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Michael R Fulcher

                                                                (PhD)
                        Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research

                        




                        
                        Research Plant Pathologist
                        Phone: (301) 619-2343
                        
                        
                        Fax: (301) 619-2880(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsDiscovery and Development of Microbial-Based Biological Control Agents for Use Against Invasive Weeds in the United States
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 439284Risk Analysis of Invasive Weeds as Pathways for the Spread of Foreign Plant Pathogens
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 444523**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Challenges and emerging opportunities of weed management in organic agriculture
                                                        

- (Book / Chapter)Dhakal, M., Zinati, G., Fulcher, M.R., Fornara, D., Martani, E., Contina, J., Hinson, P., Afshar, R., Ghimire, R. 2024. Challenges and emerging opportunities of weed management in organic agriculture. Advances in Agronomy. 184:125-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.11.002.Genomic features of the host-specific fungal biocontrol agent Ramularia crupinae approved for the management of the federally noxious weed Crupina vulgaris.
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tancos, M.A., Fulcher, M.R. 2023. Genomic features of the host-specific fungal biocontrol agent Ramularia crupinae approved for the management of the federally noxious weed Crupina vulgaris. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-10-23-0138-SC.First report of Colletotrichum shisoi causing anthracnose of Perilla frutescens in the United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fulcher, M.R., Owen Smith, P.C. 2023. First report of Colletotrichum shisoi causing anthracnose of Perilla frutescens in the United States. Plant Disease.  https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-22-2121-PDN.Temporal variability in nutrient use among Streptomyces suggests dynamic niche partitioning
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lane, B.R., Anderson, H.M., Dicko, A.H., Fulcher, M.R., Kinkel, L.L. 2023. Temporal variability in nutrient use among Streptomyces suggests dynamic niche partitioning. Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16498.Cryptic functional diversity within a grass mycobiome
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ndinga Muniania, C., Wornson, N., Fulcher, M.R., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W., Kinkel, L., May, G. 2023. Cryptic functional diversity within a grass mycobiome. PLOS ONE.  18(7): e0287990. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287990.Agricultural Research Service weed science research: past, present, and future
                                                        

- (Review Article)Young, S.L., Anderson, J.V., Baerson, S.R., Bajsa Hirschel, J.N., Blumenthal, D.M., Boyd, C.S., Boyette, C.D., Brennan, E.B., Cantrell, C.L., Chao, W.S., Chee Sanford, J.C., Clements, D.D., Dray Jr, F.A., Duke, S.O., Porter, K.M., Fletcher, R.S., Fulcher, M.R., Gaskin, J., Grewell, B.J., Hamerlynck, E.P., Hoagland, R.E., Horvath, D.P., Law, E.P., Madsen, J., Martin, D.E., Mattox, C.M., Mirsky, S.B., Molin, W.T., Moran, P.J., Mueller, R.C., Nandula, V.K., Newingham, B.A., Pan, Z., Porensky, L.M., Pratt, P.D., Price, A.J., Rector, B.G., Reddy, K.N., Sheley, R.L., Smith, L., Smith, M., Snyder, K.A., Tancos, M.A., West, N.M., Wheeler, G.S., Williams, M., Wolf, J.E., Wonkka, C.L., Wright, A.A., Xi, J., Ziska, L.H. 2023. Agricultural Research Service weed science research: past, present, and future. Weed Science. 71(4):312-327. https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2023.31.Enhancing invasive weed biocontrol research through microbial community and genome sequencing
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Fulcher, M.R. 2023. Enhancing invasive weed biocontrol research through microbial community and genome sequencing. Meeting Abstract. 113(11S):S3.134. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-113-11-S3.1.Corynespora cassiicola isolates recovered from Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) are capable of causing target spot on tomato and cotton
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Fulcher, M.R. 2023. Corynespora cassiicola isolates recovered from Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) are capable of causing target spot on tomato and cotton. Phytopathology. 113(11S)S3.137. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-113-11-S3.1.Microbial genome and community sequencing identifies new potential agents and targets for invasive weed biological control

- (Abstract Only)Weed biocontrol at the USDA-ARS, Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit

- (Abstract Only)Fulcher, M.R., Tancos, M.A. 2023. Weed biocontrol at the USDA-ARS, Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit. International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. Proceedings of the XVI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. Page 154.A fungal pathogen (Colletotrichum shisoi) reduces biomass, flowering, and competitive ability of invasive beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens)

- (Abstract Only)Climate and pest interactions pose a cross-landscape management challenge to soil and water conservation
                                                        

- (Review Article)Young, S.L., Campbell, J.W., Fulcher, M.R., Grewell, B.J. 2023. Climate and pest interactions pose a cross-landscape management challenge to soil and water conservation. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 78(2):39A-44A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.1025A.Impacts of crop management on nutrient use among soil Streptomyces
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Lane, B.R., Gieske, M.F., Anderson, H.M., Fulcher, M.R., Kinkel, L.L. 2022. Impacts of crop management on nutrient use among soil Streptomyces. Symposium Proceedings. 112:11S, S3.130. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-112-11-S3.1.Microbes collected from invasive plants at the C&O Canal are potential weed management tools

- (Abstract Only)Colletotrichum shisoi identified as a potential biocontrol agent of the invasive plant Perilla frutescens
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Fulcher, M.R., Owen Smith, P.C. 2022. Colletotrichum shisoi identified as a potential biocontrol agent of the invasive plant Perilla frutescens. American Phytopathological Society Potomac Division Meeting. 112:8S, S2.18. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-112-8-S2.16.Draft genome sequences of 14 fungal species from Alternaria section Infectoriae
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fulcher, M.R., Bergstrom, G.C. 2022. Draft genome sequences of 14 fungal species from Alternaria section Infectoriae. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01084-22.Fungal plant pathogens observed on perennial cereal crops in New York during 2017-2018
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fulcher, M.R., Law, E.P., Wayman, S., Ryan, M.R., Bergstrom, G.C. 2022. Fungal plant pathogens observed on perennial cereal crops in New York during 2017-2018. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 37:279-291. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170521000582.First report of Erysiphe cruciferarum causing powdery mildew of Alliaria petiolata in Maryland
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fulcher, M.R., Owen Smith, P.C. 2022. First report of Erysiphe cruciferarum causing powdery mildew of Alliaria petiolata in Maryland. Plant Disease. 106(5):1532. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-2060-PDN.Genome sequences from Alternaria species in section Alternariae

- (Abstract Only)Soil nutrient inputs shift endophytic phenotypes in a manner consistent with a significant role for species interactions in community assembly

- (Abstract Only)Insights from the past: trends in microbial-based weed biological control research
                                                        

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