Dr Triona Davey

Acting Head of Potato Branch

Telephone Number
+44(0)131 244 6344

Research interests/Areas of expertise

Epidemiology and control of potato mop-top virus (PMTV)
Seed potato certification and exports
International and EU representation
Phytosanitary requirements for importing countries
International trade negotiations for new markets

Biography

I completed a Potato Council funded PhD on the epidemiology and control of Potato mop-top virus
I joined SASA in 2010 as the Virology Laboratory Manager and moved to the SPCS Technical Manager role in the Potato Section in 2012
Prior to my role as the acting Head of the Potato Section, I was the Export Liaison Officer for Scotland; liaising with the authorities in new and existing non-EU markets and promoting the high health status of Scottish seed potatoes
I worked at SAC (now SRUC) as an Applied Potato Pathologist prior to joining SASA in 2010.

Publications

Davey T, Hodge C, Saddler GS. 2016. Identification of factors which may be influencing the incidence of blackleg in Scottish seed potatoes. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2016. :197-202.
Davey T, Carnegie SF, Saddler GS, Mitchell WJ. 2014. The importance of the infected seed tuber and soil inoculum in transmitting Potato mop-top virus to potato plants. Plant Pathology. 63(1):88–97.
Carnegie SF, Davey T, Saddler GS. 2012. Prevalence and distribution of Potato mop-top virus in Scotland. Plant Pathology. 61(4):623-631.
Carnegie SF, Davey T, Saddler GS. 2010. Effect of temperature on the transmission of Potato mop-top virus from seed tuber and by its vector, Spongospora subterranea. Plant Pathology. 59(1):22-30.
Wale S, Lees A, Peters J, Brierley J, Woodhall J, Davey T. 2010. Extending the scope of Modern Potato Diagnostics and their interpretation.
Davey T. 2009. An accelerated soil-bait assay for the detection of potato mop top virus in agricultural soil. Plant Pathology : Techniques and Protocols. 508:259-265.
Carnegie SF, Saddler GS, Davey T. 2009. Temperature and the transmission of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV). Aspects of Applied Biology. 94, Potatoes, viruses and their vectors:21-26.
Carnegie SF, Davey T, Saddler GS, Peters J, Budge G. 2009. Testing potato varieties for susceptibility to potato mop-top virus (PMTV).
Davey T, Browning I, Carnegie SF, Saddler GS, Mitchell WJ. 2008. Soil - a source of PMTV? Soil a source of PMTV.pdf (4.76 MB)
Davey T, Browning I, Carnegie SF, Mitchell WJ, Saddler GS. 2008. Soil: the principal source of potato mop top virus (PMTV) infection. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2008. :205-210.
Davey T, Browning I, Carnegie SF, Saddler GS. 2007. The importance of potato mop-top virus (PMTV) in Scottish seed potatoes.
Davey T, Browning I, Carnegie SF, Mitchell WJ, Saddler GS. 2006. The importance of potato mop top virus (PMTV) in Scottish seed potatoes. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2006. :375-380.