Research technician III
Cornell University
Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
New York State Agriculture Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456

E-mail: hlw7@cornell.edu

Graduate advisor: Chris Smart

Education     

2007 M.S. program, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University.

2001-2004 Finger Lakes Community College courses in the Biotechnology program. Canandaigua, NY

1971-1975 B.S. Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06830

RESEARCH FOCUS     

My goal is to understand the population diversity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) across New York State and how it relates to the severity and spread of black rot in the field and in the greenhouse. I am interested in the efficacy of control strategies for this pathogen. The relative role of weeds and soil debris as sources of the pathogen Xcc in New York is unknown. In other locations, cruciferous weeds have been shown to harbor Xcc, contributing to field infections of black rot. One goal of my study is to determine if weeds serve as a pathogen reservoir for subsequent seasons in New York.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE     

2007 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology-Cornell, under the direction of Dr. Michael Milgroom for Plant Path 301: Plant Disease and Disease Management. Responsibilities include teaching a laboratory section (diagnostic techniques, sample collections, pathogen culturing techniques), preparing quizzes, grading of assignments.

2004-present Research Technician, NYSAES, Cornell University Plant Pathology Dept., working for Chris Smart on bacterial diseases of vegetables

2003-2004 Technician for Herb Aldwinckle and William Turechek doing field, greenhouse, and lab work and disease rating on apple and small fruit and berry diseases. Planting, harvesting, greenhouse care of plants including pesticide applications, disease rating and record keeping, fungal and bacterial isolations and inoculations

1999-2003 Technician for Dennis Gonsalves greenhouse and laboratory work, papaya tissue culture project including making of all media, transfers of cultures, use of gene “gun” to make new constructs, pesticide applications, following NY State regulations for shipping plants.

1975-1999 Owner/operator of 100 head registered Holstein dairy, shepherd for 100  ewe flock of Finn/Dorset sheep

1971-1972 Research intern at Massachusetts Lobster Hatchery, for Univ. Ca, Davis 1972 Oak Bluffs, Ma.

AWARDS AND HONORS    

1988 New York State Holstein Assoc. Outstanding Young Breeders

1992 Country Folks Innovative Farmer Award

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND WORKING GROUPS     

American Phytopathological Society

PUBLICATIONS

Lange, H.W., Borsick, M.A., and Smart, C.D. 2007. Comparing efficacy of foliar and soil treatments for bacterial speck of tomato, 2006. PDMR, Vol 1.

Lange, H.W., Borsick, M.A., and Smart, C.D. 2006. Comparing efficacy of foliar and soil treatments for bacterial speck of tomato, 2005. Fungicide and Nematicide Tests. Vol. 61.

Lange, H.W., Borsick, M.A., and Smart, C.D. 2005. Comparing efficacy of foliar and soil treatments for bacterial speck of tomato, 2004. Fungicide and Nematicide Tests. Vol 60.

Lange, H.W., Smart, C.D., 2004. Comparing efficacy of foliar and soil treatments for bacterial speck of tomato, 2003. Fungicide and Nematicide Tests. Vol. 59.

Smart, C.D., Borsick, M.A., and Lange, H.W. Controlling Bacterial Diseases with Plant Activators. Proceedings of the 2005 Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Manchester, NH. Also reprinted in University of Massachusetts Vegetable Notes and The Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers News

Smart, C.D., Lange, H.W., and Borsick, M.A. Producing Disease-Free Transplants. Proceedings of the 2005 Fruit and Vegetable Expo, Syracuse, NY.

ABSTRACTS/PRESENTATIONS     

Smart, C.D., Lange, H.W., Not much black rot, but plenty of downy in 2007. CCE In-service, 16 Dec. 2007

Lange, H.W., G.C. Meeks, T.J. Glover, and C.D. Smart, Weeds as reservoirs of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in New York. APS/CPS/MSA joint meeting 29 Jul-2 Aug, 2006

Borsick, M.A., H.W. Lange, and C.D. Smart. Management of bacterial speck in the field using plant activators. Amer. Phytopathol. Soc. Northeastern Div. Ann. Meeting. 5-7 October 2005.

Smart, C.D., Lange, H.W., and Borsick, M.A. Producing Disease-Free Transplants. Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo and Produce Marketing Conference. 2005.

Lange, H.W., G.C. Meeks, and C.D. Smart, Weeds as reservoirs of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in New York. Amer. Phytopathol. Soc. Northeastern Div. Ann. Meeting. 5-7 October 2005

Gabrielle C. Meeks, Holly Lange, Dr. Thomas J. Glover, Dr. Christine Smart, Weeds as a Source of Inoculum for the Black Rot Pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Hobart/William Smith student poster session. Dec. 2006