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College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Department of Plant Pathology


image of ElizabethElizabeth Little

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Homeowner IPM/Sustainable Agriculture

3311 Miller Plant Sci. Bldg
Athens, GA 30602-7274
(706) 542-4774
elittle@uga.edu

Extension and Research Interests:

Management of home landscapes and gardens for a sustainable/reduced environmental impact. Integrated management of plant diseases. Information development and deployment on sustainable agricultural practices for the management of plant diseases/plant health in the Southeast.

Courses Taught:

Introductory Plant Pathology (PATH3530/3530L) - UGA campus - Fall semester

Principles of Plant Pathology (PATH4100) - Distance education course through Independent and Distance Learning at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education (for more info - http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/idl/)

Plant Pathology for Teachers (PATH4400/6400) - Spring semester


Projects:


Enhancement of State Botanical Garden Wetland

Trail Creek Riparian Buffer Restoration (EPA 5-Star community partnership grant

Education:

B.S. in Plant Pathology, Cornell University, 1984
Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, University of California at Davis, 1995

Selected Publications:

Meinersmann, R.J., M.E. Berrang, C.R. Jackson, P. Fedorka-Cray, S. Ladely, E. Little, J. G. Frye, and B. Mattsson. 2008. Salmonella, Campylobacter and Enterococcus spp.: Their antimicrobial resistance profiles and their spatial relationships in a synoptic study of the Upper Oconee River Basin. Microb. Ecol. 55:444-452.

Little, E.L., S. Eggert, D. Wenner, T. Rasmussen, D. Conners, and D. Fisher. Results From Six Years Of Community-Based Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring By The Upper Oconee Watershed Network. Proceedings of the 2007 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 27-29, 2007, UGA

Sue Eggert, David Wenner, Deanna Conners, Elizabeth Little, Melanie Ruhlman, and Lina Wayo. Effects of tropical depressions Ivan and Jeanne on water quality of the Upper Oconee River Basin: Results from a watershed group monitoring program. Proceedings of the 2005 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 24-27, 2005, UGA

David B. Wenner, Sue Eggert, and Elizabeth Little. Watershed group monitoring programs: An investigation of nitrate contamination at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia. Proceedings of the 2005 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 24-27, 2005, UGA

Little, E. L., Koike, S. T., and Gilbertson, R. L. 2002. Bacterial leaf spot of celery, pp. 12-13. In Compendium of Umbelliferous Crop Diseases. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

Sayler, R. J., Southwick, S. M., Yeager, J. T., Glozer, K., Little, E. L., and Kirkpatrick, B. C. 2002. Effects of rootstock height on bacterial canker in french prune. Plant Disease 86:543-546.

Little, E. L., Magbanua, Z. V., and Parrott, W. A. 2000. A protocol for repetitive somatic embryogenesis from mature peanut epicotyls. Plant Cell Reports 19:351-357.

Little, E. L., Bostock, R. M., and Kirkpatrick, B. C. 1998. Genetic characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae strains from stone fruits in California. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64:3818-3823.

Little, E. L., Koike, S. T., and Gilbertson, R. L. 1997. Bacterial spot of celery in California: Etiology, epidemiology, and role of contaminated seed. Plant Disease 81:892-896.

Little, E. L. 1997. Marginal Leaf Blight, p. 29-30 and Varnish Spot, p. 31-32.. In Compendium of Lettuce Diseases. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

Little, E. L., Koike, S. T., and Gilbertson, R. L. 1994. First report of Pseudomonas viridiflava causing a leaf necrosis on basil. Plant Disease 78:831. (Disease Note)

Links:

Upper Oconee Watershed Network - http://www.uown.org

Georgia River Network - http://www.garivers.org/

Water Resources at the University of Georgia - http://www.uga.edu/water/

River Basin Center, Institute of Ecology, UGA - http://www.rivercenter.uga.edu/