Milan Panth

Post Doctoral Fellow
Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, Edisto Research and Education Center

Office: 64 Research Rd, Blackville, SC
Phone: 615-730-0931

Email: mpanth@clemson.edu

Educational Background

PhD Bacteriology
Clemson University 2024

MS Plant Pathology
Tennessee State University 2020

BS Agriculture
Tribhuvan University 2016

Profile

I am a Post Doctoral Fellow in Dr. Hehe Wang’s bacteriology lab at Edisto REC. I am a member of the American Phytopathological Society (APS), PES Graduate Student Association (PES GSA), and Edisto Research Association (ERA).

Research Interests

Dr. Hehe's lab conducts basic and applied research to study the epidemiology, ecology, and genetics of bacterial pathogens in different crop production systems. My current research focuses on examining the prevalence of chemical resistance in Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni on Peach production system, and develop sustainable approaches for disease management.

Publications

Panth, M., Hancock, C.N., Minsavage, G.V., Carvalho, R., Herbert, A., Jones, J.B., Ritchie, D.F., Paret, M., Schnabel, G., and Wang, H. 2025. Molecular characterization of copper resistance genes from Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-25-0338-R

Panth, M., Noh, E., Schnabel, G., Brannen, P.M., and Wang, H. 2025. Prevalence and persistence of oxytetracycline-resistant and copper tolerant Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni in peach orchards of Southeastern USA. (Accepted:Plant Disease)

Panth, M., Noh, E., Sherratt, A., Schnabel, G., Anco, D.J., Carvalho, R., Jones, J.B., and Wang, H. 2025. Overwintering capability of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni strains with different bactericidal sensitivities on peach trees. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-24-0298-R

Noh, E., Panth, M., Yang, X., Barnes, J. M., and Wang, H. 2024. First report of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. sesami causing leaf spot on Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in South Carolina, USA. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-24-0958-PDN

Panth, M., Noh, E., Schnabel, G., and Wang, H. 2024. Development of a long amplicon PMA-qPCR assay for detection of viable Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni cells in peach trees. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-24-0012-RE

Parajuli, M., Panth, M., Witcher, A., and Baysal-Gurel, F. 2023. Effectiveness of solitary and combined use of cover crop species to manage soilborne diseases in woody ornamental nursery production system. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2023.2291483

Panth, M., Yang, X., Noh, E., Vargo, M., and Wang, H. 2023. First report of Xanthomonas campestris causing leaf blight of Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus) in South Carolina, USA. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1147-PDN

Parajuli, M., Panth, M., Gonzalez, A., Addesso, K. M., Witcher, A., Simmons, T., Baysal-Gurel, F. 2022. Cover crop usage for the sustainable management of soilborne diseases in woody ornamental nursery production system. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. DOI:10.1080/07060661.2021.2020336

Panth, M., Witcher, A., Baysal-Gurel, F. 2021. Response of Cover Crops to Phytopythium vexans, Phytophthora nicotianae, and Rhizoctonia solani, Major Soilborne Pathogens of Woody Ornamentals. Agriculture, 11(8): 742. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11080742

Panth, M., Baysal-Gurel, F., Avin, F.A., Simmons, T. 2021. Identification and chemical and biological management of Phytopythium vexans, the causal agent of Phytopythium root and crown rot of woody ornamentals. Plant disease, PMID: 32910733 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-20-0987-RE

Baysal-Gurel, F., Liyanapathiranage, P., Panth, M., Avin, F.A., Simmons, T. 2020. First report of Phytopythium vexans causing root and crown rot on flowering cherry in Tennessee. 10.1094/PDIS-06-20-1166-PDN

Panth, M., Baysal-Gurel, F., Simmons, T., Addesso, K.M., Witcher, A. 2020. Impact of Winter Cover Crop Usage in Soilborne Disease Suppressiveness in Woody Ornamental Production System. Agronomy, 10, 995. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070995

Panth, M., Hassler, S. and Baysal-Gurel, F. 2020. Methods for Management of Soilborne Diseases in Crop Production. Agriculture, 10(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10010016