Terry A Wheele
Professor, Soilborne Diseases of Cotton & Peanut
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Texas A and M University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Terry A Wheeler is Professor, Soilborne Diseases of Cotton & Peanut Department Head for Academics, Plant Pathogenic Fungi & MycotoxicologyDepartment of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A and M University,United States Of America got Ph.D, North Carolina State University.
Research Interest
Soil-borne diseases of cotton and peanut: Assisting cotton breeders (both public and private) in breeding for disease resistance to root-knot nematodes, bacterial blight, and Verticillium wilt. The breeding work emphasizes both greenhouse and field evaluations. Chemical testing (both experimental and labeled materials) for Thielaviopsis basicola, root-knot and reniform nematodes. Testing program is conducted both in greenhouse, and small and large plot field trials. Management of pod rot of peanuts, in particular when Pythium spp. are present. This work involves both sampling methodology and testing threshold based methods versus traditional, calendar based timings. Interaction between irrigation rates and plant pathogens in large-scale agricultural settings. This work is done with root-knot nematode and Verticillium dahliae, on cotton.
Publications
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Wheeler, T. A., J. E. Woodward, and B. G. Mullinix, Jr. 2010. Effect of seedling rate on Verticillium wilt incidence, yield, and value for three cotton cultivars. Journal of Cotton Science 14:173-180.
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Wheeler, T. A., and J. E. Woodward. 2011. Affect of Verticillium wilt on cultivars in the Southern High Plains of Texs. Pp. 293-305. In 2011 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Atlanta, GA, 4-7 Jan. cd format.
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Wheeler, T. A., J. P. Bordovsky, J. W. Keeling, B. G. Mullinix Jr., and J. E. Woodward. 2012. Effects of crop rotation, cultivar, and irrigation/nitrogen rate on Verticillium wilt in cotton. Plant Dis. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-11-0111-RE.
