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Selected Refereed Publications




Prussin, A.J., Ross, S.D., and Schmale, D.G. 201_. Application of microsatellites to track the long distance movement of a plant pathogen from a field-scale source of inoculum. In review.









Bozorgmagham, A., Ross, S.D., and Schmale, D.G. 201_. Real-time Prediction of Atmospheric Lagrangian Coherent Structures Based on Uncertain Forecast Data: An Application and Error Analysis. In review.









Lin, B., Bozorgmagham, A., Ross, S.D., and Schmale, D.G. 201_. Small fluctuations in the recovery of fusaria across consecutive sampling intervals with unmanned aircraft 100 m above ground level. Aerobiologia. In press.









Marine, S.C., Schmale III, D.G., and Yoder, K.S. 201_. First report of reduced sensitivity to a QoI fungicide in apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) in Virginia and Maryland. Plant Disease. In press.









Schmale, D. G., Ross, S.D., Fetters, T.L., Tallapragada, P., Wood-Jones, A.K., and Dingus, B.  2012. Isolates of Fusarium graminearum collected 40-320 meters above ground level cause Fusarium head blight in wheat and produce trichothecene mycotoxins. Aerobiologia, 28: 1-11.
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Khatibi, P.A., Berger, G., Liu, S., Brooks, W.S., Griffey, C.A., and Schmale, D.G. 2012. Resistance to Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol accumulation in Virginia barley. Plant Disease, 96: 279-284.
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Khatibi, P.A., Montanti, J., Nghiem, N.P., Hicks, K.B., Berger, G., Brooks, W.S., Griffey, C.A., and Schmale, D.G. 2011. Conversion of deoxynivalenol in barley derived fuel ethanol co-products with yeast expressing 3-O-acetyltransferases. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 4: 1-13.
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Tallapragada, P., Ross, S.D., and Schmale, D.G. 2011. Lagrangian coherent structures are associated with fluctuations in airborne microbial populations. Chaos, 21: 033122-033122-16.
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Keller, M.D, Thomason, W, and Schmale, D.G. 2011. The spread of a released clone of Gibberella zeae from different amounts of infested corn residue. Plant Disease, 95: 1458-1464.
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Bohland, C.E., Schmale, D.G., and Ross, S.D.  2011. Caging the blob: Using a slime mold to teach concepts about barriers that constrain the movement of organisms. The American Biology Teacher, 73: 537-541.
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Schmale, D. G., Wood-Jones, A.K.,  Cowger, C., Bergstrom, G.C., and Arrellano, C.  2011. Trichothecene genotypes of Gibberella zeae from winter wheat fields in the eastern United States. Plant Pathology, 60: 909-917.
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Khatibi, P. A., Newmister, S.,  Rayment, I., McCormick, S. P., Alexander, N. J., and Schmale, D.G. 2011. Bioprospecting for trichothecene 3-O-acetyltransferases in the fungal genus Fusarium yields functional enzymes that vary in their ability to modify the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77: 1162-1170.
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Aylor, D.E., Schmale, D.G., Shields, E.J., Newcomb, M., and Nappo, C.J. 2011. Tracking the potato late blight pathogen in the atmosphere using unmanned aerial vehicles and Lagrangian modeling. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 151: 251-260.
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Keller, M.D, Waxman, K.D., Bergstrom, G.C., and Schmale, D.G. 2010. Local distance of wheat spike infection by released clones of Gibberella zeae disseminated from infested corn residue. Plant Disease 94: 1151-1155.
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Techy, L., Schmale, D.G., and Woolsey, C.A. 2010. Coordinated aerobiological sampling of a plant pathogen in the lower atmosphere using two autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles. Journal of Field Robotics 27: 335-343.
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Techy, L., Woolsey, C.A., and Schmale, D.G. 2009. Monitoring the spread of a plant pathogen in the lower atmosphere using unmanned aerial vehicles and a buoyancy-controlled weather balloon. SAE Aerotech Congress, DOI: 2009-01-3125.
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Schmale, D.G. and Munkvold, G.P. 2009. Mycotoxins in crops: A threat to human and domestic animal health. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2009-0715-01.
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Scoza, L.B, Astolfi, P.,  Reartes, D.S., Schmale, D.G. III, Moraes, M.G., and Del Ponte, E.M. 2009. Trichothecene mycotoxin genotypes of Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto and Fusarium meridionale in wheat from southern Brazil. Plant Pathology 58 (2): 344-351.
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Techy, L., Woolsey, C.A., and Schmale, D.G. III. 2008. Path planning for efficient UAV coordination in aerobiological sampling missions. 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control: 2814-2819.
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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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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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