Davis, R. Michael

Professor of Plant Pathology
and Cooperative Extension Specialist
Office Phone: 530-752-0303
FAX: 530-752-5674
E-Mail: rmdavis@ucdavis.edu

Biography

B.A. California State University, Long Beach 1974 Biology
Ph.D. University of California, Riverside 1979 Plant Pathology

Lab Website

Dr. Davis lab web page

Area of Specialization

Diseases of vegetable and field crops, mushroom production.

Research

Research interests include the epidemiology and control of diseases of vegetables and field crops of northern and central California, especially those caused by fungal and bacterial pathogens; interactions between fungal pathogens and mycorrhizal fungi; and cultivation and phylogenetics of mushrooms.

Selected Publications:

Kim, Y., R. B. Hutmacher, and R. M. Davis. 2005. Characterization of California isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum. Plant Dis. 89: 366-372.

Farrar, J. J., Pryor, B. A., and Davis, R. M. 2004. Alternaria diseases of carrot. Plant Dis.88: 776-784.

Meng, X. Q., K. C. Umesh, R. M. Davis, and R. L. Gilbertson. 2004. Development of PCR-based assays for detecting Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae, the carrot bacterial leaf blight pathogen, from different substrates. Plant Dis. 88:1226-1234.

Guzman, R. A., R. M. Davis, and J. J. Marois. 2003. Effect of relative humidity and high temperature on spore germination and development of tomato powdery mildew. Crop Protection 22: 1157-1168.

Cai, G., L. R. Gale, R. W. Schneider, H. C. Kistler, R. M. Davis, K. S. Elias and E. M. Miyao. 2003. Origin of Race 3 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici at a Single Site in California. Phytopathology 93:1014-1022.

Aegerter, B. J., J.J. Nunez, and R. M. Davis. 2003. Environmental Factors Affecting Rose Downy Mildew and Development of a Forecasting Model for a Nursery Production System. Plant Dis. 87:732-738.

Guzman, R. A., R. M. Davis, and J. J. Marois. 2003. Effect of relative humidity and high temperature on spore germination and development of tomato powdery mildew. Crop Protection 22: 1157-1168.

Meng, X. Q., K. C. Umesh, R. M. Davis, and R. L. Gilbertson. 2004. Development of PCR-based assays for detecting Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae, the carrot bacterial leaf blight pathogen, from different substrates. Plant Disease 88:1226-1234.

Farrar, J. J., B. A. Pryor, R. M. Davis. 2004. Alternaria diseases of carrot. Plant Disease 88: 776-784.

Kim, R. B. Hutmacher, and R. M. Davis. 2005. Characterization of California Isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum. Plant Dis. 89:366-372.