Sally A. Miller

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Sally A. Miller

Distinguished Professor Emerita of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences in Plant Pathology

President, American Phytopathological Society

miller.769@osu.edu

Office: (330) 263-3678 | Mobile: (330) 466-5249

Office:

227 Selby Hall, Wooster

Professional Information

Degrees & Credentials:

PhD Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

MS Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

BS Biology, The Ohio State University

Extension Specialization(s):

Diseases of vegetable crops

Vegetable disease management in protected culture

One Health

Integrated Pest Management

Diagnostic services for commercial growers (go.osu.edu/BuP5)

Biography:

View publications under the "Works" tab.

I am a northern Ohio native and completed my BS in Biology at The Ohio State University. I became interested in plant science through my Senior Honors project under the guidance of Dr. W. R. Sharp, which involved the effects of asbestos contamination on plant growth and development. I then accepted a graduate assistantship with Dr. Douglas P. Maxwell in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There I studied the interaction of Phytophthora medicaginis with alfalfa using cytological and biochemical methods. I received my M.S. degree in 1979 and Ph.D. degree in 1982. During my graduate studies I developed a deep appreciation of the genus Phytophthora, and have continued to work with this genus of plant pathogens in some capacity throughout my career. In 1982 I joined DNA Plant Technology Corporation, a plant biotechnology firm in southern New Jersey. Less than two years later I become part of a "spin-off" called Agri-Diagnostics Associates, where we developed monoclonal antibody-based diagnostic kits for detection of plant pathogens, including species of Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotinia, Septoria and Mycosphaerella. In 1991 I joined the faculty in the Department of Plant Pathology at OSU, focusing on research and extension in vegetable crop diseases.

Fellow, International Society for Plant Pathology, 2023
Distinguished Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences in Plant Pathology, 2019
Presidential Award, The American Phytopathological Society, 2017
The Ohio State University OARDC Multi-Disciplinary Team Research Award, 2013
Fellow, The American Phytopathological Society, 2011

-OARDC News Release

International IPM Excellence Award, IPM CRSP team member, 2009
Gamma Sigma Delta International Award of Merit, 2007
The American Phytopathological Society International Service Award, 2002
Philippines Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Research Director’s Award 2001
The Ohio State University Plant Pathology Department Research Award, 1999
Honorary Professor, D’nepropetrovsk State Agricultural University, Ukraine, 1997

Websites and Resources

Research Area

My program includes basic and applied research on the etiology and management of diseases of vegetable crops, the characterization of plant pathogens, and One Health approaches to microbial threats. Efforts are focused on:

Sustainable/integrated vegetable disease management in open field and protected culture (hydroponic and soil-based greenhouse, high tunnel) systems
Optimization and mechanisms of anaerobic soil disinfestation
Etiology of emerging diseases
Molecular characterization of pathogens relevant to vegetable agroecosystems
Detection technologies for pathogens and beneficial microorganisms
Application of small molecule inhibitors of bacterial growth in management of vegetable diseases caused by bacterial pathogens
Bioluminescent imaging if bacterial-plant interactions
One Health approaches to microbial threats including fresh produce-associated zoonotic pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

Teaching

Diagnostic Field Plant Pathology (PLNTPTH 5685), offered every other Summer as a 2-week course
Fruit and Vegetable Diseases (PLNTPTH 5150) (co-taught with Melanie Ivey); offered every other Spring semester
Guest lectures in Plant Disease Management (PLNTPTH 5603)
Advising of PhD and MS students
Advising of postdocs, visiting scientists and scholars, and undergraduate interns

Extension

Disease management for vegetable crops for Ohio clientele including county educators and state personnel, growers and private sector crop protection professionals
Development of media (videos, slide sets, fact sheets, web page content; popular press material), teaching (presentations), participation in grower-oriented meetings and workshops, farm visits, and commercial vegetable disease diagnosis

International Programs

USAID IPM Innovation Lab (formerly IPM Collaborative Research Support Program) since 1994, focused on developing, with local scientists, solutions to serious diseases that limit the yield, quality and income generation potential of vegetable crops

The Philippines site 1998-2006
Bangladesh site 2000-2006
South Asia site in Bangladesh, India and Nepal 2006-2014
International Plant Diagnostic Network, linking 15 developing countries in East and West Africa, Asia and Central America 2006-2014; built capacity for disease and pest diagnostics through training and technology development and application
South/Southeast Asia site in Bangladesh, Nepal & Cambodia 2014-present
East Africa site in Tanzania, Kenya & Ethiopia 2014-present

Provide advice on vegetable disease diagnostics and management worldwide, including projects or consultancies in Canada, Egypt, Ukraine, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal and Turkey.

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Works

Selected Publications

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Miller, S. A., Testen, A. L., Jacobs, J., and Lewis Ivey, M. 2024. Mitigating emerging and re-emerging diseases of fruit and vegetable crops in a changing climate. Phytopathology 114 (Invited review). https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-23-0393-KC
Ranjit, S., Deblais, L., Poelstra, J. W., Bhandari, M., Rotondo, F., Scaria, J., Miller, S. A., and Rajashekara, G. 2024. In vitro, in planta, and comparative genomic analyses of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae strains of pepper (Capsicum annuum var. annuum). Microbiol. Spectr. e00064-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00064-24
Subedi, N., Cowell, T., Cope-Arguello, M. L., Paul, P. A., Cellier, G., Bkayrat, H., Bonagura, N., Cadatal, A., Chen, R., Enriquez, A., Parasar, R., Repetto, L., Hernandez Rivas, A., Shahbaz, M., White, K., Lowe-Power, T., and Miller, S. A. 2024. Characterization of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum diversity and screening tomato, pepper, and eggplant resistance to manage bacterial wilt in South Asia. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-10-23-0136-R
Dickstein, E. R., Bocsanczy, A. M., Champoiseau, P., Jones, J., Norman, D., Paret, M., Sharma, A., Momol, T. M., Allen, C., Qi Huang, Miller, S., Shadman-Adolpho, S., Evans-Goldner, L., Liu, Z., Bulluck, R., Cardwell, K. F., and Fajardo, J. E. 2024. Recovery plan for Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 biovar 2 (Phylotype IIB, sequevars 1 and 2) causing brown rot of potato, bacterial wilt of tomato, and southern wilt of geranium. Plant Health Progr. 25:98-139. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03-23-0027-RP
Jimenez Madrid, A. M., Paul, R. A., Rotondo, F., Deblais, L., Rajashekara, G., Miller, S. A., and Lewis Ivey^,M. L. 2024. Azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus Isolated from a tomato production environment exposed to propiconazole. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 90: e00017-24.
Khatri, V., Miller, S. A., and Rotondo, F. 2024. First report of Colletotrichum scovillei causing anthracnose fruit rot of pepper in Ohio. Plant Dis. (First Look). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-24-0778-PDN
Jibrin, M. O., Sharma, A., Mavian, C. N., Timilsina, S., Kaur, A., Iruegas-Bocardo, F., Potnis, N., Minsavage, G. V., Coutinho, T. A., Creswell, T. C., Egel, D. S., Francis, D. M., Kebede, Misrak, Miller, S. A., Montelongo, M. J., Nikolaeva, E., Pianzzola, M. J., Pruvost, O., Quezado-Duval, A. M., Ruhl, G. E., Shutt, V. M., Siri, M. I., Trueman, C. L., Salemi, M., Vallad, G. E., Roberts, P. D., Jones, J. B, Goss, E. M. 202x. Intercontinental dissemination of tomato pathogen Xanthomonas gardneri during an expansion of global trade in hybrid seeds (submitted).
Testen, A. L., Shaw, S., Rotondo, F., Moodispaw, M., and Miller, S. A. 2023. A quantitative PCR method to detect the tomato corky root rot pathogens, Pseudopyrenochaeta lycopersici and Pseudopyrenochaeta terrestris. Plant Dis. 107:3560-3574. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-22-2009-RE.
Deblais, L., Sanjit, S., Vrisman, C., Linto, A., Scaria, J., Miller, S. A., and Rajashekara, G. 2023. Role of stress-induced proteins RpoS and YicC in the persistence of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhimurium in tomato plants. Molec. Plant-Microbe Int. 36:109-118.
Rotondo, F., Khatri, N., Testen, A. L., and Miller, S. A. 2023. Evaluation of a proprietary plant extract to suppress bacterial canker and improve yield in hydroponic tomatoes. Plant Health Prog. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-10-22-0112-RS.
Ranjit, S., Deblais, L., Rotondo, F., Shannon, B., Johnson, R., Miller, S. A. and Rajashekara, G. 2023. Discovery of novel small molecule growth inhibitors to manage Pseudomonas leaf spot disease on pepper (Capsicum sp.). Plant Dis. 107:3560-3574.
Sanogo, S., Lamour, K., Kousik, S., Lozada, D., Parada Rojas, C., Quesada-Ocampo, L., Wyenandt, C. A., Babadoost, M., Hausbeck, M., Hansen, Z., Ali, E., McGrath, M., Hu, J., Croby, K., and Miller, S. A. 2023. Phytophthora capsici, 100 years later: research mile markers from 1922 to 2022. Phytopathology 113:921-930. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-22-0297-RVW.
Miller, S. A., Ferreira, J. P. and LeJeune, J. T. 2022. Antimicrobial use and resistance in plant agriculture: a One Health perspective. Agriculture 12:289. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12020289.
Khadka, R. B., Rotondo, F. and Miller, S. A. 2022. The pursuit in Nepal of native Trichoderma spp. for plant disease biocontrol. PhytoFrontiers 2:242-256. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-08-21-0051-R .
Rawal, R., Scheerens, J. C., Fenstemaker, S. M., Francis, D. M., Miller, S. A. and Benitez, M.-S. 2022. Novel Trichoderma isolates alleviate water deficit stress in susceptible tomato genotypes. Front. Plant Sci. 13:869090. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.869090.
Porras, M. F., Malacrino, A., An, C., Seng, K. H., Ong, S., Norton, G., Miller, S., Rosa, C., Rajotte, E. and O’Rourke, M. 2022. An integrated pest management program outperforms conventional practices for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Cambodia. Plant Health Progress https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-09-21-0123-RS
Rotondo, F., Bernal, E., Ma, X. Lewis Ivey, M. L., Sahin, F., Francis, D. M. and Miller, S. A. 2022. Shifts in Xanthomonas spp. causing bacterial spot in processing tomato in the U.S. Midwest. Can. J. Plant Pathol. DOI:10.1080/07060661.2022.2047788 https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2022.2047788.
Bernal, E., Rotondo, F., Roman-Reyna, V., Klass, T., Timilsina, S., Minsavage, G. V., Iruegas-Bocardo, F., Goss, E., Jones, J., Jacobs, J. M. Miller, S. A. and Francis, D. M. 2022. Migration drives the replacement of Xanthomonas perforans races in the absence of widely deployed resistance. Front. Microbiol.13DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2022.826386. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2022.826386.
Mwatuni, F. M., Redinbaugh, M., Miller, S., Ma, X., Nyende, A. B., and Suresh, L. M. 2022. Field deployable reverse transcriptase–recombinase polymerase amplification (rt-rpa) for detection of Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV). J. Gen. Molec. Virol. 11:1-13. https://doi.org/10.5897/JGMV2022.0082
Khadka, R. B., Cardina, J. and Miller, S. A. 2021. Perspectives on anaerobic soil disinfestation for weed management. J. Integr. Pest Manag. 12:1-11.
Roman-Reyna, V., Dupas, E., Cesbron, S., Marchi, G., Campigli, S., Hansen, M. A., Bush, E., Praret, M., Shiplett, K., Lewis Ivey, M. L., Pierzynski, J., Miller, S. A., Hand, F. P., Jacques, M.-A. and Jacobs, J. M. 2021. Metagenomic sequencing for rapid identification of Xylella fastidiosa from leaf samples. BioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.12.443947. Posted 15 May 2021.
Deblais, L., Miller, S. A. and Rajashekara, G. 2021. Impact of plant pathogens infection on Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhimurium persistence in tomato plants. J. Food Protection 84:563-571. https://doi.org/10.4315/JFP-20-291.
Testen, A. L., Rotondo, F., Mills, M. P. Horvat, M. M. and Miller, S. A. 2021. Evaluation of agricultural byproducts and cover crops as anaerobic soil disinfestation carbon sources for managing a soilborne disease complex in high tunnel tomatoes. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5:645197. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.645197.
Testen, A. L., Bosquez Martínez, M., Jiménez Madrid, A., Deblais, L., Taylor, C. G., Paul, P. A. and Miller, S. A. 2021. On-farm evaluations of anaerobic soil disinfestation and grafting for management of a widespread soilborne disease complex in protected culture tomato production. Phytopathology 111:954-965.
Srivastava, V., Deblais, L., Kathayat, D., Rotondo, F., Helmy, Y. A., Miller, S. A., and Rajashekara. G. 2021. Novel small molecule growth inhibitors of Xanthomonas spp. causing bacterial spot of tomato Phytopathology 111:940-953.
Rizzo, D., Lichtveld, M., Mazet, J., Togami, E. and Miller, S. A. 2021. Plant health and its effects on food safety and security in a One health framework: four case studies. One Health Outlook 3:6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-021-00038-7.
Khadka, R. B. and Miller, S. A. 2021. Synergy of anaerobic soil disinfestation and Trichoderma spp. in Rhizoctonia root rot suppression. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5:645736. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.645736.
Rotondo, F., Testen, A. L., Horvat, M. M., Roman-Reyna, V., Klass, T. L., Jacobs, J. M., and Miller, S. A. 2021. First report of Xanthomonas hortorum causing bacterial leaf spot of lavender (Lavandula x intermedia) in Ohio. Plant Dis. 105:484.
Gillespie, D., Kubota, C. and Miller, S. A. 2020. Growing hydroponic basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) plants at low pH suppresses root rot caused by Pythium aphanidermatum. HortSci https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI14986-20
Subedi, N., Taylor, C. G., Paul, P. A. and Miller, S. A. 2020. Combining partial host resistance with bacterial biocontrol agents improves outcomes for tomatoes infected with Ralstonia solanacearum. Crop Prot. 135:104776.
Nahar, M. S., Naher, N., Alam, M. J., Hussain, M. J., Yasmin, L., Mian, M. Y., Miller, S. A. and Rosa, C. 2020. Survey, morphology, and white mold disease of country bean (Lablab purpureus L.) caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary in relation with soil physico-chemical properties and weather conditions in Bangladesh. Crop Prot. 135:104825.
Khadka, R. B., Marasini, M., Rawal, R., Testen, A. L. and Miller, S. A. 2020. Effects of anaerobic soil disinfestation carbon sources on soilborne diseases and weeds of okra and eggplant in Nepal. Crop Prot. 135:104846.
Klass, T. L., Hayes, M. M., Seng, K. H., An, C., Rotondo, F., Shoaf, W. W., Ong, S., Tho, K. E., Allen, C., Miller, S. A. and Jacobs, J. M. 2020. First report of bacterial wilt of tomato caused by Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (Ralstonia solanacearum phylotype 1) in Cambodia. Plant Dis. 104:969.
Rotondo, F., Vrisman, C. M., Rani, R., Testen, A. L., DeBlais, L. and Miller, S. A. 2020. First report of Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata causing bacterial leaf spot of common beet (Beta vulgaris) in Ohio. Plant Dis. 104:561.
Vrisman, C. M., DeBlais, L., Helmy, Y., Johnson, R., Rajashekara, G. and Miller, S. A. 2020. Discovery and characterization of low molecular weight inhibitors of Erwinia tracheiphila. Phytopathology 110:989-998.
Sanabria, A., Testen, A. L., Khadka, R. B., Liu, Z., Xu, F. and Miller, S. A. 2020. Anaerobic soil disinfestation reduces viability of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and S. minor sclerotia and root-knot nematodes in muck soils. Phytopathology 110:795-804.
Lu, Y., Deblais, L., Rajashekara, G., Miller, S. A., Helmy, Y. A., Zhang, H., Wu, P., and Xu, X. 2020. High-throughput screening reveals small molecule modulators inhibitory to Acidovorax citrulli. Plant Pathology 69:818-826.
Keinath, A. P., Miller, S. A. and Smart, C. D. 2019. Variation by state and year in fungicide efficacy against cucurbit downy mildew. Plant Health Progress 20:142-146.
Deblais, L., Helmy, Y. A., Testen, A., Vrisman, C., Jimenez Madrid, A. M., Kathayat, D., Miller, S. A. and Rajashekara, G. 2019. Specific environmental temperature and relative humidity conditions and grafting affect the persistence and dissemination of Salmonella in tomato plant tissues. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 85: e00403-19.
Deblais, L., Vrisman, C., Kathayat, D., Helmy, Y. A., Miller, S. A. and Rajashekara, G. 2019. Imidazole and methoxybenzylamine growth inhibitors reduce Salmonella persistence in tomato plant tissues. J. Food Protect. 82:997-1006.
Testen, A. L., Chala, A., Azerefegne, F. and Miller, S. A. 2019. First report of corky root rot of tomato caused by Pyrenochaeta lycopersici in Africa. Plant Dis. 103:1032.
Batuman, O., Ciftci, O. C., Osei, M. K., Miller, S. A., Rojas, M. J. and Gilbertson, R. 2019. Rasta disease of tomato in Ghana is caused by pospiviroids Potato spindle tuber viroid and Tomato apical stunt viroid. Plant Dis. 103:1525-1535.
Sanabria-Velazquez, A. D., Testen, A. L., Enciso, G. A., Soilan, L. C. and Miller, S. A. 2019. Effects of anaerobic soil disinfestation on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Paraguay. Plant Health Progress 20:50-60.
Testen, A. L. and Miller, S. A. 2019. Anaerobic soil disinfestation to manage soilborne diseases in muck soil vegetable production systems. Plant Dis. 103:1757-1762.
Nahar, M. S., Naher, N., Alam, M. J., Hussain, M. J., Mian, M. Y. and Miller, S. A. 2020. Variation in isolates of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary causing white mold disease in Bangladesh crops. Crop Prot. 135:104849.
Bhandari, A., Sah, L. P., Dhoj G. C., Y., Devcota, M., Colavito, L. A., Rajbhandari, B. P., Norton, G., Miller, S. and Muniappan, R. 2018. Evaluation of carbon sources for anaerobic soil disinfestation in tomato production in Lalitpur district. Nepalese Journal of Agricultural Sciences 16:115-121.
Testen, A. L. and Miller, S. A. 2018. Carbon source and soil origin shape soil microbiomes and tomato soilborne pathogen populations during anaerobic soil disinfestation. Phytobiomes 2:138-150.
Testen, A. L., Mamiro, D., Nahson, J., Mtui, H. D., Paul, P. A. and Miller, S. A. 2018. Integrating ethnophytopathological knowledge and field surveys to improve tomato disease management in Tanzania. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 40:22-33.
Testen, A. L., Mamiro, D., Nahson, J., Nyambilila, A. A., Culman, S. W. and Miller, S. A. 2018. Farmer-focused tools to improve soil health monitoring on smallholder farms in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Plant Health Progress 19:56-63.
Neufeld, K. N., Keinath, A. P., Gugino, B. K., McGrath, M. T., Sikora, E. J., Miller, S. A., Ivey, M.L., Langston, D. B., Dutta, B., Keever, T., Sims, A. and Ojiambo, P.S. 2018. Predicting the risk of cucurbit downy mildew in the eastern United States using an integrated aerobiological model. International Journal of Biometeorology 62:655-668.
Deblais, L., Helmy, Y. A., Kathayat, D., Huang, H.-C., Miller, S. A. and Rajashekara, G. 2018. Novel imidazole and mehoxybenzylamine growth inhibitors affecting Salmonella cell envelope integrity and its persistence in chickens. Scientific Reports 8:13381.
Arinaitwe, W., Ochwo-Ssemakula, M., Mbewe, W. K., Sseruwagi, P., Kyamanywa, S., Erbaugh, Miller, S. and Qu, F. 2018. Molecular characteristics of Tomato mosaic virus infecting tomato in Uganda. African Crop Science Journal 26:443-445.
Ilic, S., LeJeune, Lewis Ivey, M. and Miller, S. 2017. Delphi expert elicitation to prioritize food safety management practices in greenhouse production of tomatoes in the United States. Food Control 78:108-115.
Timilsina, S., Adkison, H., Testen, A. L., Newberry, E. A., Miller, S. A., Paret, M. L., Minsavage, G. V., Goss, E. M., Jones, J. B. and Vallad, G. E. 2017. A novel phylogroup of Pseudomonas cichorii identified following an unusual disease outbreak on tomato. Phytopathology 107:1298-1304.
Du, H., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., Miller, S. A., Rajashekara, G., Xu, X. and Geng, S. 2017. Evaluation of Ralstonia solanacearum infection dynamics in resistant and susceptible pepper lines using bioluminescence imaging. Plant Dis. 101:272-278.
Vrisman, C. M., Testen, A. L., Elahi, F. and Miller, S. A. 2017. First report of tomato brown root rot complex caused by Colletotrichum coccodes and Pyrenochaeta lycopersici in Ohio. Plant Dis. 101:247.
Sikirou, R., Beed, F., Ezin, V., Hoteigni J. and Miller, S. A. 2017. Distribution, pathological and biochemical characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum in Benin. Ann. Agric. Sci. 62:83-88.
Testen, A. L., Mamiro, D. P., Nahson, J., Mtui, H. D. and Miller, S. A. 2016. Evaluation of plant health programs using Outcome Mapping. Plant Health Progress 17:254-260.
Testen, A. L., Mamiro, D. P., Mtui, H. D., Nahson, J., Mbega, E. R., Francis, D. M. and Miller, S. A. 2016. Introduction and evaluation of tomato germplasm by participatory mother and baby trials in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. HortSci. 51:1458-1462.
Vrisman, C. M., Deblais, L., Rajashekara, G. and Miller, S. A. 2016. Differential colonization dynamics of cucurbit hosts by Erwinia tracheiphila. Phytopathology 106: 684-692.
Xu, X., Kumar, A., Deblais, L., Pina-Mimbela, R., Nislow, C., Fuchs, J. R., Miller, S. M., Rajashekara, G. 2015. Discovery of novel small molecule modulators of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. Front. Microbiol. 6:1127.
Arismendi, N. L., Reyes, M., Miller, S. A., Wijeratne, A. J., and Carrillo, R. 2015. Infection of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi’ reduces the protein content and alters the activity of detoxifying enzymes in Amplicephalus curtulus. Entomol. Exper. et Applicata 157:334-345.
Yasuhara-Bell, J., Baysal-Gurel, F., Miller, S. A. and Alvarez, A. 2015. Utility of a loop-mediated amplification assay for detection of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in seeds and plant tissues. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 37:260-266.
Esseili, M. A., Chin, A., Saif, L., Miller, S. A., Qu, F., Lewis Ivey, M. L. and Wang, Q. 2015. Postharvest survival of porcine sapovirus, a human norovirus surrogate, on phytopathogen-infected leafy greens. J. Food Protect. 78:1472-1480.
Li, R., Baysal-Gurel, F., Abdo, Z., Miller, S. A and Ling, K.-S. 2015. Evaluation of disinfectants to prevent mechanical transmission of viruses and a viroid in greenhouse tomato production. Virology J. 12:5. DOI 10.1186/s12985-014-0237-5.
Schwartz, A. R., Potnis, N., Timilsina, S., Wilson, M., Patane, J., Martins, J., Minsavage, G. V., Dahlbeck, D., Akhunova, A., Almeida, N., Vallad, G. E., Barak, J. D., White, F. D., Miller, S. A., Ritchie, D., Goss, E., Bart, R. S., Setubal, J. C., Jones, J. B., and Staskawicz, B. J. 2015. Phylogenomics of Xanthomonas field strains infecting pepper and tomato reveals diversity in effector repertoires and identifies determinants of host specificity. Front. Microbiol. 6:535. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00535.
Testen, A.L., Baysal-Gurel, F., Mamiro, D.P., Miller, S.A. 2015. First report of tomato big bud caused by a 16SrII-C phytoplasma in Tanzania. Plant Dis. 99:1854.
Lamini, S., Cornelius, E. W., Nutsugah, N. S., Aseidu-Coffie, S., Miller, S. and Gilbertson, R. L. 2015. Molecular identification of bacterial spot of tomato incited by Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, from fields in the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and the Upper East regions of Ghana. Int. J. Res. Agric. Sci. 2: 103-107.
Chewachong, G. M., Miller, S. A., Blakeslee, J. J., Francis, D. M., Morris, T. J. and Qu, F. 2015. Generation of an attenuated, cross-protective Pepino mosaic virus variant through alignment-guided mutagenesis of the viral capsid protein. Phytopathology 105:126-134.
Testen, A. L., Jackson, N., Mamiro, D. and Miller, S. A. 2015. First report of tomato pith necrosis caused by Pseudomonas cichorii in Tanzania. Plant Dis. 99:1035.
Shenge, K.C., Whong, C.M.Z., Yakubu, L.L., Omolehin, R.A., Erbaugh, M.J.,Miller, S.A. and LeJeune, J.T. 2015. Microbial contamination of tomatoes on-farm and in markets of northwest Nigeria. J. Food Protect. 78:57-64.
Subedi, N., Testen, A. L., Baysal-Gurel, F. and Miller, S. A. 2015. First report of black leaf mold of tomato caused by Pseudocercospora fuligena in Ohio. Plant Dis. 99:285.
Lewis Ivey, M. L. and Miller, S. A. 2014. Use of the vital stain FUN-1 indicates viability of Phytophthora capsici propagules and can be used to predict maximum zoospore production. Mycologia 106:362-367.
Subedi, N., Gilbertson, R. L., Osei, M. K., Cornelius, E. and Miller, S. A. 2014. First report of Ralstonia solanacearum in Ghana, West Africa. Plant Dis. 98:840.
Testen, A., Walsh, E. K., Taylor, C. G., Miller, S. A. and Lopez-Nicora, H. D. 2014. First report of bloat nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) infecting garlic in Ohio. Plant Dis. 98:859.
Testen, A., Mamiro, D. P., Meulia, T., Subedi, N., Islam, M., Baysal-Gurel, F. and Miller, S. A. 2014. First report of Leek yellow stripe virus in garlic in Ohio. Plant Dis. 98:574.
Lewis Ivey, M. L., Xu, X. and Miller, S. A. 2014. Leveraging management strategies for seedborne plant diseases to reduce Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium incidence on tomato seed and seedlings. J. Food Protection 77:359-364.
Adikini, S., Beed, F., Tusiime, G., Tripathi, L., Kyamanywa, S., Lewis Ivey, M. L. and Miller, S. A. 2013. Spread of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in banana plants: implications for management of banana Xanthomonas wilt disease. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 35:458-468.
Lewis Ivey, M. L. and Miller, S. A. 2013. Assessing the efficacy of pre-harvest, chlorine-based sanitizers against human pathogen indicator microorganisms and Phytophthora capsici in non-recycled surface irrigation water. Water Res. 47:4639-4651.
Dinakaran, D., Gajendran, G., Mohankumar, S., Karthikeyan, G., Thiruvudainambi, S., Jonathan, E. I., Samiyappan, R., Pfeiffer, D. G., Rajotte, E. G., Norton, G. W., Miller, S. and Muniappan, R. 2013. Evaluation of integrated pest and disease management module for shallots in Tamil Nadu, India - A farmer’s participatory approach. J. Integr. Pest Manag. 4: B1-B9.
Xu, X., Baysal-Gurel, F. and Miller, S. A. 2013. First report of tomato pith necrosis caused by Pseudomonas mediterranea in the US and P. corrugata in Ohio. Plant Dis. 97:988.
Xu, X. and Miller, S. A. 2013. First report of bacterial leaf spot of parsley caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. coriandricola in Ohio. Plant Dis. 97:988.
Nahar, M. S., Rahman, M. A., Kibria, M. G., Rezaul Karim, A. N. M. and Miller, S. A. 2012. Use of tricho-compost and tricho-leachate for management of soil-borne pathogens and production of healthy cabbage seedlings. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 37:653-664.
Luster, D., McMahon, M., Edwards, H., Boerma, B., Lewis Ivey, M., Miller, S. A. and Dorrance, A. 2012. Novel Phakopsora pachyrhizi extracellular proteins are ideal targets for immunological diagnostic assays. Appl. Env. Microbiol. Vol. 78: 3890-3895.
Xu, X., Rajashekara, G., Paul, P. and Miller, S. A. 2012. Colonization of tomato seedlings by bioluminescent Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis under different humidity regimes. Phytopathology 102:177-84.
Baysal-Gurel, F., Taylor, N. J., Chatfield, J. and Miller, S. A. 2012. First report of impatiens downy mildew caused by Plasmopara obducens in Ohio. Plant Dis. 96:1699.
Lewis Ivey, M. L., LeJeune, J. T. and Miller, S. A. 2012. Vegetable producers’ perceptions of food safety hazards in the Midwestern USA. Food Control 26:453-465.
Briar, S. S., Miller, S. A., Stinner, D., Kleinhenz, M. D. and Grewal, P. S. 2011. Effect of organic transition strategies for peri-urban vegetable production on soil properties, nematode community, and tomato yield. Appl. Soil Ecol. 47:84-91.
Sikirou,R., Beed,F., Hotègni, J., Winter, S., Assogba-Komlan, F., Reeder, R. and Miller, S. A. 2011. First report of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on onion (Allium cepa) in Bénin. New Disease Reports 23:7.
Ma, X., Lewis Ivey, M. L. and Miller, S. A. 2011. First report of Xanthomonas gardneri causing bacterial spot of tomato in Ohio and Michigan. Plant Dis. 95:1584.
Ling, K.-S., Lin, H., Lewis Ivey, M. L., Zhang, W. and Miller, S. A. 2011. First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ naturally infecting tomatoes in the state of Mexico, Mexico. Plant Dis. 95:1026.
Ojiambo, P. S., Holmes, G. J., Britton, W., Keever, T., Adams, M. L., Babadoost, M., Bost, S. C., Boyles, R., Brooks, M., Draper, M. A., Egel, D. S., Everts, K. L., Ferrin, D. M., Gevens, A. J., Gugino, B. K., Hausbeck, M. K., Ingram, D. M., Isakeit, T., Keinath, A. P., Koike, S. T., Langston, D., McGrath, M. T., Miller, S. A., Mulrooney, R. P., Rideout, S., Roddy, E., Seebold, K. W., Sikora, E. J., Thornton, A., Wick, R. L., Wyenandt, C. A. and Zhang, S. 2011. Cucurbit downy mildew ipmPIPE: A Next Generation web-based interactive tool for disease management and extension outreach. Plant Health Progress 12:26-39.
Briar, S. S., Miller, S. A., Stinner, D., Kleinhenz, M. D. and Grewal, P. S. 2011. Effect of organic transition strategies for peri-urban vegetable production on soil properties, nematode community, and tomato yield. Appl. Soil Ecol. 47:84-91.
Xu, X., Miller, S. A., Baysal-Gurel, F., Gartemann, K.-H., Eichenlaub, R. and Rajashekara, G. 2010. Bioluminescent imaging of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis infection of tomato seeds and plants. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 76:3978-3988.
Mtui, H. D., Bennett, M, A., Marere, A. P., Miller, S. A., Kleinhenz, M. D. and Sibuga, K. P. 2010. Effect of seed treatments and mulch on seedborne bacterial pathogens and yield of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) in Tanzania. J. Animal & Plant Sci. 8:1006-1015.
Lewis Ivey, M. L., Tusiime, G. and Miller, S. A. 2010. A PCR assay for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in bananas. Plant Dis. 94:109-114.
Sikirou, R., Beed, F. Ezin, V., Gbèhounou, G., Miller, S. A. and Wydra, K. 2009. First report of bacterial wilt of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Benin. Plant Dis. 93:549.
Carter, B. A., Reeder, R., Mgenzi, S.R., Kinyua, Z. M., Mbaka, J. N., Doyle, K., Maina, M., Valentine, G., Aritua, V., Lewis Ivey, M. L., Miller, S. A. and Smith, J. J. 2009. First report of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, causative organism of banana xanthomonas wilt, in Tanzania, Burundi and Kenya. New Disease Reports 19:25.
Baysal, F., Benitez, M.-S., Kleinhenz, M., Miller, S.A. and McSpadden Gardener, B.B. 2008. Field management effects on damping-off and early season vigor of crops in a transitional organic cropping system. Phytopathology 98:562-570.
Baysal-Gurel, F., Lewis Ivey, M. L., Dorrance, A., Luster, D., Frederick, R., Czarnecki, J., Boehm, M. and Miller, S. A. 2008. An immunofluorescence assay to detect urediniospores of Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Plant Dis. 92:1387-1393.
Harp, T. L., Pernezny, K., Lewis Ivey, M. L., Miller, S. A., Kuhn, P. J. and Datnoff, L. 2008. The etiology of recent pepper anthracnose outbreaks in Florida. Crop Prot. 27:1380-1384.
Aruscavage, D., Miller, S. A., Lewis Ivey, M. L., Lee, K., and LeJeune, J. T. 2008. Survival and dissemination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on physically and biologically damaged lettuce plants. J. Food Protect. 71:2384-2388.
Alfano, G., Ivey, Lewis Ivey, M. L., Cakir, C., Bos, J. I. B., Miller, S. A., Madden, L. V., Kamoun, S. and Hoitink, H. A. J. 2007. Systemic modulation of gene expression in tomato by Trichoderma hamatum 382. Phytopathology 97:429-437.
Benitez, M.-S., Baysal Tustas, F., Rotenberg, D., Kleinhenz, M. D., Cardina, J., Stinner, D., Miller, S. A. and McSpadden Gardener, B. B. 2007. Multiple statistical approaches of community fingerprint data reveal bacterial populations associated with general disease suppression arising from the application of different organic field management strategies. Soil Biol. Biochem. 39:2289-2301.
Briar, S. S., Jagdale, G. B., Cheng, Z., Hoy, C. W., Miller, S. A. and Grewal, P. S. 2007. Indic-ative value of soil nematode food web indices and trophic group abundance in differentiating habitats with a gradient of anthropogenic impact. Environ. Bioindicators 2: 146-160.
Briar, S. S., Grewal, P. S., Somasekhar, N., Stinner, D. and Miller, S. A. 2007. Soil nematode community, organic matter, microbial biomass and nitrogen dynamics in field plots transitioning from conventional to organic management. Appl. Soil Ecol. 37:256-266.
Derksen, R., Vitanza, S., Welty, C., Bennett, M. A., Miller, S. A., and Zhu, H. 2007. Field evaluation of application variables and plant spacing for bell pepper pest management. Trans. ASAE 50:1945-1953.
Ivey, M. L., McSpadden Gardener, B. B., Opina, N., and Miller, S. A. 2007. Diversity and geographic distribution of Ralstonia solanacearum strains isolated from eggplant in the Luzon Region of the Philippines. Phytopathology 97:1467-1475.

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