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Amy Y. Rossman
Amy Yarnell Rossman (born September 20, 1946, in Spokane, Washington) is an American mycologist and a leading expert in identifying fungi. Biography Born in Spokane, Amy Rossman moved with her family, when she was six months old, to Portland, Oregon, and considers herself to be a native Oregonian. (interview by Meredith Blackwell at the 11th International Mycology Congress in San Juan Puerto Rico on July 20th, 2018) Rossman graduated with a B.A. in biology from Grinnell College in 1968. She received her Ph.D. in mycology in 1975 from Oregon State University (OSU). Her Ph.D. thesis ''The genus Ophionectria (Ascomycetes, Hypocreales)'' was supervised by William C. Denison (1929–2005). As a graduate student she collected fungi in June 1970 in Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest and in Dominica and then in January 1971 in Jamaica. She held a teaching fellowship in mycology from 1978 to 1978 at Cornell University. From 1979 to 1980 she was a research associate in botany at New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canadian border, west of the Washington–Idaho border, and east of Seattle, along I-90. Spokane is the economic and cultural center of the Spokane metropolitan area, the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area, and the Inland Northwest. It is known as the birthplace of Father's Day, and locally by the nickname of "Lilac City". Officially, Spokane goes by the nickname of ''Hooptown USA'', due to Spokane annually hosting Spokane Hoopfest, the world's largest basketball tournament. The city and the wider Inland Northwest area are served by Spokane International Airport, west of Downtown Spokane. According to the 2010 census, Spokane had a population of 208,916, making it the second-largest city in Washington, and the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King County, Washington
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the List of the most populous counties in the United States, 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the state's most populous city. King County is one of three Washington counties that are included in the Seattle–Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma–Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue Seattle metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. (The others are Snohomish County, Washington, Snohomish County to the north, and Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County to the south.) About two-thirds of King County's population lives in Seattle's suburbs. History When Europeans arrived in the region that would become King County, it was inhabited by several Coast Salish groups. Villages around the site that would become Seattle were primarily populated by the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Skog
Laurence Edgar Skog (born April 9, 1943) is an American botanist who specializes in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Laurence Edgar Skog was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the oldest of four children. Skog was a graduate of the University of Minnesota at Duluth from where he received a Bachelor of Arts in botany with a minor in chemistry in (1965). Skog earned his Master of Science in botany at the University of Connecticut at Storrs (1968) and PhD in plant taxonomy from Cornell University in 1972. From 1973 to 2003 Skog was a curator and research scientist in the Botany Department of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. In 2021, with 7 .... Since his retirement in 2003 he has continued to work at the museum as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plant Diseases
Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like organisms, phytoplasmas, protozoa, nematodes and parasitic plants. Not included are ectoparasites like insects, mites, vertebrate, or other pests that affect plant health by eating plant tissues. Plant pathology also involves the study of pathogen identification, disease etiology, disease cycles, economic impact, plant disease epidemiology, plant disease resistance, how plant diseases affect humans and animals, pathosystem genetics, and management of plant diseases. Overview Control of plant diseases is crucial to the reliable production of food, and it provides significant problems in agricultural use of land, water, fuel and other inputs. Plants in both natural and cultivated populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diaporthales
Diaporthales is an order of sac fungi. Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added a number of name families to the order. Diaporthales includes a number of plant pathogenic fungi, the most notorious of which is ''Cryphonectria parasitica'' (Murrill) Barr, the chestnut blight fungus that altered the landscape of eastern North America. Other diseases caused by members of this order include stem canker of soybeans (''Diaporthe phaseolorum'' (Cooke & Ellis) Sacc. and its varieties), stem-end rot of citrus fruits (''Diaporthe citri'' F.A. Wolf), and peach canker disease ('' Phomopsis amygdali'' Del.). Some species produce secondary metabolites that result in toxicosis of animals such as lupinosis of sheep ('' Diaporthe toxica'' P.M. Williamson et al.). A number of asexually reproducing plant pathogenic fungi also belong in the Diaporthales, such '' Greeneria uvicola'' (Berk. & Curt.) Punith., cause of bitter rot of grape, and ''Discula destructiva'' Redlin, cause of dogwood anthracnose, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophionectria
''Ophionectria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Nectriaceae. Species *''Ophionectria africana'' *'' Ophionectria ambigua'' *''Ophionectria annonae'' *''Ophionectria anomala'' *'' Ophionectria balladynae'' *''Ophionectria belonospora'' *''Ophionectria briardii'' *''Ophionectria calamicola'' *'' Ophionectria cinnabarina'' *''Ophionectria clerodendri'' *''Ophionectria cockerellii'' *''Ophionectria conica'' *''Ophionectria conoidea'' *''Ophionectria cupularum'' *''Ophionectria episphaeria'' *''Ophionectria everhartii'' *''Ophionectria foliicola'' *''Ophionectria globosa'' *''Ophionectria hendrickxii'' *''Ophionectria hidakaeana'' *''Ophionectria hyphicola'' *''Ophionectria lagunensis'' *''Ophionectria lobayenis'' *''Ophionectria luxurians'' *''Ophionectria macrorostrata'' *''Ophionectria magniverrucosa'' *''Ophionectria mellina'' *''Ophionectria muscivora'' *''Ophionectria oubanguiensis'' *'' Ophionectria portoricensis'' *''Ophionectria rostrellata'' *''Ophionectria rubicola'' *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nectria
''Nectria'' is a genus of Ascomycete fungi. They are most often encountered as saprophytes on decaying wood but some species can also occur as parasites of trees, especially fruit trees (for example apple) and a number of other hardwood trees. Some species are significant pests causing diseases such as apple canker, Nectria twig blight, and coral spot in orchards. It is ubiquitous in cool temperate Europe and North America and appears to be an introduced species in New Zealand and Australia. The occurrence in New Zealand was first identified in 1996 in Otago and Southland although it is believed to have been present since the 1980s. In North America, ''Nectria'' infections have had economically important impacts on forestry and forest products including aspen, red oak, maple, beech, poplar, and birch. Species of ''Nectria'' also occur in warmer climates including island groups such as Hawaii. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the genus cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calonectria
''Calonectria'' (anamorph ''Cylindrocladium'') is a genus of ascomycete fungi. ''Calonectria'' species are plant pathogens. Species *'' Calonectria acicola'' *'' Calonectria adianti'' *'' Calonectria agnina'' *'' Calonectria ambigua'' *'' Calonectria angustata'' *'' Calonectria apoensis'' *'' Calonectria appendiculata'' *'' Calonectria asiatica'' *''Calonectria atkinsonii'' *'' Calonectria aurea'' *'' Calonectria aurigera'' *'' Calonectria australiensis'' *'' Calonectria avesiculata'' *'' Calonectria bahiensis'' *'' Calonectria balanseana'' *'' Calonectria balansiae'' *'' Calonectria bambusina'' *'' Calonectria belonospora'' *'' Calonectria blumenaviae'' *'' Calonectria brachiatica'' *'' Calonectria brasiliensis'' *'' Calonectria brassicae'' *''Calonectria bryophila'' *'' Calonectria callorioides'' *'' Calonectria camelinae'' *'' Calonectria canadensis'' *'' Calonectria capensis'' *'' Calonectria celata'' *'' Calonectria cephalosporii'' *'' Calonectria cerciana'' *'' Calonectria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocreales
The Hypocreales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237 genera, and 2647 species in seven families. Since then, a considerable number of further taxa have been identified, including an additional family, the Stachybotryaceae. According to the Catalog of Life, the Hypocreales contains 6 families, 137 genera, and 1411 species. Species of Hypocreales are usually recognized by their brightly colored, perithecial ascomata, or spore-producing structures. These are often yellow, orange or red. Genera ''incertae sedis'' According to a 2020 review of fungal classification, the following genera within the Hypocreales have an uncertain taxonomic placement ('' incertae sedis''), and have not been assigned to any family: *'' Acremoniopsis'' – 1 sp. *''Berkelella'' – 2 spp. *''Bulbithecium'' – 1 sp. *'' Cephalosporiopsis'' – 10 spp. *'' Chondronectria'' – 1 sp. *'' Cylindronectria'' – 1 sp. *'' Diploo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curator
A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular institution and its mission. In recent years the role of curator has evolved alongside the changing role of museums, and the term "curator" may designate the head of any given division. More recently, new kinds of curators have started to emerge: "community curators", "literary curators", " digital curators" and " biocurators". Collections curator A "collections curator", a "museum curator" or a "keeper" of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library or archive) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material including historical artifacts. A collections curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort—artwork, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beltsville, Maryland
Beltsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The community was named for Truman Belt, a local landowner. The 2020 census counted 20,133 residents. Beltsville includes the unincorporated area, unincorporated community of Vansville, Maryland, Vansville. Geography Beltsville is located at (39.037509, −76.917847), adjacent to the Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County – Prince George's County line. It is approximately northeast of the Maryland border with Washington, D.C., Washington. According to the United States Census Bureau, Beltsville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.38%, is water. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beltsville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Leslie Hawksworth
David Leslie Hawksworth (born 1946 in Sheffield, UK) is a British mycologist and lichenologist currently with a professorship in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Madrid, Spain and also a Scientific Associate of The Natural History Museum in London. In 2002, he was honoured with an Acharius Medal by the International Association for Lichenology. He married Patricia Wiltshire, a leading forensic ecologist and palynologist in 2009. , he is the Editor-in-Chief of the journals '' IMA Fungus'' and ''Biodiversity and Conservation ''Biodiversity and Conservation'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biological diversity, its conservation, and sustainable use. It was established in 1992 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. Abstractin ...''. Selected publications Articles * * * * * * * * Books and monographs * with Francis Rose: * with David J. Hill: as editor * with B. W. Ferry and M. S. Baddeley: * * with Alan T. Bull: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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