Dr. Emily G. Cantonwine

          Office: Bailey Science Center Room 2031

          Phone: 229-333-5337

          Fax: 229-245-6585

          Email: egcantonwine@valdosta.edu

        Education

          Ph.D., Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, 2005.  Thesis title: “The use of genetics and

          cultural  practices to suppress foliar diseases of peanut and reduce fungicide requirements”

          M.S., Biology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 1999.  Thesis title: “Phenylheptatriyne variation

          in Bidens alba var. radiata leaves”

          B.S., Botany, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1994. Undergraduate research title: “Use of morphology

          and electrophoresis for detecting cryptic species”

          Teacher Certification, Broad-Field Science (grades 7-12), University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2001.  

          Completed science and education courses, and passed exams required for certification in GA.

Research Interests

My research program uses laboratory and field experiments to identify components of resistance of peanut plants (Arachis hypogaea) to infections by fungal pathogens, and to determine practices that can reduce disease development under organic production systems.  Pathogens of interest include Cercospora arachidicola, the cause of early leaf spot, Cercosporidium personatum, the cause of late leaf spot, Aspergillus niger, the cause of Aspergillus crown rot, and Aspergillus flavus, an aflatoxin producing fungus that can contaminate seeds.

         Select Publications

          Cantonwine, E.G., Culbreath, A.K, Shew, B.B., & Boudreau, M.A. 2008. Efficacy of organically acceptable

               fungicides for management of early and late leaf spot diseases on partially resistant peanut cultivars. 

               Plant Health Progress, Accepted with revisions.

          Cantonwine, E.G., Culbreath, A.K, Holbrook, C.C. & Gorbet, D.W. 2008. Disease progress of early leaf

               spot and components of resistance to Cercospora arachidicola and Cercosporidium personatum in

               runner-type peanut genotypes. Peanut Science, In Press.

          Cantonwine, E.G. & Culbreath, A.K. 2007. Effects of cover crop residue and pre-plant herbicide on early

               leaf spot of peanut. Plant Disease 91:822-827.

          Cantonwine, E.G., Culbreath, A.K., & Stevenson, K.L. 2007. Characterization of early leaf spot suppression

               by strip-tillage in peanut.  Phytopathology 97:187-194.

          Cantonwine, E.G., Culbreath, A.K., Brenneman, T.B., Kemerait, R.C., Stevenson, K.L. & Smith, N.B.

               2006. Integrated disease management of leaf spot and spotted wilt of peanut. Plant Disease 90:493-500.

          Cantonwine, E.G. 2005. The use of genetics and cultural practices to suppress foliar diseases of peanut and

               reduce fungicide requirements. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

          Cantonwine, E.G., Culbreath, A.K., Holbrook, C.C., Branch, W.D. & Gorbet, D.W, 2003. Field response

               of runner-type genotypes to multiple diseases under conventional and strip-tillage, 2002. Biological and

               Cultural Tests, Report No. 18:P009.

         Cantonwine, E.G. & Downum, K.R. 2001. Phenylheptatriyne variation in Bidens alba var. radiate leaves.

              Journal of Chemical Ecology 27(2) 313-326.