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Just published:
Richards, V., Godfrey, I., Blanchette, R., Held, B., Gregory, D. & Reed, E. (2009), In-Situ Monitoring and Stabilisation of the James Matthews Site in Proceedings of the 10th ICOM Group on Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference, Amsterdam, 10-15 September 2007, eds K. Straetkvern & D.J. Huisman, Rijksdienst voor Archeologie, Cultuurlandschap en Monumenten (RACM), Amersfoort, pp. 113-160. Reprint
Perez, C. A., M. J. Wingfield, B. Slippers, N. A. Altier and R. A. Blanchette. 2009. Neofusicoccum eucalyptorum, a Eucalyptus pathogen, on native Myrtaceae in Uruguay. Plant Pathology 58:964-970. Reprint available from the journal web site.
Jurgens, J. A., R. A. Blanchette and T. R. Filley. 2009. Fungal diversity and deterioration in mummified woods from the ad Astra Ice Cap region in the Canadian High Arctic. Polar Biology 32:751-758. Reprint
Arenz, B. E. and R. A. Blanchette. 2009. Investigations of fungal diversity in wooden structures and soils at historic sites on the Antarctic Peninsula. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 55:46-56. Reprint
Schreiner, K. M., T. R. Filley, R. A. Blanchette, B. B. Bowen, R. D. Bolskar, W. C. Hockaday, C. A. Masiello and J. W. Raebiger. 2009. White-rot basidiomycete mediated decomposition of C60 fullerol. Environmental Science and Technology 43:3162-3168. Reprint
Konkol, N. R., C. J. McNamara, R. A. Blanchette, E. May and R. Mitchell. 2008. Microbes can damage but also help restore artifacts. Microbe 3(12): 563-567. Reprint
Perez, C. A., N. Altier, S. Simeto, M. J. Wingfield, B. Slippers and R. A. Blanchette. 2008. Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus and Native Myrtaceae in Uruguay. Agrociencia 12:19-30. Reprint
Blanchette, R. A., B. W. Held and J. A. Jurgens. 2008. Northumberland House, Fort Conger and the Peary Huts in the Canadian High Arctic: current condition and assessment of wood deterioration taking place. In: Historical Polar Bases – Preservation and Management. Edited by S. Barr and P. Chaplin. ICOMOS Monuments and Sites No.XVII. International Polar Heritage Committee, Oslo, Norway. pp.96. ISBN 978-82-996891-2-0. Copies can be obtained from the IPCH.
Graves, A. D., E. H. Holsten, M. E. Ascerno, K. P. Zogas, J. S. Hard, D. P.W. Huber, R. A. Blanchette, S. J. Seybold. 2008. Protection of spruce from colonization by the bark beetle, Ips perturbatus, in Alaska. Forest Ecology and Management 256: 1825-1839. Reprint
Perez, C. A., Z. W. de Beer, N. A. Altier, M. J. Wingfield and R. A. Blanchette. 2008. Discovery of the eucalypt pathogen Quambalaria eucalypti infecting a non-Eucalyptus host in Uruguay. Australasian Plant Pathology 37: 600-604. Reprint available from the journal web site.
Arenz, B. A. and R. A. Blanchette. 2008. East Base, SOS: Assessment of deterioration and recommendations for conserving this important Antarctic site. In: Historical Polar Bases – Preservation and Management. Edited by S. Barr and P. Chaplin. ICOMOS Monuments and Sites No.XVII. International Polar Heritage Committee, Oslo, Norway pp.96. ISBN 978-82-996891-2-0. Copies can be obtained from the IPCH.
Duncan, S. M., R. Minasaki, R. L. Farrell, J.M. Thaites, B. W. Held, B. E. Arenz, J. A. Jurgens and R. A. Blanchette. 2008. Screening fungi isolated from historic Discovery Hut on Ross Island, Antarctica for cellulose degradation. Antarctic Science 20:463-470. Reprint
Farrell, R. L., S. Duncan, R. A. Blanchette, B. W. Held, J. A. Jurgens and B. E. Arenz. 2008. Scientific evaluation of deterioration of historic huts of Ross Island, Antarctica. In: Historical Polar Bases – Preservation and Management. Edited by S. Barr and P. Chaplin. ICOMOS Monuments and Sites No.XVII. International Polar Heritage Committee, Oslo, Norway pp.96. ISBN 978-82-996891-2-0. Copies can be obtained from the IPCH.
Schwingle, B. W. and R. A. Blanchette. 2008. Host range investigations of new, undescribed and common Phytophthora spp. isolated from ornamental nurseries in Minnesota. Plant Disease 92:642-647. Reprint
Burnes, T. A., R. A. Blanchette, J. A. Smith and J. J. Luby. 2008. Black currant clonal identity and white pine blister rust resistance. HortScience 43:200-202. Reprint
Other published papers:
Schindelholz, E., R. A. Blanchette, D. Cook, M. Drews, S. Hand, B. W. Held, J. A. Jurgens and B. Seifert. 2007. An Evaluation of supercritical drying and PEG/Freeze drying of waterlogged archaeological wood. Report to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, National Park Service. MT-2210-05-NC-10. 55 pages. Reprint
Schwingle, B. W., J. A. Smith and R. A. Blanchette. 2007. Phytophthora speices associated with diseased woody ornamentals in Minnesota nurseries. Plant Disease 91:97-102. Reprint
Arenz, B. E., B. W. Held, J. A. Jurgens, R. L. Farrell and R. A. Blanchette. 2006. Fungal diversity in soils and historic wood from the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica.Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38:3057-3064. Reprint
Wymelenberg, A.V., G. Sabat, M. Mozuch, P. J. Kersten, D. Cullen and R. A. Blanchette. 2006. Structure, Organization, and Transcriptional Regulation of a Family of Copper Radical Oxidase Genes in the Lignin-Degrading Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Applied Environmental Microbiology 72:4871-4877. (Reprint)
Duncan, S., R. L. Farrell, J. M. Thwaites, B. W.
Held, B. E. Arenz, J. A. Jurgens and R. A. Blanchette. 2006. Endoglucanase-producing
fungi isolated from Cape Evans historic expedition hut on Ross Island,
Antarctica. Environmental Microbiology 8:1212-1219.
(Reprint)
Smith, J.A., R. A. Blanchette, J. J. Jacobs, L. Higgins, B. A. Witthun, J. H. Gillman and A. J. David. 2006. Proteomic
comparison of needles from blister rust-resistant and susceptible
Pinus strobus seedlings reveals up-regulation of putative disease
resistance proteins. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 19: 150-160.
(Reprint)
Smith, J.A., R. A. Blanchette, T. A. Burnes, J. H. Gillman, and A. J. David. 2006. Epicuticular wax and white pine blister
rust resistance in resistant and susceptible selections of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) Phytopathology
96: 171-177. (Reprint)
Schwingle, B. W., J. A. Smith, R. A. Blanchette,
S. Gould, and B. L. Blanchette, J. Pokorny and S. D. Cohen. 2006.
First Report of Dieback and Leaf Lesions on Rhododendron sp. Caused
by Phytophthora hedraiandra in the United States. Plant Disease
90:109. Published on-line as DOI: 10.1094/PD-90-0109A. (Reprint)
Held, B. W., J.A. Jurgens, S.M. Duncan, R.L. Farrell
and R.A. Blanchette. 2006. Assessment of fungal diversity and deterioration
in a wooden structure at New Harbor, Antarctica. Polar Biology 29:526-531. Published
on line as DOI 10.1007/s00300-005-0084-3. (Reprint)
Thwaites, J. M., R. L. Farrell, S. Duncan, S. D.
Reay, R. A. Blanchette, E. Hadar, Y. Hadar, T. C. Harrington and D. McNew. 2005. Survey of potential sapstain
fungi on Pinus radiata in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany
43:653-663. (Reprint)
Kromroy, K. W., R.A. Blanchette and D.F. Grigal.
2005. Armillaria species on small woody plants, small woody debris,
and root fragments in red pine stands. Canadian Journal of Forest
Research 35: 1487-1495. (Reprint)
Held, B. W., J. A. Jurgens, B. E. Arenz, S. M.
Duncan, R. L. Farrell and R. A. Blanchette. 2005. Environmental
factors influencing microbial growth inside the historic huts of
Ross Island, Antarctica. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
55:45-53. (Reprint)
Smith, J. A., R. A. Blanchette and G. Newcombe. 2004. Molecular and morphological characterization of
the willow rust fungus, Melampsora epitea, from arctic and temperate
hosts in North America. Mycologia 96 1330-1338. (Reprint)
Blanchette, R. A., B. W. Held, J. A. Jurgens and
J. E. Haight. 2004. Wood deterioration in Chacoan great houses of
the southwestern United States. Conservation and Management of Archaeological
Sites 6:204-212. (Reprint)
Blanchette, R. A., B. W. Held, J. A. Jurgens, J.
Aislabie, S. Duncan and R. L. Farrell. 2004. Environmental pollutants
from the Scott and Shackleton expeditions during the 'Heroic Age'
of Antarctic exploration. Polar Record 40:143-151. (Reprint)
Blanchette, R. A., B. W. Held, J. A. Jurgens, D.L.
McNew, T. C. Harrington, S. M. Duncan and R. L. Farrell. 2004. Wood
destroying soft rot fungi in the historic expedition huts of Antarctica.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70:1328-1335. (Reprint)
Farrell, R. L., R. A. Blanchette, M. Auger, S.
M. Duncan, B. W. Held, J. A. Jurgens and R. Minasaki. 2004. Scientific
evaluation of deterioration in historic huts of Ross Island, Antarctica.
In: S. Barr and P. Chaplin (Eds.), Polar Monuments and Sites: Cultural
Heritage in the Arctic and Antarctica Regions. ICOMOS Monuments
and Sites Number VIII. Available from the International
Polar Heritage Committee
Ford, D., M. Demas, N. Agnew, R. Blanchette, S.
Maekawa, M. Taylor and K. Dowdy. 2004. Chaco Canyon reburial programme.
Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites 6:177-202.
Jurgens, J.A., R. A. Blanchette and D. N. Carlson.
2003. Evaluating the Wooden Remnants of the Tektas Burnu Shipwreck.
In: Koestler, R.J., Koestler, V.R., Charola, A.E., and Nieto-Fernandez,
F.E., (Eds.), Art, Biology, and Conservation: Biodeterioration of
Works of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 390-409.
(Reprint)
Blanchette, R.A., 2003. Deterioration in Historic
and Archaeological Woods from Terrestrial Sites. In: Koestler, R. J.,
Koestler, V. R., Charola, A.E., and Nieto-Fernandez, F. E., (Eds.),
Art, Biology, and Conservation: Biodeterioration of Works of Art.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 328-347.(Reprint)
Jurgens, J. A., R. A. Blanchette, P. J. Zambino
and A. David. 2003. Histology of white pine blister rust in needles
of resistant and susceptible eastern white pine. Plant Disease 87:1026-1030.
(Reprint)
Held, B. W., J. M. Thwaites, R. L. Farrell, and
R. A. Blanchette. 2003. Albino strains of Ophiostoma species for
biological control of sapstaining fungi. Holzforschung 57:237-242.
(Reprint)
Blanchette, R. A., C. C. Renner, B. W. Held, C. Enoch, and S. Angstman. 2002. The current use of Phellinus igniarius by the Eskimos of Western Alaska. Mycologist 16(4): 142-145. Reprint
Blanchette, R. A., B. W. Held and R. L. Farrell. 2002. Defibration of wood in the expedition huts of Antarctica: an unusual deterioration process occurring in the polar environment. Polar Record 38: 313-322. Reprint
Morse, A. C. and R. A. Blanchette. 2002. Etiology of Red Stain in Boxelder. Plant Health Progress. doi:10.1094/PHP-2002-0917-01-RS Reprint
Smith, J. A., R. A. Blanchette, M. E. Ostry and N. A. Anderson. 2002. Etiology of bronze leaf disease of Populus. Plant Disease 86:462-469. Reprint
Filley, T. R., R. A. Blanchette, E. Simpson and M. L. Fogel. 2001. Nitrogen cycling by wood decomposing soft rot fungi in the ‘King Midas Tomb’, Gordian, Turkey. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98:13346-13350. Reprint
Tennessen, D., R. A. Blanchette and T. C. Windes. 2002. Differentiating aspen and cottonwood in prehistoric wood from the Chacoan great house ruins. Journal of Archaeological Science 29:521-527. Reprint
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University of Minnesota Forest Research Station in Cloquet, Minnesota where some of our forest disease research studies are carried out.
Profesor Blanchette with Dr. Norman Borlaug one of the most distinquished graduates of our department. He received the Noble Peace Prize, Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his role in the green revolution and development of high-yield disease resistant wheat varities. Few people know that Dr. Borlaug also did work in Forest Pathology. His MS research at the University of Minensota was on determining the cause of red stain of boxelder.
Our research in Asia is helping poor rural farmers have a better life. Professor Blanchette in a Vietnamese village garden working on an agarwood project. This Aquilaria tree will produce a valuble resin and provide a new economy for the village.
Scanning electron micrograph of uredinia spores from white pine
blister rust
Forests in southern Bhutan where research and demonstration trials for agarwood production were done
Transverse section of sound birch
wood
Apothecia of Chlorociboria
on wood
Field research at Ellesmere Island
in the Canadian High Arctic
Biodiversity study site at Cape Royds, Antarctica
Basidiocarp of Ganoderma fruiting in Thailand
Gall rust, Peridermium harknessii, with aeciospores on jack pine
Old growth tree (Gyrinops) at one of our field research sites in Asia
Amanita muscaria fruiting in a red pine forest at the University of Minnesota Forest Research Station in Cloquet, Minnesota |
