D. Kelly Cartwright
Adjunct ProfessorARI, Inc.
700 Research Ctr. Blvd.
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 841-3699
Fax: (479) 575-7446
dkellyc@alltel.net
Education
- Ph.D. - North Carolina State University (Plant Pathology)
- M.S. - Arkansas (Plant Pathology)
- B.S. - Arkansas (Plant Protection and Pest Management)
Research Emphasis
Currently Dr. Cartwright is the president of Agricultural Research Initiatives, a research and development company founded by Dr. Cartwright in 1996. Research focus has been on improvement of various crop systems (field, vegetable, ornamental and related) through development of innovative technologies including microencapsulation, microPCMs, mycoherbicides and biofungicides. Emphasis has been on use of technologies to manipulate microenvironmental parameters to improve biological controls as well as to reduce frost and heat damage in susceptible crop plants.
Currently, ARI is attempting to launch the mycoherbicide LockDown (formerly Collego) for control of Northern Jointvetch in mid-south rice. The mycoherbicide has been moved back through EPA and granted registration status and is in the launch production stage of development with anticipated sales of a limited amount of mycoherbicide product in the summer, 2008.
Publications
Cartwright, D.K., Cartwright, R.D., Motes, D. and Meister, C. Control of powdery mildew on pumpkins, 2005. Fungicide and Nematicide tests. Vol. 61.
Colvin, David P., Bryant, Yvone G. and Cartwright, D. Kelly. MicroPCM Coatings for Microclimate Regulation in Biocontrol. Paper to be presented at the 220th National Meeting of The American Chemical Society in Washington DC. August, 2000.
Cartwright, D.K., Colvin, D.P. and Bryant, Y.G. 1999. Use of microPCM coatings for agricultural applications. Paper presented at the 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Nashville, TN. Nov., 1999.
Cartwright, D. Kelly, and Spurr, H.W., Jr. 1998. Biological control of Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae on tobacco seedlings with non-pathogenic binucleate Rhizoctonia fungi. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30:1879-1884.
Cartwright, D. Kelly, H.W. Sprru, Jr., and V.A. Sisson. 1995. Greenhouse float system evaluation of tobacco cultivars for resistance to black shank. Tobacco Sci. 39:117-120.
Cartwright, D. Kelly, and Spurr, H.W., Jr. 1995. Commercial potting soil as the source of Pythium causing disease on tobacco transplants. Plant Dis. 79:538.
Cartwright, D. Kelly, and Benson D.M. 1995. Optimization of biological control of Rhizoctonia stem rot of poinsettia by Paecilomyces lilacinus and Pseudomonas cepacia. Plant Dis. 79:301-308.
Cartwright, D. Kelly and Benson, D.M. 1995. Biological control of Rhizoctonia stem rot of poinsettia in polyfoam rooting cubes with Pseudomonas cepacia and Paecilomyces lilacinus. Biological Control 5:237-244.
Cartwright, D. Kelly and Benson, D.M. 1995. Comparison of Pseudomonas species and application techniques for biocontrol of Rhizoctonia stem rot of poinsettia. Plant Dis. 79:309-313.
Cartwright, D. Kelly, Chilton, W.S., and Benson, D.M. 1995. Pyrrolnitrin and phenazine production by Pseudomonas cepacia, strain 5.5B, a biocontrol agent of Rhizoctonia solani. Appl. Microbiol. Biotech. 43:211-216.
Cartwright, D. Kelly, and Benson, D.M. 1994. Effect of population dynamics of Pseudomonas cepacia and Paecilomyces lilacinus in polyfoam rooting cubes in relation to colonization by Rhizoctonia solani. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60:2852-2857.
Cartwright, D. Kelly and Templeton, G.E. 1992. Preliminary assessment of Colletotrichum capsici as a potential mycoherbicide for control of pitted morningglory. Plant Disease 76:995-998.