Refereed Publications Book Chapters Ash, G.J. (2002). Biopesticides. In Encyclopaedia of Pest Management. D. Pimentel (ed.) Marcel Dekker, NY. NY. pp. 85-88. Ash, G.J. (2003). Pest and Disease Management. In Principles of Field Crop Production. J.E. Pratley (ed). Oxford University Press. pp. 378-417. R.G.Shivas, E.J.Cother, G.J.Ash, J.D.Ray & K.Vánky (2007). Tilletia australiensis sp. nov., In Fungi of Australia : The Smut Fungi. (Vánky, K., Shivas, R.G. and Beasley, D.) CSIRO Publishing. 234-235 Ash, G.J. and Wang A. (2010). Biopesticides. In Encyclopedia of Environmental Management. S.E. Jorgensen (ed.) Taylor & Francis, NY. NY. Journal Publications Ash, G.J. and J.F. Brown. 1990. Yield losses in wheat caused by stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis West.) in northern New South Wales. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 30: 103-108. Ash, G.J. and J.F. Brown. 1991. Effect of nitrogen nutrition of the host on the epidemiology of Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici and crop yield in wheat. Australasian Plant Pathology. 20: 108-114. Ash, G.J., J.S. Brown and R.G. Rees. 1991. Prediction of severity of stripe rust on wheat in Australia using regional weather data. Plant Protection Quarterly. 6: 43-44. Park, R.F., G.J. Ash, and R.G. Rees. 1992. Effects of temperature on the response of some Australian wheat cultivars to Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici. Mycological Research. 96: 166170. Ash. G.J. and R.G. Rees. 1994. Effect of post-inoculation temperature and light intensity on expression of resistance to stripe rust in some Australian wheat cultivars. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 45: 1379 - 1386. Crump, N.S., Ash, G.J. and Nikandrow, A. 1996. Phomopsis associated with dieback of saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus L.). Australasian Plant Pathology. 25, 143. Crump, N.S., Ash, G.J. and Nikandrow, A. 1996. The potential of native pathogens for the control of saffron thistle. Plant Protection Quarterly. 11, 254-255. Ash, G.J. and P.J. Ellison. 1997. Expert systems for the control of grapevine diseases. Agricultural Systems and Information Technology. 7, 24-26. Ellison, P.J., Ash, G.J. and C. McDonald. 1998. An expert system for the management of Botrytis cinerea in Australian vineyards. I. Development. Agricultural Systems. 56, 185207. P.J. Ellison, Ash, G.J. and C. McDonald. 1998. An expert system for the management of Botrytis cinerea in Australian vineyards. II. Validation. Agricultural Systems. 56, 209-224. Jahromi, F.G., Ash, G.J. and Cother, E.J. 1998. Influence of cultural and environmental conditions on conidial production, conidial germination and infectivity of Rhynchosprium alismatis, a candidate mycoherbicide. Australasian Plant Pathology 27, 180-185. Crump, N.S., Cother, E.J. and Ash, G.J. 1999. Clarifying the nomenclature in microbial weed control. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 9, 89-97. Fox, K.M., Cother, E.J. and Ash, G.J. 1999. Influence of infection of Rhyncosporium alismatis on seed production by rice paddy weed Damasonium minus (starfruit). Australasian Plant Pathology. 28, 197-199. Ash, G. 2000. Blackleg of oilseed rape. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I2000-1111-01. (http://www.apsnet.org/education/LessonsPlantPath/BlacklegCanola/Top.htm) Ash, G. 2000. Downy mildew of grape. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I2000-1112-01 (http://www.apsnet.org/education/LessonsPlantPath/GrapeDowny/Top.htm) Gellatly, K.S., Ash, G.J. and Taylor, J.L. 2001. A comparison of methods for mRNA differential display in the phytopathogenic, filamentous fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 47, 955-960. Lanoiselet, V., Cother, E.J., Ash, G.J. and van de Ven, R. 2001. Production, germination and infectivity of chylamydospores of Rhynchosporium alismatis. Mycological Research. 105: 441-446. Vaughan, S.J., Steel, C.C. and Ash, G.J. 2001. Apparent degradation of pyrimethanil by Botrytis cinerea and other fungi on agar plates. Australasian Plant Pathology 30, 367-368. Hind, T.L, Ash, G.J. and Murray, G.M. 2001. Sclerotinia minor on canola petals in New South Wales – a possible airborne mode of infection by ascospores? Australasian Plant Pathology 30, 289-290. Ash G.J. and Lanoiselet V.M. 2001. First report of Colletotrichum acutatum causing a leaf spot and hull rot of Pistachio in New South Wales. Australasian Plant Pathology. 30, 365366. Ash G.J. and Lanoiselet V.M. 2001. First report of Alternaria alternata causing lateblight of Pistachio (Pistacia vera) in Australia. Plant Pathology. 50, 803. Lanoiselet, V. M., Ash, G. J., Cother, E. J., Priest, M. J. and Watson, A. 2001. First report of Waitea circinata causing sheath spot and Rhizoctonia oryzae-sativae causing aggregate sheath spot on rice in south eastern Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology. 30, 369-370. Lanoiselet, V.M., Cother, E.J. and Ash, G.J. 2002. CLIMEX and DYMEX simulations of the potential occurrence of the rice blast disease in south eastern Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology. 31, 1-7. Jahromi, F.G., Cother, E.J. and Ash, G.J. 2002. Early infection process of Damasonium minus by the potential mycoherbistat Rhynchosporium alismatis. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 24, 1-6. Jahromi, F, Ash, G.J. and Cother, E.J. 2002. Genetic variability between populations of starfruit (Damasonium minus) as determined by simple sequence repeats. Plant Protection Quarterly. 17(4), 151-154. Lanoiselet, V.M., Cother, E.J., Ash, G.J. and Harper, J.D.I. 2002. First report of Sclerotium hydrophilum on leaf sheath of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in south eastern Australia. Plant Pathology. 51, 813. Hind, T.L., Ash G.J. and Murray. G.M. 2003. Prevalence of Sclerotinia stem rot of canola in New South Wales. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 43(2): 163-168. Ash, G.J., Raman, R. and Crump, NS 2003. An investigation of genetic variation in Carthamus lanatus in New South Wales, Australia, using intersimple sequence repeats (ISSR) analysis. Weed Research. 43(3): 208-213. Albiston, A, Ash, G.J., Cother, E.J., Bentley, S. and Pattemore, J. 2003. First report of collar rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Australian jojoba plantations. Australasian Plant Pathology. 32: 319-320. Peters, B.J., Ash, G. J., Cother, E. J., Hailstones, D., Noble, D. H. and Urwin. N. A. R. 2004. Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola in Australia: pathogenic, phenotypic and genetic diversity. Plant Pathology. 53,73-79. Cother, E.J., Noble, D., Peters, B.J. Albiston, A. and Ash, G.J. 2004. A new bacterial disease of Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) caused by Burkholderia andropogonis. Plant Pathology. 53: 129-135. Ash, G.J., Cother E.J. and Tarleton J. 2004. Variation in lanceleaved waterplantain (Alisma lanceolatum With.) in southeastern Australia. Weed Science. 52(3): 413–417. Jahromi, F.J., Ash, G.J. and Cother, E.J. 2004. Factors affecting disease development by Rhynchosporium alismatis in starfruit (Damasonium minus), a weed of rice. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 14(3): 281-290. Pitt, W.M., Goodwin, S.B., Ash, G.J., Cother, N.J., Cother, E.J. 2004. Plectosporium alismatis comb. nov., a new placement for the Alismataceae pathogen Rhynchosporium alismatis. Mycological Research, 108(7): 775-780. Pitt, W.M., Cother, E.J., Cother, N.J., Ash, G.J. 2004. Infection process of Plectosporium alismatis on host and non-host species in the Alismataceae. Mycological Research, 108(7): 837-845. Cliquet, S., Ash, G.J. and Cother, E.J. 2004. Production of chlamydospores and conidia in submerged culture by Rhynchosporium alismatis, a mycoherbicide of Alismataceae in rice crops. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 14 (8): 801-810. Ash, G.J., Albiston, A. and Cother E.J. 2005. Aspects of jojoba agronomy and management. Advances in Agronomy. 85: 409-436. Lanoiselet V. M., Cother E. J., Cother N. J., Ash G.J. and Harper J.D.I. 2005. Comparison of two total cellular fatty acid analysis protocols to differentiate between isolates of Rhizoctonia oryzae and R. oryzae-sativae. Mycologia. 97(1): 77-83. Lanoiselet, V. M., Cother, E. J, Ash, G. J., Hind-Lanoiselet, T. L., Murray G. M. and Harper, J. D. I. 2005. Prevalence and survival of Rhizoctonia spp., causal agents of sheath diseases of rice in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology. 34(2): 135-142. Lanoiselet, V. M., Cother, E.J., Ash, G. J., and Harper, J. D. I. 2005. Yield loss potential and chemical control of two rhizoctonia sheath diseases on rice. Australasian Plant Pathology. 34(2): 175-179. Hind-Lanoiselet, T.L., Lanoiselet, V.M., Lewington, F., Ash, G. J. and Murray, G. M. 2005. Survival of Sclerotinia under fire. Australasian Plant Pathology. 34(2): 311-317. Pitt, W.M., Ash, G.J., Cother, E.J. 2005. A preliminary population structure analysis of Plectosporium alismatis, a potential biocontrol agent for Alismataceae weeds in Australian rice crops. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 27(1): 167-168. Pitt, W.M., Taylor, J.L., Ash, G.J., Cother, E.J. 2005. Putative transformation of the Alismataceae pathogen, Plectosporium alismatis. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 27(1): 168. Jahromi, F., Van de Ven, R., Cother, E.J. and Ash, G.J. 2006. The interaction between Plectosporium alismatis and sublethal doses of bensulfuron-methyl reduces the growth of starfruit (Damasonium minus) in rice. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 16(9): 929-940 Yang, S., Pang, W., Ash, G.J., Harper, J., Carling, J., Wenzl, P., Huttner, E., Zong, X. and Kilian, A. 2006. Low level of genetic diversity in cultivated Pigeonpea compared to its wild relatives is revealed by Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 113(4): 585-595 (ISI = 3.063) Lanoiselet, V.M., Cother, E.J. and Ash, G.J. 2007. Aggregate sheath spot and sheath spot of rice. Crop Protection. 26(6): 799-808 Teshler, M.P., Ash, G.J., Zolotarov, Y. and Watson, A.K. 2007. Increased shelf life of a bioherbicide through combining modified atmosphere packaging and low temperatures. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 17 (4): 387-400 Li, M., Murray, G.M. and Ash, G.J. 2007. New root diseases of canola in Australia. Australasian Plant Disease Notes. 2(1) : 93–94 Wunderlich, N., Ash, G.J., Harper, J.D.I., Cowley, R.B. and Luckett, D.J. 2008. A resistant variety of Lupinus albus prolongs the pre penetration phase of Pleiochaeta setosa infection of roots. Australasian Plant Pathology. 37(4): 387–391. Ash, G.J., Chung, Y.R., McKenzie, C. and Cother, E.J. 2008. A phylogenetic and pathogenic comparison of potential biocontrol agents for weeds in the family Alismataceae from Australia and Korea. Australasian Plant Pathology. 37(4): 402–405 Y. Qiu, Y. Savocchia, S., Steel, C.C. and Ash, G.J. 2008. Botryosphaeria dothidea associated with grapevine trunk disease in south-eastern Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology. 37(5): 482–485. Gan MJT, Ash GJ, Cowley RB, Savocchia S, and Luckett DJ. (2009). Genetic variation of Pleiochaeta setosa from Lupinus albus. Australasian Plant Pathology. 38 (5): 518-524. Wunderlich N, Savocchia S, Steel, C. C. Ash, G. J. and Raman, H. (2009). Identification of Botryosphaeria spp. and first report of Dothiorella viticola ('Botryosphaeria' viticola) associated with bunch rot in Australia. Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 48(1): 162-162 Ash, G.J. (2010). The science, art and business of successful bioherbicides. Biological Control. 52: 230-240 Ash, G.J., Stodart, B., Sakuanrungsirikul, S., Anschaw, E., Crump, N., Hailstones, D. and Harper, J.D.I. (2010). Genetic characterisation of a novel Phomopsis sp., a putative biocontrol agent for Carthamus lanatus. Mycologia. 102: 54-61. Connolly, J.H., Stodart, B.J. and Ash, G.J. (2010). Genotypic analysis of Mucor from the platypus in Australia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 46: 55-69. Cowley, R.B., Ash, G.J., Harper, J.D.I., and Luckett, D.J. (2010) Evidence that Diaporthe toxica infection of Lupinus albus is an emerging concern for the Australian lupin industry. Australasian Plant Pathology. 39: 146-153. Shaheen, I. S., Abu-Dieyeh, M.H., Ash, G.J. and Watson, A.K. (2010). Physiological characterization of the dandelion bioherbicide, Sclerotinia minor IMI 344141. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 20: 57-76. Cother, E.J., Noble, D.H., van de Ven, R.J., Lanoiselet, V.L., Ash, G.J., Vuthy, N., Visarto, P. and Stodart, B. (2010). Bacterial pathogens of rice in the Kingdom of Cambodia and description of a new pathogen causing a serious sheath rot disease. Plant Pathology. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02310.x. West, E.R., Cother, E.J., Steel, C.C. and Ash, G.J. (2010). The characterisation and diversity of bacterial endophytes of grapevines. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 56: 209-216. Gurr, G.M., Horne, P., Page, J., Pilkington, L.J. and Ash, G.J. (2010). (Special Issue Introduction) Australia and New Zealand Biological Control Conference: Emerging Themes, Future Prospects. Biological Control. 52: 195-197. Li, P; Ash, GJ; Ahn, B, and Watson, A.K. (2010) Development of strain specific molecular markers for the Sclerotinia minor bioherbicide strain IMI 344141. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 20: 939-959. Wunderlich N, Ash GJ, Steel CC, Raman H, Cowling A, Savocchia S (2011) Refining the biological factors affecting virulence of Botryosphaeriaceae on grapevines. Annals of Applied Biology 159: 467-477. Wunderlich N, Ash G, Steel C, Raman H, Savocchia S (2011) Association of Botryosphaeriaceae grapevine trunk disease fungi with the reproductive structures of Vitis vinifera. Vitis 50 (2), 89-96. Qiu Y, Steel CC, Ash GJ, Savocchia S (2011) Survey of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with grapevine decline in the Hunter Valley and Mudgee grape growing regions of New South Wales. Australasian Plant Pathology 40: 1-11. Yang, SY, Saxena, RK, Kulwal, PL, Ash, GJ, Dubey, A, Harper, JDI, Upadhyaya, HD, Gothalwal, R, Kilian, A, Varshney, RK. (2011). The first genetic map of pigeon pea based on diversity arrays technology (DArT) markers. Journal of Genetics, 90 (1): 103-109. Ash, GJ (2011). Biological control of weeds with mycoherbicides in the age of genomics. Pest Technology. 5: (Special Issue 1): 41-47. Cliquet, S, Despreaux, J, Zeeshan, K, de la Broise, D, Ash, GJ. (2011). Characterization of aggregates produced by the potential mycoherbistat Plectosporium alismatis in submerged culture: germination, UV-radiation tolerance and infectivity, Biocontrol Science and Technology, 21(10), 1243-1256. Cowley, RB, Ash, GJ, Harper, JDI, Smith, AB, Cullis, BR, Luckett, DJ. (2012). Application of multi-phase experiments in plant pathology to identify genetic resistance to Diaporthe toxica in Lupinus albus. Euphytica. 186: 655-669. Ash, GJ; Stodart, B; Hyun, JW (2012). Black Scab of Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) in Australia Caused by a Putative New Pathotype of Elsinoë australis. Plant Disease. 96, 629634. Guo, YJ, Ni, Y, Raman, H, Wilson, BAL, Ash, GJ, Wang, AS, Li, GD. (2012). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in perennial pastures; response to long-term lime application. Plant and Soil. 351: 389-403. Cowley, RB; Ash, GJ; Harper, JDI; Luckett, DJ (2012). Evaluation of resistance to Phomopsis stem blight (caused by Diaporthe toxica) in Lupinus albus. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 133, 631-644. Cimmino, A. Andolfi, A; Zonno, MC; Troise, C; Santini, A; Tuzi, A., Vurro, M., Ash, G., Evidente, A. (2012). Phomentrioloxin: A Phytotoxic Pentasubstituted Geranylcyclohexentriol Produced by Phomopsis sp., a Potential Mycoherbicide for Carthamus lanatus Biocontrol. Journal of Natural Products. 75, 1130-1137. Wilson, BAL; Ash, GJ; Harper, JDI (2012). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve the growth and nodulation of the annual legume messina (Melilotus siculus) under saline and non-saline conditions. Crop and Pasture Science. 63, 164-178. Wunderlich, N; Costa, SS; Tpoi, RP; Ash, GJ (2012). First report of Botryosphaeria dothidea causing shoot blight and cankers of pistachio in Australia. Australasian Plant Disease Notes. DOI 10.1007/s13314-0045-y Conyers, M., Newton, P., Condon, J., Poile, G., Mele, P., Ash, G. (2012). Three long-term trials end with a quasi-equilibrium between soil C, N, and pH: an implication for C sequestration. Soil Research, 50, 527-535. Adorada, D.L. Stodart, B.J. Vera Cruz, C., Gergorio, G., Pangga, I and Ash, G.J. (2012). Standiardizing resistance screening to Pseudomonas fuscovaginae and evaluation of rice germplasm at seedling and adult plant growth stages. Euphytica, DOI 10.1007/s10681-0120804-z Adorada, D.L., Stodart, B.J., Tpoi, R.R., Costa, S.S. and Ash, G.J. (2013). Bacteria associated with sheath browning and grain discoloration of rice in East Timor and implications for Australia’s biosecurity. Australasian Plant Disease Notes. 8: 43-47. Wang, A., Pattemore, J., Ash, G., Williams, A. And Hanes, J. (2013). Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis Strain DAR 81934, which exhibits molluscicidal activity. Genome Announcement. 1(2):e00175-12. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00175-12 Singh, S.K., Hodda, M. and Ash, G.J. (2013) Plant-parasitic nematodes of potential phytosanitary importance, their main hosts and reported yield losses. EPPO Bulletin. 43 (2), 1–41 Singh, S.K., Hodda, M., Ash, G.J. and Banks, N.C. (2013). Plant-parasitic nematodes as invasive species: characteristics, uncertainty and biosecurity implications. Annals of Applied Biology. 163: 232-350. Cimmino, A., Andolfi, A., Zonno, M.C., Boari, A., Troise, C., Motta, A., Vurro, M., Ash, G. and Evidente, A. (2013). Phomentrioloxin, a Fungal Phytotoxin with Potential Herbicidal Activity, and its Derivatives: A Structure−Activity Relationship Study. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61. 9645-9649. Vipin, C.A., Luckett, D.J., Harper, J.D.I., Ash, G.J., Kilian, A., Ellwood, S.R., Phan, H.T.T. and Raman, H. (2013). Construction of integrated linkage map of a recombinant inbred line population of white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). Breeding Science. 63: 292–300. Ash, G.J., Lang, J.M., Triplett, L.R., Stodart, B.J., Verdier, V. and Leach J.E. (2013). Loopmediated isothermal amplification for the detection of Pseudomonas fuscovaginae. Phytopathology. 103: S2 130. Singh, S.K., Paini, D.R., Ash, G.J. and Hodda M. (2014). Prioritising plant-parasitic nematode species biosecurity risks using self organising maps. Biological Invasions.16: 1515-1530. Ni, Y., Guo Y.-J., Wang, J., Xia, ZR.-E, Wang X.-Q, Ash, G. and Li, J.-N. (2014). Responses of physiological indexes and leaf epicuticular waxes of Brassica napus to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection. Plant Pathology.63: 174-184. Cowley, R.B., Luckett, D.J., Ash, G., Harper, J.D.I., Vipin, C.A., Raman, H. and Ellwood, S. (2014). Identification of QTLs associated with resistance to Phomopsis pod blight (Diaporthe toxica) in Lupinus albus. Breeding Science. 64:83-89. Ash, G.J., Lang, J.M., Triplett, L.R., Stodart, B.J., Verdier, V., Vera Cruz, C., Rott, P. and Leach, J.E. (2014). Development of a genomics-based LAMP (Loop-mediated isothermal amplification) assay for detection of Pseudomonas fuscovaginae from rice. Plant Disease. 98: 909-915. Pattemore, J.A., Hane, J.K., Williams, A.H., Wilson, B.A.L., Stodart, B.J. and Ash, G.J. (2014). The genome sequence of the biocontrol fungus Metarhizium anisopliae and comparative genomics of Metarhizium species. BMC Genomics. 15:660 Patel, H.K., Matiuzzo, M., Bertani, I., de Paul Bigirimana, V., Ash, G.J., Höfte, M. and Venturi, V. (2014). Identification of virulence associated loci in the emerging broad host range plant pathogen Pseudomonas fuscovaginae. BMC Microbiology, 14: 274 Adorada, D.L., Stodart, B.J., Pangga, I.B. and Ash, G.J. (2014). Implications of bacterial contaminated seed lots and endophytic colonization by Pseudomonas fuscovaginae on rice establishment. Plant Pathology doi: 10.11111/ppa.12243 Andolfi, A., Boari, A., Evidente, M., Cimmino, A., Vurro, M., Ash, G., and Evidente, A. (2015). Gulypyrones A and B, and Phomentrioloxins B and C, Produced by Diaporthe gulyae, a Potential Mycoherbicide for Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus). Journal of Natural Products. (submitted). Manuscript ID: np-2014-00570h.R1 Wang, A. and Ash, G.J. (2015). Whole Genome Phylogeny of Bacillus by feature frequency profiles (FFP). Scientific Reports. (submitted) Qiu, Y., Steel, C.C., Ash, G.J. and Savocchia, S. (2015). Environmental effects on the virulence and distribution of Botryosphaeriaceae spp. causing dieback of grapevines in Australia. Plant Pathology. (submitted) Dotaona, R., Wilson, B.A.L., Stevens, M.M., Holloway, J. and Ash, G.J. (2015). Screening of tropical isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) for virulence to the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae). Tropical Entomology. (submitted) Kamal, M.M., Haque, A.H., Alam, M.D., Lindbeck, K., Savocchia, S. and Ash, G.J. (2015). Prevalence of sclerotinia stem rot of mustard in northern Bangladesh. Plant Pathology. (submitted) Kamal, M.M., Lindbeck, K.D., Savocchia, S. and Ash, G.J. (2015). Bacterial biocontrol of sclerotinia diseases in Australia. Acta Horticulturae. (submitted) Kamal, M.M., Lindbeck, K.D., Savocchia, S. and Ash, G.J. (2015). Biological control of sclerotinia stem rot of canola using antagonistic bacteria. Plant Pathology. (submitted)