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Title: The 2009 late blight pandemic in eastern USA

Author
item FRY, WE - Cornell University
item MCGRATH, M - Cornell University
item SEAMAN, A - Cornell University
item ZITTER, T - Cornell University
item MCLEOD, A - University Of Stellenbosch
item DANIES, G - Cornell University
item SMALL, I - Cornell University
item MYERS, K - Cornell University
item EVERTS, K - University Of Maryland
item GEVENS, A - University Of Wisconsin
item GUGINO, B - Pennsylvania State University
item JOHNSON, S - University Of Maine
item JUDELSON, H - University Of California
item RISTAINO, J - North Carolina State University
item ROBERTS, P - University Of Florida
item SECOR, G - North Carolina State University
item SEEBOLD, K - University Of Kentucky
item SNOVER-CLIFT, K - Cornell University
item WYENANDT, A - Rutgers University
item Grunwald, Niklaus - Nik
item SMART, C - Cornell University

Submitted to: Plant Disease
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/2/2012
Publication Date: 8/9/2012
Citation: Fry, W., Mcgrath, M.T., Seaman, A., Zitter, T.A., Mcleod, A., Danies, G., Small, I.M., Myers, K., Everts, K., Gevens, A.J., Gugino, B.K., Johnson, S.B., Judelson, H., Ristaino, J., Roberts, P., Secor, G., Seebold, K., Snover-Clift, K., Wyenandt, A., Grunwald, N.J., Smart, C.D. 2012. The 2009 late blight pandemic in eastern USA. Plant Disease. 97(3):296-306.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The tomato late blight pandemic of 2009 made late blight into a household term in much of the eastern United States. Many home gardeners and organic producers lost most, if not all, of their tomato crop, and their experiences were reported in the mainstream press. This article, which is written for a broad audience, reviews and documents the emergence of the 2009 pandemic.