Department Chair, Professor and Nematologist
- Office: 4202 Storer Hall
- Phone: 530-752-3659
- FAX: 530-752-5809
- E-Mail: epcaswell@ucdavis.edu
- Appointment 1989: Assistant Professor, UC Davis
- Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Hawaii, 1985-1989.
- Ph.D. University of California, Riverside, 1985, Plant Pathology
- M.S. Michigan State University, 1982, Botany & Plant Pathology
- B.S. Michigan State University, 1979, Botany & Plant Pathology
Teaches:
- General nematology; population and community ecology; ecology and evolution of organismal interactions
Research:
- Population dynamics and genetics of plant-parasitic nematodes; host-parasite interactions; alternative nematode management strategies
Graduate Group Affiliations:
- Ecology, Plant Protection & Pest Management
Current Major Advisor for:
- Graduate Group in Ecology
- Graduate Group in Plant Protection & Pest Management
Selected Publications:
- Araya, M., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 1994. Host status of Crotalaria juncea, Sesamum indicum, and Dolichos lablab to Meloidogyne javanica. Journal of Nematology. 26:492-497.
- Gardner, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 1994. Raphanus sativa, Sinapis alba, and Fagopyron esculentum as hosts to Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica, and Plasmodiophora brassicae. Supplement to the Journal of Nematology 26:756-760.
- Araya, M., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 1993. Enzymatic digestion of roots for recovery of root-knot nematode life stages. Journal of Nematology 25:590-595.
- Caswell-Chen, E. P., V. M. Williamson, and B. B. Westerdahl. 1993. Applied biotechnology in nematology. Supplement to the Journal of Nematology 25: 719-730.
- Gardner, J., and E. P. Caswell-Chen. 1993. Penetration, development, and reproduction of Heterodera schachtii on Fagopyron esculentum, Phacelia tanacetifolia, Raphanus sativa, Sinapis alba, and Brassica oleracea. Journal of Nematology 695-702.
- Caswell-Chen, E. P., and I. J. Thomason. 1993. Root volumes occupied by different stages of Heterodera schachtii in sugarbeet, Beta vulgaris. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 16:39-42.
- Caswell-Chen, E. P., V. M. Williamson, and F. F. Wu. 1992. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of Heterodera cruciferae and H. schachtii populations. Journal of Nematology 24:343-351.
- Caswell, E. P., and I. J. Thomason. 1991. A model of egg production by Heterodera schachtii (Nematoda: Heteroderidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 69:2085-2088.
- Caswell, E. P., C.-S. Tang, J. DeFrank, and W. J. Apt. 1991. The influence of root exudates of Chloris gayana and Tagetes patula on Rotylenchulus reniformis. Revue de Nematologie 14:581-587.
