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A. J. Cato Data-verified
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5 h-index
39 pubs
144 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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A. J. Cato's research focuses on agricultural pest management and crop tolerance. Recent work includes evaluating the efficacy of nucleopolyhedroviruses for insect control in soybean agriculture and assessing broad mite sampling techniques in blackberry cultivation. Cato has also investigated the tolerance of young blackberry plants to various preemergence herbicides, with publications detailing evaluations of newly transplanted blackberry tolerance. Further research has explored the impact of soil-applied thyme oil on strawberry yield and disease abundance. Additionally, Cato has studied the geographic distribution and genetic frequency of insecticide resistance in grain beetles, specifically phosphine resistance in *Rhyzopertha dominica* and *Tribolium castaneum*. The researcher has also identified a new disease in Arkansas blackberries, *Fusarium wilt* caused by *Fusarium oxysporum* f. sp. *mori*.
Cato's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5, with 38 total publications and 138 total citations. Key collaborators include Amanda McWhirt from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Matthew B. Bertucci and Nilda R. Burgos from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 5
- Publications: 39
- Citations: 144
Selected Publications
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First Report of Fusarium Wilt of Blackberry (<i>Rubus</i> subgenus <i>Rubus</i>) Caused by <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>mori</i> in Arkansas (2025)
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Evaluating broad mite (Acari: Tarsonemidae) sampling techniques in blackberry (2025)
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Impact of Soil-Applied Thyme Oil on Strawberry Yield and Disease Abundance (2024)
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Efficacy of Helicoverpa Armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus on Soybean for Control of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Arkansas Agriculture (2022)
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A rapid assay for the detection of resistance to phosphine in the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) (2021)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Amanda McWhirt
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
5 shared publications
In database
- Impact of Soil-Applied Thyme Oil on Strawberry Yield and Disease Abundance
- Tolerance of Young Blackberries to a Selection of Preemergence Herbicides and Rates
- Evaluation of newly transplanted blackberry tolerance to a selection of preemergence herbicides
- Impact of trellis system on blackberry crop canopy architecture and microclimate with implications for pest management
- Evaluating broad mite (Acari: Tarsonemidae) sampling techniques in blackberry
Edwin Afful
Kansas State University (US)
2 shared publications
- A rapid assay for the detection of resistance to phosphine in the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)
- Geographic Distribution of Phosphine Resistance and Frequency of Resistance Genes in Two Species of Grain Beetles, Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica, in North America
Manoj K. Nayak
Queensland Government (AU)
2 shared publications
- A rapid assay for the detection of resistance to phosphine in the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)
- Geographic Distribution of Phosphine Resistance and Frequency of Resistance Genes in Two Species of Grain Beetles, Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica, in North America
Thomas W. Phillips
Kansas State University (US)
2 shared publications
- A rapid assay for the detection of resistance to phosphine in the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)
- Geographic Distribution of Phosphine Resistance and Frequency of Resistance Genes in Two Species of Grain Beetles, Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica, in North America
Kayla Knepp
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Tolerance of Young Blackberries to a Selection of Preemergence Herbicides and Rates
- Evaluation of newly transplanted blackberry tolerance to a selection of preemergence herbicides
Matthew B. Bertucci
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Tolerance of Young Blackberries to a Selection of Preemergence Herbicides and Rates
- Evaluation of newly transplanted blackberry tolerance to a selection of preemergence herbicides
Nilda R. Burgos
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Tolerance of Young Blackberries to a Selection of Preemergence Herbicides and Rates
- Evaluation of newly transplanted blackberry tolerance to a selection of preemergence herbicides
Joseph L. Black
Texas A&M University (US)
1 shared publication
- Efficacy of Helicoverpa Armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus on Soybean for Control of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Arkansas Agriculture
G. M. Lorenz
1 shared publication
- Efficacy of Helicoverpa Armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus on Soybean for Control of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Arkansas Agriculture
Nick R. Bateman
1 shared publication
- Efficacy of Helicoverpa Armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus on Soybean for Control of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Arkansas Agriculture
Nicholas J. Seiter
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
1 shared publication
- Efficacy of Helicoverpa Armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus on Soybean for Control of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Arkansas Agriculture
M. Duncan
1 shared publication
- Impact of trellis system on blackberry crop canopy architecture and microclimate with implications for pest management
Amanda M. Lay-Walters
1 shared publication
In database
- Impact of trellis system on blackberry crop canopy architecture and microclimate with implications for pest management
L. Herrera
1 shared publication
- Impact of trellis system on blackberry crop canopy architecture and microclimate with implications for pest management
Renee T. Threlfall
1 shared publication
In database
- Impact of trellis system on blackberry crop canopy architecture and microclimate with implications for pest management
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