Publications by authors named "Bhawana Ghimire"

Plasma-activated water (PAW) exhibits potent antimicrobial properties attributed to the generation of diverse reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. This study assessed the effectiveness of PAW in vitro against phytopathogenic and pv. , which cause diseases on ornamental plants.

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Kousa dogwood () is an economically important woody ornamental crop that exhibits creamy, white, pointed bracts in late spring, and reddish to pink drupe fruits in late summer and fall. It bears shiny dark green leaves that become reddish-purple to scarlet in the fall. In August of 2023, 3-year-old container grown var.

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, responsible for boxwood blight, produces sticky conidia that pose a contamination risk in boxwood production via cross-contamination from tools, equipment, and other resources. This study evaluated UV-C light-emitting-diode (LED) irradiation (263 to 287 nm) as a disinfection method by examining its effectiveness in inactivating conidia and determining the UV-C sensitivity. Conidial suspensions were exposed to quantifiable UV-C doses under a dynamic stirring condition.

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(de Bary) Abad, de Cock, Bala, Robideau, A. M. Lodhi & Levesque is an important waterborne and soil-inhabiting oomycete pathogen causing root and crown rot of various plants including certain woody ornamentals, fruit, and forest trees.

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Phytophthora root rot, caused by Rands, is one of the major diseases of flowering dogwood ( L.). The severity of root rot disease increases when the plants are exposed to flooding conditions.

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Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most troublesome fungal diseases challenging US wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production (Savary et al. 2019).

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