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Book Chapter

Waisen, P. and K.-H. Wang. 2022. Perspective Chapter: Capitalizing on the host suitability of brassica biofumigant crops to root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in agroecosystems - A review on the factors affecting biofumigation. In: Brassica - Recent Advances. InTechOpen DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.107314 (https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/83914).

Sipes, B.S., and K.-H. Wang. 2017. Pests, diseases and weeds. In: M.G. Lobo and R.E. Paull (eds). Handbook of Pineapple Technology: Production, Postharvest Science, Processing and Nutrition. Wiley-Blackwell, New York, NY. 272 pp. (ISBN: 978-1-118-96738-6)

Wang, K.-H. and J. Uchida. 2014. Plant Disease Prevention and Management in Sustainable Agricultural Systems. pp. 353-384 In: D. Nandwani (ed.) Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Volume 2: Sustainable Horticultural Systems. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. 31 pp. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-06904-3_16.

Refereed Journal

1. 1. 1. Budhathoki, S., B. Sipes, I. Shikano, R. Myers and K.-H. Wang. 2022. Integrating trap cropping and entomopathogenic nematode foliar sprays to manage diamondback moth and imported cabbage worm. Horticulturae, 8(11): 1073 (https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8111073).
      1. Wang, K.-H. P. Waisen, R. Paudel, G. Chen, S.L.F. Meyer and C.R.R. Hooks. 2022. Effects of plasticulture and conservation tillage on nematode assemblage and their relationships with nitrous oxide emission following a winter cover cropping and vegetable production system. Horticulturae 8: 728. (https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080728).
      2. Olmedo-Velarde, A., P. Waisen, A.T. Kong, K.-H. Wang, J. S. Hu, and M.J. Melzer. 2022. Examination of the virome of taro plants affected by a lethal disease, the alomae-bobone virus complex, in Papua New Guinea. Viruses 2022, 14: 1410; https://doi.org/10.3390/v14071410.
      3. Marquez, J., R. Paudel, B. S. Sipes, and Koon-Hui Wang. 2022. Successional effects of no-till cover cropping with black oat (Avena olariza) vs. soil solarization on soil health in a tropical Oxisol.  Horticulturae 8: 527 (https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8060527).
      4. Pugh, M., N, Kihata, J. Uyeda, K.-H. Wang, and I. Shikano. 2022. The effects of a naturalized weed, Lepidium virginicum, on the development and behaviors of the diamondback moth and its natural enemies in Hawaii. Biological Control 173: 104994 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104994).
      5. Wang, K.-H., P. Waisen, A. W. Leslie, R. Paudel, S.L.F. Meyer and C.R.R. Hooks. 2022. Relationships between soil tillage systems, nematode communities and weed seed predation. Horticulturae 8: 425. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050425.
      6. Honsberger, D., J. Matsunaga, K.-H. Wang, and I. Shikano. 2022. Oomyzus sokolowskii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) joins the small complex of parasitoids known to attack the diamondback moth on Kauai. Hawaiian Entomological Society 54: (http://hdl.handle.net/10125/81469).
      7. Silvasy, T., A.A. Ahmad, K.-H. Wang, T.J.K. Radovich. 2021. Rate and timing of meat and bone meal applications influence growth, yield and soil water nitrate concentrations in sweet corn production. MDPI-Agronomy 11: 2945 (https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/10/1945/pdf).
      8. Paudel, R., P. Waisen, and K.-H. Wang. 2021. Exploiting the innate potential of sorghum/sorghum–sudangrass cover crops to improve soil microbial profile that can lead to suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes. MDPI-Microorganisms 9:1831 https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9091831
      9. Olmedo Velarde, A., P. Waisen, Kong, A., K.-H. Wang, J. Hu, and M. Melzer. 2021.  Characterization of taro reovirus and its status in taro (Colocasia esculenta) germplasm from the Pacific. Archives of Virology 166: 2563-2567 (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00705-021-05108-9).
      10. Waisen, P., Z. Cheng, B. S. Sipes, and K.-H. Wang.  2022. Biofumigation effects of brassicaceus cover crops on soil health in cucurbit agroecosystems. Pedosphere 32: 521-531 (https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(21)60054-1).
      11. Waisen, P., K.-H. Wang, J. Uyeda, and R.Y. Myers. 2021. Effects of fluopyram and azadirachtin on plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes on zucchini, tomato and sweet potato. Journal of Nematology 53:1-15 (10.21307/jofnem-2021-030).
      12. Myers, R., B. Bushe, C. Mello, J. Lichty, A. Hara, B. Sipes, and K.-H. Wang. 2020. Yield Increases in burrowing nematode infested anthurium with fluopyram and trifloxystrobin applications.  HortTech 30: 603-607 (doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04648-2) 
      13. Waisen, P., Z. Cheng, B.S. Sipes, J. DeFrank, S.P. Marahatta and K.-H. Wang. 2020. Effects of biofumigant crop termination methods on suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes. Applied Soil Ecology 154: (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103595) 
      14. Waisen, P., B.S. Sipes, and K.-H. Wang. 2019. Examine potential of biofumigant cover crops as open-end trap crops against plant-parasitic nematodes. Nematropica 49: 254-264.
      15. Waisen, P.*, K.-H. Wang and B. S. Sipes. 2019. Effect of spirotetramat (Movento®) on hatch, penetration and reproduction of Rotylenchulus reniformis. Nematropica 49: 194-199.
      16. You, X.*, M. Tojo, S. Ching, and K.-H. Wang. 2018. Effects of vermicompost water extract prepared from bamboo and kudzu against Meloidogyne incognita and Rotylenchulus reniformis. Journal of Nematology 50: ISSN (Online), DOI: 10.21307.
      17. Mishra, S.*, K.-H. Wang, B. S. Sipes, M. Tian. 2018. Induction of host-plant resistance in cucumber by vermicompost tea against root-knot nematode. Nematropica 48: 164-171.
      18. Lau, J.-W.*, Marahatta, S. P., Ragone, D., Wang, K.-H., and Sipes, B. S.2018. Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis Parksinson (Fosberg), in Hawaii. Nematropica 48: 172-178.
      19. Manandhar, R., K.-H. Wang, C. R.R. Hooks, and M. Wright. 2017. Effects of strip-tilled cover cropping on the population density of thrips and predatory insects in a cucurbit agroecosystem. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 192_R1.
      20. Kokalis-Burelle, N., R. McSorley, K.-H. Wang, S. Saha, R. McGovern. 2017. Rhizosphere microorganisms affected by soil solarization and cover cropping in Capsicum annuum and Phaseolus lunatus agroecosystems. Applied Soil Ecology 119: 64-71.
      21. Leslie, A., K.-H. Wang, S. Meyer, C. R.R. 2017. Hooks. Influence of cover crops on arthropods, free-living nematodes, and yield in a succeeding no-till soybean crop. Applied Soil Ecology 117-118: 21-31.
      22. Gangaiah, C., A. A. Ahmad, H. V. Nguyen, K.-H. Wang, and T.J.K. Radovich. 2017. Evaluating three invasive algal species as local organic sources of Potassium (K) for pak choi (Brassica rapa, Chinensis group) Growth. HortScience 52(3):436–440. 2017.
      23. Mishra, S., K.-H. Wang, B. S. Sipes, and M. Tian. 2017. Suppression of root-knot nematode by vermicompost tea prepared from different curing ages of vermicompost. Plant Disease 101: 1-4.
      24. Quintanilla-Tornel, M.A., K.-H. Wang, J. *Tavares, C.R.R. Hooks. 2016. Effects of mulching on above and below ground pests and beneficials in a green onion agroecosystem. Agriculture, Ecosystems, & Environment 224: 75-85.
      25. Tavares, J., K.-H. Wang, and C.R.R. Hooks. 2015. Effectiveness of insectary plants against insect pests in a Hawaii hydroponic cropping system. Biological Control 91: 1-9 (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964415300098)
      26. Hinds, J., K.-H. Wang, and C. R.R. Hooks. 2015. Growth and yield of zucchini squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) as influenced by a sunn hemp living mulch. Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. 13 pp. DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2015.1017736.
      27. Wang, K.-H., R. Myers, A. *Srivastava, and B.S. Sipes. 2015. Using polymerase chain reaction to evaluate preying potential of predatory nematodes against Rotylenchulus reniformis and Meloidogyne incognita. Biological Control 88: 54-60 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.04.023
      28. Wang, K.-H., T. Radovich, A. *Pant, and Z. Cheng. 2014. Integration of cover crops and vermicompost tea for soil and plant health management in a short-term vegetable cropping system. Applied Soil Ecology 82: 26-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.05.003
      29. Hinds, J., K.-H. Wang, S. P. Marahatta, S. L.F. Meyer, and C. R.R. Hooks. 2013. Investigating the influence of sunn hemp cover cropping and organic fertilizer on the nematode community in a zucchini cropping system. Journal of Nematology 45: 265-271.
      30. Cabos, R., K.-H. Wang, B.S. Sipes, W.P. Heller, and T.K. Matsumoto. 2013. Molecular detection of plant-parasitic nematode DNA in the gut of predatory and omnivorous nematodes. Nematropica 43: 44-48.
      31. Ferris, H., B. S. Griffiths, D. L. Porazinska, T. O. Powers, K.-H. Wang, and M. Tenuta. 2012. Reflections on plant and soil nematode ecology: Past, present and future. Journal of Nematology 44: 115-126
      32. Marahatta, S.P., K.-H. Wang, B.S. Sipes, and C.R.R. Hooks. 2012. Effects of Tagetes patula on active and inactive stages of root-knot nematodes. Journal of Nematology 44: 26-30
      33. Marahatta, S.P., K.-H. Wang, B.S. Sipes, and C.R.R. Hooks. 2012. Effects of the integration of sunn hemp and soil solarization on plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes. Journal of Nematology 44:72-79
      34. Marahatta, S. P., K.-H. Wang, B.S. Sipes, and C.R.R. Hooks. 2012. Effects of Crotalaria juncea on anhydrobiotic state of Rotylenchulus reniformis. Nematropica 42: 34-40
      35. Hooks, C.R.R., K.-H. Wang, S.L.F. Meyer, M. Lekveishvili, J. Hinds, E. Zobel, A. Rosario-Lebron, and M. Lee-Bullock. 2011. Impact of no-till cover cropping of Italian ryegrass on above and below ground faunal communities inhabiting a soybean field with special emphasis on soybean cyst nematodes. J. Nematol. 43: 166-175
      36. Wang, K.-H., C.R.R. Hooks, and S.P. *Marahatta. 2011. Can using a strip-tilled living mulch system enhance organisms higher up in the soil food web hierarchy? Appl. Soil Ecol. 49: 107-117.

       

   
   

    

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