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Terry Kirkpatrick

Terrence L. Kirkpatrick Professor

Southwest Research & Extension Center (SWREC)
University of Arkansas
362 Highway 174 N.
Hope, AR 71801-9729
Phone:  (870) 777-9702
Cell:  (903) 276-4484
Fax:  (870) 777-0963
tkirkpatrick@uaex.edu

Education

  • B.S.- University of Arkansas  - 1975 (Animal Sciences)
  • M.S.- University of Arkansas  - 1978 (Plant Pathology)
  • Ph.D.- North Carolina State University - 1982  (Plant Pathology - Nematology)

Service

  • Member of American Phytopathological Society (APS)
  • Member of the Society of Nematologists (SON)
  • Member of the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical Americas (ONTA)

Courses Taught

  • Co-teach PP 6303 / Nematology.  Instructional duties and laboratories are shared with Dr. R.T. Robbins.
  • Co-teach PP 504V / Applied Plant Disease Management with Dr. Richard D. Cartwright.

Research Emphasis

Applied research with plant-parasitic nematodes of cotton and soybean, research on nematode biology and ecology, and evaluation and application of precision agriculture technology to manage nematodes in cotton and soybean.

Program Area

Extension:  Responsible for leadership and educational programs in nematology and diseases of cotton and commercial fruit and vegetables.  Other responsibilities include coordination of the Arkansas Nematode Diagnostic Laboratory and the annual Soybean Cultivar Disease Screening program.

Honors and Awards

  • Team Award for Excellence given by the UofA Cooperative Extension Service (2006)
  • Researcher of the Year from the Arkansas Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists (1999)

Publications

  • Starr, J.L., S.R. Koenning, T.L. Kirkpatrick, A.F. Robinson, P.A. Roberts, and R.L. Nichols.  2008.  The future of nematode management in cotton.  Journal of Nematology 39:In press.
  • Kirkpatrick, T.L. and W.S. Monfort.  2008.  Advances in nematode management in cotton:  Inovations in chemical control.  Proceedings of the 4th World Cotton Research Conference 4: In press.
  • Monfort, W.S., T.L. Kirkpatrick, C.S. Rothrock, and A. Mauromoustakos.  2007.  Potential for site-specific management of Meloidogyne incognita in cotton using soil textural zones.  Journal of Nematology 39: 1-8.
  • Monfort, W.S., T.L. Kirkpatrick, D. Long, and S. Rideout.  2006.  A novel seed treatment for control of Meloidogyne incognita on cotton.  Journal of Nematology 38:245-249.
  • Monfort, W.S., Kirkpatrick,T.L. and Rothrock, C.S. 2006. Effects of nocturnal soil temperature and Meloidogyne incognita densities on cotton seedling growth and the interaction with Thielaviopsis basicola. Plant Disease 90: 519-522.
  • Cassida, K.A., Kirkptarick, T.L, Robbins, R.T., Muir, J.P., Venuto, B.C.and Hussey, M.A. 2006. Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) grown for biofuel in the south central United States. Nematropica 35:1-10.
  • Robinson, F. R., Akridge, R., Bradford, J.M., Cook, C.G., Gazaway, W.S., Kirkpatrick, T.L., Lawrence, G.W., Lee, G.R., McGawley, E.C., Overstreet, C., Padgett, G.B., Rodriguez-Kabana, R., Westphal, W. and Young, L.D.. 2005. Rotylenchulus reniformis below plow depth in 20 cotton fields across the southern United States. Journal of Nematology 37: 265-271.
  • Monfort, W.S., Kirkpatrick, T.L. and Rothrock, C.S. 2005. Effects of increasing Meloidogyne incognita densities on the interaction with Thielaviopsis basicola under early-season environmental conditions. Summaries of Arkansas Cotton Research 2004. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Research Series 533. Pp. 210-216.
  • Koenning, S.R., T.L. Kirkpatrick, J.D. Mueller, J.A. Wrather, J.L. Starr, and N.R. Walker.  2004.  Plant-parasitic nematodes in cotton:  Production challenges past and present.  Plant Disease 88:100-113.  (Invited feature article).
  • Jackson, T.A., T.L. Kirkpatrick, and J.C. Rupe.  2004.  Races of Phytophthora sojae in Arkansas soybean fields and their effects on commonly grown soybean cultivars.  Plant Disease 88:345-351.
  • Wrather, J.A., T.L. Kirkpatrick, and G. Stevens. 2002. Site-specific application of aldicarb effects on cotton in a Meloidogyne incognita-infested field. Journal of Nematology 34:115-119.
  • Kirkpatrick, T.L. and C.S. Rothrock, eds. 2001.  Compendium of Cotton Diseases, Second Edition.  APS Press.  St. Paul, MN.  77 pp. 
  • Walker, N.R., T.L. Kirkpatrick, and C.S. Rothrock. 2000. Influence of Meloidogyne incognita and Thielaviopsis basicola populations on early-season disease development and cotton growth. Plant Disease 84:449-453.
  • Colyer, P.D., T.L. Kirkpatrick, and W.D. Caldwell. 2000. Root-knot nematode infection of conventional and related transgenic cotton cultivars. Journal of Cotton Science 4:232-236.
  • Elmi, A.A., C.P. West, R.T. Robbins, and T.L. Kirkpatrick. 2000. Endophyte effects on reproduction of a root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne marylandi) and osmotic adjustment in tall fescue. Grass and Forage Science 55:166-172.
  • Walker, N.R., T.L. Kirkpatrick, and C.S. Rothrock. 1999. The effect of temperature on and histopathology of the interaction between Meloidogyne incognita and Thielaviopsis basicola on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).  Phytopathology 89:613-617.
  • Walker, N.R., T.L. Kirkpatrick, and C.S. Rothrock. 1998. Interaction between Meloidogyne incognita and Thielaviopsis basicola on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Journal of Nematology 30:415-422.
  • Colyer, P.D., T.L. Kirkpatrick, P.R. Vernon, J.D. Barham, and R.J. Bateman.  1998.  Reducing Meloidogyne incognita injury to cucumber in a tomato-cucumber double-cropping system.  Journal of Nematology 30:226-231.

Books and Book Chapters

  • Kirkpatrick, T.L. and C.S. Rothrock, eds. 2001. Compendium of Cotton Diseases, Second Edition. APS Press, St. Paul, MN. 77 pp.
  • Thomas, S.H. and T.L. Kirkpatrick. 2001. Root-knot nematodes. Pp. 40-42 In: Compendium of Cotton Diseases, Second Edition. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.
  • Kirkpatrick, T.L., R.D. Riggs, and R.T. Robbins. 2001. Nematode control. Pp. 64-69 In: Arkansas Soybean Production Handbook. Publication MP 197. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas.
  • Coker, C., R. Cartwright, T. Kirkpatrick, and J. Rupe. 2001. Soybean diseases and their control. Pp. 70-83 In: Arkansas Soybean Production Handbook. Publication MP 197. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas.
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