Mary K. Hausbeck, Professor and Extension Specialist
Contact Information:
517-355-4534
hausbec1@msu.edu
Links:
TOMATO LATE BLIGHT NEWS
DOWNY MILDEW NEWS
PHYTOPHTHORA NEWS
Research and grower information: Vegetables
Research and grower information: Ornamentals
Education:
B.S., Michigan State University
M.S., Michigan State University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University,
Plant Pathology
General areas of expertise:
Disease management, disease predictors
Overview of current program:
My program responsibilities reflect Michigan's diversity and currently include asparagus, snap bean, broccoli, carrot, celery, cucurbits (cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash), onion, pepper, tomato, greenhouse vegetable transplants, and ginseng. I am also involved in floriculture crops, with emphasis on poinsettia, geranium, cut flowers, bedding plants, and herbaceous potted plants. Although my laboratory is involved in a wide variety of research projects reflective of my broad commodity responsibility, my overall goal is to reduce Michigan growers' reliance on fungicides through novel and integrated management strategies and enhanced knowledge of pathogen etiology and epidemiology.
Extension and outreach activities:
I am Extension Specialist for crops listed under overview of current program. I regularly present research results to growers at meetings such as the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo and the Annual Conference on Pest and Disease Management for Ornamentals, hosted by the Society of American Florists.
Recent publications:
Hill, S.N., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2009. Factors influencing airborne conidial concentrations of Alternaria panax in cultivated American ginseng gardens. Plant Dis. 93:1311-1316.
Granke, L.L., Windstam, S.T., Hoch, H.C., Smart, C.D., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2009. Dispersal and movement mechanisms of Phytophthora capsici sporangia. Phytopathology 99:1258-1264.
Dorman, E.A., Webster, B.J., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2009. Managing foliar blights on carrot using copper, azostrobin, and chlorothalonil applied according to TOM-CAST. Plant Dis. 93:402-407.
Quesada-Ocampo, L.M., Fulbright, D.W., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2009. Susceptibility of Fraser fir to Phytophthora capsici. Plant Dis. 93:135-141.
Hill, S.N., Hurtado-Gonzales, O.P., Lamour, K.H., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2008. First report of mefenoxam sensitivity and pathogenicity of Phytophthora citricola isolated from American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium). Plant Dis. Note 92:1706.
Hill, S.N., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2008. Evaluation of TOM-CAST in timing fungicide sprays for management of Alternaria blight on American ginseng. Plant Dis. 92:1611-1615.
Saude, C., Hurtado-Gonzales, O.P., Lamour, K.H., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2008. Occurrence and characterization of a Phytophthora sp. pathogenic to asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) in Michigan. Phytopathology 98:1075-1083.
Hill, S.N., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2008. Virulence and fungicide sensitivity of Phytophthora cactorum isolated from American ginseng gardens in Wisconsin and Michigan. Plant Dis. 92:1183-1185.
Bounds, R.S., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2008. Evaluation of disease thresholds and predictors for managing late blight in celery. Plant Disease 92:438-444.
Gevens, A.J., Lamour, K.H., Donahoo, R., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2008. Characterization of Phytophthora capsici causing foliar and pod blight of snap bean in Michigan. Plant Disease 92:201-209.
Hausbeck, M.K., Cortright, B.D., Myers, N., and Olsen, L.G. 2008. Optimal use of fungicides to manage purple spot and rust on asparagus. Acta Horticulturae 776:153-160.
Counts, J.W., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2008. Strategies for managing Fusarium crown and root rot on asparagus. Acta Horticulturae 776:167-174.
Tuell, J.K., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2008. Characterization of Ophiomyia simplex (Diptera: Agromyzidae) activity in commercial asparagus fields and its association with Fusarium crown and root rot. Acta Horticulturae 776:203-211.
Bounds, R.S., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2007. Integrating disease thresholds with TOM-CAST for carrot foliar blight management. Plant Disease 91:798-804.
Bounds, R.S., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2007. Comparing disease predictors and fungicide programs for late blight management in celery. Plant Disease 91:532-538.
Gevens, A.J., Lamour, K.H., Donahoo, R., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2007. Characterization of Phytophthora capsici from Michigan surface irrigation water. Phytopathology 97:421-428.
Saude, C., Hausbeck, M.K., Hurtado-Gonzales, O., Rippetoe, C., and Lamour, K.H. 2007. First report of Phytophthora cactorum causing root rot of processing carrots (Daucus carota) in Michigan. Plant Disease Note 91:459.
Gevens, A.J., Ando, K., Lamour, K., Grumet, R., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2006. A detached cucumber fruit method to screen for resistance to Phytophthora capsici and effect of fruit age on susceptibility to infection. Plant Disease 90:1276-1282.
Ngouajio, M., Wang, G., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2006. Changes in pickling cucumber yield and economic value in respone to planting density. Crop Science 46:1570-1575.
Hausbeck, M.K., Gevens, A.J., and Cortright, B. 2006. Integrating cultural and chemical strategies to control Phytophthora capsici and limit its spread. Pp. 427-435 in: Proceedings of Cucurbitaceae 2006. G.J. Holmes, ed. Universal Press, Raleigh, NC.
Saude, C., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2006. First report of black rot of carrots caused by Alternaria radicina in Michigan. Plant Disease Note 90:684.
Bounds, R.S., Hausbeck, M.K., and Podolsky. 2006. Comparing disease forecasters for timing fungicide sprays to control foliar blight on carrots. Plant Disease 90:264-268.
Charles, K.S., Ngouajio, M., Warncke, D.D., Poff, K.L., and Hausbeck, M.K. 2006. Integration of cover crops and fertilizer rates for weed management in celery. Weed Science 54:326-334.
Saude, C., Hausbeck, M.K., Hurtado-Gonzales, O., and Lamour, K.H. 2005. Detection of a Phytophthora sp. causing asparagus spear and root rot in Michigan. Plant Disease Note 89:1011.
Byrne, J.M., Hausbeck, M.K., and Sconyers, L.E. 2005. Influence of environment on atmospheric concentrations of Peronospora antirrhini sporangia in field-grown snapdragons. Plant Disease 89:1060-1066.
Hausbeck, M.K., and Lamour, K.H. 2004. Phytophthora capsici on vegetable crops: Research progress and management challenges. Plant Disease 88:1292-1303.