Ernesto da SilvaErnesto da Silva

Graduate Student
Email: edasilva@agcenter.lsu.edu
Major Professor: Dr. Vinson Doyle

Education

2019-present: Ph.D. student in Plant Pathology, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA.
2015-2017: MS in Plant Pathology, Universidade Federal de Vicosa (UFV), Brazil.
2010-2015: BS in Agronomy, Universidade Federal de Vicosa (UFV), Brazil.

 

 

Current Research

  • Phylogenetic analysis of Cercospora community associated with Cercospora Leaf Blight and Purple Seed Stain.
  • Quantify and evaluate the distribution of the genetic variation on the population of Cercospora by using fungal isolates collected from several host species in the southern states of the US.
  • Provide a detailed characterization of the infection strategies of Cercospora species on soybean through microscopic analysis

Professional Experiences

2019-present: Graduate Research Assistant, Mycology Lab, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA.

2017: Fertilizer Factory Coordinator, Adubos Araguaia Company, Brazil.

2015-2017: Graduate Research Assistant, Host-Parasite Interaction Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, Universidade Federal de Vicosa (UFV), Brazil.

2014: Intern, Nematology Lab, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA.

2013-2014: Intern, Host-Parasite Interaction Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, Universidade Federal de Vicosa (UFV), Brazil.

2011-2013: Intern, Biological Control Lab, Department of Entomology, Universidade Federal de Vicosa (UFV), Brazil.

Publications

Pereira, L.F., Martins, S.C.V., Aucique-Pérez, C.E. Silva, E.T., Avila, R.T., DaMatta, F. M. and Rodrigues, F.A. (2020), Silicon Alleviates Mesophyll Limitations of Photosynthesis on Rice Leaves Infected by Monographella albescens. Theorical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 32: 163–174. doi:10.1007/s40626-020-00178-7

Silva, E.T., Rios, J.A., Araujo, M.U.P., Silveira, P.R. and Rodrigues, F.A. (2019), Defence responses in flag leaves and spikes of common wheat Triticum aestivum cultivars with contrasting levels of basal resistance to blast caused by Pyricularia oryzae. Plant Pathology, 68: 645-658. doi:10.1111/ppa.12979

Araujo, M.U.P., Rios, J.A., Silva, E.T. and Rodrigues, F.A. (2009), Silicon Alleviates Changes in the Source-Sink Relationship of Wheat Plants Infected by Pyricularia oryzae.

Phytopathology, 109:7, 1129-1140. doi:10.1094/PHYTO-11-18-0428-R

 

 

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