Toussaint, Vicky, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Plant Pathology, bacteriology and postharvest

Contact Information:

430 Gouin Boulevard
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec J3B 3E6
Telephone: 450-515-2098
Fax: 450-346-7740
Email: vicky.toussaint@agr.gc.ca

Integrated pest management of bacterial diseases of horticultural crops
Microbial ecology and qualitative and quantitative epidemiology of plant pathogenic bacteria of horticultural crops

Use of cover crop on the disease incidence and severity of cucurbits and investigation of the factors contributing to disease control
Microbial ecology of plant pathogenic bacteria and saprohytic microflora of phyllosphere associated to cropping systems, environmental conditions and interactions with the host plant
Impact of climate changes on the development of bacterial diseases of horticultural crops
Study of factors that influence plant resistance or tolerance to plant pathogenic bacteria
Development and validation of modern techniques for detecting Erwinia amylovora to facilitate technology transfer
Study of alternative control methods to reduce the incidence and severity of bacterial diseases in lettuce

The links below lead to abstracts with access to full text.

LeBlanc, D.I., Vigneault, C., Boutin, J., Toussaint, V., Charlebois, D., Forney, C.F., Bourgeois, G., Clément, A., and Bezanson, G.S. (2012). "Design and performance of a controlled environment mini-chamber for measuring produce quality deterioration.", Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B, 2, pp. 391-399.
Toussaint, V., Benoît, D.-L., and Carisse, O. (2012). "Potential of weed species as a reservoir for Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians, the causal agent of bacterial leaf spot of lettuce.", Crop Protection, 41(November), pp. 64-70. doi : 10.1016/j.cropro.2012.05.018

Philion, V., Svircev, A.M., Toussaint, V., and Stockwell, V.O. (2011). "Antagonistic interaction between the biocontrol agent BlightBan C9-1 and the plant defense elicitor actigard.", Acta Horticulturae (ISHS), 896, pp. 437-440.

Khanizadeh, S., Dubé, C., Groleau, Y., Levasseur, A., Carisse, O., Toussaint, V., Granger, R., and Rousselle, G.L. (2009). "‘SJM167’ and ‘SJM188’, two new Winter Hardy Apple Rootstocks.", European Journal of Horticultural Science, 74(5), pp. 223-226.
Lu, J., Toussaint, V., Charles, M.T., Vigneault, C., and Raghavan, G.S.V. (2009). "Effect of Heat Treatment Uniformity on the Control of Botrytis cinerea on Harvested Tomato.", Transactions of the ASABE, 52(1), pp. 201-211.
Vigneault, C., Bourgeois, G., Toussaint, V., Charlebois, D., and LeBlanc, D.I. (2009). "Potential for Modelling Postharvest Quality of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.", in Sivakumar, D. (ed.) - New Trends in Postharvest Management of Fresh Produce I. Fresh Produce 3 (Special Issue 1), Global Science Books, London, UK, Chapter 3, pp. 12-22.

Toussaint, V., Ciotola, M., and Cadieux, M. (2012). "Impact of rye and wheat used as mulch in a cover crop production system on the Pseudomonas syringae diversity.", 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME14), Copenhagen, Denmark, August 19-24, 2012. (Abstract)

Jenni, S. and Toussaint, V. (2011). "Des lignées non fixées de laitue romaine tolérantes à la montaison, la brûlure de pointe et la tâche bactérienne.", La coopérative de producteurs de laitue Multiveg, la Société Coopérative du Sud de Montréal et de la Fondation, Napierville, QC, Canada, December 16, 2011. (Presentation)
Toussaint, V. and Ciotola, M. (2011). "Effect of the use of cover crops as mulches in the development of diseases in Spaghetti squash crop.", Plant Canada 2011, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, Canada, July 17-21, 2011.
Toussaint, V. and Ciotola, M. (2011). "Impact des cultures de couverture sur les maladies des cucurbitacées.", Agri-Vision 2010-2011, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada, January 10, 2011.
Toussaint, V. and Jenni, S. (2011). "Comparison of controlled environments for the screening of resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vitians in lettuce.", EUCARPIA Leafy Vegetables 2011, Université Lille Nord, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France, August 24-26, 2011. (Abstract)

Boutin, J., LeBlanc, D.I., Vigneault, C., Toussaint, V., and Charlebois, D. (2010). "Design and performance of a lab scale controlled environment chamber (CEC) used for determination of horticultural produce quality deterioration.", XVIIth World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR): Sustainable Development through Engineering, Québec City, QC, Canada, June 13-17, 2010, pp. 10.
Toussaint, V., Jenni, S., Brillaud, A., and Ciotola, M. (2010). "Relationship between leaf stomata size and density of lettuce cultivars and severity of bacterial leaf spot.", 9th International Symposium on the Microbiology of Aerial Plant Surfaces, Corvallis, OR, USA, August 14-18, 2010. (Abstract)

Jenni, S., Dorais, M., Fortin, S., Dubuc, J.-F., Toussaint, V., and Stewart, K.A. (2009). "Production of high-quality coloured peppers under multi-bay high tunnels.", GreenSys 2009 - International Symposium on High Technology for Greenhouse Systems, Loews Le Concorde Hotel, Québec City, QC, Canada, June 14-19, 2009.
Toussaint, V. and Jenni, S. (2009). "La résistance variétale : une avenue intéressante pour la lutte contre la tache bactérienne dans la laitue?", 14e année Journée Horticoles de St Rémi: Terres noires, Centre communautaire de Saint-Rémi, Saint-Rémi, QC, Canada, December 3, 2009.