Dr. Megan Dewdney

Contact Information

Citrus Research and Education Center
Lake Alfred, Florida
Plant Pathology & Extension Specialist
Phone: 863.956.1151 ext. 1267
Fax (863) 956-4631
Email: mmdewdney@crec.ifas.ufl.edu

Education

Ph.D. Plant Pathology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES), Cornell University, Geneva NY

M.Sc. Plant Science with specialization in Plant Pathology, McGill University, Montréal PQ, Canada

B.Sc. Plant Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada

Past Positions

Graduate Research Assistant, 2001-2007. NYSAES Cornell University, Geneva NY

Graduate Research Assistant, 1998-2000. McGill University, Montréal PQ

Research

Extension responsibilities focus on integrated management and control measures for citrus canker and citrus greening with additional responsibilities for fungal pathogens. Research projects include better understanding the biology of both bacterial and fungal pathogens to lead to enhanced control.

Refereed Papers

Dewdney, M.M., Biggs, A.R., and Turechek, W.W. 2007. A statistical comparison of the blossom blight forecasts of MARYBLYTTM and Cougarblight with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Phytopathology 97: 1164-1176.

Dewdney, M.M., Charest, J., Paulitz, T.C., and Carisse, O. 2003. Multivariate analysis of apple cultivar susceptibility to Venturia inaequalis under greenhouse conditions. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 25(4): 387-400.

Carisse, O. and Dewdney, M.M. 2002. A review of non-fungicidal approaches for the control of apple scab. Phytoprotection: 83: 1-29.

Charest, J., Dewdney M., Paulitz, T., Philion V., and Carisse, O. 2002. Spatial distribution of Venturia inaequalis airborne ascospores in orchards. Phytopathology 92: 769-779.