Mr. Franklin Behlau

Contact Information

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Plant Pathology Department – Fifield Hall
Phone: 352.392.3631 ext. 362
Email:fbehlau@ufl.edu

Education

2006 – present:  PhD in Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Research Project: Risk assessment of copper and streptomycin resistance in Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, causal agent of Asiatic citrus canker.

2004 – 2006: Masters of Science in Plant Pathology, University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Research Project: Epidemiology of citrus canker (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri) on ‘Pera’ sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) under chemical and cultural control  
                                                              
1999 – 2003: BS in Agronomy, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Parana, Brazil
Research Project: Behavior of different bean and soybean genotypes to Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens causal agent of bacterial wilt on bean plants.

Positions

• 2006 - Current: PhD Student/Research Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl.
• 2004 - 2006: Master’s Student, University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.

Specialization

Citrus canker management, plant bacteriology.

Ongoing Research

Risk assessment of copper and streptomycin resistance in Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, causal agent of Asiatic citrus canker

Refereed Publications

Behlau, F., Jones, J. B., and Graham, J. H. 2008. A semi-selective medium for the isolation of copper and streptomycin resistant strains of Xanthomonas citri ssp citri from plant material. Phytopathology 98 (6):S20-S20.

Behlau, F., Belasque Junior, J., Graham, J. H., Bergamin Filho, A., Leite Junior., R.P. 2008. Copper sprays and windbreaks for control of citrus canker on young Pera orange trees in Southern Brazil. Crop Protection 27:807-813.

Behlau, F., Belasque Junior, J., Bergamin Filho, A., Leite Junior, R.P. 2007. Citrus canker incidence and severity on ‘Pêra Rio’ sweet orange under chemical and cultural control.  Fitopatologia Brasileira 32:311-317

Behlau, F., Nunes, L.M., Leite Junior, R.P. Summa Phytopathologica 32:394-396.

Professional Membership

• 2001-2002: Member of the Brazilian Phytopathological Society (SBFP)
• 2008-date: Member of the American Phytopathological Society (APS)