Richard D. Cartwright
Professor and Interim Department Head University of Arkansas
Plant Sciences Building
Room 217A
495 N. Campus Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-2598, Cell: (501) 837-9643
Fax: (479) 575-7601
rcartwri@uark.edu, rcartwright@uaex.edu
Education
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B.S.- University of Arkansas 1976 (Plant Protection/Pest Management)
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M.S.- University of Arkansas 1987 (Plant Pathology)
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Ph.D.- University of California-Davis 1992 (Plant Pathology)
Service
Teaching: Co-teach Applied Plant Disease Management (Distance Ed Course); Guest Lectures in Rice Production; Plant Pathology (ASU Jonesboro).
Service: Director, Plant Health Clinic and statewide leadership in crop biosecurity (pathogens). Advisory role with APHIS and the Arkansas State Plant Board on pathogen and fungicide issues. Alternate: State Plant Board Seed Arbitration Committee.
Research Emphasis
Extension: Major emphasis in management of rice diseases; other responsibilities include grain sorghum disease education; certain soybean diseases, general row crop pathology.
Research: Applied research in rice pathology; aerial blight of soybean; soybean disease screening; applied research in grain sorghum; fungicide testing in row crops.
Honors and Awards
- John White State Extension Faculty Award (2000)
- Southern Division APS Outstanding Plant Pathologist (2007)
- RTWG Distinguished Research and Education Award (2002)
- USDA Superior Service Recognition (1997)
- Arkansas Wheat Board Special Recognition (1997)
- Arkansas State Plant Board Special Recognition (1997)
- AACES Specialist Performance Award (1999)
- Extension Excellence Issue Team Award (2007)
Publications
- Wamishe, Y.A., Jia, Y., Singh, P., and Cartwright, R.D. 2007. Identification of field isolates of Rhizoctonia solani to detect quantitative resistance in rice under greenhouse conditions. Front. Agric. China, Vol. 1(4):361-367.
- Bruns, H. A., Abbas, H. K., Mascagni, Jr., H. J., Cartwright, R. D., and F. Allen. 2007. Evaluations of short-season corn hybrids in the Mid-South USA. Crop Management, Oct. 2007, http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/cm/ .
- Yingling, J.A., R.D. Cartwright, C.E. Parsons, E.A. Sutton, C.E. Wilson, Jr., S. Smith, A.G. Carroll, F.N. Lee, J.W. Gibbons, and K.A.K. Moldenhauer. 2007. Evaluation of Rice Germplasm for Reaction to Disease Across Arkansas. Pp. 163-177 in: B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2006; R.J. Norman, J.-F. Meullenet, and K.A.K. Moldenhauer, eds.; Univ. of Ar. Div. of Ag. Research Series 550.
- Slaton, N.A., Gbur, E.E., Cartwright, R.D., DeLong, R.E., Norman, R.J., and Brye, K.R. 2004. Grain yield and kernel smut of rice as affected by preflood and midseason nitrogen fertilization in Arkansas. Agron. J. 96:91-99.
- Slaton, N.A., Cartwright, R.D., Meng, J., Gbur, E.E., and Norman, R.J. 2003. Sheath blight severity and rice yield as affected by nitrogen fertilizer rate, application method and fungicide. Agron. J. 95:1489-1496.
- Parsons, C.E., Sutton, E.A., Clark, S.D., and Cartwright, R.D. 2002. Evaluation of fungicide-coated urea and foliar fungicides for control of sheath blight in rice. F&N Tests 58:FC070.
- Cartwright, R.D., Sutton, E.A., Parsons, C.E., Dodgen, B.J., and Clark, S. 2001. Evaluation of foliar fungicides for control of false smut of rice. F&N Tests 2001:CF2.
- Cartwright, R.D., Parsons, C.E., Welch, J. and Dodgen, B.J. 2001. Evaluation of foliar fungicides for control of stripe rust of wheat, 2000. F&N Tests 2001:CF14.
- Sutton, E.A., Chlapecka, R., Thompson, R., Parsons, C.E., Cartwright, R.D., and Dodgen, B.J. 2001. Reactions of rice cultivars and experimental lines to false smut, 2000. B&C Tests Report 2000:F17.