College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Websites of Interest:

• USDA Profile Page
• USDA ARS Website for Sugarbeet and Bean Research in East Lansing
• Sugarbeet and Bean Research: East Lansing, MI
• Linda Hanson's publications on Google Scholar.

Recent Publications:

Articles published in peer reviewed Journals:

1. Bublitz, D.M., Hanson, L.E., and McGrath, J.M. Weather conditions conducive for the early-season production and dispersal of Cercospora beticola spores in the Great Lakes Region of North America. Plant Disease (Accepted for publication March 3, 2021)
2. Minier, D.H. and Hanson, L.E. Effect of low temperature on the virulence of Rhizoctonia solani AG2-2 isolates on sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) seedlings. Plant Disease. (accepted for publication February 24, 2021)
3. Heck, D.W., Kikkert, J.R., Hanson, L.E. and Pethybridge, S.J. Development of a sequential sampling plan using spatial attributes of Cercospora leaf spot epidemics of table beet in New York. Plant Disease. (accepted for publication January 30, 2021).
4. Pethybridge, S.J., Sharma, S., Hansen, Z., Kikkert, J.R., Olmstead, D.L., and Hanson, L.E. 2020. Optimizing Cercospora leaf spot control in table beet using action thresholds and disease forecasting Plant Disease. 104:1831-1840. https://doil.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-20-0246-RE
5. Rosenzweig, N., Hanson, L.E., Jiang, Q.W., Mambetova, S., Trueman, C., Guza, C., Stewart, J., and Samohano, P. 2020. Temporal population monitoring of fungicide sensitivity in Cercospora beticola from sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris) in the Upper Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 42:469-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2019.1705914
6. Kunert, A.T., Pohlker, M.L., Krevert, C.S., Wieder, C., Speth, K.R., Hanson, L.E., Morris, C.E., Schmale, D.G., Poschl, U., and Frohlich-Nowolsky, J. 2019. Macromolecular fungal ice nuclei in Fusarium: Effects of physical and chemical processing. Biogeosciences. 16:4647-4659. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4647-2019
7. Knight, N.L., Vaghefi, N., Kikkert, J.R., Bolton, M.D., Secor, G.A., Rivera, V.V., Hanson, L.E., Nelson, S.C., and Pethybridge, S.J. 2019. Genetic diversity and structure in regional Cercospora beticola populations suggest two clusters of separate origin. Phytopathology. 109:1280-1292. https://doi/pdf/10.1094/PHYTO-07-18-0264-R
8. Rosenzweig, N., Hanson, L.E., Mambetova, S., Jiang, Q.W., Gouza, C., Stewart, J., and Samohano, P.  2019. Fungicide sensitivity monitoring of Alternaria spp. causing leaf spot of sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris) in the Upper Great Lakes. Plant Disease. 103:2263-2270. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-18-2282-RE
9. Wang, J., Sang, H., Jacobs, J.L., Oudman, K.A., Hanson, L.E., and Chilvers, M.I. 2019. Soybean sudden death syndrome causal agent Fusarium brasiliense present in Michigan. Plant Disease.103:1234-1243. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-18-1332-RE.
10. Pethybridge, S.J., Kikkert, J., Hanson, L.E., and Nelson, S.C. 2018. Challenges and prospects for building resilient disease management strategies and tactics for the New York table beet industry. Agronomy. 8:112 (review article). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8070112
11. Vaghefi, N., Kikkert, J.R., Hay, F.S., Carver, G.D., Koenick, L.B., Bolton, M.D., Hanson, L.E., Secor, G.A., and Pethybridge, S.J. 2018. Cryptic diversity, pathogenicity, and evolutionary species boundaries in Cercospora populations associated with Cercospora leaf spot of Beta vulgaris. Fungal Biology. 122:264-282.
12. Hanson, L.E., De Lucchi, C., Stevenato, P., McGrath, J.M., Panella, L., Sella, L., De Biaggi, M., and Concheri, G.  2018. Root rot symptoms in sugar beet lines caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. betae. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 150:589-593. http://doi.org/1007/s10658-017-1302-x.
13. Trueman, C.J., Rosenzweig, N., Somohano, P., and Hanson, L.E. 2017. First report of demethylase inhibitor fungicide resistance in Cercospora beticola from sugar beet in Ontario, Canada. New Disease Reports. 36:20. (online http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2017.036.020).
14. Vaghefi, N., Kikkert, J.R., Bolton, M.D., Hanson, L.E., Secor, G.A., Nelson, S.C., and Pethybridge, S.J. 2017. Global genotype flow in Cercospora beticola populations confirmed through genotyping-by-sequencing. PlosOne. E0186488, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186488
15. Rosenzweig, N., Hanson, L.E., Pratt, D., Stewart, J., and Somohano, P. 2017. First report of QoI resistance in Alternaria spp. infecting sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) in Michigan, USA. New Disease Reports. 36: 5 (online http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2017.036.005)
16. De Lucchi, C., Stevanato, P., Hanson, L.E., McGrath, J.M., Panella, L., De Biaggi, M., Broccanello, C., Bertaggia, M., Sella, L., and Concheri, G. 2017. Molecular markers for improving control of soil-borne pathogen Fusarium oxysporum in sugar beet. Euphytica. 213:71 (online https://doi.org/10.107/s10681-017-1859-7)
17. Vaghefi, N., Kikkert, J.R., Bolton, M.D., Hanson, L.E., Secor, G.A., and Pethybridge, S.J. 2017. De novo genome assembly of Cercospora beticola for microsatellite marker development and validation.  Fungal Ecology. 26:125-134.
18. Atoum, Y., Afridi, M.J., Liu, X.M., McGrath, J.M., and Hanson, L.E. 2016. On developing and enhancing plant level disease rating systems in real fields. Pattern Recognition. 53:287-299.
19. McGrath, J.M., Hanson, L.E., and Panella, L.W. 2015. Registration of SR98 sugarbeet germplasm with high levels of resistance to Rhizoctonia seedling damping-off and crown and root rot diseases. Journal of Plant Registrations. 9:227-231.
20. Rosenzweig, N., Hanson, L.E., Clark, G., Franc, G.D., Stump, W.L., Jiang, Q.W., Stewart, J., and Kirk, W.W. 2015. Use of PCR-RFLP analysis to monitor fungicide resistance in Cercospora beticola populations from sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris) in Michigan, United States. Plant Disease. 99:355-362.
21. Panella, L., Hanson, L.E., McGrath, J.M., Fenwick, A.L., Stevanato, P., Frese, L., and Lewellen, R.T. 2015. Registration of ‘FC305’ multigerm sugarbeet germplasm with multiple disease resistances. Journal of Plant Registrations 9:115-120.
22. Merlington, A., Hanson, L.E., Bayma, R., Hildebrandt, K., Steere, L., and Kirk, W.W. 2014. First report of Fusarium proliferatum causing dry rot in Michigan commercial potato (Solanum tuberosum) production. Plant Disease. 98:843
23. Rojas, J.A., W.W. Kirk, E.N. Gachango, D.S. Douches, and L.E. Hanson. 2014. Tuber blight development in potato cultivars in response to different genotypes of Phytopthora infestans Journal of Phytopathology.162:33-42.
24. Meng, Q.X., L.E. Hanson, D.S. Douches, and J.J. Hao. 2013. Managing scab diseases of potato and radish caused by Streptomyces spp. using Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BAC03 and other biomaterials. Biological Control. 67:373-379.
25. Trueman, C.L., L.E. Hanson, N. Rosenzweig, Q.W. Jiang, and W.W. Kirk. 2013. First report of QoI resistance in Cercospora beticola from sugar beet in Ontario, Canada. Plant Disease. 97:1255.
26. Kirk, W.W., L.E. Hanson, and C.L. Sprague. 2013. Glyphosate and fungicide effects on Cercospora leaf spot in four glyphosate-resistant sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) varieties. Crop Protection. 44:38-43.
27. Meng, Q.X., H.H. Jiang, L.E. Hanson, and J.J. Hao. 2012. Characterizing a novel strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BAC03 for potential biological control application. Journal of Applied Microbiology 113:1165-1175.
28. Gachango, E.N., L.E. Hanson, A. Rojas, J.J. Hao, and W.W. Kirk. 2012. Fusarium spp. causing dry rot of seed potato tubers in Michigan and their sensitivity to fungicides. Plant Disease. 96:1767-1774.
29. Kirk, W.W., L.E. Hanson. G.D. Franc, W.L. Stump, E.N. Gachango, G. Clark, and J. Stewart. 2012. First report of strobilurin resistance in Cercospora beticola in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) in Michigan and Nebraska, USA. New Disease Reports. 26, 3 [doi:105197/j.2044-0588.2012.026.003].
30. Jiang, H.H., Q.X. Meng, L.E. Hanson, and J.J. Hao. 2012. First report of Streptomyces stelliscabiei causing potato common scab in Michigan. Plant Disease 96:904.
31. Webb, K.M., P.A. Covey, and L.E. Hanson. 2012. Pathogenic and phylogenetic analysis of Fusarium oxysporum from sugarbeet in Michigan and Minnesota. Journal of Sugar Beet Research. 49:38-56.
32. Barnett, K.A., C.L. Sprague, W.W. Kirk, and L.E. Hanson. 2012. Influence of glyphosate on Rhizoctonia crown and root rot (Rhizoctonia solani) in glyphosate-resistant sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris). Weed Science. 60:113-120.
33. Gachango, E.N., W.W. Kirk, L.E. Hanson, A. Rojas, and P. Tumbalam. 2011. First report of Fusarium torulosum causing dry rot of seed potato tubers in the United States. Plant Disease. 95:1194.
34. Barnett, K.A., C.L. Sprague, W.W. Kirk, and L.E. Hanson. 2011. Lack of interaction between glyphosate and fungicide treatments on Rhizoctonia crown and root rot in glyphosate-resistant sugarbeet. Journal of Sugar Beet Research. 48:1-16.
35. Strausbaugh, C.A., I.A. Eujayl, L.W. Panella, and L.E. Hanson. 2011. Virulence, distribution, and diversity of  Rhizoctonia solani from sugar beet in Idaho and Oregon. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 33:210-226.
36. Hanson, L.E. and J.M. McGrath. 2011. The perfect stage of powdery mildew of Beta vulgaris found in Michigan. Plant Disease. 95:494.
37. Webb, K.M., A.L. Hill, J. Laufmann, L.E. Hanson, and L. Panella. 2011. Long term preservation of a collection of Rhizoctonia solani using cryogenic storage. Annals of Applied Biology. 158:297-304.
38. Gachango, E., W. Kirk, L.E. Hanson, A. Rojas, P. Tumbalam and K. Shetty. 2011. First report of in-vitro fludioxonil-resistant isolates of Fusarium spp. causing potato dry rot in Michigan. Plant Disease. 95:228
39. Hill, A.L., P. Reeves, R.L. Larson, A. Fenwick, L.E. Hanson, and L. Panella. 2011. Genetic variability among isolates of Fusarium oxysporum from sugar beet. Plant Pathology. 60:496-505.
40. Hanson, L.E. 2010. Interaction of Rhizoctonia solani and Rhizopus stolonifer causing root rot of sugar beet. Plant Disease.  94:504-509.

Book chapters or books:

1. Hanson, L.E. 2010. Genetics of fungicide resistance in Cercospora and Mycosphaerella. pp. 179-188 In Cercospora Leaf Spot of Sugar Beet and Related Species. R.T. Lartey, J.J. Weiland, L. Panella, P.W. Crous, and C. E. Windels, eds. APS Press. St. Paul, MN.

Articles published in editor refereed Journals:

1. Hernandez, A., C. Bloomingdale, D. Bublitz, L.E. Hanson, and J.F. Willbur. 2021. Evaluation of cultural practices to manage Cercospora leaf spot of sugar beet in Michigan, 2019-20. Plant Disease Management Reports (online) 15:V008. https://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2021/V008.pdf
2. Hanson, L.E., T.R. Goodwill, H.J. Corder, and J.M. McGrath. 2017. Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS evaluated for resistance to Cercospora beticola, 2016. Plant Disease Management Reports (online) 11:FC028. DOI:10,1094/PDMR11. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
3. Hanson, L.E., T.R. Goodwill, and J.M. McGrath. 2016. Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS evaluated for resistance to Cercospora beticola, 2015. Plant Disease Management Reports (online) 10:FC022. DOI:10,1094/PDMR10. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
4. Hanson, L.E., T.R. Goodwill, and J.M. McGrath. 2015. Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS evaluated for resistance to Cercospora beticola, 2014. Plant Disease Management Reports (online) 9:FC001. DOI:10,1094/PDMR09. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
5. Hanson, L.E., T.R. Goodwill, and J.M. McGrath. 2014. Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS evaluated for resistance to Cercospora beticola, 2013. Plant Disease Management Reports (online) 8:FC170. DOI:10,1094/PDMR08. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN
6. Hanson, L.E., T.R. Goodwill, and J.M. McGrath. 2013. Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS evaluated for resistance to Cercospora beticola, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports (online) 7:FC067. DOI:10,1094/PDMR07. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
7. Hanson, L.E., T.M. Duckert, T.R. Goodwill, and J.M. McGrath. 2012. Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS evaluated for resistance to Cercospora beticola, 2011. Plant Disease Management Reports (online) 6:FC037. DOI:10,1094/PDMR06. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
8. Hanson, L.E., T.M. Duckert, T.R. Goodwill, and J.M. McGrath. 2011. Beta PIs from the USDA-ARS, NPGS evaluated for resistance to Cercospora beticola, 2010. Plant Disease Management Reports (online) 5:FC056.  DOI:10,1094/PDMR05. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.

Extension Bulletins:

1. Research and Education Advisory Council. 2010. Management Guidelines for Controlling Rhizoctonia in Sugarbeets. MSU Extension and Michigan Sugar. 4 pgs.

Trade Journals:

1. Willbur, J.F., Jayawardana, M.A., Bublitz, D.M. and Hanson, L.E. 2020. Host preference of Alternaria leaf spot pathogens. Newsbeet. 34:28-29.
2. Hanson, L.E., Minier, D.H., Bublitz, D.M. and Willbur, J.F. 2020. A complicated disease: Rhizoctonia root and crown rot. Newsbeet. 34:21-23.
3. Bublitz, D.M. and Hanson, L.E. 2018. Alternaria leaf spot: the other leaf spot. Newsbeet. 32:11-12.
4. Hanson, L.E. and D.H. Minier. 2015. Rhizoctonia solani: Understanding the terminology. Bean Improvement Council Research Annual Report (BIC). 58:x-xiii. (mini-review article)
5. Hanson, L.E. and J.M. McGrath. 2011. Rhizoctonia seedling disease on sugar beet. International Sugar Journal. 113:584-589.

Research Notes:

1. Jayawardana, M.A. and LE. Hanson. 2021. Ongoing effort on developing a consistent and efficient inoculation method for Alternaria leaf spot of sugar beet in the field. Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center Annual Research Reports. (in press)
2. Hanson, L.E., Goodwill, T.R. and Corder, H.J. 2021. Sugar beet activities of the USDA-ARS East Lansing conducted in cooperation with Saginaw Research and Extension Center during 2020. Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center Annual Research Reports. (in press)
3. Berly, S., C. Phillips, and L.E. Hanson. 2020. Examination of factors impacting Cercospora beticola. Research Results 2019. REACh/Sugarbeet Advancement. Pg. 72.
4. Jayawardana, M.A. and LE. Hanson. 2020. Alternaria leaf spot: Investigations on host interactions with Michigan crops. Research Results 2019. REACh/Sugarbeet Advancement. Pg. 71.
5. Rosenzweig, N., L.E. Hanson, C. Guza, J. Stewart, and P. Somohano. 2020. In-vitro fungicide sensitivity distributions of Alternaria spp. Isolates from sugarbeet 2019. Research Results 2019. REACh/Sugarbeet Advancement. Pp. 69-70.
6. Rosenzweig, N, L.E. Hanson, C. Guza, J. Stewart, and P. Somohano. 2020. In-vitro fungicide sensitivity of Cercospora beticola isolates from sugarbeet 2019. Research Results 2019. REACh/Sugarbeet Advancement. Pp. 67-68
7. Hernandez, A., N. Rosenzweig, L.E. Hanson, D. Bublitz, and J.F. Willbur. 2020. Epidemiological studies of Cercospora leaf spot of sugar bet for improved management. Research Results 2019. REACh/Sugarbeet Advancement. Pp. 64-66.
8. Minier, D. and L.E. Hanson. 2020. Distribution of Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-2 genotypes in the sugarbeet growing regions of the U.S. and Europe. Research Results 2019. REACh/Sugarbeet Advancement. Pp. 9-10.
9. Zitnick-Anderson, K., C. Modderman, L.E. Hanson, and J.S. Pasche. 2018. Repeatable protocol for Fusarium root rot phenotyping of common bean.   Bean Improvement Council Annual Research Reports.
10. Jiang, Q.W., Q. Chen, H.H. Wu, W.W. Kirk, and L.E. Hanson. 2016. Fungicide sensitivity in Alternaria spp. from sugar beet in Michigan. Research Results 2015. REACh/Sugarbeet Advancement. Pp. 44-45.

Other:

Geiser, D, T. Aoki, C.W. Bacon, S. Baker, M.K. Bhattacharyya, M. Brandt, D. Brown, L. Burgess, S. Chulze, J. Coleman, J. Correll, S. Covert, P. Crous, C. Cuomo, G. de Hoog, A. Di Pietro, W. Elmer, L. Epstein, R. Frandsen, S. Freeman, T. Gagkaeva, A. Glenn, T. Gordon, N. Gregory, K. Hammond-Kosack, L.E. Hanson, M.D.M. Jimenez-Gasco, S. Kang, H.C. Kistler, G. Kuldau, J. Leslie, A. Logrieco, G. Lu, E. Lysoe, L.J. Ma, S. McCormick, O. Migheli, A. Moretti, F. Munaut, K. O’Donnell, L. Pfenning, R. Ploetz, R. Proctor, S. Rehner, R. Vincent, A. Rooney, B. Salleh, M. Scandiani, J. Scauflaire, D. Short, E. Steenkamp, H. Suga, B. Summerell, D. Suttton, U. Thrane, F. Trail, A. van Diepeningen, H. VanEtten, A. Viljoen, C. Waalwijk, T. Ward, M. Wingfield, J.R. Xu, X.B. Yang, T. Yli-Matila, N. Zhang. 2013. One Fungus, One Name: Defining the genus Fusarium in a scientifically robust way that preserves longstanding use. Phytopathology. 103:400-408 (letter to the editor).