Yuma Plant Pathology - Meet the Team
Dr. Bindu Poudel
Principal Investigator
Extension Plant Pathologist/Plant Diagnostician
- Email: bpoudel@email.arizona.edu
- Cell: 928-920-1110, Office: 928-782-5879, Lab: 928-782-5880
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuman_plant_dr/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/yuman_plant_dr
Education: MS. Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, 2011, PhD. Plant Pathology, Clemson University, 2015
Background: My program focuses on plant disease diagnosis, plant health related research, field trials, extension, and outreach. I am also interested in plant virology and hemp research.
Selected Publications:
- Poudel, B., A, Osama., Liu, Q., Wang, Q., McAvoy, E., Seal, D., Ling, K., Mcgrath, M., & Zhang, S. Development, incidence and distribution of a disease caused by tomato chlorotic spot orthotospovirus, an emerging orthotospovirus threatening the tomato production in south Florida. Trop Plant Path. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-019-00305-z
- Poudel, B., Velázquez-del Valle, M.G., Hernández- Lauzardo, A.N. & Zhang, S. First report of Alternaria tomato causing leafspot in sunflower in Mexico. Plant Dis. 103-1029
- Poudel, B. & Zhang, S. First report of Erysiphe fallax infecting phasey beans (Macropthylium lathyroides) in United States. Plant Health Progress. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-11-18-0071-BR
- Gazis, R., Poudel B., Dey, K., Zhang, S., Campoverde, E.B., Baker, C.A. & Adkins, S. 2018. First report of Cactus Virus X in Hylocereus sp. (dragon fruit) in Florida. Plant Dis.102-2666
- Poudel, B. & Zhang, S. 2018. First report of Alternaria leaf spot on cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) caused by Alternaria dauci in the United States. Plant Dis. 102:822
- Poudel B., Huang, Y., and Zhang, S. 2018. First report of Tomato chlorotic spot virus infecting common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in United States. Plant Dis:102-1467
- Poudel B., Rollin, P., Bishop, D.T. & Scott S.W. Incidence of viruses in two large-scale plantings of blackberry in South Carolina as detected through the use of sentinel plants and RT-PCR. 2018. Plant Health Progress(https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-12-17-0074-RS)
- Velázquez-del Valle, M.G., Poudel, B. & Zhang S. 2017 First report of Curvularia blight on sunflower caused by Curvularia aria in Mexico. Plant Dis. 101-1955
- Poudel, B & Scott, S.W. 2017. A report of Cherry rusty mottle-associated virus in South Carolina. Australasian Plant Dis Notes.12:15.
- Poudel, B., Ho, T., Laney, A.G., Khadgi. A. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2014. Epidemiology of Blackberry chlorotic ringspot virus. Plant Dis. 98: 547-550
- Poudel, B. Ho, T., Khadgi, A. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2013. Epidemiology of Blackberry yellow vein associated virus. Plant Dis. 97: 1352-1357
- Martin, R.R., MacFarlane, S., Sabanadzovic, S., Quito, D., Poudel, B. and Tzanetakis I.E. 2013. Viruses and virus diseases of Rubus. Feature Article.Plant Dis 97:168–182
- Poudel, B. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2013. Population structure of Blackberry chlorotic ringspot virus in United States. Arch. Virol. 158: 667-672
- Poudel, B., Sabanadzovic, S., Bujarski, J. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2012. Population structure of Blackberry yellow vein associated virus, an emerging Crinivirus. Virus Res.169: 272– 275
- Tzanetakis, I.E., Wintermantel, W.M., Poudel, B. and Zhou, J. 2011. Diodia vein chlorosis virus is a group-1 Crinivirus. Arch. Virol.156:2033-2037
- Poudel, B, Laney, A.G. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2010. First report of Cucumber mosaic virus infecting Blephilia hirsuta in North America. Plant Dis. 94:1070
Martin Porchas, Sr.
Research Associate
mporchas@ag.arizona.edu