timothy D. Miles, 2022, Plant Disease on p. 2013-2025
Etiology, epidemiology and fungicidal management of root rot of chili; A comprehensive review
M. Ali, N. Rajput, Sharifa Crandall, M. Atiq, R. Atif, 2022, Plant Health Progress
A Multiplex taqman qPCR assay for detection and quantification of clade 1 and clade2 isolates of pseudoperonospora cubensis and pseudoperonospora humuli
Sharifa G. Crandall, Marina L. Ramon, Alyssa K. Burkhardt, Julian Camilo Bello Rodriguez, Nanci Adair, David H. Gent, Mary K. Hausbeck, Lina M.Quesada Ocampo, Frank N. Martin, 2021, Plant Disease
Fungal spore diversity, community structure, and traits across a vegetation mosaic
Sharifa G. Crandall, Norah Saarman, Gregory S. Gilbert, 2020, Fungal Ecology
A multi-omics approach to solving problems in plant disease ecology
Sharifa G Crandall, Kaitlin M Gold, María Del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Camila C Filgueiras, Denis S Willett, 2020, PLoS One on p. e0237975
Most-Cited Papers
A multi-omics approach to solving problems in plant disease ecology
Sharifa G Crandall, Kaitlin M Gold, María Del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Camila C Filgueiras, Denis S Willett, 2020, PLoS One on p. e0237975
Meteorological factors associated with abundance of airborne fungal spores over natural vegetation
Sharifa Crandall, Gregory S. Gilbert, 2017, Atmospheric Environment on p. 87-99
Advances in diagnostics of downy mildews: Lessons learned from other oomycetes and future challenges
Sharifa G. Crandall, Alamgir Rahman, Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo, Frank N. Martin, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, Timothy D. Milest, 2018, Plant Disease on p. 265-275
Best practices: social research methods to inform biological conservation
Sharifa G. Crandall, Jennifer L. Ohayon, Luz A. de Wit, J. E. Hammond, Kate L. Melanson, Monica M. Moritsch, Rob Davenport, Diana Ruiz, Bradford Keitt, Nick D. Holmes, Heath G. Packard, Jeffrey Bury, Gregory S. Gilbert, Ingrid M. Parker, 2018, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management on p. 6-23
Fungal spore diversity, community structure, and traits across a vegetation mosaic
Sharifa G. Crandall, Norah Saarman, Gregory S. Gilbert, 2020, Fungal Ecology
A Multiplex taqman qPCR assay for detection and quantification of clade 1 and clade2 isolates of pseudoperonospora cubensis and pseudoperonospora humuli
Sharifa G. Crandall, Marina L. Ramon, Alyssa K. Burkhardt, Julian Camilo Bello Rodriguez, Nanci Adair, David H. Gent, Mary K. Hausbeck, Lina M.Quesada Ocampo, Frank N. Martin, 2021, Plant Disease
First report of leaf rust on southern highbush blueberry caused by thekopsora minima in California
A. C. Shands, S. G. Crandall, T. Ho, T. D. Miles, 2018, Plant Disease on p. 1171
Beach environmental etiquette: Assessing public awareness of marine reserves on the central coast of California
Monica Moritsch, Lauren Strope, Sharifa G. Crandall, 2019, Ocean and Coastal Management on p. 104-114
First report of the ability of Olpidium virulentus to vector blueberry mosaic associated virus (BlMaV) on southern highbush blueberry in California
A. C. Shands, S. G. Crandall, T. D. Miles, 2017, Plant Disease on p. 1683
First report of leaf rust on california blackberry (Rubus ursinus) caused by kuehneola uredinis in california
A. C. Shands, S. G. Crandall, T. D. Miles, 2018, Plant Disease on p. 682
News Articles Featuring Sharifa Crandall
Aug 16, 2023
Bee populations at risk of one-two punch from heat waves, pathogen infection
Extreme heat waves affect pollinators and the pathogens that live on them, creating a mutual imbalance that could have major economic and public health consequences.
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