Research:
My research interests include soil-borne diseases of small grains and floriculture plants. I am currently involved in an integrated approach to Wheat Health Management with a cooperative effort among farmer-producers and specialists in agronomy, soil fertility, entomology and weed science.
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
Management of soil-borne and foot rot pathogens on small grain cereals, including, Cochliobolus, Fusarium, Gaeumannomyces and Tapesia spp. Influence of tillage management on diseases of small grains.
EDUCATION
- B.A. Biological Science, University of California-Santa Barbara 1972
- M.S. Plant Pathology, Montana State University-Bozeman 1981
- Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Montana State University-Bozeman 1990
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Phytopathological Society
PUBLICATIONS FROM 1998 TO PRESENT
Refereed Journals
Grey, W.E. and D.E. Mathre. 2001. Plant Diseases in the News. The Plant Health Instructor DOI: 10.1094/PHI-T-2001-1025-02.
Mathre, D.E., R.H. Johnston, and W.E. Grey. 2001. Small Grain Cereal Seed Treatment. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2001-1008-01.
Sink, K. and W.E. Grey. 1999. A root-injection method to assess verticillium wilt resistance of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L) and its use in identifying resistant somaclones of cv. Black Mitcham. Euphytica 106: 223-230.
Mathre, D.E., R.H. Johnston, and W.E. Grey. 1998. Biological control of take-all disease of wheat caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici under field conditions using a phialopohora sp. Biocontrol Sci. and Tech. 8:449-457.
Quimby, Jr., P.C., N.K. Zidack, C.D. Boyette, and W.E. Grey. 1998. A simple method for stablizing and granulating fungi. Biocontrol Sci. and Tech. 9: 5-8.
Lundy, R., W.E. Grey, and C. Rivera-Smith. 1998. Benefits of using certified mint planting material. Mint Growers Bulletin. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mathre, D.E., Kushnak, G.D., Martin, J.M., Grey, W.E. and Johnston, R.H. 1997. Effect of residue management on barley production in the presence of net blotch disease. J. Prod. Agric. 10: 323-326.
Technical articles
Petersen, C.M., Grey, W.E. and Baumbauer, D. 2001. Disease-free Horseradish Plantlets for Greenhouse Growers in Montana via Tissue Culture. Poster, American Society Horticulture Science.
Grey, W.E., M. Haarer, and J. Eddie. 2001. Evaluation of the 1998 National Bentgrass (Putting Green) Test for Pink Snow Mold Susceptibility. Biological and Cultural Tests. Amer. Phyto. Soc.
Lenssen, A.W., S.L. Blodgett, W. E. Grey, D.S. Long and B.D. Maxwell. 2000. Crop rotation influences relationships among pests, edaphic factors, and spring wheat production. ASA/CSS/SSSA. Agron. Abst. 92: 80.
Johnson, G.D., S.L. Blodgett, G.R. Carlson, W. E. Grey, A.W. Lenssen, D.E. Mathre, C.A. Miller, and M.G. Rolston. 2000. Interactions among cropping systems and pests in dryland wheat production in North Central Montana. Annual ASA meetings. Agron. Abst. 92:136.
CURRENT PROGRAMS
Administrative
Director, Montana Foundation Seed Stocks Program for the development and distribution of MAES small grain and legume varieties.
Administrator of the MSU-NRCS Foundation Seed Funds for the distribution of woody, forbs and grass germplasm from the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bridger MT. Coordinate the funding of graduate student projects that are of interest to the NRCS and MSU.
Mint rootstock certification specialist for disease-free rootstock in greenhouse grown mint.
Research
Insect pathology of the wheat stem sawfly by Fusarium crown rot species in small grains.
Evaluation of seed treatments on spring canola for control of Rhizoctonia and Fusarium root rots.
The influence of reduced or minimum tillage on soil-borne diseases of wheat in sustainable cropping systems.
Epidemiology of the wheat stem sawfly and Fusarium crown rot in dryland wheat.
Teaching
Advising undergraduate students on independent research projects. |
