Daniel O'Gorman

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Biologist

Plant Pathologist working on fungal and bacterial diseases of fruit trees and wine grapes

Current research and/or projects

General research focus is on the diagnostic of fungal and bacterial pathogens of tree fruit and wine grapes; detection and molecular characterization of new and emerging plant pathogens; and the influence on microbial communities on plant health.

Current Projects: 

  • Hot water treatment as an alternative to fumigation to control pests and disease on nursery grown fruit trees
  • Identifying the cause(s) of two emerging Fruit Tree Decline Diseases in Canada
  • Crown Gall Disease of Grapevines: Identification of a biocontrol and sustainable management strategies
  • From nursery to vineyard: implementation of effective management strategies against grapevine trunk diseases in Canada

Education and awards

  • M.Sc. Plant Pathology - Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph
  • B.Sc. Biochemistry - Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Research Branch Achievement Award (2010) for research on "Detection of Plant Pathogens by DNA Macroarray Hybridization”

Key publications

  1. Bowen, P.A., Usher, K.B., Lowery, D.T., Neilsen, G.H., Sholberg, P.L., O'Gorman, D.T., and Cliff, M.A. (2008). Sustainable production of high quality wine grapes. Annual Report. (Report)

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  2. Mikani, A., Etebarian, H.R., Sholberg, P.L., O'Gorman, D.T., Stokes, S., Alizadeh, A. (2008). Biological control of apple gray mold caused by Botrytis mali with Pseudomonas fluorescens strains. Postharvest Biology and Technology, [online] 48(1), 107-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.09.020

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  3. Spotts, R.A., Wallis, K.M., Serdani, M., O'Gorman, D.T., Sholberg, P.L. (2008). Methodology for determining relationships between inoculum concentration of Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum and stem end decay of pear fruit. Plant Disease, [online] 92(3), 451-455. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-92-3-0451

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  4. O'Gorman, D.T., Sholberg, P.L., Stokes, S.C., Ginns, J. (2008). DNA sequence analysis of herbarium specimens facilitates the revival of Botrytis mali, a postharvest pathogen of apple. Mycologia, [online] 100(2), 227-235. http://dx.doi.org/10.3852/mycologia.100.2.227

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  5. O'Gorman, D.T., Neilsen, G.H., Braumberger, J., and Lévesque, C.A. (2007). "Effect of mulch and bio-solid applications on the populations of both beneficial and pathogenic Pythium species in the root zone of apple.", 2007 Annual Meeting of CPS-SCP (with Plant Canada 2007), Saskatoon, SK, Canada, June 10-14, 2007, pp. 135, P1-28. (Abstract)

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  6. Sholberg, P.L., Walker, M.C., O'Gorman, D.T., Jesperson, G.D. (2007). First report of Phytophthora capsici on cucurbits and peppers in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, [online] 29(2), 153-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060660709507451

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  7. Sholberg, P.L., O'Gorman, D.T., and Bedford, K.E. (2006). "Monitoring Erwinia amylovora in pome fruit orchards using reverse dot-blot hybridization.", Acta Horticulturae (ISHS), 704, pp. 91-98.

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  8. Sholberg, P.L., Harlton, C.E., Haag, P., Lévesque, C.A., O'Gorman, D.T., and Seifert, K.A. (2005). "Benzimidazole and diphenylamine sensitivity and identity of Penicillium spp. that cause postharvest blue mold of apples using ß-tubulin gene sequences.", Postharvest Biology and Technology, 36(1), pp. 41-49.

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  9. Sholberg, P.L., O'Gorman, D.T., Bedford, K.E., and Lévesque, C.A. (2005). "Development of a DNA macroarray for dectection and monitoring of economically important apple diseases.", Plant Disease, 89(11), pp. 1143-1150.

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  10. O'Gorman, D.T. (2005). "Identification of Botrytis mali Ruehle existing within the Botrytis population causing fruit decay on apple in the orchards of British Columbia.", 2005 Annual Meeting of CPS-SCP (with Plant Canada 2005), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, June 15-18, 2005, pp. 99. (Abstract)

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  11. Sholberg, P.L., O'Gorman, D.T., and Bedford, K.E. (2004). "Use of PCR and DNA hybridization for identification of pear powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera leucotricha.", Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 26(2), pp. 199-204.

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Research facility

4200 Highway #97
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0
Canada

Affiliations

  • British Columbia Plant Protection Advisory Council (BCPPAC) – Tree Fruit Committee
  • Professional Affiliate of Brock University‘s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), St.-Catharines Ontario.

Language

English