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Erik Burchard
Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement, and Protection
Biological Science Lab Technician

Phone: (304) 725-3451 ext. 262
Fax: (304) 728-2340

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
euAP2a, a key gene that regulates flowering time in peach (Prunus persica) by modulating thermo-responsive transcription programming Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Liu, J., Bennett Jr, D.R., Demuth, M.A., Burchard, E.A., Artlip, T.S., Dardick, C.D., Liu, Z. 2024. euAP2a, a key gene that regulates flowering time in peach (Prunus persica) by modulating thermo-responsive transcription programming. Horticulture Research. 11(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhae076.
Almond can be infected by Plum Pox Virus-D isolate Penn4 and is a transmission-competent host Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rogers, E.E., Stone, A.L., Burchard, E.A., Sherman, D.J., Dardick, C.D. 2024. Almond can be infected by Plum Pox Virus-D isolate Penn4 and is a transmission-competent host. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-23-1910-SC.
Peach LAZY1 and DRO1 protein-protein interactions and co-expression with PRAF/RLD family support conserved gravity-related protein interactions across plants Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Waite, J.M., Hollender, C.H., Eilers, J.R., Burchard, E.A., Dardick, C.D. 2024. Peach LAZY1 and DRO1 protein-protein interactions and co-expression with PRAF/RLD family support conserved gravity-related protein interactions across plants. microPublication Biology. Article 000995. https://doi.org/10.17912/micropub.biology.000995.
A haplotype resolved chromosome-scale assembly of North American wild apple Malus fusca and comparative genomics of the fire blight Mfu10 locus Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mansfeld, B., Yocca, A., Ou, S., Harkness, A., Burchard, E.A., Gutierrez, B.L., Van Nocker, S., Gottschalk, C.C. 2023. A haplotype resolved chromosome-scale assembly of North American wild apple Malus fusca and comparative genomics of the fire blight Mfu10 locus. The Plant Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16433.
A haplotype resolved chromosome-scale assembly of North American wild apple Malus fusca and comparative genomics of the fire blight Mfu10 locus Reprint Icon - (Pre-print Publication)
Mansfeld, B., Yocca, A., Ou, S., Harkness, A., Burchard, E.A., Gutierrez, B.L., Van Nocker, S., Gottschalk, C.C. 2023. A haplotype resolved chromosome-scale assembly of North American wild apple Malus fusca and comparative genomics of the fire blight Mfu10 locus. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.22.533842.
Global analysis of the apple fruit microbiome: are all apples the same Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Abdelfattah, A., Freilich, S., Bartuv, R., Zhimo, Y., Kumar, A., Biasi, A., Salim, S., Feygenberg, O., Burchard, E.A., Dardick, C.D., Liu, J., Khan, A., Amiri, A., Ellouze, Q., Ali, S., Spadaro, D., Torres, R., Teixido, N., Ozkaya, O., Buehlmann, A., Vero, S., Berg, G., Whitehead, S., Wisniewski, M., Droby, S. 2021. Global analysis of the apple fruit microbiome: are all apples the same. Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15469.
Fox hunting in wild apples: searching for novel genes in Malus sieversii Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wisniewski, M., Artlip, T.S., Liu, J., Ma, J., Burchard, E.A., Norelli, J., Dardick, C.D. 2020. Fox hunting in wild apples: searching for novel genes in Malus sieversii. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21249516.
Apple endophytic microbiota of different rootstock/scion combinations suggests a genotype-specific influence Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, J., Abdelfattah, A., Norelli, J.L., Burchard, E.A., Schena, L., Droby, S., Wisniewski, M.E. 2018. Apple endophytic microbiota of different rootstock/scion combinations suggests a genotype-specific influence. BMC Microbiome. 6:18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0403-x.
Transcriptomic response of resistant (P161983-Malus sieversii) and susceptible ("Royal Gala") genotypes of apple to blue mold (penicillium expansum) infection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ballester, A., Norelli, J.L., Burchard, E.A., Abdelfattah, A., Levin, E., Gonzalez-Candelas, L., Droby, S., Wisniewski, M.E. 2017. Transcriptomic response of resistant (P161983-Malus sieversii) and susceptible ("Royal Gala") genotypes of apple to blue mold (penicillium expansum) infection. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8(1981):1-16.
Genotyping-by-sequencing markers facilitate the identification of quantitative trait loci controlling resistance to Penicillium expansum in Malus sieversii - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Norelli, J.L., Wisniewski, M.E., Fazio, G., Burchard, E.A., Gutierrez, B.L., Levin, E., Droby, S. 2017. Genotyping-by-sequencing markers facilitate the identification of quantitative trait loci controlling resistance to Penicillium expansum in Malus sieversii. PLoS One. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172949.