Dr. Dan O. Chellemi, USHRL, ARS, USDA, Fort. Pierce, Florida

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Dan O. Chellemi, Ph.D.

Research Plant Pathologist

U. S. Horticultural Research Laboratory
2001 South Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945
Telephone: (561) 462-5888
Fax: (561) 462-5986
Email: DChellemi@ushrl.ars.usda.gov

The Chellemi Lab team: Dan Chellemi and Ed Killer.

Current Research Projects

Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Soil Fumigation for Vegetable Production

Develop, evaluate, and enhance alternative methods for the management of soilborne pests.
Measure the impact of pest management and crop production practices on the functional diversity of soil microflora.
Identify factors responsible for disease suppressive soils.
Design, test, and implement alternative crop production systems achieving multiple economic, ecologic, and social goals including eliminating outbreaks of soilborne pests.

Selected Publications

Chellemi, D.O., Mitchell, D.J., Kannwischer-Mitchell, M.E., Rayside, P.A., and Rosskopf, E.N. 2000. Pythium spp. associated with bell pepper production in Florida. Plant Disease 84:1271-1281.

Chellemi, D.O., F.M Rhoads, S.M. Olson, J.R. Rich, D. Murray, G. Murray, and D.M. Sylvia. 1999. Development of an alternative, low-input production system for fresh market tomato. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 14:59-68.

Chellemi, D.O. 1998. Contribution of soil solarization to integrated pest management systems for field production. Pp. 322-332 in J.J. Stapleton, J.E. DeVay, and C.L. Elmore eds, Soil Solarization and Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests. UN FAO Plant Prod. and Protect.Paper 14.

Chellemi, D.O., Andersen, P.C., Brodbeck, B., Dankers, W. and Rhoads, F.M. 1998. Correlation of chemical profiles of xylem fluid of tomato to resistance to bacterial wilt. Pp 225-232 in P. Prior, C. Allen, and J. Elphinstone eds, Bacterial Wilt Disease: Molecular and Ecological Aspects. Springer-Verlag/INRA Publishers.

Chellemi, D.O., Rohrbach, K.G., Yost, R.S., and Sonoda, R.M. 1988. Analysis of the spatial pattern of plant pathogens and diseased plants using geostatistics. Phytopathology 78:221-226.

Chellemi, D.O. and Neher, D.A. 1997. Application of Life Tables to Infection-Chain Concepts. pp. 127-131 in: Exercises in Plant Disease Epidemiology. L.J. Francl and D.A. Neher (eds.) APS Press.

Chellemi, D.O., Olson, S.M., Secker, I., and McSorley, R. 1997. Adaptation of soil solarization to the integrated management of soilborne pests of tomato under humid conditions. Phytopathology 87:250-258.

Chellemi, D.O., Funderburk, J.E., and Hall, D.W. 1994. Seasonal abundance of flower-inhabiting Frankliniella species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on wild plant species. Environ. Entomol. 23(2): 337-342.

Chellemi, D.O., Dankers, H.A., Olson, S.M., Hodge, N.C., and Scott, J.W. 1994. Evaluating bacterial wilt-resistant tomato genotypes using a regional approach. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 119:325-329.

Chellemi, D.O., and Britton, K.O. 1992. Influence of canopy microclimate on incidence and severity of dogwood anthracnose. Can. J. Botany 70(5):1093-1096.

Chellemi, D.O., Britton, K.O., and Swank, W.T. 1992. Influence of site factors on dogwood anthracnose in the Nantahala mountain range of western North Carolina. Plant Dis. 76:915-918.

Chellemi, D.O., and Marois, J.J. 1992. Influence of leaf removal, fungicide applications and fruit maturity on incidence and severity of grape powdery mildew. Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 43(1) 53-57.

Chellemi, D.O. and Marois, J.J. 1992. Population dynamics of the plant pathogenic fungus, Uncinula necator. Can. J. Botany 70(5):942-946.

Chellemi, D.O. and Marois, J.J. 1991. Development of a demographic growth model for Uncinula necator by using a microcomputer spreadsheet program. Phytopathology 81:250- 254.

Last modified: 7/9/2001. Send comments or questions to TGottwald@ushrl.ars.usda.gov