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Nicholas  Leblanc
                        Crop Improvement and Protection Research

                        




                        
                        Research Plant Pathologist
                        Phone: (831) 755-2889
                        
                        
                        Fax: (831) 755-2814(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsMethyl Bromide Alternative Treatments for Perishable and Stored Products
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 439337Disease Management and Improved Detection Systems for Control of Pathogens of Vegetables and Strawberries
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 441968Leveraging Population Genomics to Understand the Migration and Evolution of the Causal Pathogens of Boxwood Blight
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 440469Automation Technology for use in Strawberry Production Systems Toward Improving Production Practices and Control of Pests and Diseases
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443443Aerial Dispersal of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae and the Airborne Microbiome on the Central Coast of California
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444853**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Green waste compost impacts microbial functions related to carbohydrate use and active dispersal in plant pathogen-infested soil
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)LeBlanc, N.R., Harrigian, F.C. 2024. Green waste compost impacts microbial functions related to carbohydrate use and active dispersal in plant pathogen-infested soil. Microbial Ecology. 87. Article 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-024-02361-8.Soil bacterial communities are influenced by soil chemical characteristics and dispersal limitation in commercial strawberry production systems
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)LeBlanc, N.R., Gebben, S. 2023. Soil bacterial communities are influenced by soil chemical characteristics and dispersal limitation in commercial strawberry production systems. Plant-Environment Interactions. 4(1):11-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.10099.Genome sequence resources for Verticillium dahliae-inhibiting Streptomyces spp. isolated from agricultural soil
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)LeBlanc, N.R., Salgado-Salazar, C. 2023. Genome sequence resources for Verticillium dahliae-inhibiting Streptomyces spp. isolated from agricultural soil. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-10-22-0116-A.The impatiens downy mildew epidemic in the U.S. is caused by new, introgressed lineages of Plasmopara destructor with prominent genotypic heterogenicity and high evolutionary potential
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Salgado-Salazar, C., Catstroagudin, V., Leblanc, N.R., Daughtrey, M., Hausbeck, M., Palmer, C., Shishkoff, N., Warfield, C.Y., Crouch, J. 2023. The impatiens downy mildew epidemic in the U.S. is caused by new, introgressed lineages of Plasmopara destructor with prominent genotypic heterogenicity and high evolutionary potential. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-22-1872-RE.Comparative genomic analysis reveals contraction of gene families with putative roles in pathogenesis in the fungal boxwood pathogens Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rogers, L.W., Koehler, A.M., Crouch, J.A., Cubeta, M.A., LeBlanc, N.R. 2022. Comparative genomic analysis reveals contraction of gene families with putative roles in pathogenesis in the fungal boxwood pathogens Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata. BMC Ecology and Evolution. 22:29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-02035-4.Impact of Calonectria diseases on ornamental horticulture: Diagnosis and control strategies
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Aiello, D., Guarnaccia, V., Vitale, A., LeBlanc, N.R., Shishkoff, N., Polizzi, G. 2022. Impact of Calonectria diseases on ornamental horticulture: Diagnosis and control strategies. Plant Disease. 106(7):1773-1787. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-21-2610-FE.Green manures alter taxonomic and functional characteristics of soil bacterial communities
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)LeBlanc, N.R. 2022. Green manures alter taxonomic and functional characteristics of soil bacterial communities. Microbial Ecology. 85:684–697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-022-01975-0.Bacteria in the genus Streptomyces are effective biological control agents for management of fungal plant pathogens: A meta-analysis
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)LeBlanc, N.R. 2021. Bacteria in the genus Streptomyces are effective biological control agents for management of fungal plant pathogens: A meta-analysis. Biocontrol. 67:111-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-021-10123-5.Mitochondrial loci enable specific quantitative real-time PCR detection of the pathogen causing contemporary impatiens downy mildew epidemics
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Leblanc, N.R., Martin, F.N., Castroagudin, V.L., Crouch, J. 2021. Mitochondrial loci enable specific quantitative real-time PCR detection of the pathogen causing contemporary impatiens downy mildew epidemics. Plant Disease. 106(1):144-150. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-21-0933-RE.Evidence for the role of CYP51A and xenobiotic detoxification in differential sensitivity to azole fungicides in boxwood blight pathogens
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stravoravdis, S., Leblanc, N.R., Marra, R.E., Crouch, J.A., Hulvey, J.P. 2021.  Evidence for the role of CYP51A and xenobiotic detoxification in differential sensitivity to azole fungicides in boxwood blight pathogens. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22:9255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179255Comparative analysis of extracellular proteomes reveals effectors of the boxwood blight pathogens, Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Yang, X., Mcmahon, M.B., Ramachandran, S.R., Garrett, W.M., Leblanc, N.R., Crouch, J., Shishkoff, N., Luster, D.G. 2021. Comparative analysis of extracellular proteomes reveals effectors of the boxwood blight pathogens, Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata. Bioscience Reports. 41(3):BSR20203544. https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20203544.Population genomics trace clonal diversification and intercontinental migration of an emerging fungal pathogen of boxwood
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)LeBlanc, N.R., Cubeta, M., Crouch, J.A. 2020. Population genomics trace clonal diversification and intercontinental migration of an emerging fungal pathogen of boxwood. Phytopathology. 111:184-193. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-06-20-0219-FI.


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