Scientific Publications

Pritchard, L., S. Humphris, G. S. Saddler, N. M. Parkinson, V. Bertrand, J. G. Elphinstone, and I. K. Toth. "Detection of phytopathogens of the genus Dickeya using a PCR primer prediction pipeline for draft bacterial genome sequences." Plant Pathology (In Press).

Thormann, I., Q. Yang, C. Allender, N. Bas, G. Campbell, M. E. Dulloo, A. W. Ebert, U. Lohwasser, C. Pandey, L. D. Robertson et al. "Development of best practices for ex situ conservation of radish germplasm in the context of the crop genebank knowledge base ." Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (In Press).

Hughes, J., E. Sharp, M. J. Taylor, L. M. Melton, and G. Hartley. "Monitoring agricultural rodenticide use and secondary exposure of raptors in Scotland." Ecotoxicology (In Press).

Green, S., C. M. Brasier, A. Schlenzig, A. McCracken, G. A. MacAskill, M. Wilson, and J. F. Webber. "The destructive invasive pathogen Phytophthora lateralis found on Chamaecyparis lawsoniana across the UK." Forest Pathology 43, no. 1 (2013): 19-28.

Mazzara, M., C. Paoletti, P. Corbisier, E. Grazioli, S. Larcher, G. Berben, De M. Loose, I. Folch, C. Henry, N. Hess et al. "Kernel Lot Distribution Assessment (KeLDA): a Comparative Study of Protein and DNA-Based Detection Methods for GMO Testing ." Food Analytical Methods 6, no. 1 (2013): 210-220.

Taylor, M. J., L. M. Melton, E. Sharp, and J. E. Watson. "A liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of multiple pesticide residues involved in suspected poisoning of non-target vertebrate wildlife, livestock and pets." Analytical Methods 5, no. 1 (2013): 248-259.

Wenzel, M. A., L. M. I. Webster, S. Paterson, F. Mougeot, J. Martinez-Padilla, and S. B. Piertney. "A transcriptomic investigation of handicap models in sexual selection." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67, no. 2 (2013): 221-234.

Fraser, K. "Application of EU control directives on Synchytrium endobioticum and testing of potato variety susceptibility in Scotland." In Workshop on handling outbreaks of potato brown rot. Belgrade, Serbia, 2012.

Matthews, S., M. H. Wagner, L. Kerr, G. McLaren, and A. A. Powell. "Automated determination of germination time courses by image capture and early counts of radicle emergence lead to a new vigour test for winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus)." Seed Science and Technology 40, no. 3 (2012): 413-424.

Davie, K., M. Dickinson, and C. Lacomme. "Biodiversity and Epidemiology of PVY in Scotland." In Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2012, 255-260., 2012.

Davie, K., M. Dickinson, and C. Lacomme. "Biodiversity and Epidemiology of PVY in Scotland." In Abstract AAB: Advances in Plant Virology. Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 2012.

Reid, K. A complementary acetonitrile extraction procedure for multi-residue pesticide screening without solvent evaporation, solvent exchange or extract clean-up. European Pesticide Residue Workshop, Vienna, Austria., 2012.

Melton, L. M. A complementary multi-residue LC-MSMS method for faster laboratory investigations into suspected poisoning of vertebrate wildlife and domestic animals. Montreux LCMS Symposium, Montreux, Switzerland., 2012.

Taylor, F., and D. M. Kenyon. "Control of soil-borne potato diseases using Brassica spp. mediated biofumigation." In AAB Conference Advances in Biological Control and IPM. Marston, Lincs, UK, 2012.

Reid, A. "Determining the diversity of European Globodera pallida populations." In 31st International Symposium of European Society of Nematologists. Adana, Turkey, 2012.

Webster, L. M. I., H. Senn, R. McEwing, R. Ogden, J. Pemberton, and D. M. Kenyon. "Developing tools to assist wildlife crime investigations in the UK : from red deer population genetics to forensic DNA profiling." In Society for Wildlife Forensic Sciences. Hole, WY, USA, 2012.

Mulholland, V., G. A. MacAskill, B. E. Laue, H. Steele, D. M. Kenyon, and S. Green. "Development and verification of a diagnostic assay based on EF-1 α for the identification of Armillaria species in Northern Europe." Forest Pathology 42, no. 3 (2012): 229-238.

A'Hara, D., V. Mulholland, and H. M. Ventisei. Development of a multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay to detect phoma pathogens of potato. World Potato Congress., 2012.

A'Hara, D., V. Mulholland, and H. M. Ventisei. "Development of a multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay to detect three Phoma pathogens of potato." In Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2012., 2012.

Kelly, R. M., G. Cahill, J. G. Elphinstone, W. J. Mitchell, V. Mulholland, N. M. Parkinson, L. Pritchard, I. K. Toth, and G. S. Saddler. "Development of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of ‘Dickeya solani’." In Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2012, 201-206., 2012.

Lees, A. K., J. A. Stewart, J. S. Lynott, S. F. Carnegie, H. Campbell, and A. M. I. Roberts. "The Effect of a Dominant Phytophthora infestans Genotype (13_A2) in Great Britain on Host Resistance to Foliar Late Blight in Commercial Potato Cultivars." Potato Research 55, no. 2 (2012): 125-134.

Hockland, S., B. Niere, E. Grenier, V. Blok, M. Phillips, L Den Nijs, G. Anthoine, J. Pickup, and N. Viaene. "An evaluation of the implications of virulence in non-European populations of Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis for potato cultivation in Europe." Nematology 14, no. 1 (2012): 1-13.

Fraser, K. "Experiences in controlling and managing Ralstonia solanacearum in Scotland : planning, sampling, host plants, water and laboratory analysis." In Workshop on handling outbreaks of potato brown rot. Belgrade, Serbia, 2012.

Saddler, G. S., and E. M. Kerr. "Genus V. Clavibacter." In Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, edited by M. Goodfellow, P. Kampfer, H. - J. Busse, M. E. Trujillo, K. -i Suzuki, W. Ludwig and W. B. Whitman, 877-883. 2nd ed. Vol. 5: The Actinobacteria, Part A. New York: Springer, 2012.

Saddler, G. S., and P. M. Guimaraes. "Genus VII. Curtobacterium." In Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, edited by M. Goodfellow, P. Kampfer, H. - J. Busse, M. E. Trujillo, K. -i Suzuki, W. Ludwig and W. B. Whitman, 887-895. 2nd ed. Vol. 5: The Actinobacteria, Part A. New York: Springer, 2012.