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Roy C. French

Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS

Adjunct Associate Professor

(Ph.D., Lousiana State University, 1983)

426 Plant Sciences Hall

(402) 472-3166

Roy.French@ars.usda.gov

 

Appointment:

  • USDA/ARS Research Plant Pathlogist

Education:

  • B.S. Colorado State University, 1977

  • M.S. Lousiana State University, 1983X

Professional Responsibilities and Activities:

    Research:

    • Virus diseases of Wheat

    University and Professional Service:

    • Associate Editor, Phytopathology, 1997-1999.

    Recognitions

      Research Recognition

      • Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Team Effort Award to the Wheat Genetics and Breeding Group, 1989.

Selected Publication Examples:

  • French, R. and Stenger, D.C. 2005. Population structure within lineages of Wheat streak mosaic virus derived from a common counding event exhibit stochastic variation inconsistent with the quasispecies model. Virology; IN Press.

  • Stenger, D.C., French, R., and Gilsow, F.E. 2005. Complete deletion of Wheat streak mosaic viru HC-Pro: a null mutant is viable for systemic infection. Journal of Virology 79: In press.

  • Stenger, D.C., Hein, G.L., Gildow, F.E., Horken, K.M., and French, R. 2005. Plant Virus HC-Pro is a determinant of eriophyd mite transmission. Journal of Virology79: 9054-9061.

  • Choi, I.-R., HOrken, K.M., Stenger, D.C., and French, R. 2005 An internal RNA element in the Wheat streak mosaic virus P3 sistron revealed by synonymous mutation that affect both replication and movement. Journal of General Virology 86:2605-2614.

  • Stenger. D.c., and Fernch, R. 2004. Function replacement of Wheat streak moasaic virus HC-Pro with the corresponding cictron from a diverse array of viruses in the family Potyviridae. Virology 323:257-267.

  • Stenger, D.C., and Freach, R. 2004. Complene nucleotide sequence of Oat mosaic virus : A distainct tritimovisus species most closely related to Wheat streak mosaic virus. Archives of Virology 149:633-640

  • French, R., and Stenger, D.C. 2004. Reciprocal monophyly of the genera Potyvirus and Rymovirus (family Potyviridae) is supported by genome sequences of Agropyron mosaic virus and Hordeum mosaic virus. Archives of Virology In press.

  • Baliji, S., Black, M.C., French, R., Stenger, D.C., and Sunter, G. 2004. Sprinach curly top virus: A neqly described Curtovirus species from Southwest Texas with incongruent gene phylogenies. Phytopathology

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