Modulation of defense genes and phenolic compounds in wild blueberry in response to Botrytis cinerea under field conditions

J Abbey, S Jose, D Percival, L Jaakola, SK Asiedu - BMC plant biology, 2023 - Springer
Botrytis blight is an important disease of wild blueberry [(Vaccinium angustifolium (Va) and
V. myrtilloides (Vm))] with variable symptoms in the field due to differences in susceptibility …

Fungicide resistance in Botrytis cinerea and identification of Botrytis species associated with blueberry in Michigan

JA Abbey, SA Alzohairy, KA Neugebauer… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Botrytis blossom blight and fruit rot, caused by Botrytis cinerea, is a significant threat to
blueberries, potentially resulting in substantial economic losses if not effectively managed …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring and Prediction of Wild Blueberry Phenology Using a Multispectral Sensor

K Anku, D Percival, M Vankoughnett, R Lada, B Heung - Remote Sensing, 2025 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Research and development in remote sensing have been used to
determine and monitor crop phenology. This approach assesses the internal and external …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy, persistence and residue levels of fungicides for Botrytis control in wild blueberry

J Abbey, D Percival, L Jaakola, SK Asiedu - Crop Protection, 2024 - Elsevier
Botrytis blossom blight disease is one of the major challenges to wild blueberry production
with annual losses frequently exceeding 20%. In this study, the effect of different fungicide …

Potential use of biofungicides and conventional fungicide for the management of Botrytis blossom blight in lowbush blueberries

JA Abbey, D Percival, L Jaakola… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Botrytis blight is an economically important disease of lowbush blueberry that causes
significant yield loss annually. In this study, the biofungicides, Diplomat 5SC;(polyoxin D) …

[HTML][HTML] Biological control of Monilinia fructicola (G. Winter) Honey using two isolates of Bacillus subtilis on peaches

MJ Patiño-Pacheco… - Revista Colombiana de …, 2024 - scielo.org.co
Brown rot of the peach tree caused by Monilinia fructicola affects the genus Prunus in the
field, and especially at postharvest, causing losses of up to 60% of the harvested fruits …

Managing Botrytis blossom blight of wild blueberry through field sanitation, lime sulfur and Trichoderma application

JA Abbey, D Percival, K Anku, A Schilder… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Botrytis blossom blight is an important disease of wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium)
and causes substantial yield loss annually. Field trials that involve primary inoculum …

Elucidation of the molecular responses during the primary infection of wild blueberry phenotypes with Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi under field conditions

S Jose, J Abbey, L Jaakola, D Percival - BMC Plant Biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Monilinia blight caused by Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi (Reade) Honey (M. vc)
is a major disease of wild blueberry that can result in severe crop losses in the absence of …