Overview
I am the Fruit IPM Coordinator for the NY State IPM Program. My work addresses the pest management issues facing the tree fruit, berry and grape industries of NY. I work closely with Cornell Cooperative Extension personnel, faculty, legislators, the fruit industry, consultants, and growers. After receiving my Masters degree, I directed the Plant Disease Clinic at Cornell. During that time I developed the Cornell 4H plant pathology program, contributed to the American Phytopathological Society`s K-12 outreach programs and authored a monograph for high school biology teachers. My research has been varied, covering Dutch elm disease as an undergrad, maple decline, wheat spindle streak mosaic virus, carrot leaf blights, grapevine powdery mildew, bacterial canker of cherry, and tarnished plant bug on strawberry. Currently, I am investigating the impact of copper bactericides and pruning practices on the management of bacterial canker of sweet cherry and my work in blueberry fields has helped uncover viral diseases as major limiting factors in crop yield. I created and maintain Trac Software, a pesticide record-keeping and reporting program for fruit farmers to meet market traceability requirements and federal and state pesticide safety requirements. I lead the Network for Environment and Weather Awareness (NEWA), a weather mesonet, that provides weather information and IPM forecasts at newa.cornell.edu.
Research Focus
I am currently studying the impact of copper bactericides and pruning practices on the management of bacterial canker of cherry. In a survey of blueberry plantings in NY, I found Phomopsis canker most prevalent and uncovered several viral diseases which pose serious threats to crop productivity and planting longevity. I have explored mechanisms to expand the use of IPM forecast technology on the farm and developed the NEWA mesonet at newa.cornell.edu.
Outreach and Extension Focus
I serve NY as the Fruit IPM Coordinator for the NY State IPM Program in Cornell Cooperative Extension. My program includes Tim Weigle, Grape IPM Extension Educator. Farmers utilize my Trac Software, a pesticide record-keeping and reporting program for fruit farmers, which facilitates traceability reporting to food processors, packers and shippers, and automatically creates EPA Worker Protection Standard Central Posting Forms. I was appointed the Leader for the IPM Program`s Network for Environment and Weather Awareness (NEWA), a weather mesonet, that provides pest and disease forecast models and weather information online. I have coordinated the development of IPM Elements for fruit crops and an Integrated Fruit Production (IFP) protocol for apples. IPM Elements provide a metric for farmers to source funds available through the Farm Bill. I provide editorial leadership for the Cornell Fruit Resources website, www.fruit.cornell.edu. I contribute to the yearly editions of the Cornell Pest Management Guidelines publications for Tree Fruit, Berry Crops, and Grapes. I give about 20 talks each year on IPM topics to extension personnel and growers. We recently completed the development of organic production guides for grapes, strawberries and blueberries.
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Selected Publications
- Fuchs, M., Abawi, G.S., Marsella-Herrick, P., Cox, R., Cox, K.D., Carroll, J. E., and Martin, R.R. 2010. Occurrence of Tomato ringspot virus and Tobacco ringspot virus in highbush blueberry in New York state. J. Plant Pathol. in press.
- Agnello, A.M., Gardner, R., Helms, M., Smith, W., Landers, A.J., Rosenberger, D.A., Cox, K., Carroll, J.E., Robinson, T.L., Breth, D.I., Stiles, W., Curtis, P.D., Cheng, L., and Hoying, S.A. 2010. 2010 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Tree-Fruit Production. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca. 238 pp.
- Carroll, J., Pritts, M., and Heidenreich, C. (eds). 2010. Production Guide for Organic Blueberries. http://nysipm.cornell.edu/organic_guide/blueberry.pdf. NYS IPM Publ. No. 225. Cornell Univ, Geneva, NY. 36 pp.
- Carroll, J., Pritts, M., and Heidenreich, C. (eds). 2010. Production Guide for Organic Strawberries. http://nysipm.cornell.edu/organic_guide/strawberry.pdf. NYS IPM Publ. No. 226. Cornell Univ, Geneva, NY. 38 pp.
- Carroll, J.E., Robinson, T., Burr, T. Hoying, S., and Cox, K. 2010. Evaluation of pruning techniques and bactericides to manage bacterial canker of sweet cherry. NY Fruit Quarterly 18(1):9-15
- Pritts, M., Heidenreich, C., Gardner, R., Helms, M., Smith, W., Loeb, G., McDermott, L., Weber, C., McKay, S., Carroll, J.E., Cox, K., and Bellinder, R. 2010. 2010 Pest Management Guidelines for Berry Crops. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca. 112 pp.
- Weigle, T., and Carroll, J. (eds). 2010. Production Guide for Organic Grapes. http://nysipm.cornell.edu/organic_guide/grapes.pdf NYS IPM Publ. No. 224. Cornell Univ, Geneva, NY. 59 pp.
- Carroll, J.E. and Grant, J.A. 2009. Trac software improves pesticide record-keeping for the agricultural and turfgrass industries. 6th International IPM Symposium, Portland, OR. http://www.ipmcenters.org/ipmsymposium09/136_Carroll.pdf
- Carroll, J.E., Fuchs, M. and Cox, K. 2009. Results of a New York Blueberry Survey. New York Fruit Quarterly. 17(4):19-22.
- Carroll, J., Petzoldt, C., DeGaetano, A., and Weigle, T. 2009. The Network for Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA) delivers IPM forecasts for fruit and vegetable crops. 6th International IPM Symposium, Portland, OR. http://www.ipmcenters.org/ipmsymposium09/019_Carroll_Network.pdf
- Carroll, J.E. 2008. Impact of NYS IPM Program's Network for Environment and Weather Awareness (NEWA) on agricultural production. NYS IPM Program Project Reports 2007-2008, NYS IPM Pub 506: 261-267.
- Carroll, J.E. 2008. Impact of NYS IPM Program's Trac Software for spray record-keeping and reporting. NYS IPM Program Project Reports 2007-2008, NYS IPM Pub 506: 85-90.
- Carroll, J.E. 2008. Viruses uncovered in blueberries in New York in 2007. New York Berry News. 7(1):8-9. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/newslett/nybn71a.pdf
- Loeb, G., Carroll, J. and Cha, D.H. 2008. Understanding tarnished plant bug colonization as a basis for developing an attraction-based management system for berry crops. NY Fruit Quarterly. 16:17-22.
- Weigle, T. and Carroll, J. 2007. Elements of IPM for grapes in New York State. NYS IPM Program, Cornell University. http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/elements/grapes.asp
- Carroll, J. 2007. Blueberry survey is uncovering viruses in New York. New York Berry News. 6(9):6. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/newslett/nybn69a.pdf
- Carroll, J. 2007. Preliminary survey of blueberry cankers in New York. New York Berry News. 6(8):11-12. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/newslett/nybn68a.pdf
- Carroll, J.E., Robinson, T.L., and Burr, T.J. 2007. Contributions of copper sprays, pruning stubs, training system and cultivar towards management of Pseudomonas-incited cankers on sweet cherry. Phytopathology 97: S18.
- Carroll, J, Robinson, T. and Burr, T. 2007. Effect of early-spring-pruning and copper sprays for managing bacterial canker of sweet cherry. Phytopathology 97:S177.
- Heidenreich, C., Pritts M., Cramer, C., and Carroll, J. 2007. Cornell Fruit Resources Web Site – Your Gateway to Electronic Berry Information. New York Fruit Quarterly 15(3):7-9.
- Heidenreich, C., Carroll, J., Pritts, M., Cox, K., and Cramer, C. 2007. New York Berry News – Your comprehensive monthly berry production e-newsletter. New York Fruit Quarterly. 15 (1):15-19.
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