Purdue University PURDUE AGRICULTURE
BOTANY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY
 
 

Daniel S Egel

Extension Plant Pathologist - SWPAC

Department: Botany and Plant Pathology
Phone: 812.886.0198
Fax: 812.886.6693
Office: Southwest Purdue Agriculture Center
E-mail: egel@purdue.edu

Area of Expertise: Vegetable Pathology - Statewide vegetable extension and research programs; foliar diseases of cucurbits including MELCAST; soilborne diseases of watermelon
Curriculum Vitae

 

Education

Ph.D., 1991, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
M.S.F., 1983, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
B.S., 1980, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Current Programs in Research and Extension

Management of Fusarium wilt of watermelon with fungicides and resistant varieties. Additional work is being conducted on understanding the survival and spread of Fusarium oxysporum fsp. niveum in the greenhouse.

Fungicide resistance. This program is new and is in response to grower observations of fungicide resistance in Didymella bryoniae.

Management of mature watermelon vine decline. Current research emphasizes root health and the use of cover crops.

Links

 

- Recent Publications

Egel, D. S. (2009). Downy Mildew of Pumpkin.

Egel, D. S. (2009). Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon.

Egel, D. S. (2009). Gummy Stem Blight of Muskmelon and Watermelon.

Egel, D. S., c. gunter, & r. martyn (2008). Planting method, plastic mulch, and fumigation influence growth, yield, and root structure of watermelon. HortScience, 43(5), 1410-1414. http://www.ashs.org/

Egel, D. S., R. Foster, & E. Maynard (2008). Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2008. http://www.btny.purdue.edu/Pubs/ID/ID-56/

Egel, D. S. (2008). Muskmelon and Watermelon Fungicide Guide/Management Time Line for Indiana 2008. http://www.btny.purdue.edu/Pubs/#vegetables

Egel, D. S. (2008). Evaluation of fungicides for the control of early blight on tomato, 2007. plant disease management reports, 2, v022. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/PDMR/default.asp

Egel, D. S. (2008). Evaluation of fungicides for the control of gummy stem blight on watermelon, 2006. plant disease management reports, 2, v021. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/

Egel, D. S. (2008). Evaluation of triploid watermelon for resistance to Fusarium wilt, 2006. plant disease management reports, 2, v020. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/

Egel, D. S. (2008). evaluation of fungicides for the control of gummy stem blight and powdery mildew on muskmelon, 2007.. plant disease management reports, 2, v023. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/PDMR/default.asp

 

+ Patents

 

- Awards & Honors

2007 Eric G. Sharvelle Distinguished Extension Specialist Award (2007). Purdue University Cooperative Extension.

Fairborn High School Hall of Fame (2007). Fairborn Community Schools.

 

+ News Releases

10/31/2008Vegetable growers' meeting to highlight proper fungicide useUniversity News Service
1/10/2008Purdue speakers featured at the Midwest Organic ConferenceUniversity News Service
10/18/2007Demand for pumpkins grows, uses vary among consumersUniversity News Service
10/17/2007Plant pathologist earns distinction of Sharvelle AwardUniversity News Service
4/12/2007Organic program teaches methods to fight pests and diseaseUniversity News Service
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