Field Agronomist: Mark Carlton

Counties Served

Mahaska
Lucas
Monroe
Marion

Wapello
Wayne
Appanoose

Davis
Jefferson
Van Buren

Areas of Expertise

Crop production, Integrated Crop Management, Integrated Pest Management

Frequent Clients

Agricultural and Horticultural Producers, Agri-Business

Joined ISU Extension

August 1996

Extension Positions/Other Experience

ISU Extension Field Specialist/Crops August 1996 to present
Diagnostician ISU Plant Disease Clinic 1992 to 1996
Research Associate Plant Pathology Department 1992 to 1996
Agri-Business 1973 - 1987

Education

M.S. Degree, 1992, Plant Pathology, Iowa State University
B.S. Degree, 1989, Plant Pathology, Iowa State University

Awards/Honors/Publications

Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University, 1992
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Iowa State University, 1992
Carlton, W.M., Braun, E.J., and Gleason, M.L. 1998. Ingress of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis into tomato leaves through hydathodes. Phytopathology 88:525-529.
Munkvold, G.P., and Carlton, W.M. 1997. Influence of inoculation method on systemic Fusarium moniliforme infection of maize plants grown from infected seeds. Plant Dis. 81:211-216.
Munkvold, G.P., McGee, D.C., and Carlton, W.M. 1997. Importance of different pathways for maize kernel infection by Fusarium moniliforme. Phytopathology 87:209-217.
Munkvold, G. P. and Carlton, W. M. 1995. Prevalence and distribution of Apanomyces euteiches and Phytophthora medicaginis in Iowa alfalfa fields. Plant Dis. 79:1251-1253.
Carlton, W. M., Gleason, M. L., and Braun, E. J. 1994. Effects of pruning tomato plants supporting epiphytic populations of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. Plant Dis. 78:742-745.
Gleason, M. L., Braun, E. J., Carlton, W. M., and Peterson, R. H. 1991. Survival and dissemination of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in tomatoes. Phytopathology 81:1519-1523.

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