Beth K. Gugino
Postdoctoral Associate

Cornell University
Department of Plant Pathology
New York State Agriculture Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456

2004 Ph.D., Plant Pathology; Department of Plant Pathology, The Pennsylvania State University.

2000 M.S., Plant Pathology; Department of Plant Pathology, The Pennsylvania State University.

E-mail: bkg9@nysaes.cornell.edu

Host: George S. Abawi

My interests involve conducting applied research to help develop improved programs and management tools that growers will readily adopt on the farm and thereby contribute to more sustainable agricultural practices.  As part of a multi-state project, I am currently working to further develop an IPM program for carrot production in New York with an emphasis on leaf blight disease and nematode management.  The use of a 25% disease incidence threshold to trigger the first fungicide application and scouting of individual cultivars to determine subsequent applications has significantly reduced the number of fungicide sprays during the season.  I am also working with the Cornell soil health work team to assess the effect of crop and soil management practices on potential crop root health and pathogenic and beneficial nematode populations through use of soil bioassays and direct nematode extraction and enumeration methods.

Soil Health - Organic Gardening Presentation (ppt presentation)

2007 American Farm Bureau Soil Health Summary Presentation

Professional Societies
American Phytopathological Society
American Society of Enology and Viticulture
American Wine Society

Professional Assignments, Honors, and Awards

• The American Society of Enology and Viticulture Scholarship 2003
• The Arthur Gaspari Memorial Scholarship 2003
• The Horace Hall Memorial Scholarship from the East Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Wine Society 2002
• Katherine B. Imbt Endowment/Scholarship in Floriculture '95-'96 and '96-'97
• Gamma Sigma Delta - Honor Society of Agriculture
• Phi Alpha Xi - Honor Society of Horticulture
• Golden Key National Honor Society

Elected and Appointed Offices

Gugino, B.K., G.S. Abawi, and J.W. Ludwig.  2005.  Root health and pathogenic/beneficial nematodes as indicators of soil health.  Pp. 161-163. Proceedings Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo, CCE, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Gugino, B.K., G.S. Abawi, and J.W. Ludwig.  2005.  Update on leaf blight and root-knot nematode diseases of carrots and their management.  Pp. 115-117.  Proceedings Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo, CCE, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Gugino, B.K., J.W. Ludwig and G.S. Abawi. 2005. Evaluation of fungicides for management of leaf blight on carrot, 2004.  Fungicide and Nematicide Tests 60: (in press).

Gugino, B.K., J. Carroll, J. Chen, J. Ludwig and G.S. Abawi.  2004.  Carrot leaf blight disease and their management in New York.  Cornell Cooperative Extension IPM Factsheet.  www.nysipm.cornell.edu/factsheets/vegetables/misc/clb.pdf.

Gugino, B.K. and G.S. Abawi.  2004.  Field reaction of carrot cultivars to Alternaria and Cercospora leaf blights of carrot in New York.  Phytopathology (in press) (Abstr.)

Gugino, B.K. and G.S. Abawi.  2004.  Critical role of crop rotation in the management of leaf blight diseases of carrots in New York.  Phytopathology (in press) (Abstr.)

Travis, J.W., N. Halbrendt, B. Hed, J. Rytter, L. Hopkins, E. Anderson, B. Jarjour, J. Griggs, B.K. Gugino, F. Westover, T. Bates, S. Butler, J. Levengood, and P. Roth.  2003.  A practical guide to the application of compost in vineyards fall 2003.  College of Agricultural Sciences Fruit Research and Extension Center, Compost in the vineyard workshop and field day October 14, 2003

Gugino, B.K. and J.W. Travis.  2003.  Suppression of Cylindrocarpon destructans utilizing composted soil amendments.  Phytopathology 93:  S31 (Abstr.)

Gugino, B.K., J.W. Travis and E.L. Stewart.  2001.  Identification of soil-borne pathogens associated with declining grapevines in six vineyards in central, south-central and southeastern Pennsylvania.  Pp. 79-81.  Pennsylvania Fruit News:  142nd Annual Meeting Proceedings.

Gugino, B.K., J.W. Travis and E.L. Stewart.  2000.  Identification of soil-borne pathogens associated with declining grapevines in six vineyards in central, south central and southeastern Pennsylvania.  Pp. 129-133.  Proceedings 76th Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference.

Gugino, B.K., J.W. Travis and E.L. Stewart.  2000.  Microbial communities associated with mature grapevine decline in Pennsylvania.  Phytopathology 90:  S31 (Abstr.)