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Gene expression and hormone levels in different growth habits of peach and apple - (Proceedings)

Tworkoski, T., Webb, K.K., Callahan, A.M., Scorza, R. 2012. Gene expression and hormone levels in different growth habits of peach and apple. In: Proceedings of the Plant Growth Regulator Society of America, July 24-27, 2011, Chicago, Illinois. p. 145.

High transformation efficiency in plum (Prunus domestica L.): a new tool for functional genomics studies in Prunus spp. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Hily, J., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. High transformation efficiency in plum (Prunus domestica L.): a new tool for functional genomics studies in Prunus spp. Molecular Breeding. DOI 10.1007/s11032-008-9200-8.

High efficiency plum (Prunus domestica L.) transformation: a functional genomics tool for Rosaceae - (Abstract Only)

Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. High efficiency plum (Prunus domestica L.) transformation: a functional genomics tool for Rosaceae. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 43:1203.

A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) for functional genomics research in Rosaceae - (Abstract Only)

Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) for functional genomics research in Rosaceae [abstract]. First International Symposium on Biotechnology of Fruit Species. p. 87.

A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) useful for functional genomics in Rosaceae - (Proceedings)

Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) useful for functional genomics in Rosaceae. Acta Horticulturae.

A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) provides a powerful tool for functional genomics in Rosaceae - (Abstract Only)

Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) provides a powerful tool for functional genomics in Rosaceae [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. p. 289.

PRUNUS HOST RANGE OF PLUM POX VIRUS (PPV) IN THE UNITED STATES BY APHID AND GRAFT INOCULATION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Damsteegt, V.D., Scorza, R., Stone, A.L., Schneider, W.L., Webb, K.K., Demuth, M.A., Gildow, F.E. 2007. Prunus host range of plum pox virus (ppv) in the United States by aphid and graft inoculation. Plant Disease. 91:18-23

'HONEYSWEET' - A TRANSGENIC PLUM POX VIRUS RESISTANT PLUM - DEVELOPMENT, FIELD TESTING, AND REGULATORY ISSUES. - (Abstract Only)

Scorza, R., Gonsalves, D., et. al. 'Honeysweet' - A Transgenic Plum Pox Virus Resistant Plum - Development, Field Testing, and Regulatory Issues. International Symposium on Biotechnology of Temperate Fruit Crops and Tropical Species. Abstract. October 10-14, 2005 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

ACCUMULATION OF THE LONG CLASS OF SIRNA IS ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO PLUM POX VIRUS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF A TRANSGENIC WOODY PERENNIAL (PRUNUS DOMESTICA L.) PLUM - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hily, J., Scorza, R., Webb, K.K., Ravelonandro, M. 2005. Accumulation of the long class of sirna is associated with resistance to plum pox virus throughout the life cycle of a transgenic woody perennial (Prunus domestica l.) plum. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. MPMI 16:794-799 (2005).

ANALYSIS OF METHYLATION AND POST TRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING IN EMBRYOS AND SEEDLINGS OF C5, A TRANSGENIC PLUM POX VIRUS RESISTANT PLUM - (Proceedings)

Scorza, R., Webb, K.K., Ravelonandro, M. 2004. Analysis of methylation and post transcriptional gene silencing in embryos and seedlings of C5, a transgenic plum pox virus resistant plum. Proceedings of the 2004 International Rosaceae Genome Mapping Conference. p. 20.

AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING GENES INTO PLUM (PRUNUS DOMESTICA L.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

PADILLA, I., WEBB, K.K., SCORZA, R. EARLY ANTIBIOTIC SELECTIONAND EFFICIENT ROOTING AND ACCLIMATIZATION IMPROVE THE PRODUCTION OF TRANSGENIC PLUM PLANTS (PRUNUS DOMESTICA L.). PLANT CELL REPORTS. vOL 22, PGS 38-45, JUNE 2003.

TRANSFORMATION OF 'BEURRE BOSC' PEAR WITH THE ROLC GENE - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (25-Jun-99)