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Vagelas, I., Pembroke, B. and Gowen, S. R. (2011) Techniques for image analysis of movement of juveniles of root-knot nematodes encumbered with Pasteuria penetrans spores. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 21 (2). pp. 239-250. ISSN 1360-0478 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2010.535895

Rahoo, A. M., Mukhtar, T., Gowen, S. R. and Pembroke, B. (2011) Virulence of entomopathogenic bacteria Xenorhabdus bovienii and Photorhabdus luminescens against Galleria mellonella larvae. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 43 (3). 543-548. ISSN 0030-9923

Osei, K., Gowen, S., Pembroke, B., Brandenburg, R. L. and Jordan, D. L. (2010) Potential of leguminous cover crops in management of a mixed population of root-knot nematodes (meloidogyne spp.). Journal of Nematology, 42 (3). pp. 173-178. ISSN 0022-300X

Inam-Ul-Haq, M., Javed, N., Khan, M. A., Jaskani, M. J., Khan, M. M., Khan, H. U., Irshad, G. and Gowen, S. R. (2009) Role of temperature, moisture and Trichoderma species on the survival of Fusarium oxysporum ciceri in the rainfed areas of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41 (4). pp. 1965-1974. ISSN 0556-3321

San-Blas, E. and Gowen, S. R. (2008) Facultative scavenging as a survival strategy of entomopathogenic nematodes. International Journal for Parasitology, 38 (1). pp. 85-91. ISSN 0020-7519 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.06.003

Javed, N., Gowen, S. R., El-Hassan, S. A., Inam-ul-Haq, M., Shahina, F. and Pembroke, B. (2008) Efficacy of neem (Azadirachta indica) formulations on biology of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne javanica) on tomato. Crop Protection, 27 (1). pp. 36-43. ISSN 0261-2194 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2007.04.006

Kapsalis, A., Gravanis, F. and Gowen, S. (2008) Involvement of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid, siderophores and hydrogen cyanide in suppression of Rhizoetonia solani and Pythium spp. damping-off by Pseudomonas oryzihabitans and Xenorhabdus nematophila. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment, 6 (1). pp. 168-171. ISSN 1459-0255

San-Blas, E., Gowen, S. R. and Pembroke, B. (2008) Scavenging or infection? Possible host choosing by entomopathogenic nematodes. Nematology, 10 (2). pp. 251-259. ISSN 1388-5545 doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/156854108783476359

San-Blas, E., Gowen, S. R. and Pembroke, B. (2008) Steinernema feltiae: ammonia triggers the emergence of their infective juveniles. Experimental Parasitology, 119 (1). pp. 180-185. ISSN 0014-4894 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2008.01.008

Jan, N.D., Mahar, G.M., Mahar, A.N., Hullio, M.H., Lanjar, A.G. and Gowen, S.R. (2008) Susceptibility of different insect pupae to the bacterial symbiont, Xenorhabdus nematophila, isolated from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae. Pakistan Journal of Nematology, 26. pp. 59-67. ISSN 0255-7576

Anastasiadis, I. A., Giannakou, I. O., Prophetou-Athanasiadou, D. A. and Gowen, S. R. (2008) The combined effect of the application of a biocontrol agent Paecilomyces lilacinus, with various practices for the control of root-knot nematodes. Crop Protection, 27 (3-5). pp. 352-361. ISSN 0261-2194 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2007.06.008

Javed, N., El-Hassan, S., Gowen, S., Pemproke, B. and Inam-Ul-Haq, M. (2008) The potential of combining Pasteuria penetrans and neem (Azadirachta indica) formulations as a management system for root-knot nematodes on tomato. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 120 (1). pp. 53-60. ISSN 0929-1873 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-007-9196-7

Inam-ul-Haq, M., Gowen, S. R., Javed, N., Shahina, F., Izhar-ul-Haq, M., Humayoon, N. and Pembroke, B. (2007) Antagonistic potential of bacterial isolates associated with entomopathogenic nematodes against tomato wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp., Lycopersici under greenhouse conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 39 (1). pp. 279-283. ISSN 0556-3321

Shahid, M., Gowen, S. R. and Pembroke, B. (2007) Differences in infectivity of Pasteuria penetrans isolates produced on different populations of Meloidogyne. Pakistan Journal of Nematology., 25. pp. 173-179. ISSN 0255-7576

Giannakou, I. O., Anastasiadis, I. A., Gowen, S. R. and Prophetou-Athanasiadou, D. A. (2007) Effects of a non-chemical nematicide combined with soil solarization for the control of root-knot nematodes. Crop Protection, 26 (11). pp. 1644-1654. ISSN 0261-2194 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2007.02.003

Kalorizou, H. A., Gowen, S. R. and Wheeler, T. R. (2007) Genotypic differences in the growth of bananas (Musa spp.) infected with migratory endoparasitic nematodes. 1. Roots. Experimental Agriculture, 43 (3). pp. 331-342. ISSN 0014-4797 doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479707004978

Kalorizou, H. A., Gowen, S. R. and Wheeler, T. R. (2007) Genotypic differences in the growth of bananas (Musa spp.) infected with migratory endoparasitic nematodes. 2. Shoots. Experimental Agriculture, 43 (3). pp. 343-352. ISSN 0014-4797 doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479707004966

Bishop, A. H., Gowen, S. R., Pembroke, B. and Trotter, J. R. (2007) Morphological and molecular characteristics of a new species of Pasteuria parasitic on Meloidogyne ardenensis. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 96 (1). pp. 28-33. ISSN 0022-2011 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2007.02.008

Javed, N., Gowen, S. R., Inam-Ul-Haq, M. and Anwar, S. A. (2007) Protective and curative effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) formulations on the development of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica in roots of tomato plants. Crop Protection, 26 (4). pp. 530-534. ISSN 0261-2194 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2006.05.003

Javed, N., Gowen, S. R., Inam-Ul-Haq, M., Abdullah, K. and Shahina, F. (2007) Systemic and persistent effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) formulations against root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne javanica and their storage life. Crop Protection, 26 (7). pp. 911-916. ISSN 0261-2194 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2006.08.011

Vagelas, I. K., Pembroke, B., Gowen, S. R. and Davies, K. G. (2007) The control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) by Pseudomonas oryzihabitans and its immunological detection on tomato roots. Nematology, 9. pp. 363-370. ISSN 1388-5545 doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/156854107781352061

El-Hassan, S. A. and Gowen, S. R. (2006) Formulation and delivery of the bacterial antagonist Bacillus subtilis for management of lentil vascular wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp lentis. Journal of Phytopathology, 154 (3). pp. 148-155. ISSN 0931-1785 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0434.2006.01075.x

Javed, N., Gowen, S. R., Khan, H. U., Anwar, S. A. and Ashfaq, M. (2006) Response of free eggs on infective juvenile root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica through neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) amended soil. Pakistan Journal of Nematology, 24. pp. 171-182. ISSN 0255-7576

Mahar, A. N., Jan, N. D., Gowen, S. R., Hague, N. G. M., Al-Siyabi, A. A. and Mahar, A. Q. (2006) A comparative study on the effectiveness of laboratory bioassays of entomopathogenic nematodes against desert locust nymphs Schistocerca gregaria (Acrididae:Orthoptera). Pakistan Journal of Nematology, 24. pp. 151-161. ISSN 0255-7576

Darban, D. A., Gowen, S. R., Pembroke, B. and Mahar, A. N. (2005) Development of Pasteuria penetrans in Meloidogyne javanica females as affected by constantly high vs fluctuating temperature in an in vivo system. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE, 6. pp. 155-157.

Katsantonis, D., Hillocks, R. J. and Gowen, S. (2005) Enhancement of germination of spores of Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum esp vasinfectum in vascular fluid from cotton plants infected with the root-knot nematode. Phytoparasitica, 33 (3). pp. 215-224. ISSN 0334-2123

Pembroke, B., Darban, D. A., Gowen, S. R. and Karanja, D. (2005) Factors affecting quantification and deployment of root powder inoculum of Pasteuria penetrans for biological control of root-knot nematodes. International Journal of Nematology, 15. pp. 17-20. ISSN 1368-8774

Tushemereirwe, K., Ngambeki, D., Kangire, A., Nowakunda, K., Nankinga, C., Rutherford, M., Gowen, S. R., Lamboll, R. and Ragama, P. (2005) Improving farmers' access and adoption of new banana cultivars resistant to pests and diseases in Uganda. Aspects of Applied Biology (75). pp. 139-148. ISSN 0265-1491

Mahar, A. N., Darban, D. A., Lanjar, A. G., Munir, M., Jan, N. D., Hague, N. G. M. and Gowen, S. R. (2005) Influence of temperature on the production and infectivity of entomopathogenic nematodes against larvae and pupae of vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Entomology, 2. pp. 92-96. ISSN 1812-5670 doi: https://doi.org/10.3923/je.2005.92.96

Mahar, A.N., Darban, D.A., Munir, M., Mahar, A.Q., Gowen, S.R. and Hague, N.G.M. (2005) Pathogenicity of the bacterium Pseudomonas putida from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema abbasi and its secretion against Galleria mellonella larvae. Pakistan Journal of Nematology, 23. pp. 203-220. ISSN 0255-7576

Mahar, A. N., Munir, M., Elawad, S., Gowen, S. R. and Hague, N. G. M. (2005) Pathogenicity of the bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila isolated from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae and its secretions against Galleria mellonella larvae. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE, 6. pp. 457-463. ISSN 1673-565X doi: https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2005.B0457

Mahar, A. N., Munir, M., Gowen, S. R. and Hague, N. G. M. (2005) Role of entomopathogenic bacteria, Photorhabdus luminescens and its toxic secretions against Galleria mellonella larvae. Journal of Entomology, 2. pp. 69-76.

Mahar, A. N., Hague, N. G. M. and Gowen, S. R. (2005) Susceptibility of the locust Schistocerca gregaria to cells and cell-free solutions from the entomopathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 3 (2). pp. 195-198. ISSN 1459-0263

Mahar, A. N., Darban, D. A., Gowen, S. R., Hague, N. G. M., Jan, N. D., Munir, M. and Mahar, A. Q. (2005) Use of entomopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas putida (Enterobacteriaceae) and it secretions against the Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella pupae. Journal of Entomology, 2. pp. 77-85. ISSN 1812-5670 doi: https://doi.org/10.3923/je.2005.77.85

El-Hassan, S., Gowen, S.R. and Bayaa, B. (2004) Antifungal activity of Bacillus subtilis filtrate to control Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis, the causal organism of lentil vascular wilt. IOBC Bulletin, 27 (1). pp. 53-58.

Vagelas, I. K., Gravanis, F. T. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) Antifungal activity of bacterium symbiotically associated with Steinernema abbasi towards Fusarium oxysporum. IOBC Bulletin, 27(1). pp. 271-277.

Vagelas, I. K., Kapsalis, A., Gravanis, F. T. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) Biological control of Rhizoctonia solani Damping-off with a bacterium symbiotically associated with Steinernema abbasi. IOBC Bulletin, 27(1). pp. 285-289.

Mahar, A.N., Munir, M., Gowen, S. R., Hague, N.G.M. and Tabil, M.A. (2004) Biological control of black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus, Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by entomopathogenic bacteria and their cell-free toxic metabolites. Food, Agriculture & Environment, 2. pp. 208-211. ISSN 1459-0255

Mahar, A.N., Elawad, S., Gowen, S.R. and Hague, N.G.M. (2004) Biological control of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera:Yponomeutidae) with bacteria from entomopathogenic nematodes. Pakistan Journal of Nematology, 22. pp. 189-198. ISSN 0255-7576

El-Hassan, S. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) Evaluation of Trichoderma hamatum for antagonistic activity against lentil vascular wilt, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis. IOBC Bulletin, 27 (1). pp. 59-62.

Mahar, A.N., Tabil, M.A., Gowen, S.R. and Hague, N.G.M. (2004) Evaluation of entomopathogenic bacteria against the black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus). Tests of Agrochemicals and Cultivars, 25. pp. 20-21. ISSN 0951-4309

Giannakou, I. O. and Gowen, S. R. (2004) Factors affecting biological control effectiveness of Pasteuria penetrans in Meloidogyne javanica and the bacterial development in the nematode body. Nematropica, 34 (2). pp. 153-163. ISSN 0099-5444

Mahar, A.N., Munir, M., Elawad, S., Gowen, S.R. and Hague, N.G.M. (2004) Microbial control of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera:Yponomeutidae) using bacteria (Xenorhabdus nematophila) and its metabolites from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE, 5. pp. 1183-1190. ISSN 1673-565X doi: https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2004.1183

Pembroke, B. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) Pasteuria penetrans - friend tease or distraction? IOBC Bulletin, 27(1). pp. 225-228.

Pembroke, B., Darban, D.A. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) Pasteuria penetrans a tritrophic intereaction? IOBC Bulletin, 27(1). pp. 229-234.

Gowen, S.R. and Pembroke, B. (2004) Pasteuria penetrans and the integrated control of root-knot nematodes. IOBC Bulletin, 27(1). pp. 75-77.

Kalorizou, H., Wheeler, T.R. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) Physiological and morphological approach for identification of resistance mechanisms among Musa spp cultivars to migratory endoparasitic nematodes. Nematropica, 33. pp. 107-108. ISSN 0099-5444

Vagelas, I. K., Gravanis, F. T. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) Soilborne fungi and bacteria symbiotically associated with Steinernema spp. acting as biological agents against Fusarium wilt of tomato. IOBC Bulletin, 27(1). pp. 279-284.

Leontopoulos, S., Vagelas, I., Gravanis, F. and Gowen, S.R. (2004) The effect of certain bacteria and fungi on the biology of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp. IOBC Bulletin, 27 (1). pp. 165-169.

Trotter, J. R., Darban, D. A., Gowen, S. R., Bishop, A. H. and Pembroke, B. (2004) The isolation of a single spore isolate of Pasteuria penetrans and its pathogenicity on Meloidogyne javanica. Nematology, 6. pp. 463-471. ISSN 1388-5545

Darban, D. A., Pembroke, B. and Gowen, S. R. (2004) The relationships of time and temperature to body weight and numbers of endospores in Pasteuria penetrans-infected Meloidogyne javanica females. Nematology, 6. pp. 33-36. ISSN 1388-5545 doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/156854104323072892

Katsantonis, D., Hillocks, R. J. and Gowen, S. (2003) Comparative effect of root-knot nematode on severity of Verticillium and Fusarium wilt in cotton. Phytoparasitica, 31 (2). pp. 154-162. ISSN 0334-2123 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980785

Mahar, A.N., Elawad, S.A., Gowen, S. and Hague, N.G.M. (2003) Efficacy of the bacterial cell suspensions from entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema abbasi against larvae and pupae of Spodoptera exigua and Galleria mellonella. Pakistan Journal of Nematology, 21. pp. 103-108. ISSN 0255-7576

Andreoglou, F. I., Vagelas, I. K., Wood, M., Samaliev, H. Y. and Gowen, S. R. (2003) Influence of temperature on the motility of Pseudomonas oryzihabitans and control of Globodera rostochiensis. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 35 (8). pp. 1095-1101. ISSN 0038-0717 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0038-0717(03)00157-3

Andreoglou, F. I., Vagelas, I. K., Wood, M., Samaliev, H. Y. and Gowen, S. R. (2003) Influence of temperature on the motility of Pseudomonas oryzihabitans and control of Globodera rostochiensis. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 35 (8). pp. 1095-1101. ISSN 0038-0717 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0038-0717(03)00157-3

Book or Report Section

Gowen, S.R., Davies, K. G. and Pembroke, B. (2008) Potential use of Pasteuria spp. in the management of plant parasitic nematodes. In: Ciancio, A. and Mukerji, K.G. (eds.) Integrated management and biocontrol of vegetable and grain crops nematodes. Springer, Dortrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 197-210. ISBN 9781402060625

Gowen, S. R., Queneherve, P. and Fogain, R. (2005) Nematode parasites of bananas and plantains. In: Luc, M., Sikora, R. A. and Bridge, J. (eds.) Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture. CABI, Wallingford, pp. 611-643. ISBN 9780851997278

El-Hassan, S. A. and Gowen, S. R. (2003) Mechanisms in the biological control of lentil vascular wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp lentis) by Trichoderma hamatum. In: Bcpc International Congress Crop Science & Technology 2003, Vol 1 and 2, Congress Proceedings. British Crop Protection Council, Farnham, pp. 651-654. ISBN 1-901396-63-0

Kalorizou, H. A., Gowen, S. R. and Bonner, L. J. (2003) Ultrastructural and cytochemical observations of Musa spp. in relation to susceptibility to nematodes. In: Bcpc International Congress Crop Science & Technology 2003, Vol 1 and 2, Congress Proceedings. British Crop Protection Council, Farnham, pp. 639-642. ISBN 1901396630

Conference or Workshop Item

Bagabe, M. C., Gowen, S. , Njeru, R. W., Wheeler, T. and Ragama, P. (2007) Effect of host nutrient status on banana streak badnavirus symptom expression in Musa spp. In: Sustainable agricultural productivity for improved food security and livelihoods. Proceedings of the First National Conference on Research Outputs., Kigali, Rwanda.

Murekezi, C., Wheeler, T. R., Gowen, S. R. and Ragama, P. (2007) The effect of a combination of mulch and fertilizer on banana productivity and banana streak badnavirus disease expression. In: Sustainable agricultural productivity for improved food security and livelihoods. Proceedings of the First National Conference on Research Outputs., Kigali, Rwanda, pp. 159-180.

Gravanis, F. T., Vagelas, I. K. and Gowen, S. R. (2005) Biological activity of Gliocladium virens and Trichoderma spp. towards soil-borne pathogens. In: International Congress Crop Science and Technology.

Van der Puije, G. C., Gowen, S. R., Jama, A. N., Nwakiti, A. O. and Mueller-Harvey, I. (2005) Icacina senegalensis and Khaya sp.: evidence of antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. Lycopersici. In: British Society for Plant Pathology Conference, Nottingham.

Jama, A. N., Gowen, S. R. and Peters, J. C. (2005) Identity, pathogenicity and host range of species of Curvularia on Dioscorea (yam) in West Africa, the West Indies and South Pacific islands. In: British Society for Plant Pathology Conference, Nottingham.

Vagelas, I. K., Gravanis, F.T. and Gowen, S.R. (2003) Control of Fusarium oxysporum and Meloidogyne spp. with Pseudomonas oryzihabitans. In: The BCPC International Congress Crop Science and Technology.

Leontopoulos, S.V., Gowen, S.R., Vagelas, I. K. and Gravanis, F.T. (2003) Influence of Pseudomonas oryzihabitans on growth of tomato plants and development of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. In: The BCPC International Congress Crop Science and Technology.

El Hassan, S.A. and Gowen, S.R. (2003) Mechanisms in the biological control of lentil vascular wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis) by Trichoderma hamatum. In: The BCPC International Congress Crop Science and Technology.

Kapsalis, D., Gowen, S.R. and Gravanis, F.T. (2003) Seed treatment with a bacterial antagonist for reducing cotton damping-off caused by Pythium spp. In: The BCPC International Congress Crop Science and Technology 2003.

Kalorizou, H.A., Gowen, S.R. and Bonner, L.J. (2003) Ultrastructural and cytochemical observations of Musa spp. in relation to susceptibility to nematodes. In: The BCPC International Congress Crop Science and Technology.