Peer-Reviewed Journals

2014 — 2026
 

Koubek, C. and Aghaee, M. A. 2026. Efficacy and limitations of UV-C light for control of Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) eggs and nymphs in strawberry. Journal of Economic Entomology, 2026, 00, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toag14

Crouch, U., Paul, A., Carbone, I., Braun, U., Pelt, B., Holmes, G., Takmatsu, S., Jin, D.-N., Liu, S.-Y. and Bradshaw, M. 2026. Global crop introduction drives host jumps, turning native pathogens into emerging diseases. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123: e2536984123. 

Koubek, C., and Aghaee, M. A. 2026. Interactive lethal effects of common strawberry fungicides and adjuvants on Phytoseiulus persimilis (Mesostigmata:Phytoseiidae). HortScience. 61(6):1221–1225. 2026. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19353-26 

Koubek, C., and Aghaee, M. A. 2026. Evaluation of UV-C light for control of Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on strawberry. Front. Agron. 8:1805940. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2026.1805940

Koster, J. T., Ding, S., Holmes, G. J., Robinson, E. A., and Hewavitharana, S. S. Effect of sequential crop termination and bed fumigation on Verticillium dahliae soil and plant density in strawberry. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 24:1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2023.2292132  

Simmons, C. W. and Broome, J. C. 2025. Fumigant use in California and an assessment of available alternatives: phase 1 report on 1,3-D and chloropicrin. California Council on Science and Technology, 310 pp. https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ccst_fumigants_study.pdf (G. J. Holmes, Chair of steering committee) 

Henry, P. M., Hewavitharana, S. S., Holmes, G. J., Miller, D., Gillis, M., Stanghellini, M., and Bolda, M. P. 2025. Field efficacy of 1,3-D and chloropicrin on disinfestation of strawberry crown tissue infected with Fusarium and Macrophomina. Plant Health Prog. 26:301-307. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHP-10-24-0103-RS 

Koster, J.T., Castellanos, L.C., Tavoletti, L.S., Ding, S., Holmes, G.J., Robinson, E.A., Hewavitharana, S.S. 2026. Integration of crop termination, bed fumigation, and host resistance on yield and Verticillium wilt incidence in California strawberry production. Plant Health Prog. 27:191-200. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-25-0166-RS

Ahmadi, M., and Lin, J. Detection of Lygus Bugs in Strawberry Using Deep Learning. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 24:380-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2438062 

Lin, J., Ramzanpour, M., Atefi, A., and Ahmadi, M. 2024. A Two-Step Deep Semantic Segmentation and Object Detection Approach for Runner Recognition in Strawberry Plants. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 24:293-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2397438 

Ramos, G., Goldman, P., Sharrett, J., Sacher, G.O., Pennerman, K. K., Dilla-Ermita, C.J., Jaime, J.H., Steele, M.E., Hewavitharana, S.S., Holmes, G.J., Waterhouse, H., Dundore-Arias, J.P., and Henry, P. 2024. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. Vol 8: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1341782

Holmes, G.J. 2024 The California Strawberry Industry: Current Trends and Future Prospects. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 24:115-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2342900

Wang, Y-C., Mansouripour, M. S., Hewavitharana, S. S., and Holmes, G. J. 2024. Effect of cultivar and temperature on disease development of Macrophomina root rot in strawberry. Plant Health Prog. In press (accepted for publication 18Dec2023) 

Wang, Y-. C., Hewavitharana, S. S., and Holmes, G. J. 2024. Two-year survey of Botrytis fruit rot levels in commercial strawberry fields in California with and without fungicide applications. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 24:45-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2302578

Koster, J. T., Ding, S., Holmes, G. J. Robinson, E. A., and Hewavitharana, S. S. 2024. Effect of sequential crop termination and bed fumigation on Verticillium dahliae soil and plant density in strawberry. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 24:1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2023.2292132

Steele, M. E., Mendez, M., Hewavitharana, S. S., and Holmes, G. J. 2024. Survey of soilborne pathogens infecting strawberry in Santa Maria, California. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 23:256-266.https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2023.2292130

Hassani, M-A., Gonzalez, O., Hunter, S. S., Holmes, G., Hewavitharana, S., Ivors, K., and Lazcano, C. 2023. Microbiome network connectivity and composition linked to disease resistance in strawberry plants. Phytobiomes J. 7:298-311. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-10-22-0069-R

Steele, M., Hewavitharana, S., Henry, P., Goldman, P., and Holmes, G. 2023. Survey of late-season soilborne pathogens infecting strawberry in Watsonville-Salinas, California. Plant Health Prog. 24:104-109. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06-22-0056-S

Hewavitharana, S. S., Klarer, E., Muramoto, J., Shennan, C., and Mazzola, M. 2021. Analysis of environmental variables and carbon input on soil microbiome, metabolome and disease control efficacy in strawberry attributable to anaerobic soil disinfestation. Microorganisms 9:1638. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081638

Lazcano, C., Boyd, E., Holmes, G., Hewavitharana, S, Pasulka, A., and Ivors, K. 2021. The rhizosphere microbiome plays a role in the resistance to soil-borne pathogens and nutrient uptake of strawberry cultivars under field conditions. Sci. Rep. 11:3188. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82768-2

Palmer, M. G., and Holmes, G. J. 2021. Fungicide sensitivity in strawberry powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera aphanis in California. Plant Dis. 24:104-109. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-20-2604-RE

Palmer, M. G., and Holmes, G. J. 2021. Characterization of strawberry host plant resistance to powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera aphanis. Plant Health Prog. 23:82-86. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PHP-12-20-0107-RS

Fink, C., Banuelos, J., Rossi, L., Barker, M., Edsall, M., Olivier, D., and Lin, J. 2020. An evaluation of spray rig designs for California strawberries using water-sensitive paper. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 20:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2020.1774473

Hewavitharana, S. S., and Mazzola, M. 2020. Influence of rootstock genotype on efficacy of anaerobic soil disinfestation for control of apple nursery replant disease. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 157:39–57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-01977-z

Holmes, G. J., Mansouripour, S. M., and Hewavitharana, S. 2020. Strawberries at the crossroads: Management of soilborne diseases in California without methyl bromide. Phytopathology 110:956-968. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-11-19-0406-IA

Mansouripour, S. M., and Holmes, G. J. 2020. First report of Botrytis cinerea causing leaf spot on strawberry in California. Plant Dis. 104:1866. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-19-1287-PDN

Shearer, P. W. et al. 2020. Invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) into the United States: Developing a national response to an invasive species crisis through collaborative research and outreach efforts. J. Integr. Pest Manag.11:4. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa001

Wells, J., Fink, C., Edsall, M., Olivier, D., and Lin, J. 2020. Prototype Lygus spp. vacuum provides improved pest management in California strawberries. Int. J. Fruit Sci. 20:1019-1028. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2020.1820261

Amarasekare, K. G., and Shearer, P. W. 2019. Residual Effects of Insecticides on Deraeocoris brevis (Hemiptera: Miridae). J. Econ. Entomol. 113:770-778. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz324

Amarasekare, K., Brown, H., and Shearer, P. W. 2019. Field-aged insecticide residues on Chrysoperla johnsoni (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 112:2109–2115. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz149

Hewavitharana, S., Klarer, E., Reed, A., Leisso, R., Poirier, B., Honaas, L., Rudell, D., and Mazzola, M. 2019. Temporal dynamics of the soil metabolome and microbiome during simulated anaerobic soil disinfestation. Front Microbiol. 10:236. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02365

Palmer, M. G., Mansouripour, S. M., Blauer, K. A., and Holmes, G. J. 2019. First report of Aspergillus tubingensis causing strawberry fruit rot in California. Plant Dis. 103:2948. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-19-0978-PDN

Cosseboom, S. D., Ivors, K. L., Schnabel, G., Bryson, P. K., and Holmes, G. J. 2018. Within-season shift in fungicide resistance profiles of Botrytis cinerea in California strawberry fields. Plant Dis. 103:59-64. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-18-0406-RE

Cosseboom, S. D., Ivors, K. L., Schnabel, G., and Holmes, G. J. 2018. First report of Botrytis mali causing gray mold on strawberry in California. Plant Dis. 102:679. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-17-1539-PDN

Finn, C. E., Strik, Finn, C.E., Strik, B. C., Mackery, T. A., Moore, P. P., Dossett, M., Jones, P. A., Lee, J., Martin, R. R. Ivors, K. L., and Jamieson, A. R. 2018. ‘Marys Peak’ strawberry. HortScience 53:395-400. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI12675-17

Haack, S. E., Ivors, K. I., Holmes, G. J., Förster, H., and Adaskaveg, J. E. 2018. Natamycin, a new biofungicide for managing crown rot of strawberry caused by QoI-resistant Colletotrichum acutatum. Plant Dis. 102:1687-1695. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-17-2033-RE

Edmunds, B. A., Clark, C. A., Villordon, A. Q., and Holmes, G. J. 2015. Relationships of preharvest weather conditions and soil factors to susceptibility of sweetpotato to postharvest decay caused by Rhizopus stolonifer and Dickeya dadantii. Plant Dis. 99:848-857. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-14-1143-RE

Holmes, G. J., Ojiambo, P. S., Hausbeck, M. K., Quesada-Ocampo, L., and Keinath, A. P. 2015. Resurgence of cucurbit downy mildew in the United States: A watershed event for research and extension. Plant Dis. 99:428-441. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-14-0990-FE

Lookabaugh, E. C., Ivors, K. L., and Shew, B. B. 2015. Mefenoxam sensitivity, aggressiveness, and identification of Pythium species causing root rot on floriculture crops in North Carolina. Plant Dis. 99:1550-58. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-15-0232-RE

Loyd, A.L., Benson, D.M., and Ivors, K.L. 2014. Phytophthora populations in nursery irrigation water in relationship to pathogenicity and infection frequency of Rhododendron and Pieris. Plant Dis. 98:1213-1220. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-13-1157-RE