Extension Publications
H. Valenzuela, J. McHugh, C.R. Hooks, and S. Riede. 1996. Zucchini Elite. Vegetable Crops Update. 3(6): 1-12.
H. Valenzuela, D. Sato, M. Yamasaki, G. Machira, R. Cupples, S. Riede, and C.R. Hooks. 1996. Daikon Variety Trials: Vegetable Crops Update. 3(2): 1-7. H. Valenzuela and C. Hooks. 1996. Bell pepper cultivar trial. Vegetable Crops Update. 6(2): 7-9. Hooks, C.R.R., K-H Wang, and D. Fallon. 2006. An ally in the war against nematode pests: Using sunn hemp as a cover crop to suppress root-knot nematodes. CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Plant Dis. Apr. 2006, 3 pp. Hooks, C.R.R., R.R. Pandey, and M.W. Johnson. 2007. Unlikely guardians of cropping systems: Can birds and spiders protect broccoli from caterpillar pests? CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Insect Pests. May 2007, 6 pp. Hooks, C.R.R., and M.W. Johnson. 2007. Using clovers as living mulches to boost yields, suppress pests, and augment spiders in a broccoli agroecosystem. CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Insect Pests. May 2007, 6 pp. Hooks, C.R.R., Pandey, R.R. and M.W. Johnson. 2007. Evaluating spiders for their potential to control cabbage white butterflies (Pieris rapae). CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Insect Pests. May 2007, 4 pp. Hooks, C.R.R., A. Fereres and K.-H. Wang. 2007. Using protector plants to guard crops from aphid-borne non-persistent viruses. CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Insect Pests. June 2007, 7 pp. Wang, K.-H., C.R.R. Hooks, and A. Ploeg. 2007. Protecting crops from nematode pests: using marigold as an alternative to chemical nematicides. CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Insect Pests. July 2007, 7 pp. Hooks, C.R.R., K. Chandara, D. Fallon, K.-H. Wang, and R. Manandhar. 2007. The impact of sunn hemp cover cropping on below-ground organisms and nutrient status associated with a cucumber planting. CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Insect Pests. Soil and Crop Management, SCM-21 Oct 2007, 7 pp. Hooks, C.R.R. and M.G. Wright. 2008. Use of a living and dying mulch as barrier plants to protect zucchini from insect caused viruses and phytotoxemias. CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Insect. Plant Dis., PD-36 Jan 2008, 8 pp. Perez, E. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2008. Preparing tissue-cultured banana plantlets for field planting. CTAHR Coop. Ext. Serv. Insect. Biotechnology, BIO-8 Mar 2008, 3 pp. Hooks, C.R.R. 2008. Using a Special Cover Crop to Support the Production Needs of Maryland's Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Vegetable Industry. Anne Arundel County AGNR Newsletter. Fall 2008 edition - Production Pointers, 1 pg. Wang. K.-H. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2009. Survey of nematodes on banana in Hawaii and methods used for their control. CTAHR Cooperative Extension Service PD-69. 7 pp. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-69.pdf Wang, K.-H. and C.R.R. Hooks. Strip-till cover cropping and row switching techniques. HānaiʻAi Newsletter, Winter 2009, 3 pp. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/Downloads/Strip-till row-switching.pdf. Hooks, C.R.R. and J. Hinds. 2009. Managing slugs in the garden and beyond. University of Maryland, AGNR Coop. Ext. FS 822, 8 pp. Anonymous. 2009 and 2010. Pest Management Recommendation for Field Crops Bulletin 237. UM, UD, PSU, RU, VPI & SU, WVU Cooperative Ext. Services. C.R.R. Hooks contributing author to chapters: “Insect Pest Management for Field Crops” and “Insect Pest Management Guidelines for Stored Grain”. Hooks, C.R.R. 2010. A potential early season bully of soybeans. University of Maryland Extension Agronomy News 1(6): 2-3. Hooks, C.R.R. 2010. Drunken aliens in soybean fields. University of Maryland Extension Agronomy News 1(7): 3. Hinds, J. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2010. Sunn Hemp: A superhero cover crop! University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 11: 5-6 Rosario-Lebron, A. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2010. More than an ornamental? Marigolds as a natural pest solution. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 12: 4-5. Hooks, C.R.R. 2010. Added weaponry for integration into the arsenal against eggplant pests. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 12: 5. Hooks, C.R.R. 2010. Foliage-feeding caterpillars and action thresholds in soybeans. University of Maryland Extension Agronomy News 1(11): 1-2. Sargent, C., G. Dively, C. Hooks, M. J. Raupp, S. Sardanelli, P. Shrewsbury, D. Clement, M. K. Malinoski. 2010. Exotic Pest Threats: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Bulletin. Maryland Extension, UMD Entomology Bullentin 7 pp. Wang, K.-H., B.S. Sipes and C.R.R. Hooks. 2010. Environmental friendly approaches for managing nematodes and weeds on pineapple. Pineapple News 17: 27-32. http://www.ishs-horticulture.org/workinggroups/pineapple/PineNews17.pdf. Hooks, C.R.R. 2011. Managing slugs in the field. Agronomy News 2(3): 2-4. Hooks, C.R.R. 2011. Can Crimson Clover Hide Eggplant from the Infamous Colorado Potato Beetle. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 2(5): 4-5. Hooks, C.R.R. 2011. Are my wheat fields susceptible to Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB)? Agronomy News 2(5): 1-2. Hooks, C.R.R. 2011. Stink bugs and corn. Agronomy News 2(7): 1-4. Hooks, C.R.R. 2011. BMSB corn gangbangers. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 2(7): 2-4. Hooks, C.R.R. 2011. Stink bugs and their soybean obsession. Agronomy News 2(9): 1-4. Zobel E. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2011. Summary 1: The Distribution of the Brown Marmorated Stink bug in Corn Fields. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News, Fall 2011, pp. 11-12. Kolb, L. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2011. Summary 2: Organic Weed Control and Ecology at CMREC. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News, Fall 2011, pg. 12. Rosario-Lebron, A. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2011. Summary 4: In Development: Spiders for Pest Control. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News, Fall 2011, pg. 13-14. Wang, K.-H., B.S. Sipes, C.R.R. Hooks, and J. Leary. 2011. Improving the status of sunn hemp as a cover crop for soil health and pests management. Hānai‘Ai Newsletter Summer 2011, 3 pp. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/news/articles/V8-Wang-sunnhemp.pdf. Wang, K.-H. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2011. Banana bunchy top virus and nematode management on banana. HānaiʻAi Newsletter Spring 2011, 3 pp. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/news/ articles/V6-Wang-BananaBunchy.pdf. Dively, G. P, C.R.R. Hooks and T. Patton. 2011. Summary of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Infestations in Maryland Crops, 28 pp. http://www.westernmaryland.umd.edu/Pages/ BMSBstudiesDivelyHooksPatton2011.pdf Wang, K.-H. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2011. Managing Soil Health and Soil Health Bioindicators through the Use of Cover Crops and other Sustainable Practices, 18 pp. In G. E. Brust and T. Mertz [eds]. Organic Vegetable Production Manual, Published by Univ. of MD Ext. College Park, MD. http://extension.umd.edu/agriculture/mdorganicveg/files/Chapter%204%20-%20Web%20Version.pdf . Hooks, C.R.R., G. Dively, and R. Kratochvil 2013. GMO corn: To stack, or not to stack, tha is the question! Agronomy News 4(1): 1-3. Hooks, C.R.R., A. L. Buchanan and G. Chen. 2013. The stale seedbed technique: a relatively underused alternative weed management tactic for vegetable production. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 4(5): 5-7. Hooks, C.R.R., and J. Hinds. 2013. Can a Tropical Cover Crop be used to Help Manage Insect Pests in Maryland Zucchini Plantings. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 4(7): 7-9. Chen, G.,A. L. Buchanan and C.R. R. Hooks. 2013. Using Reduced Tillage and Cover Crop Residue to Manage Weeds in Vegetable Production. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 4(10): 1-4. Buchanan, A. L.,Chen, G. and C.R. R. Hooks. 2013. Managing the Weed Seedbank with Cover Crops and Tillage. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 4(10): 4-6. Hunt, L. G., A. Rosario-Lebron and C.R.R. Hooks. 2013. Using Flowering Plants to Help Parasitic Wasps Attack Stink Bug Eggs. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 4(10):10-11. http://marylandorganic.org/2013/11/21/using-flowering-plants-to-help-parasitic-wasps-attack-stink-bug-eggs/ Hooks, C.R.R. and L. G. Hunt 2014. The Green Cloverworm: A Serial Defoliator. Agronomy News 5(2): 1-3. Rusconi, N. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2014. Fungal Entomopathogens: An Enigmatic Pest Control Alternative. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 5(4): 6-8. Bisk, M., Hunt, L. G. and C.R.R. Hooks. 2014. The Plight of Clint and his Monoculture Practices. University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 5(5): 4-6. Hooks, C. R., A. L. Buchanan, G. Chen and A. Rosario-Lebron. 2014. Offing Cover Crops for Weed Suppression: Featuring the Roller Crimper and Other Mechanical Contraptions. Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 5(6): 4-8. Hunt, L. G. and C. R.R. Hooks. 2014. Partridge Pea: Your Local Community Buffet for Natural Enemies in Organic Corn. Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 5(7): 1-2. Rosario-Lebron, A., G. Chen and C.R.R. Hooks. 2014. Cover cropping termination timing and method in no-till soybeans and how it impacts on insects, weed pests and soil moisture. Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 5(7): 3-4. Buchanan, A. L. and C. R.R. Hooks. 2014. Cover crops can improve soil quality and suppress weeds. Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 5(7): 5-8. Coffey, P. L, and C.R.R. Hooks. 2014. Economic Optimization of Cover Crops and Sterile Seedbed Techniques for Eggplant Production. Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 5(7): 8-9. Chen, G. and C. R.R. Hooks. 2014. How Plant Available Nitrogen Is affected By Cover Crops and Tillage Systems? Vegetable and Fruit Headline News 5(7): 11-13. Hooks, C. R., A. L. Buchanan, G. Chen and A. Rosario-Lebron. 2014. Offing Cover Crops for Weed Suppression: Featuring the Roller Crimper and Other Mechanical Contraptions. Agronomy News 6(2): 5-8. |