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Maria Hult
Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory
Biological Science Lab Technician

Phone: (301) 504-3584
Fax: (301) 504-5062

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Morphological and molecular characterization of Boleodorus volutus in the United States from the rhizosphere of medicinal hemp - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Skantar, A.M., Kantor, M.R., Carta, L.K., Hult, M.N., Handoo, Z.A. 2024. Morphological and molecular characterization of Boleodorus volutus in the United States from the rhizosphere of medicinal hemp Nematropica. 54:87-95.
First report of barley root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne naasi from turfgrass in Idaho, with multigene molecular characterization Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Skantar, A.M., Handoo, Z.A., Kantor, M.R., Hult, M.N. 2023. First report of barley root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne naasi from turfgrass in Idaho, with multigene molecular characterization. Journal of Nematology. 55(1). Article e2023-1. https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0051.
Molecular and morphological characterization of Tylenchus zeae n. sp. (Nematoda: Tylenchida) from Corn (Zea mays) in South Carolina Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kantor, M.R., Handoo, Z.A., Subbotin, S.A., Mowery, J.D., Hult, M.N., Rogers, S.T., Skantar, A.M. 2023. Molecular and morphological characterization of Tylenchus zeae n. sp. (Nematoda: Tylenchida) from Corn (Zea mays) in South Carolina. Journal of Nematology. 55(1):1-13. https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0003.
Molecular and morphological characterization of Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber, 1923) Skarbilovich, 1959 from Egypt Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Haroon, S., Handoo, Z.A., Kantor, M.R., Skantar, A.M., Hult, M. 2021. Molecular and morphological characterization of Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber, 1923) Skarbilovich, 1959 from Egypt. Notulae Scientia Biologicae. 13(4):11083. https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb13411083.
Molecular and morphological characterization of a first report of Cactodera torreyanae Cid del Prado Vera & Subbotin, 2014 (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) from Minnesota, the United States of America Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Handoo, Z.A., Skantar, A.M., Subbotin, S., Kantor, M.R., Hult, M.N., Grabowski, M. 2021. Molecular and morphological characterization of a first report of Cactodera torreyanae Cid del Prado Vera & Subbotin, 2014 (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) from Minnesota, the United States of America. Journal of Nematology. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-093.
Molecular and morphological evidence for the first report of Seville root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hispanica (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) in the USA and North America Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Skantar, A.M., Handoo, Z.A., Subbotin, S.A., Kantor, M., Vieira, P., Agudelo, P., Hult, M.N., Rogers, S.T. 2021. Molecular and morphological evidence for the first report of Seville root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hispanica (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) in the USA and North America. Journal of Nematology. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-098.
First report of Cactodera milleri Graney & Bird, 1990 from Colorado and Minnesota Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Skantar, A.M., Handoo, Z.A., Kantor, M.R., Hult, M.N., Hafez, S.A., Komroy, K., Sigurdson, K., Grabowski, M. 2021. First report of Cactodera milleri Graney & Bird, 1990 from Colorado and Minnesota. Journal of Nematology. 53:1-7. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-017.
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Punctodera mulveyi n. sp. (Nematoda: Punctoderidae) from a golf course green in Oregon, USA, with a key to species of the Punctodera Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kantor, M.A., Handoo, Z.A., Skantar, A.M., Hult, M.N., Ingham, R., Wade, N., Ye, W., Bauchan, G.R., Mowery, J.D. 2020. Morphological and molecular characterisation of Punctodera mulveyi n. sp. (Nematoda: Punctoderidae) from a golf course green in Oregon, USA, with a key to species of the Punctodera. Nematology. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685411-bja10068.
Molecular and morphological characterization of the amaryllis lesion nematode, Pratylenchus hippeastri (Inserra et al., 2007), from California Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Handoo, Z.A., Skantar, A.M., Kantor, M.R., Hafez, S.L., Hult, M.N. 2020. Molecular and morphological characterization of the amaryllis lesion nematode, Pratylenchus hippeastri (Inserra et al., 2007), from California. Journal of Nematology. 52(1):1-5. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-058.
Molecular and morphological characterization of the alfalfa cyst nematode, Heterodera medicaginis, from Utah - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Handoo, Z.A., Skantar, A.M., Hafez, S.A., Kantor, M.R., Hult, M.N., Rogers, S.T. 2020. Molecular and morphological characterization of the alfalfa cyst nematode, Heterodera medicaginis, from Utah. Journal of Nematology. 19(52):1065-1081.
First report of the cactus cyst nematode, Cactodera cacti, from a cactus garden in Idaho Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Skantar, A.M., Handoo, Z.A., Kantor, M.R., Hult, M.N., Hafez, S.A. 2019. First report of the cactus cyst nematode, Cactodera cacti, from a cactus garden in Idaho. Journal of Nematology. 51:1-6. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2019-044.
First report of the Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines, in New York Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, X., Bergstrom, G., Chen, S., Thurston, D., Cummings, J., Handoo, Z.A., Hult, M.N., Skantar, A.M. 2017. First report of the Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines, in New York. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-17-0803-PDN.
Transcriptome analysis of resistant and susceptible alfalfa cultivars infected with root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Postnikova, O., Hult, M.N., Shao, J.Y., Skantar, A.M., Nemchinov, L.G. 2015. Transcriptome analysis of resistant and susceptible alfalfa cultivars infected with root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. PLoS One. 10(3):e0123157.
Occurrence of Meloidogyne fallax in North America, and molecular characterization of M. fallax and M. minor from U.S. golf course greens - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nischwitz, C., Skantar, A.M., Handoo, Z.A., Hult, M.N., Schmitt, M.E., McClure, M.A. 2013. Occurrence of Meloidogyne fallax in North America, and molecular characterization of M. fallax and M. minor from U.S. golf course greens. Plant Disease. 97(11):1424-1430.