Ms Cecilia O'Dwyer
Senior Research Technician
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
+61 7 344 32458
Journal Articles
Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Silva, Adriano M. F., McTaggart, Alistair, Ray, Jane D., O'Dwyer, Cecilia, Roberts, Janet, Souza, Elineide B., Albuquerque, Greecy M. R. and Drenth, Andre (2024). Validation of PCR diagnostic assays for detection and identification of all Ralstonia solanacearum sequevars causing Moko disease in banana. Phytopathology, 114 (11), 2375-2384. doi: 10.1094/phyto-06-24-0190-r
Roberts, Janet M., Carvalhais, Lilia C., O'Dwyer, Cecilia, Rincón‐Flórez, Vivian A. and Drenth, Andre (2024). Diagnostics of Fusarium wilt in banana: Current status and challenges. Plant Pathology, 73 (4), 760-776. doi: 10.1111/ppa.13863
Rincon-Florez, Vivian A, Ray, Jane D, Carvalhais, Lilia Costa, O'Dwyer, Cecilia A, Subandiyah, Siti, Zulperi, Dzarifah and Drenth, Andre (2022). Diagnostics of banana Blood disease. Plant Disease, 106 (3), 947-959. doi: 10.1094/pdis-07-21-1436-re
McTaggart, Alistair R., Drenth, André, Wingfield, Michael J., O’Dwyer, Cecilia, Shuey, Louise S. and Pegg, Geoff S. (2022). Epidemic spread of smut fungi (Quambalaria) by sexual reproduction in a native pathosystem. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 163 (2), 341-349. doi: 10.1007/s10658-022-02480-3
Pécheur, M.J.B, Vally, V., Maudarbaccus, F., Henderson, J. and O'Dwyer, C. (2022). First report of banana freckle disease caused by Phyllosticta cavendishii in Mauritius. New Disease Reports, 45 (1) e12060. doi: 10.1002/ndr2.12060
Ray, Jane D., Subandiyah, Siti, Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Prakoso, Ady B., Mudita, I. W., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Markus, Jenny E. R., O’Dwyer, Cecilia A. and Drenth, André (2021). Geographic expansion of banana blood disease in Southeast Asia. Plant Disease, 105 (10), 2792-2800. doi: 10.1094/pdis-01-21-0149-re
Anderson, Jay M., O’Dwyer, Cecilia, Phanthavong, Sengphet, Sengsoulichan, Kaisone, Drenth, Andre, Vilavong, Somlit and Burgess, Lester W. (2021). First report of Phyllosticta spp. associated with banana freckle disease in southern Lao PDR. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 16 (1) 29. doi: 10.1007/s13314-021-00442-y
Carvalhais, Lilia C., Henderson, Juliane, Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., O'Dwyer, Cecilia, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Drenth, Andre (2019). Molecular diagnostics of banana Fusarium wilt targeting secreted-in-xylem genes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 547, 547. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00547
O'Neill, W. T., Henderson, J., Pattemore, J. A., O'Dwyer, C., Perry, S., Beasley, D. R., Tan, Y. P., Smyth, A. L., Goosem, C. H., Thomson, K. M., Hobbs, R. L., Grice, K. R. E., Trevorrow, P., Vawdrey, L. L., Pathania, N. and Shivas, R. G. (2016). Detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 strain in northern Queensland. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 11 (1) 33. doi: 10.1007/s13314-016-0218-1
Davis, R. I., Henderson, J., Jones, L. M., McTaggart, A. R., O'Dwyer, C., Tsatsia, F., Fanai, C. and Rossel, J. B. (2015). First record of a wilt disease of banana plants associated with phytoplasmas in Solomon Islands. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 10 (14) 14, 1-6. doi: 10.1007/s13314-015-0163-4
Borines, L. M., Palermo, V. G., Guadalquiver, G. A., Dwyer, C., Drenth, A., Daniel, R. and Guest, D. I. (2014). Jackfruit decline caused by Phytophthora palmivora (Butler). Australasian Plant Pathology, 43 (2), 123-129. doi: 10.1007/s13313-013-0241-z
Pegg, Geoffrey S., Gryzenhout, Marieka, O'Dwyer, Cecilia, Drenth, Andre and Wingfield, Michael J. (2010). The Eucalyptus canker pathogen Chrysoporthe cubensis discovered in eastern Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology, 39 (4), 343-349. doi: 10.1071/AP10004
Pegg, G.S., O'Dwyer, C., Burgess, T.I., Wingfield, M.J. and Drenth, A. (2008). Quambalaria species associated with plantation and native eucalypts in Australia. Plant Pathology, 57 (4), 702-714. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01840.x
Drenth, A., Wagels, G., Smith, B., Sendall, B., O'Dwyer, C., Irvine, G. and Irwin, J. A. G. (2006). Development of a DNA-based method for detection and identification of Phytophthora species. Australasian Plant Pathology, 35 (2), 147-159. doi: 10.1071/AP06018
Conference Papers
Ray, J., Rincon-Florez, V., Mudita, I. W., Markus, J., Subandiyah, S., O'Dwyer, C. and Drenth, A. (2018). Dispersal of banana blood disease in Southeast Asia. International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP), Boston, MA, United States, Jul 29-Aug 03, 2018. St. Paul, MN, United States: American Phytopathological Society. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-108-10-S1.1
Carvalhais, L. Costa, Henderson, J., O'Dwyer, C., Czislowski, E., Rincon-Florez, V., Aitken, E. and Drenth, A. (2018). Secreted in Xylem genes used for PCR-based diagnostics of distinct Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense races and vegetative compatibility groups. International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP), Boston, MA, United States, 29 July-3 August 2018. St. Paul, MN, United States: American Phytopathological Society. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-108-10-S1.1