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  1. Population Dynamics of Three Commercial Biocontrol Organisms on Strawberry Plants Grown in Coir Substrate Under Protection

    Article • Plant Pathology, March 2025, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  2. The effects of introduced biocontrol microbes on root and flower surface microbiomes of strawberry grown in coir substrate in a polythene tunnel

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, March 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  3. Migration of wheat stripe rust from the primary oversummering region to neighboring regions in China

    Article • Communications Biology, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  4. Re-delimiting oversummering regions of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in China

    Article • Phytopathology Research, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  5. Identification of Wheat Stripe Rust Inoculum Sources and Dispersal Routes Responsible for Initial Rust Establishment in Southern Henan of China

    Article • Plant Disease, February 2025, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  6. The interplay between scion genotype, root microbiome, and Neonectria ditissima apple canker

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, January 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  7. Using microbes to suppress overwintering inoculum of Monilinia laxa on mummified fruits and to protect cherry blossoms and fruit from infection

    Article • Frontiers in Horticulture, December 2024, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  8. Dynamic of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici urediniospore and its correlation with wheat stripe rust epidemics in Xiangyang of China

    Article • Crop Protection, November 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  9. Evaluating the performance of models predicting the flowering times of twenty-six apple cultivars in England

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, October 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  10. Identification and pathogenicity of Alternaria and Fusarium species associated with bagged apple black spot disease in Shaanxi, China

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, September 2024, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  11. Developing and implementing an integrated pest/disease management in apple for smallholder farms in Yantai, China

    Article • Crop Protection, August 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  12. Genetic control of rhizosphere microbiome of the cotton plants under field conditions

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  13. A rapid tool for quantification of latent infection of wheat leaves by powdery mildew1

    Article • Journal of Integrative Agriculture, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  14. Impact of novel methods and research approaches in plant pathology: Are individual advances sufficient to meet the wider challenges of disease management?

    Article • Plant Pathology, May 2024, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  15. Fusarium pseudograminearum biomass and toxin accumulation in wheat tissues with and without Fusarium crown rot symptoms

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, May 2024, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  16. Amplicon-based metagenomics to study the effect of coir age and wood biochar on microbiome in relation to strawberry yield

    Article • Frontiers in Agronomy, May 2024, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  17. Predicting infection of strawberry fruit by Mucor and Rhizopus spp. under protected conditions

    Article • Frontiers in Horticulture, March 2024, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  18. Investigating the inoculum dynamics of Cladosporium on the surface of raspberry fruits and in the air

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, March 2024, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  19. The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR

    Article • Molecular Plant Pathology, February 2024, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  20. Amplicon sequencing identified a putative pathogen, Macrophomina phaseolina, causing wilt in African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) grown in Tanzania and Uganda

    Article • Frontiers in Agronomy, January 2024, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  21. Effects of transplanting and AMF inoculation on the fruit yield of African eggplants (Solanum aethiopicum and Solanum anguivi) in Tanzania

    Article • Frontiers in Agronomy, December 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  22. A Global Assessment of the State of Plant Health

    Article • Plant Disease, December 2023, Scientific Societies

    Dr Srinivasan Ramasamy, Professor Xiangming Xu

  23. Dose-Dependent Genetic Resistance to Azole Fungicides Found in the Apple Scab Pathogen

    Article • Journal of Fungi, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  24. Leaf shredding as an alternative strategy for managing apple scab resistance to demethylation inhibitor fungicides

    Article • Frontiers in Horticulture, October 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  25. Relative contribution of season, site, scion and rootstock genotype, and susceptibility to European canker to the variability in bacterial and fungal communities in apple leaf scar tissues

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, September 2023, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  26. Integrated microbiology and metabolomics analysis reveal responses of cotton rhizosphere microbiome and metabolite spectrum to conventional seed coating agents

    Article • Environmental Pollution, September 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  27. Population genetic structure of rubber tree powdery mildew pathogen (Erysiphe quercicola) from China

    Article • Plant Disease, July 2023, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  28. Inter-row cropping and rootstock genotype selection in a UK cider orchard to combat apple replant disease

    Article • Phytopathology Research, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  29. Dynamic of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici Urediniospore in Longnan, a Critical Oversummering Region of China

    Article • Plant Disease, May 2023, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  30. Genome Resource of Sclerotinia nivalis Strain SnTB1, a Plant Pathogen Isolated from American Ginseng

    Article • PhytoFrontiers™, April 2023, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  31. From Endophyte Community Analysis to Field Application: Control of Apple Canker (Neonectria ditissima) with Epicoccum nigrum B14-1

    Article • Agriculture, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  32. Quantitative trait loci associated with apple endophytes during pathogen infection

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, March 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  33. Influence of abiotic factors on kinetics of viable populations of biocontrol agents in the phyllosphere of lettuce and strawberry leaves

    Article • Plant Pathology, March 2023, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  34. Diversity of Fungal Endophytes in American Ginseng Seeds

    Article • Plant Disease, February 2023, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  35. A Genomic Resource for the Strawberry Powdery Mildew Pathogen Podosphaera aphanis

    Article • Phytopathology, February 2023, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  36. Genomic analysis, trajectory tracking, and field surveys reveal sources and long-distance dispersal routes of wheat stripe rust pathogen in China

    Article • Plant Communications, February 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  37. Cladosporium Species: The Predominant Species Present on Raspberries from the U.K. and Spain and Their Ability to Cause Skin and Stigmata Infections

    Article • Horticulturae, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  38. Effect on microbial communities in apple orchard soil when exposed short-term to climate change abiotic factors and different orchard management practices

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  39. Genetic Analysis of Colletotrichum siamense Populations from Different Hosts and Counties in Hainan, China, Using Microsatellite Markers

    Article • Plant Disease, January 2023, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  40. Applying beneficial microbes as transplanting dipping and post-transplanting foliar spray led to improved rice productivity

    Article • Technology in Agronomy, January 2023, Maximum Academic Press

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  41. Is it feasible to use mixed orchards to manage apple scab?

    Article • Fruit Research, January 2023, Maximum Academic Press

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  42. Transcription Factor VdCf2 Regulates Growth, Pathogenicity, and the Expression of a Putative Secondary Metabolism Gene Cluster in Verticillium dahliae

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2022, ASM Journals

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  43. Development of European apple canker on different cultivars in relation to planting time at three sites in the UK

    Article • Frontiers in Horticulture, September 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  44. Influence of plant genotype and soil on the cotton rhizosphere microbiome

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, September 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Ahmed Abdelfattah, Professor Xiangming Xu

  45. Major challenges facing the commercial horticulture

    Article • Frontiers in Horticulture, August 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  46. The Effect of Temperature and Moisture on Colonization of Apple Fruit and Branches by Botryosphaeria dothidea

    Article • Phytopathology, August 2022, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  47. Diversity of Fusarium community assembly shapes mycotoxin accumulation of diseased wheat heads

    Article • Molecular Ecology, July 2022, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  48. Field application of Bacillus subtilis and Aureobasidium pullulans to reduce Monilinia laxa post-harvest rot on cherry

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  49. Integrating management of powdery mildew with Botrytis in protected strawberries in the UK

    Article • Crop Protection, April 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  50. Effective Biocontrol of Rice Blast through Dipping Transplants and Foliar Applications

    Article • Agronomy, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  51. The Influence of Host Genotypes on the Endophytes in the Leaf Scar Tissues of Apple Trees and Correlation of the Endophytes with Apple Canker (Neonectria ditissima) Development

    Article • Phytobiomes Journal, January 2022, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  52. A Meta-Analytical Assessment of the Aggregation Parameter of the Binary Power Law for Characterizing Spatial Heterogeneity of Plant Disease Incidence

    Article • Phytopathology, November 2021, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  53. Developing biopesticide-based programmes for managing powdery mildew in protected strawberries in the UK

    Article • Crop Protection, November 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  54. Apple endophyte community in relation to location, scion and rootstock genotypes and susceptibility to European canker

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, October 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  55. The Distribution of Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium asiaticum Causing Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat in Relation to Climate and Cropping System

    Article • Plant Disease, October 2021, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  56. Quantitative potato tuber phenotyping by 3D imaging

    Article • Biosystems Engineering, October 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  57. Monitoring of Wheat Powdery Mildew under Different Nitrogen Input Levels Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

    Article • Remote Sensing, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  58. Critical Evaluation of Two Commercial Biocontrol Agents for Their Efficacy against B. cinerea under In Vitro and In Vivo Conditions in Relation to Different Abiotic Factors

    Article • Agronomy, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  59. Progression of Symptoms Caused byBotryosphaeria dothideaon Apple Branches

    Article • Phytopathology, September 2021, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  60. Biocontrol agents to manage brown rot disease on cherry

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  61. White rot of Panax quinquefolius caused by Sclerotinia nivalis

    Article • Plant Pathology, August 2021, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  62. Does apple canker develop independently on leaf scars of a single apple shoot?

    Article • New Zealand Plant Protection, August 2021, New Zealand Plant Protection Society

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  63. NBS-LRR Gene TaRPS2 is Positively Associated with the High-Temperature Seedling Plant Resistance of Wheat Against Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Article • Phytopathology, August 2021, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  64. Limited asymptomatic colonization of apple tree shoots by Neonectria ditissima following infection of leaf scars and pruning wounds

    Article • Plant Pathology, July 2021, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  65. Editorial: Plant Root Interaction With Associated Microbiomes to Improve Plant Resiliency and Crop Biodiversity

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, July 2021, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  66. Effect of Rainfall and Temperature on Perithecium Production ofBotryosphaeria dothideaon Cankered Apple Branches

    Article • Phytopathology, June 2021, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  67. Global challenges facing plant pathology: multidisciplinary approaches to meet the food security and environmental challenges in the mid-twenty-first century

    Article • CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  68. Composition of Rhizosphere Microbial Communities Associated With Healthy and Verticillium Wilt Diseased Cotton Plants

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2021, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  69. Molecular Assay Development to Monitor the Kinetics of Viable Populations of Two Biocontrol Agents, Bacillus subtilis QST 713 and Gliocladium catenulatum J1446, in the Phyllosphere of Lettuce Leaves

    Article • Biology, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  70. Population structure, pathogenicity, and fungicide sensitivity of Colletotrichum siamense from different hosts in Hainan, China

    Article • Plant Pathology, March 2021, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  71. Aerial Visual Perception in Smart Farming: Field Study of Wheat Yellow Rust Monitoring

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, March 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  72. Changes in the Microbiome in the Soil of an American Ginseng Continuous Plantation

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, December 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  73. Effect of fungal, oomycete and nematode interactions on apple root development in replant soil

    Article • CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  74. Effects of temperature and leaf age on conidial germination and disease development of powdery mildew on rubber tree

    Article • Plant Pathology, September 2020, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  75. Characterization and Fungicide Sensitivity of Colletotrichum Species Causing Strawberry Anthracnose in Eastern China

    Article • Plant Disease, July 2020, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  76. Revealing Differentially Expressed Genes and Identifying Effector Proteins of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in Response to High-Temperature Seedling Plant Resistance of Wheat Based on Transcriptome Sequencing

    Article • mSphere, June 2020, ASM Journals

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  77. Temporal dynamics of the survival of Verticillium dahliae microsclerotia with or without melanin in soils amended with biocontrol agents

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  78. Genomic sequencing indicates non‐random mating of Venturia inaequalis in a mixed cultivar orchard

    Article • Plant Pathology, May 2020, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  79. Conditions for infection of strawberry fruit by M. piriformis and Rhizopus spp.

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  80. Eight Colletotrichum Species, Including a Novel Species, Are Associated With Areca Palm Anthracnose in Hainan, China

    Article • Plant Disease, May 2020, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  81. Above-ground biomass estimation and yield prediction in potato by using UAV-based RGB and hyperspectral imaging

    Article • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, April 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  82. The effect of aggregation of pathogen and biocontrol microbe propagules on biocontrol potential: a simple modelling study

    Article • Phytopathology Research, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  83. Genome Sequences of Defoliating Strain XJ592 and Non-defoliating Strain XJ511 of Verticillium dahliae

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, January 2020, Scientific Societies

    Professor Krishna V Subbarao, Professor Xiangming Xu

  84. TaRPM1 Positively Regulates Wheat High-Temperature Seedling-Plant Resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, January 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  85. Predicting Overwintering of Wheat Stripe Rust in Central and Northwestern China

    Article • Plant Disease, January 2020, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  86. What if we stopped using pesticides?

    Article • January 2020, Sci-Comm Consulting Ltd

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  87. Cultivar-Dependent Variation of the Cotton Rhizosphere and Endosphere Microbiome Under Field Conditions

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, December 2019, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  88. Spatio-temporal monitoring of wheat yellow rust using UAV multispectral imagery

    Article • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, December 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  89. TaXa21, a Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor–Like Kinase Gene Associated with TaWRKY76 and TaWRKY62, Plays Positive Roles in Wheat High-Temperature Seedling Plant Resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, November 2019, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  90. Candidate Causal Organisms for Apple Replant Disease in the United Kingdom

    Article • Phytobiomes Journal, February 2019, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  91. The estimation of crop emergence in potatoes by UAV RGB imagery

    Article • Plant Methods, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  92. Overwintering of Wheat Stripe Rust Under Field Conditions in the Northwestern Regions of China

    Article • Plant Disease, January 2019, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  93. The Effect of Rotating Apple Rootstock Genotypes on Apple Replant Disease and Rhizosphere Microbiome

    Article • Phytobiomes Journal, January 2019, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  94. Wheat yellow rust monitoring by learning from multispectral UAV aerial imagery

    Article • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  95. Three Colletotrichum Species, Including a New Species, are Associated to Leaf Anthracnose of Rubber Tree in Hainan, China

    Article • Plant Disease, November 2018, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  96. Annotated Draft Genome Sequence of the Apple Scab Pathogen Venturia inaequalis

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, September 2018, ASM Journals

    Thomas Passey, Professor Xiangming Xu

  97. Detecting Wheat Powdery Mildew and Predicting Grain Yield Using Unmanned Aerial Photography

    Article • Plant Disease, August 2018, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  98. Spatial structuring of soil microbial communities in commercial apple orchards

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  99. Transcriptomic Analysis Reveal the Molecular Mechanisms of Wheat Higher-Temperature Seedling-Plant Resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, February 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  100. Characterization of the pathogenicity of strains of Pseudomonas syringae towards cherry and plum

    Article • Plant Pathology, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  101. Effects of Climate Change on Epidemics of Powdery Mildew in Winter Wheat in China

    Article • Plant Disease, July 2017, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  102. The wheat WRKY transcription factors TaWRKY49 and TaWRKY62 confer differential high-temperature seedling-plant resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Article • PLOS One, July 2017, PLOS

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  103. Distribution and Fungicide Sensitivity of Colletotrichum Species Complexes from Rubber Tree in Hainan, China

    Article • Plant Disease, July 2017, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  104. Acute Oak Decline and Agrilus biguttatus: The Co-Occurrence of Stem Bleeding and D-Shaped Emergence Holes in Great Britain

    Article • Forests, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  105. The relative importance of conidia and ascospores as primary inoculum of Venturia inaequalis in a southeast England orchard

    Article • Plant Pathology, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  106. Vayg1 is required for microsclerotium formation and melanin production in Verticillium dahliae

    Article • Fungal Genetics and Biology, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Krishna V Subbarao, Professor Xiangming Xu

  107. Population Genetic Analysis of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici Suggests Two Distinct Populations in Tibet and the Other Regions of China

    Article • Plant Disease, December 2016, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  108. The Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Improve Strawberry Production in Coir Substrate

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, August 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  109. Effect of controlled fluctuating low temperatures on survival of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  110. Wheat transcription factor TaWRKY70 is positively involved in high-temperature seedling plant resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Article • Molecular Plant Pathology, July 2016, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  111. Amplicon-based metabarcoding reveals temporal response of soil microbial community to fumigation-derived products

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, July 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  112. Overwintering of Puccinia striiformis f. tritici on Winter Wheat at Varying Altitudes in Gansu and Qinghai Provinces

    Article • Plant Disease, June 2016, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  113. Seasonal dynamics of Botryosphaeria dothidea infections and symptom development on apple fruits and shoots in China

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  114. Dispersal of Bacillus subtilis and its effect on strawberry phyllosphere microbiota under open field and protection conditions

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2016, Nature

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  115. Differentiation in populations of the apple scab fungusVenturia inaequalison cultivars in a mixed orchard remain over time

    Article • Plant Pathology, January 2016, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  116. Effects of individual and combined use of bio-fumigation-derived products on the viability of Verticillium dahliae microsclerotia in soil

    Article • Crop Protection, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  117. Spatial and temporal patterns in symptom expression within eight woodlands affected by Acute Oak Decline

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  118. Horticulture

    Article • January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  119. Modelling the dynamics of a plant pathogen and a biological control agent in relation to flowering pattern and populations present on leaves

    Article • Ecological Modelling, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  120. Combining Models is More Likely to Give Better Predictions than Single Models

    Article • Phytopathology, September 2015, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  121. Spatial Pattern of Verticillium dahliae Microsclerotia and Cotton Plants with Wilt Symptoms in Commercial Plantations

    Article • PLOS One, July 2015, PLOS

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  122. Effect of Low Temperature and Wheat Winter-Hardiness on Survival of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici under Controlled Conditions

    Article • PLOS One, June 2015, PLOS

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  123. Amplicon-based metagenomics identified candidate organisms in soils that caused yield decline in strawberry

    Article • Horticulture Research, June 2015, Nature

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  124. Detection of Powdery Mildew in Two Winter Wheat Plant Densities and Prediction of Grain Yield Using Canopy Hyperspectral Reflectance

    Article • PLOS One, March 2015, PLOS

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  125. Development of Weather- and Airborne Inoculum-Based Models to Describe Disease Severity of Wheat Powdery Mildew

    Article • Plant Disease, March 2015, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  126. Threshold Microsclerotial Inoculum for Cotton Verticillium Wilt Determined Through Wet-Sieving and Real-Time Quantitative PCR

    Article • Phytopathology, February 2015, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  127. Inoculation of drought-stressed strawberry with a mixed inoculum of two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: effects on population dynamics of fungal species in roots and consequential plant tolerance to water deficiency

    Article • Mycorrhiza, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  128. A novel strategy to reduce overwintering inoculum of Monilinia laxa

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  129. Latent entry and spread ofColletotrichum acutatum(species complex) in strawberry fields

    Article • Plant Pathology, June 2014, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  130. Whole Genome Wide Expression Profiles on Germination of Verticillium dahliae Microsclerotia

    Article • PLOS One, June 2014, PLOS

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  131. Epidemiology and management of brown rot on stone fruit caused by Monilinia laxa

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  132. Development and validation of a model forecasting the phenology of European tarnished plant bugLygus rugulipennisin the U.K

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Entomology, February 2014, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  133. Modeling the Effects of Environmental Conditions on HT2 and T2 Toxin Accumulation in Field Oat Grains

    Article • Phytopathology, January 2014, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  134. Strawberry.

    Article • January 2014, CABI Publishing

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  135. The limits of the binary power law describing spatial variability for incidence data

    Article • Plant Pathology, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  136. Identification and Characterisation of New Microbial Antagonists for Biocontrol of Monilinia laxa, the Causal Agent of Brown Rot on Stone Fruit

    Article • Agronomy, October 2013, MDPI AG

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  137. Developing logistic models to relate the accumulation of DON associated with Fusarium head blight to climatic conditions in Europe

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  138. Application of Geographic Information Systems to Identify the Oversummering Regions of Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici in China

    Article • Plant Disease, September 2013, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  139. Theoretical Modeling Suggests that Synergy May Result from Combined Use of Two Biocontrol Agents for Controlling Foliar Pathogens Under Spatial Heterogeneous Conditions

    Article • Phytopathology, August 2013, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  140. Combined Use of Two Biocontrol Agents with Different Biocontrol Mechanisms Most Likely Results in Less Than Expected Efficacy in Controlling Foliar Pathogens Under Fluctuating Conditions: A Modeling Study

    Article • Phytopathology, February 2013, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  141. An optimized method for in vitro production of Verticillium dahliae microsclerotia

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  142. Race Composition of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in Tibet, China

    Article • Plant Disease, November 2012, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  143. Effects of nitrogen input and deficit irrigation within the commercial acceptable range on susceptibility of strawberry leaves to powdery mildew

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  144. Population variation of apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) within mixed orchards in the UK

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  145. No Indication of Strict Host Associations in a Widespread Mycoparasite: Grapevine Powdery Mildew ( Erysiphe necator ) Is Attacked by Phylogenetically Distant Ampelomyces Strains in the Field

    Article • Phytopathology, July 2012, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu, Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  146. Timing and efficacy of insecticides for control of mussel scale, Lepidosaphes ulmi, on apple using predictive models

    Article • Crop Protection, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  147. Heterogeneity of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat: Multi-scale Distributions and Temporal Variation in Relation to Environment

    Article • Plant Health Progress, January 2012, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  148. Super-races are not likely to dominate a fungal population within a life time of a perennial crop plantation of cultivar mixtures: a simulation study

    Article • BMC Ecology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  149. Comments Regarding the Binary Power Law for Heterogeneity of Disease Incidence

    Article • Phytopathology, December 2011, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  150. Managing grey mould on raspberry grown under protection without use of fungicides during flowering and fruiting

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  151. Spatial analysis by distance indices: an alternative local clustering index for studying spatial patterns

    Article • Methods in Ecology and Evolution, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  152. Combined Use of Biocontrol Agents to Manage Plant Diseases in Theory and Practice

    Article • Phytopathology, September 2011, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  153. A Numerical Study of Combined Use of Two Biocontrol Agents with Different Biocontrol Mechanisms in Controlling Foliar Pathogens

    Article • Phytopathology, September 2011, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  154. Management of raspberry and strawberry grey mould in open field and under protection. A review

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  155. Networks in Plant Epidemiology: From Genes to Landscapes, Countries, and Continents

    Article • Phytopathology, April 2011, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  156. A simulation study on managing plant diseases by systematically altering spatial positions of cultivar mixture components between seasons

    Article • Plant Pathology, March 2011, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  157. Temporal isolation explains host-related genetic differentiation in a group of widespread mycoparasitic fungi

    Article • Molecular Ecology, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  158. Lower Temperatures More Effective than Atmosphere Modification in Controlling Botrytis and Nectria Rots in Stored Apples

    Article • Journal of Phytopathology, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  159. Genome-wide SNP identification by high-throughput sequencing and selective mapping allows sequence assembly positioning using a framework genetic linkage map

    Article • BMC Biology, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  160. Disease spread in small-size directed trade networks: the role of hierarchical categories

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  161. Numerical Studies of Biocontrol Efficacies of Foliar Plant Pathogens in Relation to the Characteristics of a Biocontrol Agent

    Article • Phytopathology, August 2010, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  162. Are insensitivities of Venturia inaequalis to myclobutanil and fenbuconazole correlated?

    Article • Crop Protection, February 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  163. Effects of fruit maturity and wetness on the infection of apple fruit by Neonectria galligena

    Article • Plant Pathology, January 2010, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  164. Using combinations of biocontrol agents to controlBotrytis cinereaon strawberry leaves under fluctuating temperatures

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  165. Epidemiological risk assessment using linked network and grid based modelling: Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae in the UK

    Article • Ecological Modelling, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  166. Management of strawberry grey mould using mixtures of biocontrol agents with different mechanisms of action

    Article • Biocontrol Science and Technology, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  167. Community Ecology of Fungal Pathogens Causing Wheat Head Blight

    Article • Annual Review of Phytopathology, September 2009, Annual Reviews

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  168. Spatio-temporal analysis of an invasive plant pathogen (Phytophthora ramorum) in England and Wales

    Article • Ecography, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  169. Infection of Blackcurrant Leaves byDrepanopeziza ribisin Relation to Weather Conditions and Leaf Position

    Article • Journal of Phytopathology, May 2009, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  170. Infection of blackcurrant flowers and fruits by Botrytis cinerea in relation to weather conditions and fruit age

    Article • Crop Protection, May 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  171. A generic theoretical model for biological control of foliar plant diseases

    Article • Journal of Theoretical Biology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  172. A genetic linkage map of Venturia inaequalis, the causal agent of apple scab

    Article • BMC Research Notes, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  173. Investigating Factors Affecting Unit-to-Unit Variability in Non-Systemic Pesticide Residues by Stochastic Simulation Modelling

    Article • Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal, October 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  174. Virulence characteristics of apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) isolates from monoculture and mixed orchards

    Article • Plant Pathology, June 2008, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  175. The spatial and temporal distribution of predatory and phytophagous mites in field-grown strawberry in the UK

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  176. Population Variation of Apple Scab ( Venturia inaequalis ) Isolates from Asia and Europe

    Article • Plant Disease, February 2008, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  177. The effects of temperature, humidity and rainfall on captan decline on apple leaves and fruit in controlled environment conditions

    Article • Pest Management Science, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  178. Relationship Between the Fungal Complex Causing Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Environmental Conditions

    Article • Phytopathology, January 2008, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  179. Sampling schemes for estimating spikelet incidence of Fusarium head blight

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, December 2007, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  180. Modelling non-systemic pesticide residues in fruits with initial deposit variability and weather effects

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants, October 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  181. Effects of fungal interactions among Fusarium head blight pathogens on disease development and mycotoxin accumulation

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  182. A dynamic model forecasting infection of pear leaves by conidia of Venturia nashicola and its evaluation in unsprayed orchards

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  183. Effects of environmental factors on discharge and germination of ascospores of Venturia nashicola

    Article • Plant Pathology, February 2007, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  184. Incidence-density relationship of pear scab (Venturia nashicola) on fruits and leaves

    Article • Plant Pathology, February 2007, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  185. Effects of wounding, fruit age and wetness duration on the development of cherry brown rot in the UK

    Article • Plant Pathology, February 2007, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  186. Effects of temperature on germination and hyphal growth from conidia of Ramularia rhei and Ascochyta rhei, causing spot diseases of rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)

    Article • Plant Pathology, October 2006, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  187. Effect of Environmental Conditions on Germination and Survival of Teliospores and Basidiospores of the Pear Rust Fungus (Gymnosporangium asiaticum)

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  188. Variability in initial spray deposit in apple trees in space and time

    Article • Pest Management Science, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  189. Interrelationships Among SADIE Indices for Characterizing Spatial Patterns of Organisms

    Article • Phytopathology, August 2005, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  190. Modelling the effects of wetness duration and fruit maturity on infection of apple fruits of Cox's Orange Pippin and two clones of Gala by Venturia inaequalis

    Article • Plant Pathology, June 2005, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  191. Single-Locus Gametophytic Incompatibility in Autotetraploids

    Article • Journal of Heredity, April 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  192. Ampelomyces mycoparasites from apple powdery mildew identified as a distinct group based on single-stranded conformation polymorphism analysis of the rDNA ITS region

    Article • Mycological Research, April 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  193. Modelling the establishment and spread of autotetraploid plants in a spatially heterogeneous environment

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, February 2004, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  194. Considerations for the use of SADIE statistics to quangify spatial patterns

    Article • Ecography, December 2003, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  195. Managing apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) and powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) using Adem™

    Article • International Journal of Pest Management, July 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  196. Epidemiology of Mycotoxin Producing Fungi

    Article • January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  197. Association of Fusarium species in the wheat stem rot complex

    Article • January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  198. Effects of environmental conditions on the development of Fusarium ear blight

    Article • January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  199. Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  200. Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  201. Infection and Development of Apple Scab (Venturia inaequalis) on Old Leaves

    Article • Journal of Phytopathology, December 2002, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  202. Incidence and Density Relationships of Powdery Mildew on Apple

    Article • Phytopathology, September 2002, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  203. Seasonal patterns of dispersal of ascospores of Cryphonectria parasitica (chestnut blight)

    Article • Plant Pathology, December 2001, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  204. The Effects of Temperature on the Incubation and Latent Periods of Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe polygoni) on Clematis

    Article • Journal of Phytopathology, October 2001, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  205. Spatio-temporal dynamics of brown rot (Monilinia fructigena ) on apple and pear

    Article • Plant Pathology, October 2001, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  206. Polylink: to support two-point linkage analysis in autotetraploids

    Article • Bioinformatics, August 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  207. Modeling Infection of Strawberry Flowers by Botrytis cinerea Using Field Data

    Article • Phytopathology, December 2000, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  208. Effects of temperature on the incubation and latent periods of hawthorn powdery mildew (Podosphaera clandestina)

    Article • Plant Pathology, December 2000, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  209. Effects of Quadrat Size and Shape, Initial Epidemic Conditions, and Spore Dispersal Gradient on Spatial Statistics of Plant Disease Epidemics

    Article • Phytopathology, July 2000, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  210. Relationships Between Several Quadrat-Based Statistical Measures Used to Characterize Spatial Aspects of Disease Incidence Data

    Article • Phytopathology, June 2000, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  211. Stochastic simulation of the spread of race-specific and race-nonspecific aerial fungal pathogens in cultivar mixtures

    Article • Plant Pathology, April 2000, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  212. Epidemiology of brown rot (Monilinia fructigena) on apple: infection of fruits by conidia

    Article • Plant Pathology, April 2000, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  213. Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  214. Effects of Initial Epidemic Conditions, Sporulation Rate, and Spore Dispersal Gradient on the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Plant Disease Epidemics

    Article • Phytopathology, October 1998, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  215. Tests of fungicides for post-germination activity against Nectria galligena, causal agent of canker and fruit rot of apple

    Article • Crop Protection, September 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  216. On estimating non‐linear response of fungal development under fluctuating temperatures

    Article • Plant Pathology, April 1996, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  217. A dynamic model simulating infection of apple leaves by Venturia inaequalis

    Article • Plant Pathology, October 1995, Wiley

    Professor Xiangming Xu

  218. Modelling and interpreting disease progress in time

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Xiangming Xu