Shouan Zhang

Title - Assistant Professor

Department - Plant Pathology

Specialty - Vegetable Plant Pathology

Telephone - 305-246-7001 Ext. 213

E-mail - szhang0007@ufl.edu

Website - http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/zhang/index.shtml

Education

  • Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
  • M.S. Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
  • B.S. Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.

Employment

  • Assistant Professor (2007- Present), University of Florida, IFAS, Tropical Research & Education Center, Homestead, FL
  • Postdoctoral Scholar (2005–2007), Kentucky Tobacco Research & Development Center, Plant Pathology Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  • Visiting Scientist (2002–2005), National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL through Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate (2000-2002), Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
  • Research Assistant (1996-2000), Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Auburn University, AL

Assignment

  • 60% Research
  • 40% Extension

Areas of Expertise

  • Vegetable Plant Pathology
  • Plant Disease Diagnostics
  • Integrated Pest Management

Active Projects

  • Biorational management of vegetable diseases including yellow leaf curve virus, Fusarium crown and root rot of tomatoes, and Phytophthora blight of squash.
  • NCSU-USDA CSREES project "Expansion of ipmPIPE for Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecasting"

Selected Publications

Referred Journal Articles

  • Zhang, S. and D. Zaitlin. 2008. Genetic resistance against Peronospora tabacina in Nicotiana langsdorffii, a South American wild tobacco. Phytopathology 98: 519-528.
  • Zhang, S. D. A. Schisler, M. J. Boehm and P. J. Slininger. 2007. Utilization of chemical inducers of resistance and Cryptococcus flavescens OH 182.9 to reduce Fusarium head blight under greenhouse conditions. Biological Control 42: 308-315.
  • Schisler, D. A., N. I. Khan, M. J. Boehm, P. E. Lipps, P. J. Slininger and S. Zhang. 2006. Selection and evaluation of the potential of choline-metabolizing microbial strains to reduce Fusarium head blight. Biological Control 39: 497-506.
  • Zhang, S., D. A. Schisler, M. A. Jackson, M. J. Boehm, P. J. Slininger and Z. Liu. 2006. Cold shock during liquid production increases storage shelf-life of Cryptococcus nodaensis OH 182.9 after air-drying. Biocontrol Science & Technology 16: 281-293.
  • Zhang, S., D. A. Schisler, M. J. Boehm and P. J. Slininger.  2005. Carbon-to-nitrogen ratio and carbon loading of production media influence freeze drying survival and biocontrol efficacy of Cryptococcus nodaensis OH 182.9.  Phytopathology 95: 626-631.
  • Zhang, S. and G. W. Sundin.  2004. Mutagenic DNA repair potential in Pseudomonas spp. and characterization of the rulABPC operon from the highly mutable strain P. cichorii 302959. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 50: 29-39.
  • Kloepper, J. W., C. M. Ryu and S. Zhang. 2004. Induced systemic resistance and promotion of plant growth by Bacillus spp. Phytopathology 94: 1259-1266 (invited review)
  • Zhang, S. and G. W. Sundin. 2004. Long-term effect of mutagenic DNA repair on the accumulation of mutations in Pseudomonas syringae B86-17.  Journal of Bacteriology 186: 7807-7810.
  • Zhang, S., M. S. Reddy and J. W. Kloepper.  2004. Tobacco growth enhancement and blue mold disease protection by rhizobacteria:Relationship between plant growth promotion and systemic protection by PGPR strain 90-166.  Plant & Soil 262: 277-288.
  • Zhang, S., A. L. Moyne, M. S. Reddy and J. W. Kloepper. 2002.  The role of salicylic acid in induced systemic resistance elicited by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria against blue mold of tobacco.  Biological Control 25: 288-296.
  • Zhang, S., M. S. Reddy and J. W. Kloepper.  2002. Development of assays for assessing induced systemic resistance by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria against blue mold of tobacco.  Biological Control 23: 79-86.
  • Zhang, S., M. S. Reddy, N. Kokalis-Burelle, L. W. Wells, S. P. Nightengale and J. W. Kloepper.  2001. Lack of induced systemic resistance in peanut to late leaf spot disease by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and chemical elicitors.  Plant Disease 85: 879-884.