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Department of Botany and Plant Pathology


Philip B. Hamm

Extension Plant Pathologist & Superintendent, Hermiston Agricultural Reserach and Extension Center &
Director - Plant Clinic, Hermiston, OR
Professor,
M.S., 1991, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Philip.B.Hamm@oregonstate.edu

 

Office/Lab: Hermiston AREC
Phone: 541-567-8321  Ext. 110

 

 

 

 

 








 

Research Area

Identification and control of diseases impacting vegetable crops; diseases caused by Phytophthora sp.; Potato diseases.

Description of Research

Virus, nematodes and fungal pathogens are responsible for extensive losses in the vegetable growing region of the Columbia Basin in northeast Oregon. My research is centered around the identification of the specific pathogens and then their control through cultural manipulation and/or through chemical and biotechnical methods.

Research Group Members

Faculty Research Assistants/Associates

Jordan Eggers
Casey Royer

The Plant Clinic at Hermiston

Program Manager: Philip Hamm
Laboratory Manager: Jordan Eggers

The plant clinic in Hermiston provides free disease diagnosis and recommendations for disease prevention and control to county extension agents, growers, agricultural consultants, agricultural companies, and home owners in North central & Northeast Oregon and elsewhere. The clinic also provides a fee testing service for many virus diseases and soilborne fungi. Call for details: 541-567-8321.

Related Links

http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/hermiston/PhilHamm.php

Publications

Clough, G.H. and P.B. Hamm. 1995. Coat Protein transgenic resistance to watermelon mosaic and zucchini yellows mosaic virus in squash and zucchini. Plant Dis. 79: 1107-1109.

Miller, J.S., P.B. Hamm and D.A. Johnson. 1997. Characterization of the Phytophthora infestans population in the Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington from 1992-1995.  Phytopathology 87: 656-660

Hane, D.C. and P.B. Hamm. 1999. The effects of seedborne pvy infection in two potato cultivars expressing mild disease symptoms.Plant Dis. 83:43-45.

Hamm, P.B. and G.H. Clough. 1999. Comparison of application methods on deposition and redistribution of chlorothalonil in a potato canopy and potential impact for control. Plant Dis. 83:441-444.

Geary, G., D. A. Johnson, P. B. Hamm, and T. F. Cummings.  1999.  Fungicide application for late blight management: A boom attached to a center pivot irrigation system. Plant Dis. 83:512-515. 

Hamm, P. B. and D. C. Hane.  1999.  Effects of seedborne Potato Leafroll Virus on Russet Norkotah potato.  Plant Disease 83: 1122-1124. 

Brown, C. R., H. Mojtahedi, G. S. Santo, P. B. Hamm, J. J. Pavek, D. Corsini, S. Love, J. Crosslin, and P.E. Thomas. 2000.  Potato Germplasm resistant to Corky Ringspot disease.   American J. of Potato Res 77:23-27. 

Ingham, R. E., P. B. Hamm, J. P. McMorran, and G. H. Clough.  2000. Occurrence and Management of Paratrichodorus allius. Supplement to the Journal of Nematology: 31:678-683. 

Johnson, D. A., T.F. Cummings, and P.B. Hamm.  2000. Cost of Management of potato late blight in the Columbia Basin: 1996-1998.  Plant Disease 84: 399-402. 

Gavino, P. D., C. D. Smart, R. W. Sandrock, J. S. Miller, P. B. Hamm, T. Yun Lee, R. M. Davis, and W. E. Fry. 2000. Implications of sexual reproduction for Phytophthora infestans in the United States: generation of an aggressive lineage.  Plant Disease 84: (731-735).

Geary, G., P.B. Hamm, and D.A. Johnson. 2004. Application and distribution of fungicides using differing water rates and surfactants for the control of late blight in commercial potato fields. American Journal of Potato Res 81:305-315

Crosslin, J. M. J. E. Munyaneza, A. Jensen, and P. B. Hamm. 2005. Association of the beet leafhopper (Homoptera:Cicadellidae) with a clover proliferation group phytoplasma in the Columbia Basin of Washington and Oregon .  J. Econ Ent 98:279-283.

Collins, H.P.,  A. Alva, R.A. Boydston, R.L. Cochran, P.B. Hamm, A. McGuire and E. Riga. 2005. Soil Microbial, Fungal and Nematode Responses to Soil Fumigation and Cover Crops under Potato Production. Biol Fertil Soils. Online publication.  DOI: 10.1007/s00374-005-0022-0.

Crosslin, J.M., P.B. Hamm, P.J. Shiel , D.C. Hane, C.R. Brown, and P.H. Berger. 2005. Serological and molecular detection of tobacco veinal necrosis isolates of Potato virus Y (PVY) from potatoes grown in the western United States . Amer. J. Pot. Res. 82:263-269.

Ingham, R.E., P.B. Hamm, E. Riga and K.J. Merrifield. 2005. First report of Pratylenchus penetrans damage to ranger russet potato in the Columbia Basin of Washington. Plant Disease. 89:207

Lorensen, J., P. Shield, P. Berger, J.M. Crosslin, & P.B. Hamm. 2006. Whole genome characterization of Potato Virus Y isolates collected in the western USA and their comparison to isolates from Europe and Canada . Archives of Virology 151: 1055–1074  

Crosslin, J.M. , P.B. Hamm, D . Hane, J. Jaeger, C.R. Brown, P.J. Shiel, P. H. Berger, and R.E. Thornton. 2006. The occurrence of PVY o and PVY n strains in potato seed lots planted in Oregon and Washington . Plant D isease 90:1102-1105.

Hamm , P.B., D. A. Johnson and T. Cummings. 2006. The alternate use of air and chemigation application methods for applying fungicides for the control of late blight in potato. Am. J. Potato Res. 83: 473-484.

Geary, B., D . A. Johnson, P. B. Hamm, S. James, and K . A. Rykbost. 2007.  Management of potato silver scurf with the use of chemicals and identification of thiabendazole and thiophanate-methyl resistant isolates of Helminthosporium solani.  Plant Disease 91:315-320.

Ocamb, C. M., P. B. Hamm, and D . A. Johnson. 2007. Fusarium species recovered from potato dry rot in the Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington: thiabendazole tolerance and ability to decay tubers. Am J. Potato Res. 84:169178

Gieck, S .L., H. R. Pappu, P. B. Hamm and N. L. David. 2007.  First Report of Onion Yellow Dwarf Virus, Leek Yellow Stripe Virus, and Garlic Common Latent Virus in Garlic in Oregon . Plant D isease 91:461

Ingham R. E, P.B. Hamm, M. Baune, N.L. David and K.J. Merrifield. 2007. Control of Paratrichodorus allius and Corky Ringspot Disease in Potato with Shank-injected Metam Sodium. Journal of Nematology 39:258-262

Munyaneza, J.E., A. Jensen, P.B. Hamm, J.E. Upton. 2008 Seasonal Occurrence and Abundance of the Beet Leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in the Potato Growing Region of Washington and Oregon Columbia Basin . Am J. Potato Res.85:77-84.

Kirk, W.W., S.L. Gieck, J.M. Crosslin and P.B. Hamm. 2008. The First Report of Corky Ringspot caused by Tobacco Rattle Virus on Potatoes ( Solanum tuberosum ) in Michigan . Plant Disease 92:485.

Omer, M. A. , D.A. Johnson, L.I. Douhan, P.B. Hamm, and R.C. Rowe. 2008. Detection, quantification and vegetative compatibility of Verticillium dahliae in potato and mint production soils in the Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington. Plant Disease 92 (In Press)

Hamm , P.B. 2008. Soil-borne Fungi. In: The Cannon of Potato Science: Potato Research 50: 239-241.

Crosslin, J.M., P.B. Hamm, K .S. Pike, T.M. Mowry, P. Nolte, and H. Hojtahedi. 2008. Management of Diseases caused by Viruses and Virus-like Pathogens. Potato Health Management 2nd Edition. APS Press. Chapter 17 (pages 160-170).

Hamm, P.B., C.W. Hoy, P.J.S. Hutchinson, W. R. Stevenson, R. A. Boydston, J.M. Alvarez, A. Alykhin, G. Dively, N. C. Gudmestad, and W. W. Kirk. 2008.  Managing Pesticide Resistance. Potato Health Management  2nd edition, APS Press. Chapter (pages 123-132).

Hamm , P.B., R. Boydston, C.W. Hoy, W.R. Stevenson, and P.J.S. Hutchinson. 2008. Pesticide Application. Potato Health Management 2nd edition. APS Press. Chapter 13 (pages 113-122)