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Selected Posters











Keller, M., Duttweiler, K., Schmale, D.G., and Bergstrom, G.C. 2007. Contribution of within-field inoculum sources to Fusarium Head Blight in wheat. Page 98 in Proc. 2007 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Kansas City, MO.
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Khatibi, P., Schmale, D.G., Brooks, W., and Griffey, C.A. 2007. Reducing DON potential in Virginia hulless barley lines through genetic engineering. Page 51 in Proc. 2007 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Kansas City, MO.
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Reaver, D., and Schmale, D.G. 2007. High-throughput homogenization of grain samples for deoxynivalenol testing. Page 10 in Proc. 2007 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Kansas City, MO.
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Schmale, D. G., Dingus, B.R., Wood-Jones, A. K., Khatibi, P, Dickerman, A., Woolsey, C., and Reinholtz, C. 2007. Exploring atmospheric microbial communities with autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles. Page 40 in: 2007 Dean’s Forum on the Environment, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
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Schmale, D. G., Dingus, B.R., Wood-Jones, A. K., Khatibi, P, and Reinholtz, C. 2007. Diversity of the fungal genus Fusarium one hundred meters above the surface of the earth. Page 46 in: 2007 Dean’s Forum on the Environment, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
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Selected Refereed Publications




Schmale, D.G., Dingus, B.R., and Reinholtz, C. 2008. Development and application of an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle for precise aerobiological sampling above agricultural fields. Journal of Field Robotics 25: 133-147.
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Scoza, L.B, Astolfi, P.,  Reartes, D.S., Schmale, D.G. III, Moraes, M.G., and Del Ponte, E.M. 2008. Trichothecene mycotoxin genotypes of Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto and Fusarium meridionale in wheat from southern Brazil. Plant Pathology. In press.










Marine, S.C., Schmale III, D.G., and Yoder, K.S. 2007. Resistance to myclobutanil in populations of Venturia inaequalis in Winchester, Virginia. Plant Health Progress DOI:10.1094/PHP-2007-1113-01-RS. Click here to access the article online.










Schmale, D. G. III, and Bergstrom, G. C. 2007. The aerobiology and population genetic structure of Gibberella zeae. Plant Health Progress DOI:10.1094/PHP-2007-0726-04-RV.
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Schmale, D.G., Wood-Jones, A.K., Hansen, M.A., Stromberg, E.L., and Roane, C.W. 2007. First report of Cephalosporium gramineaum, causal agent of Cephalosporium stripe of wheat, in a commercial winter wheat field in Virginia. Plant Disease 91: 329. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-3-0329C.
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Wang J, Patel V, Woolsey CA, Hovakimyan N, and Schmale, D.G. 2007. L1 adaptive control of a UAV for aerobiological sampling. American Control Conference, 4660-4665.
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Schmale, D.G., Leslie, J. F., Zeller, K. A., Saleh, A. A., Shields, E. J., and Bergstrom, G.C. 2006. Genetic structure of atmospheric populations of Gibberella zeae. Phytopathology 96:1021-1026.
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Schmale, D. G., Shields, E. J., and Bergstrom, G. C. 2006. Night-time spore deposition of the Fusarium head blight pathogen, Gibberella zeae. Can. J. Plant Pathology 28:100-108.
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Schmale, D. G., Shah, D. A., and Bergstrom, G. C. 2005. Spatial patterns of viable spore deposition of Gibberella zeae in wheat fields. Phytopathology 95: 472-479.
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Schmale, D. G., Shah, D. A., and Bergstrom, G. C. 2005. Spatial patterns of viable spore deposition of the corn ear rot pathogen, Gibberella zeae, in first- year corn fields. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 27: 225-233.
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Schmale, D. G., Arntsen, Q. A., and Bergstrom, G. C. 2005. The forcible discharge distance of ascospores of Gibberella zeae. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 27:376-382.
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Maldonado-Ramirez, S. L., Schmale, D. G., Shields, E. J., and Bergstrom, G. C. 2005. The relative abundance of viable spores of Gibberella zeae in the planetary boundary layer suggests the role of long- distance transport in regional epidemics of Fusarium head blight. Agric. For. Meteorol. 132: 20-27.
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Schmale, D. G., and Bergstrom, G. C. 2004. Spore deposition of the ear rot pathogen, Gibberella zeae, inside corn canopies. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 26: 591-595.
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Schmale, D. G., and Bergstrom, G. C. 2003. Fusarium head blight. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI:10.1094/PHI-I-2003-0612-01.
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Schmale, D. G., and Gordon, T.R. 2003. Variation in susceptibility to pitch canker disease, caused by Fusarium circinatum, in native stands of Pinus muricata. Plant Pathology 52: 720-725.
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