Lindsey J. du Toit
Vegetable Seed Pathologist, Associate Professor/Extension Plant Pathologist
(60% research: 40% extension appointment)
Research Specialty and Interests
Epidemiology and management of diseases affecting vegetable seed crops (primarily small-seeded vegetables) in the Pacific Northwest.
Professional Background
- PhD, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (plant pathology dissertation on common smut of sweet corn directed by Prof. Jerald Pataky)
- MS, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (plant pathology thesis on Fusarium root rot of field corn directed by Dr. H.W. Kirby)
- BS, University of Natal-Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (plant pathology major)
Awards/Honors/Memberships
- Alfred Christianson Family Endowed Professorship (2001-05, 2006-2010)
- Robert MacDonald Vegetable Seed Memorial Fund (2003-05, 2008-2011)
- APS Pacific Division Early Career Award (2006)
- Member of American Phytopathological Society (chair of Seed Pathology Committee, 2007-09; chair of Diagnostics Committee, 2002-03); International Society of Plant Pathology; Southern African Society of Plant Pathologists
Selected Publications
Mou, B., Koike, S.T., and du Toit, L.J. 2008. Screening for resistance to leaf spot diseases of spinach. HortScience 43:1706-1710.
Chilvers, M.I., du Toit, L.J., Akamatsu, H., and Peever, T.L. 2007. A real-time PCR seed assay for Botrytis spp. that cause neck rot of onion. Plant Disease 91:599-608.
du Toit, L.J., Burger, J.T., McLeod, A., Engelbrecht, M, and Viljoen, A. 2007. Iris yellow spot virus in onion seed crops in South Africa. Plant Disease 91:1203.
Chilvers, M.I., and du Toit, L.J. 2006. Detection and identification of Botrytis species associated with neck rot, scape blight, and umbel blight of onion. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2006-1127-01-DG.
Gent, D.H., du Toit, L.J., Fichtner, S.F., Mohan, S.K., Pappu, H.R., and Schwartz, H.F. 2006. Iris yellow spot virus: An emerging threat to onion bulb and seed production. Plant Disease 90:1468-1480.
Hernandez-Perez, P., and du Toit, L.J. 2006. Seedborne Cladosporium variabile and Stemphylium botryosum in spinach. Plant Disease 90:137-145.
Lee, I.-M., Bottner, K.D., Munyaneza, J.E., Davis, R.E., Crosslin, J.M., du Toit, L.J., and Crosby, T. 2006. Carrot purple leaf: A new spiroplasmal disease associated with carrots in Washington State. Plant Disease 90:989-993.
Pappu, H.R., du Toit, L.J., Schwartz, H.F., and Mohan, K. 2006. Sequence diversity of the nucleoprotein gene of Iris yellow spot virus (genus Tospovirus, family Bunyaviridae) isolates from the western region of the United States. Archives of Virology 151:1015-1023.
du Toit, L.J., Crowe, F.J., Derie, M.L., Simmons, R.B., and Pelter, G.Q. 2005. Bacterial blight of carrot seed crops in the Pacific Northwest. Plant Disease 89:896-907.
du Toit, L.J., Derie, M.L., and Hernandez-Perez, P. 2005. Verticillium wilt in spinach seed production. Plant Disease 89:4-11.
du Toit, L.J., and Hernandez-Perez, P. 2005. Efficacy of hot water and chlorine for eradication of Cladosporium variabile, Stemphylium botryosum, and Verticillium dahliae from spinach seed. Plant Disease 89:1305-1312.
Glawe, D.A., Pelter, G.Q., and du Toit, L.J. 2005. First report of powdery mildew of carrot and parsley caused by Erysiphe heraclei in Washington State. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2005-0114-01-HN.
Koike, S.T., Matheron, M.E., and du Toit, L.J. 2005. First report of leaf spot of spinach, caused by Stemphylium botryosum, in Arizona. Plant Disease 89:1209.
du Toit, L.J. 2004. Management of diseases of seed crops. Pages 675-677, In: Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Sciences. R.M. Goodman, Editor. Marcel Dekker, NY.
du Toit, L.J., Derie, M.L., and Pelter, G.Q. 2004. Botrytis species in onion seed crops in Washington. Plant Disease 88:1061-1068.
du Toit, L.J., Glawe, D.A., and Pelter, G.Q. 2004. First report of powdery mildew of onion (Allium cepa) caused by Leveillula taurica in the Pacific Northwest. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1049/PHP-2004-1129-01-HN.
du Toit, L.J., Pappu, H.R., Druffel, K.L., and Pelter, G.Q. 2004. Iris yellow spot virus in onion bulb and seed crops in Washington. Plant Disease 88:222.
Glawe, D.A., du Toit, L.J., and Pelter, G.Q. 2004. First report of powdery mildew on potato caused by Leveillula taurica in North America. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2004-1214-01-HN.
du Toit, L.J., Inglis, D.A., and Pelter, G.Q. 2003. Fusarium proliferatum pathogenic on onion bulbs in Washington. Plant Disease 87:750.
du Toit, L.J., and Pelter, G.Q. 2003. Wilt of radish caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. raphani in Washington State. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2003-0616-01-HN.
Putnam, M.L., and du Toit, L.J. 2003. First report of Alternaria blight caused by Alternaria panax on ginseng (Panax quinquefolias L.) in Oregon and Washington, USA. New Disease Reports, British Society for Plant Pathology. http://www.bspp.org.uk/ndr/jan2003/2002-31.asp.
du Toit, L.J., Derie, M.L., Hsiang, T., and Pelter, G.Q. 2002. Botrytis porri in onion seed crops and onion seed. Plant Disease 86:1178.
du Toit, L.J., and Derie, M.L. 2001. Stemphylium botryosum pathogenic on spinach seed crops in Washington. Plant Disease 85:920.
Pataky, J.K., du Toit, L.J., and Freeman, N.D. 2000. Stewart's wilt reaction of an international collection of Zea mays germplasm inoculated with Erwinia stewartii. Plant Disease 84:901-906.
du Toit, L.J., and Pataky, J.K. 1999. Effects of silk maturity and pollination on infection of maize ears by Ustilago maydis. Plant Disease 83:621-626.
du Toit, L.J., and Pataky, J.K. 1999. Variation associated with silk channel inoculation for common smut of sweet corn. Plant Disease 83:727-732.
du Toit, L.J., and Pataky, J.K. 1999. Reactions of processing sweet corn hybrids to Gibberella ear rot. Plant Disease 83:176-180.
du Toit, L.J., Kirby, H.W., and Pedersen, W.L. 1997. Evaluation of an aeroponics system to screen maize genotypes for resistance to Fusarium graminearum seedling blight. Plant Disease 81:175-179.
Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center (NWREC)
16650 State Route 536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-4768
Tel.: (360)848-6140
Fax: (360)848-6159
E-mail: dutoit@wsu.edu
Teaching:
No formal teaching responsibility as the position is located at the WSU-Mount Vernon NWREC, a 5 to 6 hour drive from the main campus in Pullman. However, informal teaching responsibilities include guest lectures for Field Plant Pathology (PlP 525), and other 4-year and community colleges as well as high school classes touring the WSU-NWREC. The vegetable seed pathology program also provides funding and facilities for graduate student thesis or dissertation projects on vegetable diseases.
Professional Activities:
Associate Editor for Agronomy Journal (2008-2011), Associate Editor for Plant Disease (2000-2002), and ad-hoc reviewer for >10 peer-reviewed journals and other publications of the American Phytopathological Society, Canadian Phytopathological Society, and other plant pathology, horticultural, and agronomic associations.
Positions Available:
Accepting undergraduate and high school summer interns or time-slip assistants to work at the WSU-Mount Vernon NWREC. Student housing is available at this facility. Currently there are two PhD students in the vegetable seed pathology program, Emily Gatch and Ana Vida Alcala.
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