Scott Harper
@scottthepathol.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Plant Pathology at Washington State University. All views my own.
Our latest - a collaborative project between WSU and USDA-ARS.
Differences in ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ Gene Expression when Infecting Sweet Cherry Versus Leafhoppers | PhytoFrontiers™
The X-disease phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’) is an obligate pathogen that is capable of infection, persistence, and pathogenicity in both its major plant host (Prunus spp.) and leafhoppe...
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September 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our latest - a collaborative project between WSU and USDA-ARS.
1597 plant samples and 603 leafhoppers later - our lab's first paper for the year: apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
Alternative hosts of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ identified through surveys and vector gut content analysis | Plant Health Progress
An ongoing outbreak of X-Disease, associated with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ has resulted in severe economic losses for cherry and stone fruit growers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest in the last dec...
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January 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
1597 plant samples and 603 leafhoppers later - our lab's first paper for the year: apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
Happy to have been one of the contributors to this great work!
I. E. Tzanetakis and more than 180 researchers from 40+ countries address the challenges of “phantom agents” in the latest Plant Disease Feature article: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...
Read the press release from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station to learn more: aaes.uada.edu/news/clean-p...
Read the press release from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station to learn more: aaes.uada.edu/news/clean-p...
Arkansas Clean Plant Center Leads Global Effort to Wipe ‘Phantom Agents’ from Pathogen Regulatory Lists
Wiping “phantom agents” from a list of suspected plant pathogens would improve agricultural efficiency and food security by updating regulations on international shipment of pathogen-free plant materi...
aaes.uada.edu
January 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Happy to have been one of the contributors to this great work!
Vector transmission time. Come on little leafhopper!
December 3, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Vector transmission time. Come on little leafhopper!