Gary E. Harman
Professor

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E-Mail: geh3@cornell.edu

1970 Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
1966 B.S. Botany, Colorado State University

Division of Effort - Research-100%, Biological control and biological plant productivity enhancement, fungal and plant molecular biology, biological remediation of pollution, uses of enzymes for commercial processes.
A major focus is entrepreneurial translation of basic research to commercial reality.

PDF files of papers, citation to Trichoderma and Gliocladium

These volumes contains much of what was known about these fungi when the books were published in 1998.

Kubicek, C. P. & Harman, G. E. (1998). Trichoderma and
Gliocladium, Vol. 1. Basic Biology, Taxonomy and Genetics. London: Taylor and Francis.

Harman, G. E. & Kubicek, C. P. (1998). Trichoderma and Gliocladium, Vol. 2. Enzymes, Biological Control and Commercial Applications. London: Taylor and Francis. Available at http://www.tandf.co.uk/books/

Donzelli, B. G. G. & Harman, G. E. (2001). Interaction of ammonium, glucose, and chitin regulates the expression of cell wall-degrading enzymes in Trichoderma atroviride strain P1. Appl Environ Microbiol67, 5643-5647.

Used with the permission of the publisher http://aem.asm.org/.

Harman, G. E., Petzoldt, R., Comis, A. & Chen, J. (2004). Interactions between Trichoderma harzianum strain T22 and maize inbred line Mo17 and effects of this interaction on diseases caused by Pythium ultimum and Colletotrichum graminicola. Phytopathology94, 147-153.

Used with the permission of the publisher http://www.apsnet.org/

Harman, G. E., Howell, C. R., Viterbo, A., Chet, I. & Lorito, M. (2004).Trichoderma species---opportunistic, avirulent plant symbionts. Nature Microbiol Rev2, 43-56.

Used with the permission of the publisher http://www.nature.com/nrmicro

Harman, G. E. (2000). Myths and dogmas of biocontrol. Changes in perceptions derived from research on Trichoderma harzianum T-22. Plant Dis84, 377-393.

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Harman, G. E., M. Lorito, and J. M. Lynch. 2004. Uses of Trichoderma spp. to remediate soil and water pollution. Adv. Appl. Microbiol. 56:313-330.

Used with permission of the publisher http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2164(04)56010-0

Harman, G. E.. 2006. Overview of mechanisms and Uses of Trichoderma spp. Phytopathology. 96:190-194.

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