Mary Ruth McDonald

University of Guelph — Canada

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics(77), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases(34), Plant Pathogens and Resistance(27), Fungal Plant Pathogen Control(23), Plant Disease Management Techniques(21)

Publications176 total

A contamination-reduced genome of Plasmodiophora brassicae with comprehensive functional annotation
BMC Microbiology·2026Open Access
A detached spear screen for purple spot (<i>Stemphyllium vesicarium</i>) on asparagus spears which correlates with natural field infection
Plant Disease·2025
Synchrotron assessment of boron sensitivity and storage in <i>Brassica napus</i> and <i>B. rapa</i>
Journal of Plant Interactions·2025Open Access
Application of a SYBR green qPCR assay for <i>Ilyonectria radicicola</i> (Cabral) in ginseng garden soil
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology·2025Open Access
Early detection of clubroot in canola using drone-based hyperspectral imaging and machine learning
European Journal of Agronomy·2025Open Access
The first single-cell sequencing of Plasmodiophora brassicae reveals genetic diversity and clonal dynamics
Frontiers in Microbiology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Genetic architecture of anthocyanin pigment traits and purple spot ( <i>Stemphylium vesicarium</i> ) resistance in an F <sub>1</sub> pseudo‐testcross population of asparagus
The Plant Genome·2025Open Access
Effective cover crop species and early establishment techniques for reducing winter erosion in muck soil of the Holland Marsh
Canadian Journal of Plant Science·2025
Potential of 4R Nutrient Stewardship to reduce phosphorus losses from cultivated organic soils
Environmental Reviews·2025· 1 cited
Optical Density Assay to Determine the Sensitivity of <i>Globisporangium</i> and <i>Pythium</i> Isolates to Mefenoxam
PhytoFrontiers™·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Fungicide insensitivity of <i>Stemphylium vesicarium</i> isolates from the Holland Marsh, Ontario to azoxystrobin and fluopyram in 2020
Acta Horticulturae·2024· 1 cited
Efficacy of chemical and biological nematicides for the management of stem and bulb nematode, <i>Ditylenchus dipsaci</i>, in garlic
Acta Horticulturae·2024
Onion maggot and onion thrips over forty years of integrated pest management
Acta Horticulturae·2024
Is DOWNCAST an effective model for predicting onion downy mildew in Ontario, Canada?
Acta Horticulturae·2024
Improving management of Stemphylium leaf blight of onion
Acta Horticulturae·2024
Yield of yellow cooking onions is not affected by added phosphorous fertilizer in muck soils with high soil test phosphorus in Ontario
Canadian Journal of Plant Science·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
First Report of Apple Bitter Rot Caused by <i>Colletotrichum godetiae</i> in Ontario
Plant Disease·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Influence of plant species, mycorrhizal inoculant, and soil phosphorus level on arbuscular mycorrhizal communities in onion and carrot roots
Frontiers in Plant Science·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Efficacy of Fluopyram, Abamectin and Thyme Oil for the Management of Stem and Bulb Nematode, Ditylenchus Dipsaci, in Garlic
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Characterization of a virulence factor in Plasmodiophora brassicae, with molecular markers for identification
PLoS ONE·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

B. D. Gossen(29), Gary Peng(13), Sheau‐Fang Hwang(10), Abhinandan Deora(9), A.W. McKeown(7), Stephen E. Strelkov(6), Cezarina Kora(5), Rachid Lahlali(4), Linda McGregor(4), Fengqun Yu(4), J. Warland(4), Sean M. Westerveld(4), Victor P. Manolii(3), Kalpana K.C. Adhikari(3), Greg J. Boland(3), Cynthia Scott‐Dupree(3), G. J. Boland(3), Fadi Al-Daoud(3), Tiesen Cao(2), Denis Pageau(2)