CONTACT INFORMATION
for Dr. James C. Mertely, Director Plant Diagnostic Lab

Selected Publications:

• Mertely, J., Seijo, T, and Peres, N.  2005.  First report of Macrophomina phaseolina causing a crown rot of strawberry in Florida.  Plant Dis. 89:434.
   

• Mertely, J. C., Legard, D. E. 2004.  Detection, isolation, and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum spp. from strawberry petioles.  Plant Dis. 88: 407-412.
   

• Mertely, J. C., Chandler, C. K., and Legard, D. E.  Botrytis fruit rot in strawberry:  January is crucial for its control.  Citrus & Vegetable Magazine, Jan. 2003, p. 24-25
   

• Mertely, J. C., MacKenzie, S. J., and Legard, D. E.  2002.  Timing of fungicide applications for Botrytis cinerea based on development stage of strawberry fruit.  Plant Dis. 86:1019-1024.
   

• Mertely, J. C., Chandler, C. K., Xiao, C. L., and Legard, D. E.  2000.  Comparison of sanitation and fungicides for management of Botrytis fruit rot of strawberry.  Plant Dis. 84:1197-1202.
   

• Mertely, J. C., Martyn, R. D., Miller, M. E., and Bruton, B. D.  1993.  Quantification of Monosporascus cannonballus ascospores in three commercial muskmelon fields in south Texas.  Plant Dis. 77:767-771.
   

• Mertely, J. C., Martyn, R. D., Miller, M. E., and Bruton, B. D.  1991.  The role of Monosporascus cannonballus in a root rot/vine decline disease of muskmelon.  Plant Dis. 75:1133-1137.