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Zhou, Xin-Gen “Shane”

Directory Profile for Xin-Gen "Shane" Zhou

Professor
Focus Area:  Rice Diseases and Their Management
Office:  
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Beaumont
Email:  
Phone:  
409-245-8627
Beaumont Research and Extension Center's Site

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S., Plant Protection, Zhejiang University
Graduate Education
M.S., Plant Pathology, Zhejiang University
Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University
Postdoc. Plant Pathology, University of Maryland, College Park

Areas of Expertise

  • Plant disease etiology
  • Epidemiology of rice diseases
  • Management of diseases in rice, including organic rice

Professional Summary

Xin-Gen (Shane) Zhou, Ph.D. is a professor at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and
Extension Center at Beaumont and in the Department of Plant Pathology and
Microbiology. His research focuses on the etiology, epidemiology, and management of
diseases in rice, including organic rice. His research activities center on sheath blight,
kernel smut, Hoja Blanca, narrow brown leaf spot, the seedling disease complex, false
smut, bacterial panicle blight, and other diseases, economically important in Texas’
main and ratoon (second harvest) rice crops. His research focuses on improving cultivar
resistance and chemical control, developing effective biological control methods (cover
crops, PGPRs, endophytes and other beneficial microorganisms), and utilizing UAVs for
remote sensing, Raman spectroscopy, spore trap, core-microbiome manipulation, and
other innovative approaches to detect and manage diseases. His goal is to develop
sustainable and profitable strategies to safeguard rice crop health and enhance
productivity. Dr. Zhou has secured $19 M dollars in research funding and has authored
over 829 publications, including 98 refereed papers. He has discovered three new plant
pathogens and six new plant diseases. His research has contributed to the release of a
new rice cultivar and resulted in two patents. He has also served as a senior editor for
Plant Disease, Plant Health Progress, PhytoFrontiers, and other international journals.

Selected Publications

  1. Zhou, X. G., Everts, K. L., and Bruton, B. D. 2010. Race 3, a new and highly virulent race of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum causing Fusarium wilt in watermelon. Plant Disease 94:92-98.
  2. Zhou, X. G., Tabien, R. E., and Way, M. O. 2010. First report of white leaf streak of rice caused Mycovellosiella oryzae in Texas. Plant Disease 94:639.
  3. Keinath, A. P., Hassell, R. L., Everts, K. L., and Zhou, X. G. 2010. Cover crops of hybrid common vetch reduce Fusarium wilt of seedless watermelon in the eastern United States. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2010-0914-01-RS.
  4. Zhou, X. G., Everts, K. L. and Bruton, B. D. 2010. Potential impact of a new highly virulent race of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in watermelon in the USA. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 871:535-542.
  5. Zhou, X. G., and Everts, K. L. 2008. First report of Alternaria alternata f. sp.cucurbitae causing Alternaria leaf spot of melon in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Plant Disease 92:652.
  6. Zhou, X.G., and Everts, K. L. 2008. Integrated management of gummy stem blight of watermelon by green manure and Melcast-scheduled fungicides. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2008-1120-01-RS.
  7. Zhou, X. G., and Everts, K. L. 2007. Characterization of a regional population ofFusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum by race, cross pathogenicity, and vegetative compatibility. Phytopathology 97: 461-469.
  8. Zhou, X. G., and Everts, K. L. 2007. Effects of host resistance and inoculum density on the suppression of Fusarium wilt of watermelon induced by hairy vetch. Plant Disease 91:92-96.
  9. Zhou, X.G., and Everts, K. L. 2006. Suppression of Fusarium wilt of watermelon enhanced by hairy vetch green manure and partial cultivar resistance. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2006-0405-01-RS.
  10. Zhou, X. G., and Everts, K. L. 2004. Suppression of Fusarium wilt of watermelon by soil amendment with hairy vetch. Plant Disease 88:1357-1365.
  11. Zhou, X. G., and Everts, K. L. 2004. Quantification of root and stem colonization of watermelon by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum and its use in evaluating resistance. Phytopathology 94:832-841.
  12. Zhou, X. G., and Everts, K. L. 2003. Races and inoculum density of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in commercial watermelon fields in Maryland and Delaware. Plant Disease 87:692-698.
  13. Zhou, X. G., and Everts, K. L. 2001. First report of the occurrence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 2 in commercial watermelon-growing areas of Maryland and Delaware. Plant Disease 85:1291.

Publications