Dave Mitchell - CV

 

Professor (70% Research, 30% Teaching)

Education:

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, B.Sc., 1966;
University of California, Riverside, Ph.D., 1970.

Responsibilities:

Research: Conduct research on ecological and epidemiological aspects of plant diseases caused by soilborne plant pathogens.

Teaching: Coordinate PLP 5053, Tropical Plant Pathology, PLP 6262, Fungal Plant Pathogens, and PLP 4260, Introduction to Plant Pathogenic Fungi; team teach PLP 6921, Plant Pathology Colloquium, and PLP 6932, Plant Pathology Seminar; supervise graduate students in M.Sc. and Ph.D. research.

Extension: None

Graduate Students Trained:

Past: 16 Ph.D. and 5 M.Sc. (Served on 53 Ph.D. and 33 M.Sc. committees);

Current: 3 Ph.D. (12 committees);

Career total: 24 (served on a total of 86 committees).

Grants:

Over the last 10 years, more than $650,000 in grant funds from the following government granting agencies and private corporations have partially supported cooperative research projects on biological control of fungi and nematodes, and on the evaluation of amendments, solarization and other components for the management of soilborne plant diseases: Southern Regional IPM Program; Forest Pest Management Technology Development Project (U.S. Forest Service); USDA-ARS Cooperative Agreements; Tropical\Subtropical Agricultural Research Program (CBAG); Special Research Improvement Project, Dean for Research, IFAS, University of Florida; Horticulture Research Institute; Florida Turfgrass Association; Ciba Geigy Corp.; Del Monte Corp.; Gustafson, Inc.; Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company; Walt Disney Imagineering.

Career Publications (1968-1996):

11 book chapters
68 refereed research papers
113 nonrefereed papers and miscellaneous papers

Recent Selected Publications:

Book Chapters

  1. Bowers, J. H., G. N. Smerage, & D. J. Mitchell. 1991. The development of a conceptual model of root growth. Pages 73-80 in: The Rhizosphere and Plant Growth. D. L. Keister and P. B. Cregan, eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 386pp.
  2. Mitchell, D. J. & M. E. Kannwischer-Mitchell. 1992. Phytophthora. Pages 31-38 in: Methods for Research on Soilborne Phytopathogenic Fungi. Singleton, L. L., Mihail, J. D., & Rush, C. M., eds. APS Press. St. Paul, MN. 265 pp.
  3. English, J. T. & D. J. Mitchell. 1994. Host roots. Pages 34-64 in: Epidemiology and Management of Root Diseases. Campbell, C. L. & Benson, D. M., eds. Springer-Verlag. New York. 344 pp.
  4. Mitchell, D. J., F. N. Martin, & R. Charudattan. 1994. Biological control of Plant Pathogens and Weeds in Florida. Pages 549-574 in: Pest Management in the Subtropics: Biological Control - A Florida Perspective. Rosen, D., Bennett, F. D., and Capinera, J. L., eds. Intercept, Andover, Hants U.K. 737 pp.
  5. Dickson, D. W., M. Oostendorp, D. J. Mitchell, & R. Giblin-Davis. 1994. Control of Plant-parasitic Nematodes by Biological Antagonists. Pages 575-601 in: Pest Management in the Subtropics: Biological Control - A Florida Perspective. Rosen, D., Bennett, F. D., and Capinera, J. L., eds. Intercept, Andover, Hants U.K. 737 pp.
  6. Graham, J. H. & D. J. Mitchell. 1996. Biological control of soilborne plant pathogens and nematodes. In: Soil Microorganisms in the Environment. Sylvia, D., ed.-in-chief. Prentice Hall. In Press.

Refereed Research Publications (22 total publications):

  1. Agostini, J. P., L. W. Timmer, W. S. Castle, & D. J. Mitchell. 1991. Effect of citrus rootstocks on soil populations of Phytophthora parasitica. Plant Disease 75:296-300.
  2. Bowers, J. H. & D. J. Mitchell. 1991. The relationship between the level of inoculum of Phytophthora capsici and mortality of pepper. Phytopathology 81:178-184.
  3. Oostendorp, M., D. W. Dickson, & D. J. Mitchell. 1991. Population development of Pasteuria penetrans on Meloidogyne arenaria. J. Nematol. 23:58-64.
  4. Agostini, J. P., L. W. Timmer, & D. J. Mitchell. 1992. Morphological and pathological characteristics of strains of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from citrus. Phytopathology 82:1377-1382.
  5. Chellemi, D.O., Mitchell, D.J., Barkdoll, A.W. 1992. Effect of composted organic amendments on the incidence of bacterial wilt of tomato. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 105:364-366.
  6. Schuerger, A. C. & D. J. Mitchell. 1992. Effects of temperature and hydrogen ion concentration on attachment of macroconidia of Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli to mung bean roots in hydroponic nutrient solution. Phytopathology 82:1311-1319.
  7. Schuerger, A. C. & D. J. Mitchell. 1992. Effects of temperature, hydrogen ion concentration, humidity, and light quality on disease caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli in mung bean. Can. J. Botany 70:1798-808.
  8. Chellemi, D.O., S. M. Olson, J. W. Scott, D. J. Mitchell, & R. M. McSorley. 1993. Reduction of phytoparasitic nematodes on tomato by soil solarization and genotype. J. Nematol. 25:1-6.
  9. Schuerger, A. C. & D. J. Mitchell. 1993. Influence of mucilage secreted by macroconidia of Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli on spore attachment to roots of Vigna radiata in hydroponic nutrient solution. Phytopathology 83:1162-1170.
  10. Chen, S., D. W. Dickson, J. W. Kimbrough, R. McSorley, & D. J. Mitchell. 1994. Fungi associated with females and cysts of Heterodera glycines in a Florida soybean field. J. Nematol. 26:296-303.
  11. Chellemi, D. O., S. M. Olson, & D. J. Mitchell. 1994. Effects of soil solarization and fumigation on survival of soilborne pathogens of tomato in northern Florida. Plant Disease 78:1167-1172.
  12. Luz, E. D. M. N. & D. J. Mitchell. 1994. Effects of inoculum forms and densities on cacao root infection by Phytophthora spp. Agrotropica 6:41-52.
  13. Luz, E. D. M. N. & D. J. Mitchell. 1994. Influence of soil flooding on cacao root infection by Phytophthora spp. Agrotropica 6:53-60.
  14. Chen, S. Y., D. W. Dickson, & D. J. Mitchell. 1995. Effects of soil treatments on the survival of soil microorganisms. J. Nematol. 27:661-663.

Non Refereed Research Publications (26 total publications):

  1. Barkdoll, A. W., Nordsteadt, R. A. & Mitchell, D. J. 1992. Large scale utilization and composting of yard waste. Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. Florida, Gainesville. Circular 227 (CD ROM).
  2. Barnard, E. L. and D. J. Mitchell. 1993. Phytophthora basal canker of red maple. Plant Pathology Circular No. 361. Florida Dept. Agric. & Consumer Services. 3 pp.
  3. Chellemi, D. O., S. M. Olson, R. McSorley, D. J. Mitchell, W. M. Stall, and J. W. Scott. 1994. Integrated pest management for soilborne pests of tomato. Annual International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reductions. Nov. 13-16, 1994. Kissemmee, Florida. U.S.E.P.A and U.S.D.A. Washington D.C. Pp. 25-1 & 2.
  4. McGovern, R. J., T. A. Kucharek, and D. J. Mitchell. 1994. Vegetable Diseases Caused by Phytophthora capsici in Florida. Univ. Florida SP 159. May, 1994. 5pp.
  5. Kannwischer-Mitchell, M. E., E. L. Barnard, D. J. Mitchell, and S. W. Fraedrich. 1994. Organic soil amendments as potential alternatives to methyl bromide for control of soilborne pathogens in forest tree nurseries. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations. U.S.D.A. Forest Service General Technical Report RM-GTR-257. Pp. 12-15.
  6. Barnard, E., L., M. E. Kannwischer-Mitchell, and D.J. Mitchell. 1996. Development of field performance of slash and loblolly pine seedlings produced in fumigated nursery seedbeds and seedbeds amended with organic residues. Third Meeting IUFRO, Gainesville, Florida. Page 21.