Ong, Kevin
individual record
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Positions:
- Professor & Extension Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension
- Professor & Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology and Microbiology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
overview
Dr. Ong is currently the director of the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (Plant Clinic). This laboratory provides plant disease diagnostic service to AgriLife Extension personnel, homeowners, farmers, greenhouse and nursery producers, landscape contractors, interiorscapers, arborists, consultants, and any other group or individual needing accurate identification of plant disease problems. The Plant Clinic collaborates efforts with state and federal agencies through the National Plant Diagnostic Network - Southern Region.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Clemson University - (Clemson, South Carolina, United States) 2001
selected publications
Academic Articles21
- Solo, K. M., Collins, S. B., Shires, M. K., Ochoa, R., Bauchan, G. R., Schneider, L. G., ... Windham, M. T. (2020). A Survey of Rose rosette virus and Eriophyid Mites Associated with Roses in the Southeastern United States. HORTSCIENCE. 55(8), 1288-1294.
- Chaudhary, S., Laughlin, D. A., Setamou, M., da Graça, J. V., Kunta, M., Alabi, O. J., ... Ancona, V. (2020). Incidence, Severity, and Characterization of Phytophthora Foot Rot of Citrus in Texas and Implications for Disease Management.. Plant Disease. 104(9), 2455-2461.
- Al Rwahnih, M., Karlik, J., Diaz-Lara, A., Ong, K., Mollov, D., Haviland, D., & Golino, D. (2019). First report of rose rosette virus associated with rose rosette disease affecting roses in California. Plant Disease. 103(2), 380-380.
- Farber, C., Shires, M., Ong, K., Byrne, D., & Kurouski, D. (2019). Raman spectroscopy as an early detection tool for rose rosette infection. Planta. 250(4), 1247-1254.
- Kang, S., Yan, M., Roundey, E., Lau, J., Pemberton, H. B., Bishop, C., ... Byrne, D. H. (2019). Resistance of garden roses to cercospora leaf spot. PROCEEDINGS OF THE IVTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ROSE RESEARCH AND CULTIVATION. 1232(1232), 221-226.
Conference Papers9
- Dong, Q., Byrne, D. H., Ong, K., & Xinwang Wang, .. (2015). DETACHED LEAF ASSAY AND WHOLE PLANT INOCULATION FOR STUDYING RESISTANCE TO DIPLOCARPON ROSAE IN ROSA SPP.. PROCEEDINGS OF THE IVTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ROSE RESEARCH AND CULTIVATION. 1064(1064), 317-322.
- Rhodes, S. C., & Ong, K. L. (2015). The efficacy of biological fungicide foliar treatments to control basil downy mildew in the greenhouse. PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 105(4),
- Appel, D. N., & Ong, K. L. (2015). The results of survey for citrus greening on the Upper Gulf Coast of Texas. PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 105(4),
- Ong, K. L., Harmon, P. F., & Harmon, C. L. (2014). Challenges of standardizing molecular detection/diagnostic tests for plant disease diagnostic laboratories. PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 104(5), 7-8.
- Campbell, J. H., Starr, J. L., & Ong, K. L. (2010). Evaluation of Pasteuria usgae as a biological control of sting nematode (Belonalaimus longicaudatus). PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 100(6), S199-S199.
Email
kevo@tamu.edu
First Name
Kevin
Last Name
Ong