James A. Percich
Integrated Disease Management of Vegetables
My research interests center on developing integrated disease management programs for vegetable cropping systems. The roles biological control agents, soil tillage practices, and cropping systems have on the survival, incidence, and severity of soil borne pathogens such as Aphanomyces euteiches, Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani are being studied. Current research investigations are focusing on the combined use of Bacillus subtilis and Rhizobium as seed treatment for the management of a pathogen complex consisting of F. solani, F. oxysporium and R. solani on dry beans. Additional research efforts that are given high priority are studies of the interactions between cropping systems, soil amendments, residue management, and tillage practices on root rot management of dry bean and other legumes.
Selected Publications:
Estevez de Jensen, C., Kurle, J. E. and Percich, J. A. 2003. Integrated management of edaphic and biotic factors limiting yield of Irrigated soybean and dry bean in Minnesota. Field Crops Research. (In press).
Estevez de Jensen, C, Kurle, J.E., Percich, J.A. 2003. Tillage and Seed Treatment Effects on soybean and dry bean yield and root rot severity on a sandy loam soil in Minnesota. Field Crops Research. (In press).
Estevez de Jensen, C, Kurle, J.E., Percich, J. A. Graham, P.H., and Yliniemi, W. R. 2003. Dry Bean Root Rot. Univ. of Minn. Agric. Ext. Serv. Pp. 8.
Estevez de Jensen, C., Kurle, J.E., and Percich, J. A., and Graham, P.H. 2002. Integrated management strategies of bean root rot with Bacillus subtilis and Rhizobium in Minnesota. Field Crops Research 74:107-115.
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