David Cooke
- First Class Honours Graduate in Agricultural Botany, University of Wales Aberystwyth.
- PhD Plant Pathology, University of Wales Aberystwyth.
- Employed at the Institute since 1994 as a project leader in plant pathology.
- Senior Editor for Phytopathology (2015-18); Senior Editor for PhytoFrontiers 2020-
Current research interests
- Development and exploitation of genetic markers (SSR, effector gene sequences) for examining the population biology, epidemiology and management of Phytophthora infestans (potato late blight).
- Co-ordinator of pathogen data for European project examining populations of Phytophthora infestans (Euroblight). See data release on 2021 population "Results of the EuroBlight potato late blight monitoring in 2021" and maps.
- Evolution and population genetics of the genus Phytophthora.
- Application of eDNA metabarcoding to examine diversity of Phytophthora and other Oomycete taxa in crops, forests and natural ecosystems. In current Euphresco and Future Proofing Plant Health funding I am testing the technology for improved plant biosecurity and nursery management. See also the completed PHYTO-THREATS project.
- Soft fruit Phytophthora species: detection and control.
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Potato late blight research to inform Integrated Pest Management (IPM) including the GB Potato crop Fight Against Blight campaign examining population change of Phytophthora infestans from 2003 to 2022. See report archive.
- Epidemiology and risks posed by Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae to managed gardens and heathland in Scotland. Full report and extension report on risks as a result of disease spread on larch are available. In addition a review on threats Phytophthora species pose to plant health in Scotland.
Bibliography
- Torro-Galiana, A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Skelsey, P. (2023) Spatiotemporal analysis of Phytophthora infestans population diversity and disease risk in Great Britain, Plant Pathology, 72(4), pp.786-796
- Torro-Galiana, A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Skelsey, P. (2023) Spatiotemporal analysis of Phytophthora infestans population diversity and disease risk in Great Britain, Plant Pathology, 72(4), pp.786-796
- El-Ganainy, S.M.; Iqbal, Z.; Awad, H. M; Sattar, M.N.; Tohamy, A. M.; Abbas, A.O.; Squires, J.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2022) Genotypic and Phenotypic Structure of the Population of Phytophthora infestans in Egypt Revealed the Presence of European Genotypes, Journal of Fungi, 8, Art. 468
- Brasier, C.M.; Scanu, B.; Cooke, D.; Jung, T. (2022) Phytophthora: an ancient, historic, biologically and structurally cohesive and evolutionarily successful generic concept in need of preservation, IMA Fungus, 13, Art. 12
- Puidet, B.; Mabon, R.; Guibert, M.; Kiiker, R.; Soonvald, L.; Le, V.H.; Eikemo, H.; Dewaegeneire, P.; Saubeau, G.; Chatot, C.; Aurousseau, F.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Abuley, I.; Hansen, J.G.; Corbiere, R.; Leclerc, M.; Andrivon, D. (2022) Examining Phenotypic Traits Contributing to the Spread in Northern European Potato Crops of EU_41_A2, a New Clonal Lineage of Phytophthora infestans, Phytopathology, 112(2), pp. 414-421
- Cooke, D.; Randall, E; Keillor, B.; Cock, P. (2022) eDNA metabarcoding as a powerful tool to track plant pathogens, Presentation at Underpinning National Capacity DNA technologies, skills and infrastructure workshop, Perth, UK. 5 Dec 2022
- Saville, A.C.; La Spada, F.; Faedda, R.; Migheli, Q.; Scanu, B.; Ermacora, P.; Gilardi, G.; Fedele, G.; Rossi, V.; Lenzi, N.; Testa, A.; Bechir Allagui, M.; Moumni, M.; Dongiovanni, E.; Zohra Rekad, F.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Pane, A.; Cacciola, S.O.; Ristaino, J. (2021) Population structure of Phytophthora infestans collected on potato and tomato in Italy., Plant Pathology, 70, 2165-2178.
- Kanetis, L.I.; Pittas, L.; Nikoloudakis, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Ioannou, N. (2021) Characterization of Phytophthora infestans populations in Cyprus, the southernmost potato-producing European country., Plant Disease, 105, 3407-3417
- Guha Roy, S.; Dey, T.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Cooke, L.R. (2021) The dynamics of Phytophthora infestans populations in the major potato-growing regions of Asia - a review., Plant Pathology, 70, 1015-1031.
- Göre, M.E.; Altin, N.; Myers, K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Fry, W.E.; Özer, G. (2021) Population structure of Phytophthora infestans in Turkey reveals expansion and spread of dominant clonal lineages and virulence., Plant Pathology, 70, 898-911
- Raza, W.; Ghazanfar, M.U.; Sullivan, L.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Cooke, L.R. (2021) Mating type and aggressiveness of Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary in potato-growing areas of Punjab, Pakistan, 2017-2018 and identification of genotype 13_A2 in 2019-2020., Potato Research, 64, 115-129.
- Barwell, L.J.; Perez-Sierra, A.; Henricot, B.; Harris, A.; Burgess, T.I.; Hardy, G.; Scott, P.; Williams, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Green, S.; Chapman, D.S.; Purse, B.V. (2021) Evolutionary trait-based approaches for predicting future global impacts of plant pathogens in the genus Phytophthora., Journal of Applied Ecology, 58, 718-730.
- Cooke, D.; Lees, A.; Kessel, G.; Andrivon, D.; Hansen, J. G. (2021) Mitigating the impact of the evolving population of Phytophthora infestans on potato late blight management, Presentation at BSPP ‘Our Plants Our future’ conference. Edgbaston, UK, Dec 6-8 2021
- Cooke, D.;Lees, A. (2021) Population monitoring and fungicide sensitivity testing of Phytophthora infestans across GB 201921 Project annual report for 201920,
- Green, S.; Riddell, C.E.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Armstrong, A.C.; Elliott, M.; Forster, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Morris, J.; Thorpe, P.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Sharp, P.M.; Pritchard, L. (2020) Diversity of woody-host infecting Phytophthora species in public parks and botanic gardens as revealed by metabarcoding, and opportunities for mitigation through best practice., Sibbaldia, 18, 67-88.
- Choi, J.G.; Hong, S.Y.; Kessel, G.J.T.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Vossen, J.H.; Cho, J.H.; Im, J.S.; Park, Y.E.; Cho, K.S. (2020) Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Phytophthora infestans in South Korea during 2009-2016 reveals clonal reproduction and absence of EU_13_A2 genotype., Plant Pathology, 69, 932-943.
- Cock, P.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Pritchard, L. (2020) THAPBI PICT - a metabarcoding analysis pipeline developed as a Phytophthora ITS1 classification tool., Presentation at the BOSC track of the Bioinformatics Community Conference (BCC2020), 19 July 2020. (Online)
- Zhang, Z.; Wu, J.; Chen, S.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Cooke, L.R.; Zhang, R. (2020) Investigation of Phytophthora infestans population structures in China., In: Lasserre, C., Maurer, A., Li, M., Kear, P., Lu, X. & Andrade-Piedra, J. (ed.s). Proceedings of Third AsiaBlight Meeting. Beijing, China. 25-27 October 2019. Lima (Peru). CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB). RTB Workshop Report, p17.
- Maloney, K.; Havis, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Loake, G.; Bain, R.A. (2020) Development of a decision aid to support the use of curative late blight fungicides., Proceedings of Crop Production in Northern Britain Conference, Dundee, 25-26 February 2020, pp197-202.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Lynott, L.; Sullivan, L.; Skelsey, P.; Torro-Galiana, A.; Lees, A.K. (2020) Integrated potato late blight management in response to an evolving pathogen population., Proceedings, The Dundee Conference: Crop Protection in Northern Britain, Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee, 25-26 February 2020, pp205-210.
- Ristaino, J.B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Acuña, I.; Muñoz, M. (2020) The threat of late blight to global food security., In: Ristaino, J.B. & Records, A. (eds.). Emerging Plant Diseases and Global Food Security. APS Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, Chapter 6, pp101-132.
- Göre, M.E.; Altin, N.; Yaman, T.; Myers, K.; Çagli, A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Pirlak, U.; Alkan, M.; Kabakçi, H.; Zencirci, N.; Fry, W.E.; Özer, G. (2019) Severe outbreaks of Phytophthora infestans on potato in Turkey caused by recent changes in the pathogen population structure., Phytoparasitica, 47, 693-709.
- Nnadi, N.E.; Datiri, A.M.; Pam, D.B.; Ngene, A.C.; Okonkwo, F.O.; Sullivan, L.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2019) First report of the EU_33_A2 clonal lineage of Phytophthora infestans causing late blight disease of potato in Nigeria., New Disease Reports, 40, Article No. 20.
- Pettitt, T.R.; Keane, G.J.; John, S.O.L.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Zerjav, M. (2019) Atypical late blight symptoms following first recorded infections by Phytophthora infestans genotype EU_39_A1 in UK vine tomatoes., New Disease Reports, 39, Article No. 16.
- Riddell, C.E.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Armstrong, A.C.; Elliot, M.; Forster, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Morris, J.; Thorpe, P.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Pritchard, L.; Sharp, P.M.; Green, S. (2019) Metabarcoding reveals a high diversity of woody host-associated Phytophthora spp. in soils at public gardens and amenity woodlands in Britain., PeerJ, 7, Article No. e6931.
- Kiiker, R.; Skrabule, I.; Ronis, A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Hansen, J.G.; Williams, I.H.; Mänd, M.; Runno-Paurson, E. (2019) Diversity of populations of Phytophthora infestans in relation to patterns of potato crop management in Latvia and Lithuania., Plant Pathology, 68, 1207-1214.
- Alor, N.; Tierno, R.; Cooke, D.E.L.; de Galarreta, J.I.R. (2019) Characterisation of Phytophthora infestans isolates of potato crops from Spain., Potato Research, 62, 453-463.
- Martin, F.N.; Zhang, Y.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Coffey, M.D.; Grunwald, N.J.; Fry, W.E. (2019) Insights into evolving global populations of Phytophthora infestans via new complementary mtDNA haplotype markers and nuclear SSRs., PLoS ONE, 14, Article No. e0208606.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Kessel, G.T.K.; Lassen P.; Hansen, J.G. (2019) The European population of Phytophthora infestans in a global context., Proceedings of The 17th EuroBlight Workshop 12-15 May 2019, York, UK. WUR - Special Report No. 19, 2019, pp35-36.
- Ritchie, F.; Paveley, N.; Carolan, K.; Lees, A.L.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Bain, R.; van den Bosch, F. (2019) Integrated control to manage pathogen evolution., Proceedings of The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. WUR -Special Report No 19, 2019, pp79-86.
- Green, S.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Clark, B.; Randall, E.; Clark, M.; Pettit, T.; Dunn, M.; Schlenzig, A.; Pritchard, L.; Thorpe, P.; Cock, P.; Barbrook, J. (2019) Phytophthora communities in UK plant nurseries and links to management practice: opportunities for mitigation through accreditation., Presentation at the 9th Meeting of the IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09: Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems, Sardinia 17-25 October 2019.
- Torro-Galiana, A.; Cooke, D.; Skelsey, P. (2019) Applications of machine learning to identify drivers of Phytophthora infestans population diversity., Seventeenth Euroblight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. WUR Special Report, No 19, pp169-174.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Randall, E.; Clark, B.; Thorpe, P.; Cock, P.J.; Pritchard, L.; Pettitt, T.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Green, K.R. (2019) Phytophthora eDNA barcoding for natural ecosystem surveillance., 20th Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Annual Meeting, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Oban, 10-12 July 2019. Presentation.
- Maloney, K.; Bain, R.A.; Havis, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Loake, G. (2019) A simple decision aid for the use of curative fungicides., The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. Powerpoint presentation, 17 slides.
- Ritchie, F.; Paveley, N.D.; Carolan, K.; Lees, A.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Bain, R.A.; Van den Bosch, T.B.M. (2019) Integrated control to manage pathogen evolution., The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. (Presentation)
- Andrivon, D.; Puidet, B.; Kiiker, R.; Wilk, N.; Mabon, R.; Guibert, M.; Le, V.H.; Heikemo, H.; Hansen, J.G.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Aurousseau, F.; Corbiere, R.; Deweigenaere, P.; Saubeau, G.; Chatot, C.; Schepers, H.T.A.M.; Evenhuis, A.; Lucca, F.; Kessel, G.J.T. (2019) Phenotypic traits of the new Phytophthora infestans genotypes expanding in Europe., The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. Powerpoint presentation, 16 slides.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Kessel, G.J.T.; Hansen, J.G.; Lassen, P.; Andrivon, D.; Corbiere, R. (2019) The European population of Phytophthora infestans in a global context., The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. Powerpoint presentation, 35 slides.
- Cooke, D.E.L. (2019) GB Late blight population monitoring 2014 to 2018., Final Report to AHDB Potatoes, Report No. 2019/10, 41pp.
- Kiiker, R.; Hansen, M.; Williams, I.H.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Runno-Paurson, E. (2018) Outcome of sexual reproduction in the Phytophthora infestans population in Estonian potato fields., European Journal of Plant Pathology, 152, 395-407.
- Stellingwerf, J.S.; Phelan, S.; Doohan, F.M.; Griffin, D.; Bourke, A.; Hutten, R.C.B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Kildea, S.; Mullins, E. (2018) Evidence for selection pressure from resistant potato genotypes but not from fungicide application within a clonal Phytophthora infestans population., Plant Pathology, 67, 1528-1538.
- Torro-Galiana, A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Skelsey, P. (2023) Spatiotemporal analysis of Phytophthora infestans population diversity and disease risk in Great Britain, Plant Pathology, 72(4), pp.786-796
- Torro-Galiana, A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Skelsey, P. (2023) Spatiotemporal analysis of Phytophthora infestans population diversity and disease risk in Great Britain, Plant Pathology, 72(4), pp.786-796
- El-Ganainy, S.M.; Iqbal, Z.; Awad, H. M; Sattar, M.N.; Tohamy, A. M.; Abbas, A.O.; Squires, J.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2022) Genotypic and Phenotypic Structure of the Population of Phytophthora infestans in Egypt Revealed the Presence of European Genotypes, Journal of Fungi, 8, Art. 468
- Brasier, C.M.; Scanu, B.; Cooke, D.; Jung, T. (2022) Phytophthora: an ancient, historic, biologically and structurally cohesive and evolutionarily successful generic concept in need of preservation, IMA Fungus, 13, Art. 12
- Puidet, B.; Mabon, R.; Guibert, M.; Kiiker, R.; Soonvald, L.; Le, V.H.; Eikemo, H.; Dewaegeneire, P.; Saubeau, G.; Chatot, C.; Aurousseau, F.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Abuley, I.; Hansen, J.G.; Corbiere, R.; Leclerc, M.; Andrivon, D. (2022) Examining Phenotypic Traits Contributing to the Spread in Northern European Potato Crops of EU_41_A2, a New Clonal Lineage of Phytophthora infestans, Phytopathology, 112(2), pp. 414-421
- Saville, A.C.; La Spada, F.; Faedda, R.; Migheli, Q.; Scanu, B.; Ermacora, P.; Gilardi, G.; Fedele, G.; Rossi, V.; Lenzi, N.; Testa, A.; Bechir Allagui, M.; Moumni, M.; Dongiovanni, E.; Zohra Rekad, F.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Pane, A.; Cacciola, S.O.; Ristaino, J. (2021) Population structure of Phytophthora infestans collected on potato and tomato in Italy., Plant Pathology, 70, 2165-2178.
- Kanetis, L.I.; Pittas, L.; Nikoloudakis, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Ioannou, N. (2021) Characterization of Phytophthora infestans populations in Cyprus, the southernmost potato-producing European country., Plant Disease, 105, 3407-3417
- Guha Roy, S.; Dey, T.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Cooke, L.R. (2021) The dynamics of Phytophthora infestans populations in the major potato-growing regions of Asia - a review., Plant Pathology, 70, 1015-1031.
- Göre, M.E.; Altin, N.; Myers, K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Fry, W.E.; Özer, G. (2021) Population structure of Phytophthora infestans in Turkey reveals expansion and spread of dominant clonal lineages and virulence., Plant Pathology, 70, 898-911
- Raza, W.; Ghazanfar, M.U.; Sullivan, L.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Cooke, L.R. (2021) Mating type and aggressiveness of Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary in potato-growing areas of Punjab, Pakistan, 2017-2018 and identification of genotype 13_A2 in 2019-2020., Potato Research, 64, 115-129.
- Barwell, L.J.; Perez-Sierra, A.; Henricot, B.; Harris, A.; Burgess, T.I.; Hardy, G.; Scott, P.; Williams, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Green, S.; Chapman, D.S.; Purse, B.V. (2021) Evolutionary trait-based approaches for predicting future global impacts of plant pathogens in the genus Phytophthora., Journal of Applied Ecology, 58, 718-730.
- Green, S.; Riddell, C.E.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Armstrong, A.C.; Elliott, M.; Forster, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Morris, J.; Thorpe, P.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Sharp, P.M.; Pritchard, L. (2020) Diversity of woody-host infecting Phytophthora species in public parks and botanic gardens as revealed by metabarcoding, and opportunities for mitigation through best practice., Sibbaldia, 18, 67-88.
- Choi, J.G.; Hong, S.Y.; Kessel, G.J.T.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Vossen, J.H.; Cho, J.H.; Im, J.S.; Park, Y.E.; Cho, K.S. (2020) Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Phytophthora infestans in South Korea during 2009-2016 reveals clonal reproduction and absence of EU_13_A2 genotype., Plant Pathology, 69, 932-943.
- Göre, M.E.; Altin, N.; Yaman, T.; Myers, K.; Çagli, A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Pirlak, U.; Alkan, M.; Kabakçi, H.; Zencirci, N.; Fry, W.E.; Özer, G. (2019) Severe outbreaks of Phytophthora infestans on potato in Turkey caused by recent changes in the pathogen population structure., Phytoparasitica, 47, 693-709.
- Nnadi, N.E.; Datiri, A.M.; Pam, D.B.; Ngene, A.C.; Okonkwo, F.O.; Sullivan, L.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2019) First report of the EU_33_A2 clonal lineage of Phytophthora infestans causing late blight disease of potato in Nigeria., New Disease Reports, 40, Article No. 20.
- Pettitt, T.R.; Keane, G.J.; John, S.O.L.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Zerjav, M. (2019) Atypical late blight symptoms following first recorded infections by Phytophthora infestans genotype EU_39_A1 in UK vine tomatoes., New Disease Reports, 39, Article No. 16.
- Riddell, C.E.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Armstrong, A.C.; Elliot, M.; Forster, J.; Hedley, P.E.; Morris, J.; Thorpe, P.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Pritchard, L.; Sharp, P.M.; Green, S. (2019) Metabarcoding reveals a high diversity of woody host-associated Phytophthora spp. in soils at public gardens and amenity woodlands in Britain., PeerJ, 7, Article No. e6931.
- Kiiker, R.; Skrabule, I.; Ronis, A.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Hansen, J.G.; Williams, I.H.; Mänd, M.; Runno-Paurson, E. (2019) Diversity of populations of Phytophthora infestans in relation to patterns of potato crop management in Latvia and Lithuania., Plant Pathology, 68, 1207-1214.
- Alor, N.; Tierno, R.; Cooke, D.E.L.; de Galarreta, J.I.R. (2019) Characterisation of Phytophthora infestans isolates of potato crops from Spain., Potato Research, 62, 453-463.
- Martin, F.N.; Zhang, Y.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Coffey, M.D.; Grunwald, N.J.; Fry, W.E. (2019) Insights into evolving global populations of Phytophthora infestans via new complementary mtDNA haplotype markers and nuclear SSRs., PLoS ONE, 14, Article No. e0208606.
- Kiiker, R.; Hansen, M.; Williams, I.H.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Runno-Paurson, E. (2018) Outcome of sexual reproduction in the Phytophthora infestans population in Estonian potato fields., European Journal of Plant Pathology, 152, 395-407.
- Stellingwerf, J.S.; Phelan, S.; Doohan, F.M.; Griffin, D.; Bourke, A.; Hutten, R.C.B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Kildea, S.; Mullins, E. (2018) Evidence for selection pressure from resistant potato genotypes but not from fungicide application within a clonal Phytophthora infestans population., Plant Pathology, 67, 1528-1538.
- Mideros, M.F.; Turissini, D.A.; Guayazán, N.; Ibarra-Avila, H.; Danies, G.; Cárdenas, M.; Myers, K.; Tabima, J.; Goss, E.M.; Bernal, A.; Lagos, L.E.; Grajales, A.; Gonzalez, L.N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Fry, W.E.; Grünwald, N.; Matute, D.R.; Restrepo, S. (2018) Phytophthora betacei, a new species within Phytophthora clade 1c causing late blight on Solanum betaceum in Colombia., Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 41, 39-55.
- Dey, T.; Saville, A.; Myers, K.; Tewari, S.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Tripathy, S.; Fry, W.E.; Ristaino, J.B.; Guha Roy, S. (2018) Large sub-clonal variation in Phytophthora infestans from recent severe late blight epidemics in India., Scientific Reports, 8, Article No. 4429.
- Skelsey, P.; Dancey, S.R.; Preedy, K.; Lees, A.K.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2018) Forecasting the spread of aerially transmitted crop diseases with a binary classifier for inoculum survival., Plant Pathology, 67, 920-928.
- Rekad, F.Z.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Puglisi, I.; Randall, E.; Guenaoui, Y.; Bouznad, Z.; Evoli, M.; Pane, A.; Schena, L.; Di San Lio, G.M.; Cacciola, S.O. (2017) Characterization of Phytophthora infestans populations in northwestern Algeria during 2008-2014., Fungal Biology, 121, 467-477.
- Skelsey, P.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Lynott, J.S.; Lees, A.K. (2016) Crop connectivity under climate change: future environmental and geographic risks of potato late blight in Scotland., Global Change Biology, 22, 3724-3738.
- Prigigallo, M.I.; Abdelfattah, A.; Cacciola, S.O.; Faedda, R.; Sanzani, S.M.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Schena, L. (2016) Metabarcoding analysis of phytophthora diversity using genus-specific primers and 454 pyrosequencing., Phytopathology, 106, 305-313.
- Van Weymers, P.S.M.; Baker, K.; Chen, X.W.; Harrower, B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Gilroy, E.M.; Birch, P.R.J.; Thilliez, G.J.A.; Lees, A.K.; Lynott, J.S.; Armstrong, M.R.; McKenzie, G.; Bryan, G.J.; Hein, I. (2016) Utilizing 'Omic' technologies to identify and prioritize novel sources of resistance to the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans in potato germplasm collections., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No. 762.
- Prigigallo, M.I.; Mosca, S.; Cacciola, S.O.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Schena, L. (2015) Molecular analysis of Phytophthora diversity in nursery-grown ornamental and fruit plants., Plant Pathology, 64, 1308-1319.
- Chowdappa, P.; Kumar, N.B.J.; Madhura, S.; Kumar, M.S.P.; Myers, K.L.; Fry, W.E.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2015) Severe outbreaks of late blight on potato and tomato in South India caused by recent changes in the Phytophthora infestans population., Plant Pathology, 64, 191-199.
- Goss, E.M.; Tabima, J.F.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Restrepo, S.; Fry, W.E.; Forbes, G.A.; Fieland, V.J.; Cardenas, M.; Grunwald, N.J. (2014) The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 111, 8791-8796.
- Ginetti, B.; Moricca, S.; Squires, J.N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Ragazzi, A.; Jung, T. (2014) Phytophthora acerina sp. nov., a new species causing bleeding cankers and dieback of Acer pseudoplatanus trees in planted forests in northern Italy., Plant Pathology, 63, 858-876.
- Chmielarz, M.; Sobkowiak, S.; Debski, K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Brurberg, M.B.; Sliwka, J. (2014) Diversity of Phytophthora infestans from Poland., Plant Pathology, 63, 203-211.
- Abad, Z.G.; Abad, J.A.; Cacciola, S.O.; Pane, A.; Faedda, R.; Moralejo, E.; Perez-Sierra, A.; Abad-Campos, P.; Alvarez-Bernaola, L.A.; Bakonyi, J.; Jozsa, A.; Herrero, M.L.; Burgess, T.I.; Cunnington, J.H.; Smith, I.W.; Balci, Y.; Blomquist, C.; Henricot, B.; Denton, G.; Spies, C.; McLeod, A.; Belbahri, L.; Cooke, D.; Kageyama, K.; Uematsu, S.; Kurbetli, I.; Degirmenci, K. (2014) Phytophthora niederhauserii sp. nov., a polyphagous species associated with ornamentals, fruit trees and native plants in 13 countries., Mycologia, 106, 431-447.
- Jones, J.; Witek, K.; Verweij, W.; Jupe, F.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Dorling, S.; Tomlinson, L.; Smoker, M.; Perkins, S.; Foster S. (2014) Elevating crop disease resistance with cloned genes., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Biological Sciences, 369, Article No 20130087.
- Randall, E.; Young, V.; Sierotzki, H.; Scalliet, G.; Birch, P.R.J.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Csukai, M.; Whisson, S.C. (2014) Sequence diversity in the large subunit of RNA polymerase I contributes to Mefenoxam insensitivity in Phytophthora infestans., Molecular Plant Pathology, 15, 664-676.
- Danies, G.; Myers, K.; Mideros, M.F.; Restrepo, S.; Martin, F.N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Smart, C.D.; Ristaino, J.B.; Seaman, A.J.; Gugino, B.K.; Grunwald, N.J.; Fry, W.E. (2014) An ephemeral sexual population of Phytophthora infestans in the Northeastern United States and Canada., PLoS ONE, 9, Article No. e116354.
- Li, Y.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Jacobsen, E.; van der Lee, T. (2013) Efficient multiplex simple sequence repeat genotyping of the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans., Journal of Microbiological Methods, 92, 316-322.
- Kildea, S.; Quinn, L.; Mehenni-Ciz, J.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Perez, F.M.; Deahl, K.L.; Griffin, D.; Cooke, L.R. (2013) Re-emergence of the Ib mitochondrial haplotype within the British and Irish Phytophthora infestans populations., European Journal of Plant Pathology, 135, 237-242.
- Ristaino, J.B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Acuña, I.; Muñoz, M. (2020) The threat of late blight to global food security., In: Ristaino, J.B. & Records, A. (eds.). Emerging Plant Diseases and Global Food Security. APS Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, Chapter 6, pp101-132.
- Wilcox, W.F.; Cooke, D.E.L (2017) Phytophthora root rot., In: Martin, R.R., Ellis, M.A., Williamson, B. & Williams, R.N. Compendium of Raspberry and Blackberry Diseases and Pests, 2nd Ed. American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN, pp52-56.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Andersson, B. (2013) Phytophthora infestans and potato late blight in Europe., In: Lamour, K. (ed.). Phytophthora: A Global Perspective. CABI International, pp59-67.
- Cooke, D.E.L. (2012) Fingerprinting techniques., In: Lane, C., Beales, P.A. & Hughes, K.J.D. (eds.). Fungal Plant Pathogens. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, Chapter 9, pp200-222.
- Wilcox, W.F.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2010) Phytophthora root rot., American Phytopathological Society, St Paul, MN, 2nd edition.
- Fry, W.E.; Grunwald, N.J.; Cooke, D.E.L.; McLeod, A.; Forbes, G.A.; Cao, K. (2009) Population genetics and population diversity of Phytophthora infestans., In: Lamour, K.H. & Kamoun, S. (eds.). Oomycete Genetics and Genomics: Diversity, Interactions and Research Tools. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, Chapter 7, 139-163.
- Colon, L.T.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Gronbech-Hansen, J.; Lassen, P.; Andrivon, D.; Hermansen, A.; Zimnoch-Guzowska, E.; Lees, A.K. (2005) Eucablight: a late blight network for Europe., In: Haverkort, A.J. and Struik, P.C (eds.). Potato in Progress: Science Meets Practice. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, pp290-297
- Birch, P.R.J.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2004) Mechanisms of infection - oomycetes., In: Goodman, R.G. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, pp697-700.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Williams, N.A.; Williamson, B.; Duncan, J.M. (2002) An ITS-based phylogenetic analysis of the relationships between Peronospora and Phytophthora., In: Spencer-Phillips, P.T.N., Gisi, U. & Lebeda, A. (eds.). Advances in Downy Mildew Research, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 161-165.
- Duncan, J.M.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Birch, P.R.J.; Toth, R.L. (1998) Molecular variability in sexually reproducing fungal plant pathogens., In: Bridge, P., Couteaudier, Y. & Clarkson, J. (eds.). Molecular Variability of Fungal Pathogens. CAB International, Wallinford, pp19-39.
- Cooke, D.;Lees, A. (2021) Population monitoring and fungicide sensitivity testing of Phytophthora infestans across GB 201921 Project annual report for 201920,
- Cooke, D.E.L. (2019) GB Late blight population monitoring 2014 to 2018., Final Report to AHDB Potatoes, Report No. 2019/10, 41pp.
- Cooke, D.E.L. (2018) Phytophthora diversity in natural ecosystems based on eDNA analysis., Progress report on RD1.3.3 submitted to Plant Health Policy contact at Scottish Government (John Speirs).
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Chapman, A.; Cooke, L.R.; Bain, R. (2014) GB Late Blight Populations: monitoring and implications of population changes. Reporting Period 2009-2012., Potato Council Final Report (R423), 94pp.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Chapman, A.; Cooke, L.R.; Bain, R. (2014) GB Late blight populations: monitoring and implications of population changes., Potato Council Final Report, R423.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Elliot, M.; Harris, C.; Jennings, P.; Purse, B.; Schlenzig, A. (2014) Study of the epidemiology of Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae in managed gardens and heathland in Scotland., Final Report of Scottish Government Project CRF/925.
- Lees, A.; Cooke, D,.E.L.; Toth, I.; Dolan, A.; SRUC; Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. (2014) Scottish Government Plant Health Workshop., Rapporteur, Scottish Government Plant Health Workshop, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, 8 December 2014.
- Schlenzig, A.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2013) Genetic diversity of Phytophthora ramorum in nursery trade and managed environment in Scotland., Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death 5th Science Symposium, General Technical Report PSW-GTR-243, pp33-39.
- Cooke, D.E.L. (2011) The impact of invasive plant pathogenic Phytophthora species on biodiversity., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp24-25.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Shaw, D.S.; Bain, R.; Ritchie, F.; Taylor, M. (2010) Final report: Survey of GB blight populations., Potato Council, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
- Torrance, L.; Toth, I.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Fenton, B.; Blok, V.C.; Lees, A.K. (2010) Risks of new or emerging pests and pathogens posed by environmental change., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp14-17.
- Lees, A.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Fenton, B.; Newton, A.C. (2010) Understanding pathogen biodiversity as a key to controlling crop diseases., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp24-25.
- Wale, S.; Inglis, M.; Bain, R.; Davey, T.; Evans, A.; Bradshaw, J.E.; Phillips, M.; Jones, J.T.; Fenton, B.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Ramsay, G. (2008) Welcome to the Potatoes in Partnership open meetings 2008 which form part of knowledge transfer activities for RERAD funded research., SAC Information Note 105
- Bengough, A.G.; Barlow, P.W.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Griffiths, B.S.; Humphris, S.N.; Iijima, M.; Killham, K.; Rodger, S.; Stubbs, V.; Valentine, T.A.; Young, I.M. (2004) Root border cells in plant-soil interactions., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, 160-161.
- Duncan, J.M.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Williams, N.A.; Mirabolfathy, M. (2001) Phytophthora and gummosis of pistachio in Iran., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2000/2001, 136-139.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Maughan, V.; Birch, P.R.J.; Toth, R.; Gourlay, F.; Carnegie, S.; Duncan, J.M. (2000) The status of Scottish late blight populations., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1999/2000, 150-153.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Birch, A.N.E.; Birch, P.R.J.; Duncan, J.M.; Griffiths, D.W.; Lyon, G.D.; Trudgill, D.L.; Williamson, B.; Wilson, T.M.A.; Hillman, J.R. (1998) Are diseased and blemished foodstuffs good for you? The need for plant pathology., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1997/98, pp54-60.
- Cooke, D.; Randall, E; Keillor, B.; Cock, P. (2022) eDNA metabarcoding as a powerful tool to track plant pathogens, Presentation at Underpinning National Capacity DNA technologies, skills and infrastructure workshop, Perth, UK. 5 Dec 2022
- Cooke, D.; Lees, A.; Kessel, G.; Andrivon, D.; Hansen, J. G. (2021) Mitigating the impact of the evolving population of Phytophthora infestans on potato late blight management, Presentation at BSPP ‘Our Plants Our future’ conference. Edgbaston, UK, Dec 6-8 2021
- Cock, P.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Pritchard, L. (2020) THAPBI PICT - a metabarcoding analysis pipeline developed as a Phytophthora ITS1 classification tool., Presentation at the BOSC track of the Bioinformatics Community Conference (BCC2020), 19 July 2020. (Online)
- Zhang, Z.; Wu, J.; Chen, S.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Cooke, L.R.; Zhang, R. (2020) Investigation of Phytophthora infestans population structures in China., In: Lasserre, C., Maurer, A., Li, M., Kear, P., Lu, X. & Andrade-Piedra, J. (ed.s). Proceedings of Third AsiaBlight Meeting. Beijing, China. 25-27 October 2019. Lima (Peru). CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB). RTB Workshop Report, p17.
- Maloney, K.; Havis, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Loake, G.; Bain, R.A. (2020) Development of a decision aid to support the use of curative late blight fungicides., Proceedings of Crop Production in Northern Britain Conference, Dundee, 25-26 February 2020, pp197-202.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Lynott, L.; Sullivan, L.; Skelsey, P.; Torro-Galiana, A.; Lees, A.K. (2020) Integrated potato late blight management in response to an evolving pathogen population., Proceedings, The Dundee Conference: Crop Protection in Northern Britain, Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee, 25-26 February 2020, pp205-210.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Kessel, G.T.K.; Lassen P.; Hansen, J.G. (2019) The European population of Phytophthora infestans in a global context., Proceedings of The 17th EuroBlight Workshop 12-15 May 2019, York, UK. WUR - Special Report No. 19, 2019, pp35-36.
- Ritchie, F.; Paveley, N.; Carolan, K.; Lees, A.L.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Bain, R.; van den Bosch, F. (2019) Integrated control to manage pathogen evolution., Proceedings of The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. WUR -Special Report No 19, 2019, pp79-86.
- Green, S.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Clark, B.; Randall, E.; Clark, M.; Pettit, T.; Dunn, M.; Schlenzig, A.; Pritchard, L.; Thorpe, P.; Cock, P.; Barbrook, J. (2019) Phytophthora communities in UK plant nurseries and links to management practice: opportunities for mitigation through accreditation., Presentation at the 9th Meeting of the IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09: Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems, Sardinia 17-25 October 2019.
- Torro-Galiana, A.; Cooke, D.; Skelsey, P. (2019) Applications of machine learning to identify drivers of Phytophthora infestans population diversity., Seventeenth Euroblight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. WUR Special Report, No 19, pp169-174.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Randall, E.; Clark, B.; Thorpe, P.; Cock, P.J.; Pritchard, L.; Pettitt, T.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Green, K.R. (2019) Phytophthora eDNA barcoding for natural ecosystem surveillance., 20th Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Annual Meeting, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Oban, 10-12 July 2019. Presentation.
- Maloney, K.; Bain, R.A.; Havis, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Loake, G. (2019) A simple decision aid for the use of curative fungicides., The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. Powerpoint presentation, 17 slides.
- Ritchie, F.; Paveley, N.D.; Carolan, K.; Lees, A.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Bain, R.A.; Van den Bosch, T.B.M. (2019) Integrated control to manage pathogen evolution., The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. (Presentation)
- Andrivon, D.; Puidet, B.; Kiiker, R.; Wilk, N.; Mabon, R.; Guibert, M.; Le, V.H.; Heikemo, H.; Hansen, J.G.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Aurousseau, F.; Corbiere, R.; Deweigenaere, P.; Saubeau, G.; Chatot, C.; Schepers, H.T.A.M.; Evenhuis, A.; Lucca, F.; Kessel, G.J.T. (2019) Phenotypic traits of the new Phytophthora infestans genotypes expanding in Europe., The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. Powerpoint presentation, 16 slides.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Kessel, G.J.T.; Hansen, J.G.; Lassen, P.; Andrivon, D.; Corbiere, R. (2019) The European population of Phytophthora infestans in a global context., The 17th EuroBlight Workshop, York, UK, 12-15 May 2019. Powerpoint presentation, 35 slides.
- Kiiker, R.; Runno-Paurson, E.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Skrabule, I.; Ronis, A. (2018) Late blight pathogen diversity in North-Eastern Europe., Presentation at the International Congress of Plant Pathology, Boston, USA, 28 July - 3 August 2018.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Hansen, J.G.; Lassen, P.; Sanmohan, B.; Lees, A.K.; Kessel, G.J.T. (2018) Tracking populations of Phytophthora infestans from field to continent via the EuroBlight database., Invited speaker at International Congress of Plant Pathology, Boston, USA, 28 July - 3 August 2018.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Randall, E.; Clark, B.; Thorpe, P.; Pritchard, L.; Pettitt, T.; Frederickson-Matika, D.; Green, S. (2018) The validation of eDNA barcoding in the study of Phytophthora diversity for plant health testing and natural ecosystem surveillance., Presentation at The 6th International Oomycetes Workshop: Phytophthora, Pythium, Downy Mildews and Related Genera 2018, Boston, USA. 28 July 2018.
- Maloney, K.; Havis, N.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Loake, G.; Bain, R.A., (2018) Development of a decision aid to support the use of curative late blight fungicides, Crop Production in Northern Britain 2018: The Dundee Conference, Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee, 27-28 February 2018. Conference Proceedings, pp197-202.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Hansen, J.G.; Lassen, P.; Lees, A.K.; Kessel, G.J.T. (2018) The Euroblight approach to pathogen monitoring to tackle the global challenge of potato late blight management., 10th World Potato Congress, Biodiversity, Food Security, and Business, Cusco, Peru, 27-31 May 2018. Invited presentation.
- Cooke, D.E.; Randall, E.; Sullivan, L.; Lees, A.K. (2018) The origins and implications of a novel population of Phytophthora infestans on potato crops in Scotland., Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2018: The Dundee Conference, Environmental Management and Crop Production, Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee, 27-28 February 2018. Conference Proceedings, pp203-208.
- Andrivon, D.; Hansen, J.G.; Runno-Paurson, E.; Eikemo, H.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Gaucher, D.; Glorvigen, B.; Barbary, A.; Aurousseau, F.; Corbiere, R.; Mabon, R.; Le, V.H.; Chatot, C. (2017) IPMBlight 2.0: using pathogen population information to improve late blight control., Presentation, EAPR 20th Triennial Conference Versailles, France, 9-14 July 2017.
- Skelsey, P.; Dancey, S.; Cooke, D.E.L (2017) Forecasting the risk of late blight spread., Proceedings of the 16th EuroBlight Workshop, Aarhus, Denmark, 14-17 May 2017, PAGV Special Report 18, pp61-66.
- Dancey, S.R.; Skelsey, P.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2017) The Hutton criteria: a classification tool for identifying high risk periods for potato late blight disease development in Great Britain., Proceedings of the 16th EuroBlight Workshop, Aarhus, Denmark, 14-17 May 2017, PAGV Special Report 18, pp53-58.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Pritchard, L.; Thorpe, P.; Green, S.; Taylor, A. (2017) eDNA and plant pathogen metabarcoding., Presentation at SNH Sharing Good Practice, The Use of Technology to Gather Data about the Natural Environment, Battleby, Perth, UK, 7 June 2017.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Prigigallo, M.I.; Schena, L.; Randall, E.; Squires, J.N.; Clark, B.; Thorpe, P.; Pritchard, L.; Studholme, D.J.; Boonham, N.; Henricot, B.; Green, S. (2017) Testing in situ water sampling and metabarcoding protocols to detect Phytophthora diversity for plant health testing and natural ecosystem surveillance., Presentation at the Eighth meeting of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Working Party S07.02.09. SaPa, Vietnam, 19-25 March 2017.
- Andrivon, D.; Corbiere, R.; Hansen, J.G.; Eikemo, H.; Puidet, B.; Gaucher, D.; Chatot, C.; Aurousseau, F.; Barbary, A.; Glorvigen, B.; Lees, A.; Cooke, D.E.L. (2017) IPMBlight2.0 : using pathogen population information to improve late blight control., In: Schepers, H.T.A.M. (ed.). Proceedings of the 16th Euroblight Workshop, Aarhus, Denmark, 14-17 May 2017. PAGV Special Report No.18, 33-38.
- Dancey, S.R.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Skelsey P. (2017) The Hutton Criteria in 2017: Performance, feedback and where we go from here?, AHDB Agronomists’ Conference 2017, Peterborough Arena, 5- 6 December 2017. Powerpoint presentation p46-64.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Skelsey, P.; Dancey, S.; Randall, E.; Sullivan, L.; Lees, A.K. (2016) Potato late blight research update; populations, primary inoculum and predictions., The Dundee Conference: Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2016, Dundee, 23-24 February 2016, pp211-216.
- Cooke, D.E.L.; Squires, J.N. (2013) Identifying unknown pathogens from the environment., LWEC Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Workshop on Detection and Biosecurity, York, March 2013.
