J.W. Deacon

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

J.W. Deacon is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J.W. Deacon has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Plant Science, 47 papers in Cell Biology and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J.W. Deacon's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (47 papers), Plant Pathogens and Resistance (34 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (26 papers). J.W. Deacon is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (47 papers), Plant Pathogens and Resistance (34 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (26 papers). J.W. Deacon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and South Africa. J.W. Deacon's co-authors include Stuart Donaldson, C. M. Henry, Rod T. Mitchell, F. T. Last, Fiona Gibson, Sharon L. von Broembsen, John L. Taylor, E. Eirian Jones, Geeta Saxena and D. B. Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New Phytologist and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

J.W. Deacon

91 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Modern mycology. 3rd ed. 1997 ·J.W. Deacon	42
2	Effects of calcium on germination and further zoospore release from zoospore cysts of Phytophthora parasitica 1996 ·Mycological Research ·Sharon L. von Broembsen, J.W. Deacon	40
3	Vital Fluorochromes as Tracers for Fungal Growth Studies 1995 ·Biotechnic & Histochemistry ·A. Stewart, J.W. Deacon	20
4	In vitro interactions between Rigidoporus lignosus, the cause of white root disease of rubber and some potentially antagonistic fungi. 1995 ·(unknown), J.W. Deacon	8
5	In vitro growth and microcycle conidiation of Idriella bolleyi, a biocontrol agent of cereal pathogens 1994 ·Mycological Research ·(unknown), J.W. Deacon	13
6	Interaction of the mycoparasite Pythium oligandrum with other Pythium species 1993 ·Biocontrol Science and Technology ·(unknown), E. Eirian Jones, J.W. Deacon	24
7	Stephen Denis Garrett: Pioneer Leader in Plant Pathology 1992 ·Annual Review of Phytopathology ·J.W. Deacon	1
8	Video-analysis of Gliocladium roseum in relation to mechanism of antagonism of plant pathogens. 1992 ·(unknown), J.W. Deacon	2
9	Pythium mycoparasiticum sp. nov., an aggressive mycoparasite from British soils 1991 ·Mycotaxon ·J.W. Deacon, (unknown), (unknown)	7
10	Behaviour of zoospores and zoospore cysts in relation to root infection byPythium aphanidermatum 1991 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Stuart Donaldson, J.W. Deacon	62
11	Establishment of ectomycorrhizas in aseptic culture: effects of glucose, nitrogen and phosphorus in relation to successions 1990 ·Mycological Research ·Fiona Gibson, J.W. Deacon	51
12	Biocontrol of soil-borne plant pathogens with introduced inocula 1988 ·Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·J.W. Deacon	22
13	Effects of microwave treatment of soil on growth of birch (Betula pendula) seedlings and infection of them by ectomycorrhizal fungi 1988 ·New Phytologist ·Fiona Gibson, (unknown), J.W. Deacon	19
14	EARLY SENESCENCE OF THE ROOT CORTEX OF AGRICULTURAL GRASSES, AND OF WHEAT FOLLOWING ROOT AMPUTATION OR INFECTION BY THE TAKE‐ALL FUNGUS 1986 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), J.W. Deacon	9
15	DIFFERENTIAL (HOST‐SPECIFIC) ACCUMULATION OF ZOOSPORES OF PYTHIUM ON ROOTS OF GRAMINACEOUS AND NON‐GRAMINACEOUS PLANTS 1986 ·New Phytologist ·Rod T. Mitchell, J.W. Deacon	30
16	Selective accumulation of zoospores of chytridiomycetes and oomycetes on cellulose and chitin 1986 ·Transactions of the British Mycological Society ·Rod T. Mitchell, J.W. Deacon	25
17	Invasion of pieces of sterile wheat root by Gaeumannomyces graminis and Phialophora graminicola 1986 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·J.W. Deacon, Susan J. Lewis	10
18	Natural senescence of the root cortex of spring wheat in relation to susceptibility to common root rot (Cochliobolus sativus) and growth of a free-living nitrogen-fixing bacterium 1982 ·Plant and Soil ·J.W. Deacon, (unknown)	30
19	Natural (non-pathogenic) death of the cortex of wheat and barley seminal roots, as evidenced by nuclear staining with acridine orange 1981 ·Plant and Soil ·C. M. Henry, J.W. Deacon	88
20	Phialophora radicicola and Gaeumannomyces graminis on roots of grasses and cereals 1973 ·Transactions of the British Mycological Society ·J.W. Deacon	65

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