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Kurt J Leonard
Cereal Disease Lab
Research Leader

Phone: (612) 625-5786 ext.
Fax: (612) 625-6299

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
VIRULENCE OF OAT CROWN RUST IN MEXICO - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Leonard, K.J., Huerta-Espino, J., Salmeron, J.J. 2005. Virulence of oat crown rust in Mexico. Plant Disease. 89:941-948.
THE EFFECT OF BARBERRY ERADICATION ON CHANGES IN POPULATIONS OF PUCCINIA GRAMINIS IN MINNESOTA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Peterson, P.D., Leonard, K.J., Roelfs, A.P., Sutton, T.B. 2005. The effect of barberry eradication on changes in populations of Puccinia graminis in Minnesota. Plant Disease. 89:935-940.
QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI FOR PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO CROWN RUST, PUCCINIA CORONATA, IN CULTIVATED OAT, AVENA SATIVA L. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Portyanko, V.A., Chen, G., Rines, H.W., Phillips, R.L., Leonard, K.J., Ochocki, G.E., Stuthman, D.D. 2005. Quantitative trait loci for partial resistance to crown rust, Puccinia coronata, in cultivated oat, Avena sativa L. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 111(2):313-324.
VIRULENCE OF OAT CROWN RUST IN BRAZIL AND URUGUAY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Leonard, K.J., Martinelli, J.A. 2005. Virulence of oat crown rust in Brazil and Uruguay. Plant Disease. 89:802-808.
RESISTANCE TO LEAF RUST, STRIPE RUST, AND STEM RUST IN AEGILOPS SPECIES IN ISRAEL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anikster, Y., Manisterski, J., Long, D.L., Leonard, K.J. 2005. Resistance to leaf rust, stripe rust, and stem rust in Aegilops species in Israel. Plant Disease. 89:303-308.
SIMILARITY COEFFICIENTS FOR MOLECULAR MARKERS IN STUDIES OF GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS FOR HAPLOID, DIPLOID, AND POLYPLOID SPECIES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kosman, E., Leonard, K.J. 2005. Similarity coefficients for molecular markers in studies of genetic relationships between individuals for haploid, diploid, and polyploid species. Molecular Ecology. 14:415-424.
PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMMON BARBERRY, THE ALTERNATE HOST OF PUCCINIA GRAMINIS, IN MINNESOTA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Peterson, P.D., Leonard, K.J., Miller, J.D., Laudon, R.J., Sutton, T.B. 2005. Prevalence and distribution of common barberry, the alternate host of Puccinia graminis, in Minnesota. Plant Disease. 89:159-163.
LEAF RUST AND STEM RUST RESISTANCE IN TRITICUM DICOCCOIDES POPULATIONS IN ISRAEL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anikster, Y., Manisterski, J., Long, D.L., Leonard, K.J. Leaf rust and stem rust resistance in Triticum dicoccoides populations in Israel. Plant Disease. 89:55-62.
VIRULENCE ASSOCIATIONS IN OAT CROWN RUST - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Leonard, K.J., Anikster, Y., Manisterski, J. 2005. Virulence associations in oat crown rust. Phytopathology. 95:53-61.
QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTLS) FOR PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO CROWN RUST IN OATS - (Proceedings)
IDENTIFICATION OF QTLS FOR PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO CROWN RUST IN OATS - (Abstract Only)
STEM RUST - FUTURE ENEMY? - (Book / Chapter)
DIFFERENTIAL VARIETY - (Book / Chapter)
VIRULENCE OF WHEAT LEAF RUST IN THE UNITED STATES DURING 1996 TO 1998 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
LESSONS IN PLANT PATHOLOGY - STEM RUST - (Other)
BARLEY RUSTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1999 - (Other)
OAT RUSTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1999 - (Other)
INDEX OF RUST FUNGI AND THEIR HOSTS IN MINNESOTA - (Other)
A PROPOSED NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEM OF NOMENCLATURE FOR PUCCINIA CORONATA F.SP. AVENAE - (Other)
SELECTION AGAINST UNNECESSARY VIRULENCE IN PUCCINIA CORONATA - (Abstract Only)
THE RUSTS OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1999 - (Other)
CONTAMINATION, ERROR, AND NONSPECIFIC MOLECULAR TOOLS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
A NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEM OF NOMENCLATURE FOR PUCCINIA CORONATA F.SP. AVENAE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
GENETIC BASIS OF PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO CROWN RUST IN CULTIVATED OAT 'MN841801-1' - (Abstract Only)
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN XANTHOMONAS TRANSLUCENS PV. TRANSLUCENS, THE CAUSAL AGENT OF BACTERIAL LEAF STREAK OF WHEAT, AND BACTERIAL EPIPHYTES IN THE WHEAT PHYLLOSPHERE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
BARLEY RUSTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1998 - (Other)
OAT RUSTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1998 - (Other)
THE RUSTS OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1998 - (Other)
COMPETITION ALTERS TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF SPORULATION IN THE WHEAT STEM RUST FUNGUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
COMPETITION BETWEEN STRAINS OF A PATHOGENIC FUNGUS IN PLANT LEAVES - (Book / Chapter)
POPULATION STRUCTURE OF APHANOMYCES COCHLIOIDES IN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA AND TEXAS - (Abstract Only)
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYLLOSPHERE POPULATION SIZES OF XANTHOMONAS TRANSLUCENS PV. TRANSLUCENS AND BACTERIAL LEAF STREAK SEVERITY ON WHEAT SEEDLINGS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
COMPETITION BETWEEN STRAINS OF A PATHOGENIC FUNGUS IN PLANT LEAVES - (Abstract Only)
VIRULENCE AND DIVERSITY OF WHEAT LEAF RUST IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1993-1995 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
COMPETITION BETWEEN STRAINS OF A PATHOGENIC FUNGUS IN PLANT LEAVES - (Abstract Only)
OAT RUSTS IN NORTH AMERICA, 1995-97 - (Other)
EVALUATION OF PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO OAT CROWN RUST FOR QTL IDENTIFICATION - (Abstract Only)
CONSTRAINTS ON THE USE OF DE WIT MODELS TO ANALYZE COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
THE RUSTS OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1997 - (Other)
BARLEY RUSTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1997 - (Other)
GENETIC DIVERSITY AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF APHANOMYCES IN MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA SUGARBEET FIELDS - (Other)
A PROPOSED NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEM OF NOMENCLATURE FOR PUCCINIA CORONATA F.SP. AVENAE - (Abstract Only)
QUANTIFYING MICROBIAL COMPETITION ON LEAVES - (Proceedings)
DETERMINANTS OF DENSITY- AND FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT FITNESS IN COMPETING PLANT PATHOGENS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
REDUCTION OF XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. TRANSLUCENS POPULATIONS AND DISEASE ON WHEAT FOLLOWING INOCULATION OF BACTERIAL ANTAGONISTS - (Abstract Only)
THE RUSTS OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1996 - (Other)
SELECTION PRESSURES AND THE COEVOLUTION OF HOST-PATHOGEN SYSTEMS - (Book / Chapter)
A PROPOSED NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEM OF NOMENCLATURE FOR PUCCINIA CORONATA F.SP. AVENAE - (Abstract Only)
BARLEY RUSTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1996 - (Other)
REVIEW OF "INTEGRATED CONTROL OF CEREAL MILDEWS AND RUSTS: TOWARDS COORDINATION OF RESEARCH ACROSS EUROPE." - (Other)
COMPETITION AND DENSITY-DEPENDENT FITNESS IN A PLANT PARASITIC FUNGUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
OAT CROWN RUST DIVERSITY IN NORTH AMERICA AND ISRAEL - (Proceedings)
DENSITY- AND FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT FITNESS ON COEXISTING FOLIAR PATHOGENS - (Abstract Only)
MODELING GENE FREQUENCY DYNAMICS - (Book / Chapter)
THE RUSTS OF WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1995 - (Other)
BARLEY RUSTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1995 - (Other)
MODELING GENE FREQUENCY DYNAMICS - (Abstract Only)
COMPETITION AND DENSITY DEPENDENT FITNESS OF WHEAT STEM RUST ISOLATES - (Abstract Only)
QUANTIFYING COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS AMONG MICROORGANISMS ON PLANT SURFACES - (Abstract Only)
THE ROLE OF THE USDA-ARS CEREAL RUST LABORATORY VIRULENCE SURVEYS - (Abstract Only)
VIRULENCE AND DIVERSITY OF PUCCINIA RECONDITA F.SP. TRITICI IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1992 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
VIRULENCE AND DIVERSITY OF PUCCINIA RECONDITA F.SP. TRITICI IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1991 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)