Mary Barbercheck
Professor of Entomology
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
Water Stress and Black Cutworm Feeding Modulate Plant Response in Maize Colonized by Metarhizium robertsii
Imtiaz Ahmad, Maria del Mar Jimenez-Gasco, Mary E. Barbercheck, 2024, Pathogens
Seedcorn maggot response to planting date, cover crops, and tillage in organic cropping systems
Karly H. Regan, Christina A. Voortman, Mary E. Barbercheck, 2024, Journal of Economic Entomology on p. 555-563
Maize response to endophytic Metarhizium robertsii is altered by water stress
Hannah Peterson, Imtiaz Ahmad, Mary E. Barbercheck, 2023, PLoS One
Endophytic Metarhizium robertsii suppresses the phytopathogen, Cochliobolus heterostrophus and modulates maize defenses
I. Ahmad, M. Gasco-Jimenez, María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Dawn S. Luthe, Mary Barbercheck, 2022, PLoS One
Observations on the relationships between endophytic metarhizium robertsii, spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and maize
Brianna Flonc, Mary Barbercheck, Imtiaz Ahmad, 2021, Pathogens
Weed-Insect Interactions in Annual Cropping Systems
Mary Barbercheck, John Wallace, 2021, Annals of the Entomological Society of America on p. 276-291
Weeds in cover crops: Context and management considerations
Barbara Baraibar, Mary Barbercheck, Charles M. White, Mitchell Hunter, Denise Finney, Jason P. Kaye, W Curran, Jess Bunchek, D Mortensen, 2021, Agriculture (Switzerland) on p. 1-15
Rotational no-till and tillage-based organic corn produce management tradeoffs in the Northeast
Rebecca J. Champagne, John Wallace, William Curran, Mary Barbercheck, 2021, Journal of Production Agriculture
The role of endophytic insect-pathogenic fungi in plant growth promotion and protection
Imtiaz Ahmed, Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Mary Ellen Barbercheck, 2021, on p. 379-400
The Role of Endophytic Insect-Pathogenic Fungi in Biotic Stress Management
Imtiaz Ahmad, María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Mary E. Barbercheck, 2021, on p. 379-400
Most-Cited Papers
A framework for evaluating ecosystem services provided by cover crops in agroecosystems
Meagan E. Schipanski, Mary Barbercheck, Margaret R. Douglas, Denise M. Finney, Kristin Haider, Jason P. Kaye, Armen R. Kemanian, David A. Mortensen, Matthew R. Ryan, John Tooker, Charlie White, 2014, Agricultural Systems on p. 12-22
The rise of women farmers and sustainable agriculture
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Mary Barbercheck, Kathryn J. Brasier, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Anna Rachel Terman, 2016, on p. 202
Ecosystem Services and Disservices Are Bundled in Simple and Diverse Cover Cropping Systems
D. , Denise M. Finney, E. Murrell, Charles M. White, B. Baraibar, Mary Barbercheck, B. Bradley, S. Cornelisse, M. Hunter, Jason P. Kaye, D. Mortensen, C. Mullen, M. Schipanski, 2017, Agricultural and Environmental Letters on p. 1-5
Endophytic Metarhizium robertsii promotes maize growth, suppresses insect growth, and alters plant defense gene expression
Imtiaz Ahmad, María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, D. Luthe, Mary Barbercheck, Samina N. Shakeel, 2020, Biological Control
Entomopathogenic nematodes in the soil environment: Distributions, interactions and the influence of biotic and abiotic factors
Robin Stuart, Mary Barbercheck, Parwinder Grewal, 2015, NEMATODE PATHOGENESIS OF INSECTS AND OTHER PESTS: ECOLOGY AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT AND CROP PROTECTION on p. 97-137
Cover crop termination timing is critical in organic rotational no-till systems
C. L. Keene, Mary Barbercheck, W. S. Curran, J. M. Wallace, M. R. Ryan, S. B. Mirsky, M. J. Vangessel, 2017, Journal of Production Agriculture on p. 272-282
Is tillage beneficial or detrimental for insect and slug management? A meta-analysis
Elizabeth Rowen, Karly Regan, Mary E. Barbercheck, John F. Tooker, 2020, Agro-Ecosystems
Capturing the multiple and shifting identities of farm women in the northeastern United States
Kathryn J. Brasier, Mary Barbercheck, Carolyn E. Sachs, Nancy Ellen Kiernan, Amy Trauger, 2014, Rural Sociology on p. 283-309
Soil microarthropods and soil health: Intersection of decomposition and pest suppression in agroecosystems
Deborah A. Neher, Mary Barbercheck, 2019, Insects
Cover Crop Mixture Effects on Maize, Soybean, and Wheat Yield in Rotation
Mitchell C. Hunter, Meagan E. Schipanski, Macdonald H. Burgess, James C. LaChance, Brosi A. Bradley, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jason P. Kaye, David A. Mortensen, 2019, Agricultural and Environmental Letters on p. 1-5
News Articles Featuring Mary Barbercheck
Dec 14, 2022
Corn-colonizing fungus may help the crop repel disease, grow larger
A fungus that can colonize, or grow within, corn plants doesn’t just leave the plant unharmed — it also can help the plant stave off harmful bugs and other fungi, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.
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