Recent Publications

Authors

Year

Title

Journal

Chatterton, S; Punja, ZK

2010

Factors influencing colonization of cucumber roots by Clonostachys rosea f. catenulata, a biological disease control agent

BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 20: 37-55 (Article Link)

Chatterton, S; Punja, ZK

2009

Chitinase and beta-1,3-glucanase enzyme production by the mycoparasite Clonostachys rosea f. catenulata against fungal plant pathogens

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 55: 356-367 (Article Link)

Jayaraj, J; Rahman, M; Wan, A; Punja, ZK

2009

Enhanced resistance to foliar fungal pathogens in carrot by application of elicitors

ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY 155: 71-80 (Article Link)

Jayaraj, J; Wan, A; Rahman, M; Punja, ZK

2009

Application of seaweed extract reduces foliar fungal diseases on carrot

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PHYTOPATHOLOGIE 31: 137-138

Rodriguez, G; Punja, ZK

2009

Vascular blackening of wasabi rhizomes caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp carotovorum

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 124: 483-493 (Article Link)

Wally, O; Jayaraj, J; Punja, Z

2009

Comparative resistance to foliar fungal pathogens in transgenic carrot plants expressing genes encoding for chitinase, beta-1,3-glucanase and peroxidise

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 123: 331-342 (Article Link)

Wally, O; Jayaraj, J; Punja, ZK

2009

Broad-spectrum disease resistance to necrotrophic and biotrophic pathogens in transgenic carrots (Daucus carota L.) expressing an Arabidopsis NPR1 gene

PLANTA 231: 131-141 (Article Link)

Chatterton, S; Jayaraman, J; Punja, ZK

2008

Colonization of cucumber plants by the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea f. catenulata

Biol. Control 46: 267-278 (Article Link)

Chatterton, S; Punja, ZK

2008

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Gliocladium catenulatum with beta-glucuronidase - a tool for monitoring colonization of inoculated cucumber plants

Can. J. Plant Pathol.-Rev. Can. Phytopathol. 30: 372-372

Goswami, RS; Dong, YH; Punja, ZK

2008

Host range and mycotoxin production by Fusarium equiseti isolates originating from ginseng fields

Can. J. Plant Pathol.-Rev. Can. Phytopathol. 30: 155-160

Goswami, RS; Punja, ZK

2008

Molecular and biochemical characterization of defense responses in ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) roots challenged with Fusarium equiseti

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 72: 10-20 (Article Link)

Jayaraj, J; Devlin, R; Punja, Z

2008

Metabolic engineering of novel ketocarotenoid production in carrot plants

Transgenic Res. 17: 489-501 (Article Link)

Jayaraj, J; Liang, GH; Muthukrishnan, S; Punja, ZK

2008

Generation of low copy number and stably expressing transgenic creeping bentgrass plants using minimal gene cassette bombardment

Biol. Plant. 52: 215-221

Jayaraj, J; Punja, ZK

2008

Transgenic carrot plants accumulating ketocarotenoids show tolerance to UV and oxidative stresses

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 46: 875-883 (Article Link)

Jayaraj, J; Rahman, M; Wan, A; Punja, ZK

2008

Induced resistance to foliar fungal pathogens in carrot by elicitor treatments

Can. J. Plant Pathol.-Rev. Can. Phytopathol. 30: 374-374

Jayaraj, J; Wan, A; Rahman, M; Punja, ZK

2008

Seaweed extract reduces foliar fungal diseases on carrot

Crop Prot. 27: 1360-1366 (Article Link)

Punja, ZK; Wan, A; Goswami, RS

2008

Root rot and distortion of ginseng seedling roots caused by Fusarium oxysporum

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PHYTOPATHOLOGIE 30: 565-574

Punja, ZK; Wan, A; Rahman, M; Goswami, RS; Barasubiye, T; Seifert, KA; Levesque, CA

2008

Growth, population dynamics, and diversity of Fusarium equiseti in ginseng fields

Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 121: 173-184 (Article Link)

Sumampong, G; Shamoun, SF; Punja, ZK

2008

Occurrence of Phoma argillacea on Rubus spectabilis in British Columbia and an evaluation of its potential as a forest weed biological control agent

Can. J. Plant Pathol.-Rev. Can. Phytopathol. 30: 74-84

Wally, O; Jayaraj, J; Punja, ZK

2008

Comparative expression of beta-glucuronidase with five different promoters in transgenic carrot (Daucus carota L.) root and leaf tissues

Plant Cell Reports 27: 279-287 (Article Link)

Jayaraj, J; Punja, ZK

2007

Combined expression of chitinase and lipid transfer protein genes in transgenic carrot plants enhances resistance to foliar fungal pathogens

Plant Cell Reports 26: 1539-1546 (Article Link)

Noshad, D; Riseman, A; Punja, Z

2007

Evaluation of Daphne germplasm for resistance to Daphne sudden death syndrome caused by the soil-borne pathogen Thielaviopsis basicola

Hortscience 42: 1639-1643

Rahman, M; Punja, ZK

2007

Biological control of damping-off on American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) by Clonostachys rosea f. catenulata (= Gliocladium catenulatum)

Can. J. Plant Pathol.-Rev. Can. Phytopathol. 29: 203-207

Rodriguez, G; Punja, ZK

2007

Root infection of wasabi (Wasabia japonica) by Pythium species (vol 29, pg 79, 2007)

Can. J. Plant Pathol.-Rev. Can. Phytopathol. 29: 222-222

Rodriguez, G; Punja, ZK

2007

Root infection of wasabi (Wasabia joponica) by Pythium species

Can. J. Plant Pathol.-Rev. Can. Phytopathol. 29: 79-83

Verma, N; MacDonald, L; Punja, ZK

2007

Environmental and host requirements for field infection of blueberry fruits by Colletotrichum acutatum in British Columbia

Plant Pathol. 56: 107-113 (Article Link)

Wegener, LA; Punja, ZK; Martin, RR

2007

First report of Blueberry scorch virus in black huckleberry in British Columbia.

PLANT DIS. 91: 328-328 (Article Link)

Bradley, G; Rose, S; Punja, ZK

2006

Composts containing fluorescent pseudomonads are suppressive to the development of fusarium root and stem rot on greenhouse cucumber.

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 160

Chatterton, S; Punja, ZK

2006

Interactions between Gliocladium catenulatum, Fusatium oxysporum, and cucumber plants leading to biological control of fusarium root and stem rot.

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 160

Feeney M, Punja ZK.

2006

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.).

Methods Mol Biol. 2006; 344:373-82.

Goswami, RS; Barasubiye, T; Levesque, CA; Wan, A; Seifert, KA; Punja, ZK

2006

Detection of Fusarium spp. in rusty-root lesions on ginseng, using DNA-array hybridization.

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 161-161

Noshad, D; Punja, ZK; Riseman, A

2006

Screening for resistance to Thielaviopsis basicola in Daphne spp.

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 162

Noshad, D; Punja, ZK; Riseman, A

2006

First report of Thielaviopsis baskola on Daphne cneorum

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 310-312

Park, Y; Chen, XB; Punja, ZK

2006

Molecular and biological characterization of a mitovirus in Chalara elegans (Thielaviopsis basicola)

PHYTOPATHOLOGY 96: 468-479

Park, YJ; Chen, XB; Punja, ZK

2006

Diversity, complexity and transmission of double-stranded RNA elements in Chalara elegans (synanam. Thielaviopsis basicola)

MYCOL RES 110: 697-704

Punja, ZK

2006

Recent developments toward achieving fungal disease resistance in transgenic plants

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: S298-S308

Punja, ZK; Rahman, M; Verma, N

2006

Cellular and biochemical changes occurring in ginseng rusty-root tissue associated with infection by Fusarium spp.

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 162

Rahman, M; Punja, ZK

2006

Influence of iron on cylindrocarpon root rot development on ginseng

PHYTOPATHOLOGY 96: 1179-1187

Rahman, M; Punja, ZK

2006

Influence of iron on severity of cylindrocarpon root rot on ginseng roots.

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 162-163

Verma, N; MacDonald, L; Punja, ZK

2006

Inoculum prevalence, host infection and biological control of Colletotrichum acutatum: causal agent of blueberry anthracnose in British Columbia

PLANT PATHOL 55: 442-450

Wally, O; Jayaraman, J; Punja, ZK

2006

Evaluation of promoter activity in carrot (Daucus carota) tissues for the expression of pathogenesis-related proteins in transgenic plants.

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 163-164

Wally O, Jayaraman J, Punja ZK.

2006

Carrot (Daucus carota L.).

Methods Mol Biol. 2006;344:3-12.

Wegener, LA; Martin, RR; Bernardy, MG; MacDonald, L; Punja, ZK

2006

Epidemiology and identification of strains of Blueberry scorch virus on highbush blueberry in British Columbia, Canada

CAN J PLANT PATHOL 28: 250-262

Park, YJ; James, D; Punja, ZK

2005

Co-infection by two distinct totivirus-like double-stranded RNA elements in Chalara eleganse (Thielaviopsis basicola)

VIRUS RESEARCH 109: 71-85

Punja, ZK

2005

Transgenic carrots expressing a thaumatin-like protein display enhanced resistance to several fungal pathogens

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PHYTOPATHOLOGIE 27: 291-296