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Aycock, R. 1966. Stem rot and other diseases caused by Sclerotium rolfsii. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin. 174. 202 pp.

Bowen, K.L., A.K. Hagan, and J.R. Weeks. 1992. Seven years of Sclerotium rolfsii in peanut fields: Yield losses and means of minimization. Plant Disease. 76:982-985.

Bulluck, L.R. III, and J.B. Ristaino. 2002. Effect of synthetic and organic soil fertility amendments on southern blight, soil microbial communities, and yield of processing tomatoes. Phytopathology 92(2): 181-189.

Canullo. G.H., R. Rodriguez-Kabana, and J.W. Kloepper. 1992. Changes in soil microflora associated with control of Sclerotium rolfsii by furfuraldehyde. Biocontrol Science and Technology 2:159-169.

Cattalan, A.J., P.G. Hartel, and J.J. Fuhrmann, 1999. Screening for plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to promote early soybean growth. Soil Science Society of America Journal 63(6): 1670-1680.

Chellemi, D.O., S.M. Olson, D.J. Mitchell, J. Sicker, and R. McSorley. 1997. Adaptation of soil solarization to the integrated management of soilborne pests of tomato under humid conditions. Phytopathology 87:250-252.

Edmunds, B.A. and M.L. Gleason. 2003. Perennation of Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii in Iowa. Plant Health Progress (http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/php/research/2003/overwinter/)

Edmunds, B.A., M.L. Gleason, and S.N. Wegulo. 2003. Resistance of Hosta cultivars to petiole rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii var. delphinii. HortTechology 13(2): 302-305.

Fery, R. L. and P.D. Dukes Sr. 2002. Southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.) of cowpea: yield-loss estimates and sources of resistance. Crop Protection 21(5): 403-408.

Grecher, W.J. 1995. Management of stem rot of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) caused by Sclerotium rolfsii with fungicides. Crop Protection 14:111-115.

Hagan, A. 2006. Alabama Pest Management Handbook, Volume A and B. Ed. J. Everest. Alabama Cooperative Extension System. ANR-500A and B. (http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0500-A/; http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0500-B/)

Hagan, A.K., H.L. Campbell, J.R. Weeks, and M. Pegues. 2006. Performance comparison of peanut cultivars for 2003-2005 at the Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center. Alabama Cooperative Extension System. PP-604. Timely Information. 4p. (http://www.aces.edu/timelyinfo/)

Hagan, A. 2004. Southern blight on flowers, shrubs, and trees. Alabama Cooperative Extension System Publication, ANR-1157. (http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1157/).

Hagan, A.K. and J.W. Olive. 1999. Assessment of new fungicides for the control of southern blight on aucuba. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 17:73-75.

Kokalis-Burelle, N. and R. Rodriquez-Kabana. 1994. Effects of pine bark extracts and pine bark powder on fungal pathogens, soil enzymatic activity, and microbial populations. Biological Control 4: 269-276.

Kokalis-Burelle, N., W.F. Mahaffee, R. Rodriquez-Kabana, J.W.Kloepper, and K.L. Bowen. 2002. Effects of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) rotations with peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) on nematode populations and soil microflora. Journal of Nematology 34(2): 98-105.

Mehan, V.K., C.D. Mayee, and D. McDonald.1994. Management of Sclerotium rolfsii-caused stem and pod rots of groundnut - a critical review. International Journal of Pest Management 40:313-320.

Pattmark, S., V.R. Subramanyam, and C. Kole.1996. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of ten essential oils in vitro. Microbios 86: 237-246.

Punja, Z.K. 1985. The biology, ecology, and control of Sclerotium rolfsii. Annual Review of Phytopathology 23:97-127.

Punja, Z.K. 2005. Transgenic carrots expressing a thaumatin-like protein display enhanced resistance to several fungal pathogens. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 27(2): 291-296.

Rodriguez-Kabana, R., N. Kokalis-Burelle, D.G. Robertson, P.S. King, and L.W. Wells. 1994. Rotations with coastal bermuda grass, cotton, and bahiagrass for management of Meloidogyne arenaria and southern blight in peanut. Journal of Nematology 26:4 Supp, 665-668.

Shem, M.Y., J.L. Starr, N.P. Keller, K.E. Woodard, and T.A. Lee, Jr. 1998. Distribution of isolates of Sclerotium rolfsii tolerant to pentachloronitrobenzene in Texas peanut fields. Plant Disease 82:103-106.

Singh, R.K. and R.S. Dwivedi.1991. Ecology and biology of Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. International Journal of Tropical Plant Diseases 9:161-171.

Taylor, C. R. and R. Rodriguez-Kabana. 1999. Optimal rotation of peanuts and cotton to manage soil-borne organisms. Agricultural Systems 61(1): 57-68.

Tsahouridou, P.C. and C.C. Thanassoulopoulos. 2002. Proliferation of Trichoderma koningii in the tomato rhizosphere and the suppression of damping off by Sclerotium rolfsii. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 34 (6): 767-776.

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