Sarah Green BSc, PhD

 

Project Leader, Tree Health Division

Sarah Green joined Forest Research in 2001. She obtained a BSc (Hons) from the University of North Wales, Bangor, in 1990, and was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to undertake her PhD studies in plant pathology at Lincoln University, New Zealand, from 1991 to1995. Sarah then worked on the use of fungal pathogens as biocontrol agents based in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan, Canada from 1995-2001, latterly as part of the Canadian Government Visiting Fellowship Scheme.

Current role

Project Leader, Tree Health Division

Forest Pathologist responsible for management of the Forest Research Northern Research Station's (NRS) pathology laboratory, and for developing and carrying out research projects to address important tree health problems in UK forests, focusing on fungal diseases. Another important role is managing the Disease Diagnostic Advisory Service at NRS and to diagnose and provide advice and information on tree health problems in northern Britain.

Current programmes

Dieback of birch
Project leader

Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service
NRS team leader and editor of Path News

Affiliations and achievements

• Member of British Society for Plant Pathology
• Member of British Mycological Society

Research areas

• Pathology of birch in Scotland
• Infection biology and life cycle of fungal pathogens
• Distribution patterns and impact of fungal diseases on trees
• Use of fungi in vegetation management
• Tree disease diagnosis for amenity and forestry trees
• Advice on management of tree health problems, especially fungi

Main recent publications

Green, S. and Castlebury, L. A. (2007). Connection of Gnomonia intermedia to Discula betulina and its relationship to other taxa in the Gnomoniaceae. Mycological Research 111:62-69.

Green, S. and MacAskill, G. A. (2007). Pathogenicity of Marssonina betulae and other fungi on birch. Plant Pathology 56, 242-250.

Green, S. (2005). First report of Septoria betulae causing leaf spot of birch in the United Kingdom. Plant pathology 54 (4): 580.

Brown, A., Green, S. and Hendry, S. (2005). Needle diseases of pine. Forestry Commission Information Note 67. Edinburgh, Scotland.

Green, S. (2005). Birch die-back in Scotland. Forestry Commission Information Note 72. Edinburgh, Scotland.

Green, S. (2004). Fungi associated with shoots of silver birch (Betula pendula) in Scotland. Mycological Research 108 (11): 1327-1336.

Green, S., Peng, G., Connolly, T. and Boyetchko, S. M. (2004). Effect of moisture and temperature on disease of green foxtail caused by Drechslera gigantea and Pyricularia setariae. Plant Disease 88 (6): 605-612.

Green, S. (2003). A review of the potential for the use of bioherbicides to control forest weeds in the UK. Forestry 76 (3): 285-298.

Stewart-Wade, S.M., Green, S., Boland, G.J., Teshler, M.P., Teshler, I.B., Watson, A.K., Sampson, M.G., Patterson, K., DiTommaso, T. and Dupont, S. (2002). Taraxacum officinale (Weber), dandelion (compositae). Chapter 82 In Biological Control Programmes against Insects & Mites, Weeds, and Pathogens in Canada, 1981-2000. Mason, P.M. and Huber, J. (eds), CABI, UK. Pp 427-430.

Green, S., Bailey, K. L. and Tewari, J.P. (2001). The infection process of Alternaria cirsinoxia on Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) and host structural defence responses. Mycological Research 105: 344-351.

Green, S., Mortensen, K. and Bailey, K.L. (2001). Host range, temperature response, survival and overwintering of Alternaria cirsinoxia. Biological Control 20: 57-64.

Green, S. and Bailey, K.L. (2000). Influence of moisture and temperature on infection of Canada thistle by Alternaria cirsinoxia. Plant Disease 84: 1126-1132.

Green, S. and Bailey, K.L. (2000). Effects of leaf maturity, infection site and application rate of Alternaria cirsinoxia conidia on infection of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense). Biological Control 19 (2): 167-174.

Green, S., Stewart-Wade, S.M., Boland, G.J., Teshler, M.L. and Liu, S.H. (1998). Formulating microorganisms for biological control of weeds. In Plant-Microbe Interactions and Biological Control. Boland G. J. and Kuykendall L.D. (eds), Marcell Dekker, Inc., New York, NY,  pp 249- 282 .

Green, S., Gaunt, R.E., Bourdot, G.W. and Field, R.J. (1998). Influence of phenology, defoliation and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on regrowth potential of Ranunculus acris. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 41 (1): 125-133.

Green, S., Gaunt, R.E., Harvey, I.C. and Bourdot, G.W. (1998). Histopathology of Ranunculus acris infected by a mycoherbicide, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Australasian Plant Pathology 27 (2): 73-79.

Green, S., Bourdot, G.W. and Harvey, I.C. (1995). Limitations of in vitro strain screening methods for the selection of Sclerotinia spp. as potential mycoherbicides against the perennial weed Ranunculus acris. Biocontrol Science and Technology 5: 147-155.