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Brian Kerry completed a BSc in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Nottingham in 1969 and a PhD on the population dynamics of Heterodera avenae, in 1973 at the University of Reading. He joined the Nematology Department at Rothamsted Research in 1973 where he has spent his research career studying the biological control of nematodes. He has been Head of the Entomology and Nematology Department from 1987- 2000, Associate Director of Rothamsted since 1998 and Head of the Nematode Interactions Unit since 2002 and is currently science director of the Centre for Soils and Ecosystem Function within the Institute.
His contributions to nematology were recognised by the Society of Nematologists when he was made a Fellow of the Society in 1993. He has also received awards from the Cuban Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment for research on the development of a biological control agent for root-knot nematodes in tropical soils. He was the Regents' Lecturer in the Nematology Department, UC Riverside, in 1991 and has been a Special Professor in the Faculty of Agriculture & Horticulture, University of Nottingham, UK since 1992.
His team showed that nematophagous fungi caused the decline of cereal cyst nematodes in monocultures of susceptible crops and demonstrated the existence of nematode suppressive soils. In collaboration with colleagues in the Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria, Havana, Cuba the fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia has been developed and registered as a biological control product (illustrated) for use against root-knot nematodes. Similar products have been produced in India and Honduras and are currently being evaluated.
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Current personal research interests include
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| Pochonia chlamydosporia |
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| Pasteuria penetrans |
In collaboration with Drs Penny Hirsch, Elaine Ward and Rosa Manzanilla Lopez and Ian Clark we study the diversity of Pochonia chlamydosporia in the soil, rhizosphere and nematode egg masses to understand the relationship between variation in the fungus and the regulation of nematode populations.
The relationship between the nutrition of P. chlamydosporia and gene expression associated with its parasitic activity is of much interest in order to understand the signalling processes involved in the switch between its saprophytic and parasitic development.
With Keith Davies and a collaboration with Prof. Charlie Opperman at the Centre for the Biology of Nematode Parasitism, North Carolina State University, the genome of the bacterium, Pasteuria penetrans, a parasite of soil nematodes is being sequenced to identify novel genes for use in chemical and genetic interventions for nematode management.
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| Globodera pallida |
A consortium led by Dr Peter Urwin at the University of Leeds and involving the Welcome Sanger Centre, Rothamsted Research, and the Scottish Crops Research Institute will sequence and annotate the genome of the potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida and identify novel genes for chemical and genetic interventions to improve future management constraints for this pest, which is the major pest constraint in UK potato production.
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| A cyst nematode female just emerging from a potato root is infected with the fungus, Pochonia chlamydosporia, which reduces fecundity and kills her eggs |
Decline rates of potato cyst nematodes differ significantly in different soils. The role of the soil microbial community, especially the parasitic fungi that parasitise the eggs of PCN is being assessed in PCN-infested soils. The effects of break crops in rotations and applications of nematophagous fungi on the rate of decline of PCN populations between potato crops is studied in order to determine if such methods can be used to shorten the recommended 8-year rotation of potato crops without increasing PCN risks.
The research is supported by Bayer UK Ltd., Biological Control Products Ltd., the British Potato Council, Branston Ltd., Greenvale AP plc, and Solanum Ltd., through the Defra-Link Scheme.
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| Solanum sisymbriiofolium |
Solanum sisymbriiofolium produces root diffusates that stimulate the hatch of potato cyst nematodes but the crop is resistant and no new females are produced. When planted as a trap crop, S. sisymbriiofoloium may reduce PCN populations by >50%. In this project we are studying the effectiveness of different lines of S. sisymbriiofolium for their effectiveness in reducing a range of PCN populations. Dr Rosane Curtis is studying the behaviour of infective juveniles of PCN in the rhizosphere of different lines of S. sisymbriiofolium.
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This is a capacity building project in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Dr Zibusiso Sibanda is the regional organiser of the project, which aims to provide a critical mass of nematologists to conduct collaborative research and raise awareness of nematode problems. Rothamsted Research co-ordinates the project with support from the University of Reading and CAB International. More details about NIESA are available at the website.
http://www.africannematology.info/
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| Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
In collaboration with colleagues in the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, interactions between nematodes and the rhizosphere microbial community are studied in order to promote root-health and the efficient use of water and soil nutrients by crops. Research will concentrate on nematode attraction to hosts, suppressive soils and the bacterium P. penetrans as a potential biocontrol agent. Up to three PhD students and 3 postdocs will be involved in exchange visits for up to one year in both directions between the two Centres.
UKIERI Multi-trophic interactions web page
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| Heterodera filipjevi |
Heterodera filipjevi has been found attacking cereals in the UK in soils traditionally considered tobe suppressive to the cereal cyst nematode, H. avenae. Cyst nematode populations in infested soils in cereal crops are characterised and their dynamics and ecology, including their susceptibility to the nematophagous fungi responsible for H. avenae decline, are studied in UK conditions.
The above research is conducted in the Nematode Interactions Unit that includes research on the signals that affect the behaviour of the infective juveniles of cyst and root-knot nematodes, which is led by Dr Rosane Curtis. The NIU brings together nematologists, molecular biologists, fungal physiologists, natural chemists, mathematical modellers and soil microbial molecular ecologists, within Rothamsted Research and colleagues in universities (Cambridge, Cranfield, Lancaster, Nottingham, Reading, Sheffield) and from overseas (Cuba, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe).
Nematode Interactions Unit web site
KERRY, B.R. and CRUMP, D.H. (1998) The dynamics of the decline of the cereal cyst nematode, Heterodera avenae, in four soils under intensive cereal production. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 21(5), 617-625.
SCHULER, T.H., POPPY, G.M., KERRY, B.R. and DENHOLM, I. (1998) Insect resistant transgenic plants. Trends in Biotechnology 16(4), 168-175.
SEGERS, R.J., BUTT, T.M., CARDER, J.H., KEEN, J.N., KERRY, B.R. and PEBERDY, T.F. (1999) The subtilisins of fungal pathogens of insects, nematodes and plants: Distribution and variation. Mycological Research 103(4), 395-402.
BOURNE, J.M. and KERRY, B.R. (1999) The effect of the host plant on the efficacy of Verticillium chlamydosporium as a biological control agent of root-knot nematodes at different nematode densities and fungal application rates. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 31, 75-84.
BOURNE, J.M., KERRY, B.R., GALLOWAY, J., SMITH, C. & MARCHESE, G. (1999) Evaluation of application techniques and materials for the production of Verticillium chlamydosporium in experiments to control root-knot nematodes in glasshouse and field trials. International Journal of Nematology 9(2), 153-162.
SCHULER, T.H., POPPY, G.M., KERRY, B.R. & DENHOLM, I. (1999) Potential side effects of insect-resistant transgenic plants on arthropod natural enemies. Trends in Biotechnology 17 (5), 210-216.
HIRSCH, P.R., MAUCHLINE, T.H., MENDUM, T.A. and KERRY, B.R. (2000) Detection of the nematophagous fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium in nematode-infected plant roots using PCR. Mycological Research 104, 435-439.
BOURNE, J.M. and KERRY, B.R. (2000). Observations on the survival and competitive ability of the nematophagous fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium in soil. International Journal of Nematology 10 (1), 9-18.
TWOMEY, U., WARRIOR, P., KERRY, B.R. and PERRY, R.N. (2000) Effects of the biological nematicide, DiTera, on hatching of Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida. Nematology 2 (3), 355-362.
KERRY, B.R. (2000) Rhizosphere interactions and the exploitation of microbial agents for the biological control of nematodes. Annu. Rev. Phytopathology 38, 423-441.
KHAMBAY, B.P.S., BOURNE, J.M., CAMERON, S. and KERRY, B.R. (2000) Communication to the Editor: A nematicidal metabolite from Verticillium chlamydosporium. Pest Management Science 56, 1098-1099.
HIDALGO-DIAZ, L., BOURNE, J.M., KERRY, B.R. and RODRIGUEZ, M.G. (2000) Nematophagous Verticillium spp. in soils infested with Meloidogyne spp. in Cuba: isolation and screening. International Journal of Pest Management 46, 277-284.
HIRSCH, P.R., ATKINS, S.D., MAUCHLINE, T.H., MORTON, C.O., DAVIES, K.G. and KERRY, B.R. (2001). Methods for studying the nematophagous fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium in the root environment. Plant & Soil 232, 21-30.
SOSNOWSKA, D., MAUCHLINE, T.H., BOURNE, J.M. and KERRY, B.R. (2001) Screening of Polish, other European and tropical isolates of Verticillium chlamydosporium to assess their potential as biological control agents of root-knot nematodes. Journal of Plant Protection Research 41, 77-84.
MAUCHLINE, T.H, KERRY, B.R. AND HIRSCH, P.R. (2002) Quantification in soil and the rhizosphere of the nematophagous fungus, Verticillium chlamydosporium by competitive PCR and comparison with selective plating. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68, 1846-1853.
SOSNOWSKA, D. and KERRY, B.R. (2002) Evaluation of Polish and tropical isolates of the nematophagous fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium Goddard for the control of the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita Kofoid & White) on tomato plants. Bulletin of the PolishAcademy of Sciences (Biological Sciences) 50 (1) 17-24.
ATKINS, S.D., HIDALGO-DIAZ, L., KALISZ, H., MAUCHLINE, T.H., HIRSCH, P.R. and KERRY, B.R. (2003) Development of a new management strategy for the control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in organic vegetable production. Pest Management Science 59, 183-189.
ATKINS, S.D., HIDALGO-DIAZ, L., CLARK, I.M., MORTON, C.O., MONTES DE OCA, N. GRAY, P.A. and KERRY, B.R. (2003) Approaches for monitoring the release of Pochonia chlamydosporia var. catenulata, a biological control agent of root-knot nematodes. Mycological Research 107, 206-212.
MORTON, C.O., HIRSCH, P.R. , PEBERDY, J.P. and KERRY, B.R. (2003). Cloning of and genetic variation in the protease VCP1 from the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia. Mycological Research 107, 38-46.
MORTON, C.O., MAUCHLINE, T.H., KERRY, B.R. and HIRSCH, P.R. (2003). PCR based DNA fingerprinting indicates host-related genetic variation in the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia. Mycological Research 107, 198-205.
ATKINS,S.D., CLARK, I.M., SOSNOWSKA, D., HIRSCH, P.R. and KERRY, B.R. (2003) Detection and quantification of Plectosphaerella cucumerina, a potential biological control agent of potato cyst nematodes, by using conventional PCR, real-time PCR, selective media and baiting. App. & Environmental Microbiology 69, 4788-4793.
O’FLAHERTY, S.M., HIRSCH, P.R. and KERRY, B.R. (2003) The influence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita, the nematicide aldicarb and the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia on heterotrophic bacteria in soil and the rhizosphere. European Journal of Soil Science 54, 759-766.
TAHSEEN, Q., CLARK, I.M. and KERRY, B.R. (2003) Vorticella sp. infestations in nematodes: A report. Nematol. Medit 31, 195-196.
MAUCHLINE, T., KERRY, B.R. & HIRSCH, P.R. (2004) The biocontrol fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia shows nematode host preference at the infraspecific level. Mycol. Res. 108, 161-169.
ATKINS. S.D., MAUCHLINE, T.H., KERRY, B.R. & HIRSCH, P.R. (2004) Development of a transformation system for the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia. Mycol. Res. 108, 654-661.
MORTON, C.O., HIRSCH, P.R. and KERRY, B.R. (2004) Infection of plant-parasitic nematodes by nematophagous fungi- a review of the application of molecular biology to understand infection processes and to improve biological control. Nematology, 6 (2), 161-170.
BOURNE, J.M., KARANJA, P.K., KALISZ, H., KARANJA, D.K., MAUCHLINE, T.M. and KERRY, B.R. (2004) Incidence and severity of root0knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and the isolation and screening of the nematophagous fungus, Pochonia chlamydosporia from some of the main vegetable growing areas in the Eastern, Rift Valley and Central provinces of Kenya. International Journal of Nematology 14, 111-122.
ATKINS, S.D., CLARK, I.M., PANDE, S., HIRSCH, P.R. & KERRY, B.R. (2005) The use of real-time PCR and species-specific primers for the identification and monitoring of Paecilomyces lilacinus. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 51, 257-264.
ATKINS, S.D., MANZANILLA-LOPEZ, R., FRANCO, J., PETEIRA, B. & KERRY, B.R. (2005). A molecular diagnostic method for detection of Nacobbus in soil and in potato tubers. Nematology (2005) 7, 193-202.
TAHSEEN, Q., CLARK, I.M., ATKINS, S.D., HIRSCH, P.R. & KERRY, B.R. (2005). Impact of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia on nematode and microbial populations. Comm.Appl.Biol.Sci.GhentUniversity, 70/1, 81-86.
CHARLES, L., CARBONE, I., DAVIES, K.G., BIRD, D., BURKE, M., KERRY, B.R. & OPPERMAN, C.H. (2005) Phylogenetic analysis of P. penetrans by use of multiple genetic loci. Journal of Bacteriology 187, 5700-5708.
MONTES DE OCA, N., AREVALO, J., ACOSTA, N., PETERIA, B., HIDALGO-DIAZ, L.. & KERRY, B.R. (2005) Stability for Pochonia chlamydosporia var. catenulata IMI SD 187 Strain (Kamyscho ex Barron and Onions) Zare and W. Gams. Part I. Morphological, productive and pathogenic indicators. Rev. Proteccion Veg. (2005) Vol.20 (2), 93-101 (in Spanish).
PETEIRA, B., ESTEVES, I., ATKINS, S., HIDALGO-DIAZ, L., MONTES DE OCA, N. & KERRY, B.R. (2005) Stability for Pochonia chlamydosporia var. catenulata IMI SD 187 Strain (Kamyscho ex Barron and Onions) Zare and W. Gams. Part II. Biochemical indicator. Rev. Proteccion Veg. (2005) Vol.20 (2), 102-109. (in Spanish).
COSTA, S.R., KERRY, B.R., BARDGETT, R.D. & DAVIES, K.G. (2006) Exploitation of immunoflorescence for the quantification and characterization of small numbers of Pasteuria endospores. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 58, 593-600.
VAN DER PUTTEN, W.H., COOK, R., COSTA, S., DAVIES, K.G., FARGETTE, M., FREITAS, H., HOL, W.H.G., KERRY, B.R., MAHER, N., MATEILLE, T., MOENS, M., DE LA PENA, E., PISKIEWICZ, A.M., RAEYMAEKERS, A.D.W., RODRIGUEZ-ECHEVERRIA, S. & VAN DER WURFF, A.W.G.(2006) Nematode interactions in nature: models for sustainable control of nematode pests of crop plants. In: Advances in Agronomy. Vol 89 (ed) D.L. Sparks. Elsevier, St Louis, pp.227-260.
STEPEK, G., CURTIS, R.H.C., KERRY, B.R., SHEWRY, P.R. CLARK, S.J., LOWE, A.E. DUCE, I.R., BUTTLE, D.J. & BEHNKE,J.M. (2007) Nematicidal effects of cysteine proteinases against sedentary plant parasitic nematodes. Parasitology (in press)
BIRAN G. L., BAILEY, D. J., KERRY B. R. & GILLIGAN C.A. (2007). Pathozone dynamics of Meloidogyne incognita on roots of tomato and biological control using Pochonia chlamydosporia. Plant Pathology (in press).
BROWN, R.H. and KERRY, B.R. (Eds) (1987) Principles and practice of nematode control in crops. Academic Press, Sydney. 447 pp.
KERRY, B.R. and CRUMP, D.H. (Eds.) (1991) Methods for studying nematophagous fungi. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin XIV/2 pp 64.
MAQBOOL, M.A. and KERRY, B.R. (Eds.) (1997) Plant nematode problems and their control in the Near East region. Proceedings of the Expert Consultation on Plant Nematode Problems and their Control in the Near East Region, Karachi, Pakistan 22-26 November 1992. FAO, Rome.
KERRY, B.R. (1998) Biotechnology in Crop Protection - Facts and Fallacies. Proceedings of a Symposium held at The Stakis Brighton Metropole Hotel, UK, 16 November 1998, Edited by B.R. Kerry.
ABRANTES, I.M.DE O., ALHO, L., BOURNE, J.M., BRITO, I., CIANCIO, A., HIRSCH, P.R., KERRY, B.R., LOPEZ-LLORCA, L.V., MOTA, M.M., SANTOS, M.S.N.DE A., TZORTZAKAKIS, E.A. and VERDEJO-LUCAS, S. (2002). A Manual for Research on Verticillium chlamydosporium, a Potential Biological Control Agent for Root-Knot Nematodes. Kerry, B.R. and Bourne, J.M. (Eds.). IOBC/WPRS, Gent. 84pp.
KERRY, B.R. (1981) Progress in the use of biological agents for control of nematodes. In: Biological Control in Crop Production Ed. G.C. Papavizas. Allanheld, Osmum 79-90.
KERRY, B.R. (1986) An assessment of the role of parasites and predators in the regulation of cyst nematode populations. In: Nato Advanced Study Institute on Cyst Nematodes, Eds. C.E. Taylor and F. Lamberti Plenum Press, London, 433-450.
KERRY, B.R. (1987) Biological control. In: Principles and practice of nematode control in crops, Eds R.H. Brown and B.R. Kerry. Academic Press, Sydney. 233-263.
KERRY, B.R. (1989) Fungi as biological control agents for plant parasitic nematodes. In: Biotechnology of fungi for improving plant growth, Eds. Whipps, J.M. & Lumsden, R.D. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 153-170.
KERRY, B.R. (1991) Methods for studying the growth and survival of the nematophagous fungus, Verticillium chlamydosporium Goddard, in soil. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin XIV/2, 34-38.
KERRY, B.R. (1992) Biological control of Nematodes: Prospects and opportunities. Proceedings of FAO Expert Consultation on Plant Nematode Problems and their control in the Near East Region, Karachi, Pakistan, November (1992), 67-68.
KERRY, B.R. and LEIJ, de F.A.A.M. (1992) Key factors in the development of fungal agents for the control of cyst and root-knot nematodes. Biological Control of Plant Diseases. Eds. E.C. Tjamos, G.C. Papavizas and R.J. Cook. Plenum Press, New York, 139-144.
KERRY, B R (1992) The biological control of soil-borne pests and diseases. In: Towards Environmentally Safter Agriculture. Proceedings of an International Conference organised by the IOBC on Biological Control and Integrated Crop Protection, Veldhoven, Netherlands, September 1991. Eds J.C. van Lenteren, A.K. Minks and O.M.B. de Ponti . 117-123. Pudoc Scientific, Wageningen.
KERRY, B R. (1992) Opportunities for collaboration in Nematology between Rothamsted Experimental Station and colleagues in Pakistan. In Proceedings of the National symposium on the status of Plant Pathology in Pakistan, Karachi, 3-5 December 1991.Eds. A.Ghaffar and S. Shahzad., 13-15.
KERRY, B.R. (1992) The status of the biological control of plant nematodes. In: Proceedings of the National Symposium on the status of Plant Pathology in Pakistan, Karachi, 3-5 December 1991. Eds. A. Ghaffar and S. Shahzad., 225-231.
KERRY, B.R. (1993) The use of microbial agents for the biological control of plant parasitic nematodes. In: Exploitation of microorganisms. Ed. D. Gareth Jones, 81-104. Chapman & Hall, London.
KERRY, B.R. (1995) The potential impact of natural enemies on the survival and efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes. In: Ecology and transmission strategies of entomopathogenic nematodes. Eds C.T. Griffin,. L. Gwynn and J.P. Masson., 7-13. Eur 16269, COST 819, Biotechnology Report.
KERRY, B.R. and EVANS, K. (1996) New strategies for the management of plant parasitic nematodes. In: Principles and practice of managing soilborne plant pathogens. Chapter 7, 134-152, Ed. Hall, R. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, APS Press, St. Paul, Minnesota.
KERRY, B.R. and JAFFEE, B.A. (1997) Fungi as biological control agents for plant parasitic nematodes. In: The Mycota IV. Environmental and Microbial Relationships: Springer. Eds Wicklow, Söderström. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg. 203-218.
KERRY, B.K. (1997) Biological control of nematodes: prospects and opportunities. In: Maqbool, M.A. and Kerry, B.R. Eds. Plant nematode problems and their control in the NearEast region. Proceedings of the Expert Consultation on Plant Nematode Problems and their Control in the Near East Region, Karachi, Pakistan 22-26 November 1992. FAO, Rome. pp. 79-92.
BUTT, T.M., SEGERS, R., LEAL, S.C. and KERRY, B.R. (1998) Variation in the subtilisins of fungal pathogens of insects and nematodes. In: Molecular variability of fungal pathogens Eds P.D. Bridge, Y. Couteaudier & J.M. Clarkson. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxford, UK, 149-169.
SCHULER T.H., POPPY, G.M., POTTING, R.P.J., DENHOLM, I. & KERRY, B.R. (1999) Interactions between insect tolerant genetically modified plants and natural enemies. Proceedings of the BCPC Symposium No. 72, Gene Flow and Agriculture, Relevance for transgenic crops, University of Keele, Staffordshire, 12-14 April, 1999. 197-202
ATKINS, S.D., PEBERDY, J., KERRY, B.R. and HIRSCH, P.R. (2000) Development of a transformation system for the root-knot nematode biological control fungus Verticillium chlamydosporium. In: Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions. Vol.2. Eds P.J.G.M. de Wit, T. Bisseling and W.J. Stiekema. International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Pp 336-341.
KERRY, B.R. (2001). Exploitation of the nematophagous fungal Verticillium chlamydosporium Goddard for the biological control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp). Fungi as Biocontrol Agents Eds. T.M. Butt, C. Jackson and N. Magan) CAB International. pp.155-167.
KERRY, B.R. and HOMINICK, W.M. (2001) Biological control. In: The Biology of Nematodes Ed Donald L Lee. Taylor & Francis. London & New York. pp. 483-509.
KERRY, B.R., ATKINS, S.D., MAUCHLINE, T.H. and HIRSCH, P.R. (2001). Measurement of the impact of Verticillium chlamydosporium on the dynamics of sedentary nematodes in the rhizosphere. IOBC/wprs Bulletin Vol.24 (1) 73-76.
ATKINS, S.D., SOSNOWSKA, D., EVANS, V.J., CLARK, I.M., HIRSCH, P.R., KERRY, B.R. (2001) Investigation of three nematophagous fungi in two potato cyst nematode suppressive soils. IOBC Bulletin.
SOSNOWSKA, D., BOURNE, J.M. and KERRY, B.R. (2001) Development and virulence of Verticillium chlamydosporium against Meloidogyne hapla Chitwood at different temperatures. Progress in Plant Protection. Ed. S. Pruszyński Institute of Plant Protection, Poznań, Poland. Vol. 41 (2) 634-637. (in Polish).
KERRY, B. (2003) Nematode natural enemies and biocontrol. In: Encyclopaedia of Plant & Crop Science. Ed. R.M. Goodman Marcel Dekker Inc., New York 134-136.
KERRY, B.R., ATKINS, S.D., GRAY, P., HIDALGO-DIAZ, L., HIRSCH, P.R., MAUCHLINE, T.H. & MORTON, C.O. (2003) How does Pochonia chlamydosporia limit populations of root-knot nematodes? Society of Nematologists 42nd Annual meeting, Cornell, Ithaca, 12-17 July 2003. Journal of Nematology 35 (3) p. 346.
KERRY, B.R. and HIDALGO-DIAZ, L. (2004) Application of Pochonia chlamydosporia in the integrated control of root-knot nematodes on organically grown vegetable crops in Cuba. IOBC/wprs Bulletin 27 (1), 123-126.
MORTON, C.O, HIRSCH, P.R., PEBERDY, J. & KERRY, B.R. (2004) Biological variation in Verticillium chlamydosporium isolated from different nematode hosts. IOBC/wprs Bulletin 27 (1), 187-192.
KERRY, B.R., ATKINS, S.D., MAUCHLINE, T.H., MORTON, O. & HIRSCH, P.R. (2004) Variation in Pochonia chlamydosporia and its potential a biological control agent for root-knot nematodes. IOBC/wprs Bulletin 27 (1),127-132.
MORTON, C.O., ATKINS, S.D., HIRSCH, P.R. & KERRY, B.R. (2004) Dissecting the tri-trophic interaction between Pochonia chlamydosporia, root-knot nematodes and their plant hosts. IOBC/wprs Bulletin 27 (1),193-197.
ATKINS, S.D., SOSNOWSKA, D., EVANS, V.J., CLARK, I.M., HIRSCH, P.R. & KERRY, B.R. (2004) Investigation of three nematophagous fungi in two potato cyst nematode suppressive soils. IOBC/wprs Bulletin 27 (1), 1-8
ATKINS, S.D., CLARK, I.M., MORTON, C.O. & KERRY, B.R. (2004) Fungal molecular diagnostics of nematophagous fungi. IOBC/wprs Bulletin 27 (1), 9-15.
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