Education/Training
B.S. in Biology, 2003, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, La.
M.S. in Plant Health (plant pathology), 2011, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. |
Professional Experience
Graduate assistant, LSU Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Baton Rouge, La., August 2008 - present
Research associate, LSU AgCenter Pecan Research-Extension Station, Shreveport, La., January 2004-August 2008 |
Publications/Presentations/Patents
Ham, J. H., Melanson, R. A., and Rush, M. C. 2011. Burkholderia glumae: Next major rice pathogen? Molecular Plant Pathology 12(4):329-339. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00676.x).
Li, B., Sanderlin, R. S., Melanson, R. A., and Yu, Q. 2011. Spatial analysis of a plant disease in non-uniform crop: a Monte Carlo approach. Journal of Applied Statistics 38(1):175-182.
Sanderlin, R. S. and Melanson, R. A. 2010. Insect transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to pecan. Plant Disease 94(4):465-470.
Sanderlin, R. S. and Melanson, R. A. 2008. Reduction of Xylella fastidiosa transmission through pecan scion wood by hot-water treatment. Plant Disease 92:1124-1126.
Sanderlin, R. S. and Melanson, R. A. 2006. Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa through pecan rootstock. HortScience 41(6):1455-1456. |