Department of Plant Pathology
Prosser, Washington
Gary G. Grove
Professor of Plant Pathology
Director of Washington AgWeatherNet
Ph.D. (1984) The Ohio State Univesity - Columbus
WSU-Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Hamilton Hall - 136 (office) and 131/132 (lab)
Tel: (509) 786-9283
Fax: (509) 786-9370
Cell: (509) 781-1460
E-mail: grove@wsu.edu
Professional Experience:
- WSU Professor of Plant Pathology, 2006-present
- WSU Associate Plant Pathologist, 1993-2006
- WSU Assistant Plant Pathologist, 1986-1992
- Postdoctoral Plant Pathologist, University of California, Davis, 1984-1986
- Technical Assistant, Soybean Pathology Laboratory, OSU/OARDEC, Wooster 1979-1981
Epidemiology and management of fungal diseases of stone fruits and grapes.
Teaching:
- PLP 525 Field Plant Pathology 2 credits
- Two week field work at outlying experiment stations studying various aspects of diseases of crop plants. (Summer Session)
Professional Activities:
- Technical Committee Member, Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers
- Senior Editor, Plant Health Progress
Awards/Honors/Memberships:
- Councilor, Pacific Division, American Phytopathological Society 2003-present
- American Society for Enology and Viticulture
- American Phytopathological Society
- Canadian Phytopathological Society
- Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers
- WSU CAHE Team Excellence Award, 1998
Selected Publications (last 5 years):
Grove, G.G., and Biggs, A.R. 2006. Production and Dispersal of Conidia of Leucostoma cinctum in Peach and Cherry Orchards Under Irrigation in Eastern Washington. Plant Disease 90: 000-000 (IN PRESS).
Glawe, D.A., Grove, G.G., and Nelson, M.E. 2006. First Report of Powdery Mildew of Gaillardia X grandiflora (Blanket flower) Caused by Leveillula taurica in North America. Plant Health Progress (IN PRESS).
Nelson, M.E., Chee, H., Grove, G., Eastwell, K., and Klein, R. 2006. Population Biology of Pseudoperonospora humuli in Oregon and Washington. Plant Disease 90: 000-000 (acceptable for publication, in revision).
Falacy, J.S., Grove, G.G., Larsen, R.C., Vandermark, G.J., Glawe, D.A., and Galloway, H. 2006. Detection of Erysiphe necator (Uncinula necator)with Polymerase Chain Reaction and Species-Specific Primers. Phytopathology 95: 000-000 (in journal review; third year of field data added in autumn 2005).
Glawe, D.A., Grove, G.G., and Nelson, M.E. 2006. First Report of Powdery Mildew of Coreopsis Species Caused by Golovinomyces cichoracearum in the Pacific Northwest. Plant Health Progress (in review).
Glawe, D. A., and Grove, G. G. 2005. First report of powdery mildew of Scabiosa columbaria (dove pincushions) caused by Erysiphe knautiae in North America. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2005-1024-01-BR.
Biggs, A.R., and Grove, G.G. 2005. Leucostoma canker of stone fruits. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI:10.1094/PHI-I-2005-1220-01.
Walsh, J.D., and Grove, G.G. 2005. Repellency and repulsiveness of selected agrichemicals to the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2005-1228-01-RS.
Grove, G.G., and Lunden, J.L. 2005. Use of petroleum derived spray oils in Washington grapevine powdery mildew management programs. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2005-0317-01-RS.
Grove, G.G. 2004. Perennation of Uncinula necator in vineyards of Eastern Washington. Plant Dis.88:242-247.
Nelson, M. E., Eastwell, K. C., Grove, G. G., Barbour, J. D., Ocamb, C. M., and Alldredge, J. R. 2004. Sensitivity of Pseudoperonospora humuli (the causal agent of hop downy mildew) from Washington, Idaho, and Oregon to fosetyl-Al (Aliette). Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2004-0811-01-RS.
Grove, G.G., and Boal, R.J. 2003. Use of horticultural mineral oils in management of powdery mildew of cherries in Washington orchards and nurseries. Pages 539-546 In: Spray Oils Beyond 2000, Sustainable Pest and Disease Management. Publ. Veritage Press, Lisarow, NSW, Australia.
*Grove, G., Eastwell, K., Jones, A., and Sutton, T. 2003. Diseases of apple. Pages 459-488 in: Apples: Botany, Production and Uses, eds. D.C. Ferree and I.J. Warrington, CAB International, Wallington, Oxford, United Kingdom (Invited).
Glawe, D.A., Windom, G.E., Grove, G.G., and Falacy, J.S. 2003. First Report of Powdery Mildew of Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) Caused by Erysiphe convolvuli var. convolvuli in North America. doi:10.1094/PHP-2003-1021-01-HN
Grove, G.G. 2002. Influence of temperature and wetness duration on infection of cherry and peach foliage by Wilsonomyces carpophilus. Can. J. Plant Pathol. 24: 40-45.
Dugan, F.M., Lupien, S.L., and Grove, G.G. 2002. Incidence, aggressiveness, and in planta interactions of Botrytis cinerea and other filamentous fungi quiescent in grape berries and dormant buds in Central Washington State. J. Phytopathology 150: 375-381.
Yamak, F., Peever, T.L., Grove, G.G., and Boal, R.J. 2002. Occurrence and identification of Phytophthora species pathogenic to pear fruit in irrigation water in the Wenatchee River Valley of Washington. Phytopathology 92: 1210-1217.
Spotts, R.A., and Grove, G.G. 2002. First Report of Phytophthora syringae Causing Rot on Apples in Cold Storage in the United States. Plant Disease 86 (6): 693. Publication no. D-2002-0417-01N.
Jarvis, W., Gubler, W.D., and Grove, G.G. 2002. Epidemiology of powdery mildews in agroecosystems. Pages 169-199 In: The Powdery Mildews, eds. R.R. Belanger, W.R. Bushnell, A.J. Dik, and T.L. Carver. APS Press, St. Paul, MN. (Invited).
Olmstead, J.W., Lang, G., and Grove, G.G. 2001. Assessment of sweet cherry powdery mildew severity using digital image analysis. HortScience 36: 107-111.
Olmstead, J.W., Lang, G., and Grove, G.G. 2001. Inheritance of powdery mildew resistance in sweet cherry. HortScience 36: 337-340.
Olmstead, J.W., G.A. Lang, and G.G. Grove. 2000. A leaf disk assay for screening sweet cherry genotypes for susceptibility to powdery mildew. HortScience 35:274-277.
Grove, G.G., Boal, R.J., and Bennett, L. 2000. Managing powdery mildew of cherries with spray oils. Plant Health Progress Accession DOI:10.1094/PHP-2000-0628-01-RS
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