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Dr. Dave Lambert
Research Area:
Plant pathology
E-mail:
lambert@maine.edu
Phone:
207-581-2988
Office:
9 Deering Hall
Bio: Dr. Lambert received
his B.S. (1971) from the University of Pittsburg. He received his
M.S. (1973) and Ph.D. (1979) degrees from Penn State . He joined
the faculty in 1986 and is an Associate Professor of Plant
Pathology.
Current Research:
Management of late blight of potato
(Phytophthora infestans) - cultural and chemical control, population
dynamics, pathogen fitness characteristics, and host resistance.
Effects of soil and pesticide management strategies on soil-borne
and foliar diseases of potato.
Effects of irrigation on potato diseases. Ecology and control of
tuber rots caused by Phytophthora erythroseptica (pink rot disease)
and Pythium (leak).
Biology and management of lowbush blueberry diseases (Monilinia,
Septoria; Phomopsis)
Recent Publications
Lambert, D.H., M.L. Powelson, and
W.R. Stevenson. 2001. Nutritional interactions influencing diseases
of potato. Am. J. Potato Res. 78:(in press)
Reeves, A.F., G.A. Porter, T.M. Work, D.H. Lambert, A.A. Davis.
1999. Quaggy Joe: A high-yielding round, white potato variety for
fresh market. Am. Potato J. 76:331-335.
Lambert, D.H., A.I. Currier, and M. O. Olanya. 1998. Transmission of
Phytophthora infestans in cut potato seed. Am. J. Potato Res.
75:257-263.
Haynes, K.G., D.H. Lambert, B.J. Christ, D.P. Weingartner, D.S.
Douches, J.E. Blacklund, G. Secor, W. Fry, and W. Stevenson. 1998.
Phenotypic stability of resistance to late blight in potato clones
evaluated at eight sites in the United States. Am. Potato J.
75:211-218
Johnson, S.B., M.D. Kleinhenz, J.D. Dwyer, T. Griffin, O.M. Olanya,
D.H. Lambert, and G.A. Porter. 1998. First report of white mold (Sclerotinia
sclerotiorum) on soybean in Maine. Plant Dis. 82:832NT
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