Geneticist
Volk, G.M., Peace, C.P., Henk, A.D., Howard, N.P. 2022. DNA profiling with the 20K apple SNP array reveals Malus domestica hybridization and admixture in M. sieversii, M. orientalis, and M. sylvestris genebank accessions. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. Article e1015658. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1015658.
Henk, A.D., Bonnart, R.M., Araujo De Oliveira, A., Volk, G.M. 2022. Minimizing the deleterious effects of endophytes in plant shoot tip cryopreservation. Applications in Plant Sciences. Article e11489. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11489.
Volk, G.M., Magby, J., Henk, A.D., Miller, S., Mazur, R. 2020. Genetic data inform Yosemite National Park orchard management guidelines. Plants, People, Planet. 3(2):142-154. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10152.
Magby, J., Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Miller, S. 2019. Identification of historic homestead and orchard apple cultivars in Wyoming. HortScience. 54(1):8-16. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI13436-18.
Magby JT, Volk GM, Henk AD, Miller SL. 2018. Identification of historic homestead and orchard apple cultivars in Wyoming. American Soc. Horticultural Sci. Conference, July 31-Aug 3, 2018. https://ashs.confex.com/ashs/2018/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/29065
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Richards, C.M., Bassil, N.V., Postman, J.D. 2018. Chloroplast sequence data differentiate Maleae, and specifically Pyrus, species in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 66(1):5-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-018-0691-9.
Gross, B.L., Henk, A.D., Bonnart, R.M., Volk, G.M. 2016. Changes in transcript expression patterns as a result of cryoprotectant treatment and liquid nitrogen exposure in Arabidopsis shoot tips. Plant Cell Reports. 36:459-470. doi:10.1007/s00299-016-2095-7.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Jenderek, M.M., Richards, C.M. 2016. Probabilistic viability calculations for cryopreserving vegetatively propagated collections in genebanks. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. doi:10.1007/S10722-016-0460-6.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Forsline, P.L., Szewc-McFadden, A.K., Fazio, G., Aldwinckle, H., Richards, C.M. 2016. Seeds capture the diversity of genetic resource collections of Malus sieversii maintained in an orchard. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. doi:10.1007/s10722-016-0450-8.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D. 2016. Historic American apple cultivars: Identification and availability. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 141(3):292-301.
Gao, Y., Liu, F., Wang, K., Wang, D., Gong, X., Liu, L., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Volk, G.M. 2015. Genetic diversity of Malus cultivars and wild relatives in the Chinese National Repository of Apple Germplasm Resources. Tree Genetics and Genomes. 11:106. doi:10.1007/s11295-015-0913-7.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Baldo, A.M., Fazio, G., Chao, C.T., Richards, C.M. 2015. Chloroplast heterogeneity and historical admixture within the genus Malus. American Journal of Botany. 102(7):1198-1208. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500095.
Gross, B., Henk, A.D., Richards, C.M., Fazio, G., Volk, G.M. 2014. Genetic diversity in Malus × domestica (Rosaceae) through time in response to domestication. American Journal of Botany. 101(10):1770-1779. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400297.
Asanidze, Z., Akhalkatsi, M., Henk, A.D., Richards, C.M., Volk, G.M. 2014. Genetic relationships between wild progenitor pear (Pyrus L.) species and local cultivars native to Georgia, South Caucasus. Flora. 209(9):504-512. DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2014.06.013.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Baldo, A.M., Fazio, G., Chao, C.T. 2014. Application of genetic and spatial analyses to identify collection priorities for wild Malus species [abstract]. 7th International Rosaceae Genomics Conference. p. 84.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Bonnart, R.M., Shepherd, A., Gross, B.L. 2014. Plant shoot tip response to treatment with plant vitrification solution 2. Acta Horticulturae. 1039:81-84.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Bonnart, R.M., Gross, B. 2013. Gene expression in arabidopsis shoot tips after liquid nitrogen exposure. Meeting Abstract. 2nd International Society for Horticultural Science Meeting. p.17.
Gross, B., Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Forsline, P., Szewc-Mcfadden, A.K., Fazio, G., Chao, C.T. 2013. Diversity captured in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System apple core collection. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 138(5):375-381.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Richards, C.M., Forsline, P.L., Chao, C.T. 2013. Malus sieversii: a diverse Central Asian apple species in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System. HortScience. 48(12):1440-1444.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Bassil, N.V., Postman, J.D. 2012. Genetic diversity of wild European and Mediterranean pear species (abstract). 6th Rosaceous Genomics Conference (RGC6). September 30 - October 4, 2012, Trento, Italy. p. 130-131.
Gross, B.L., Henk, A.D., Forsline, P.L., Richards, C.M., Volk, G.M. 2012. Identification of interspecific hybrids among domesticated apple and its wild relatives. Tree Genetics and Genomes. 8(6):1223-1235. DOI: 10.1007/s11295-012-0509-4.
Gross, B.L., Henk, A.D., Forsline, P.L., Richards, C.M., Volk, G.M. 2012. Interspecific hybridization among domesticated apple and its wild relatives. Meeting Abstract. Available: https://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper3193.html.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Gross, B.L. 2011. Application of functional genomics to plant cryopreservation [meeting abstract]. In: Proceedings of Cryo 2011: 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cyrobiology. July 24-27, 2011, Corvallis, Oregon. p. 63.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Richards, C.M., Baldo, A.M., Forsline, P.L. 2010. Diversity in wild apple species of Chinese origin. Meeting Abstract. American Society for Horticultural Science annual conference, Palm Desert, CA August 2-5, 2010.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Chhandak, B. 2011. Gene expression in response to cryoprotectant and liquid nitrogen exposure in Arabidopsis shoot tips. Acta Horticulturae. 908: 55-66.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Reilley, A.A., Reeves, P.A., Forsline, P.L., Aldwinckle, H.S. 2009. Capturing The Diversity Of Wild Malus Orientalis From Georgia, Armenia, Russia And Turkey. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 134:453-459.
Routson, K., Reilley, A., Henk, A.D., Volk, G.M. 2009. Identification of historic apple trees in the Southwestern United States and implications for conservation. HortScience 44:589-594.
Baldo, A.M., Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Iezzoni, A., Olmstead, J.W., Aldwinckle, H.S., Weber, C., Samuelian, S., Malnoy, M. 2009. Resistance Gene Analogs in Six Genera of Rosaceae: A Family-wide Classification. Plant & Animal Genome XVII Conference. Annual Conference. January 10-14, 2009. San Diego, CA. pp.182. Meeting Abstract.
Richards, C.M., Volk, G.M., Reeves, P.A., Reilley, A., Henk, A.D., Forsline, P.L., Aldwinckle, H. 2009. Selection of stratified core sets representing wild apple (Malus sieversii). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 134:228-235.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Reilley, A., Miller, D.D., Forsline, P.L. 2009. Novel diversity identified in a wild apple population from Kyrgyz Republic. HortScience 44:516-519.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Chhandak, B. Gene expression in response to cryoprotectant and liquid nitrogen exposure in Arabidopsis shoot tips. I International Symposium on Cryopreservation in Horticultural Species, April 5-8, 2009. Leuven, Belgium. pp. 24. Meeting abstract.
Richards C.M., G. Volk, A.A. Reilley, A.D. Henk, D. Lockwood, P.A. Reeves, and P.L. Forsline. 2009. Genetic diversity and population structure in Malus sieversii, a wild progenitor species of domesticated apple. Tree Genetics and Genomics 5:339-347.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Reilley, A., Henk, A.D., Reeves, P.A., Forsline, P.L., Aldwinckle, H. 2008. Genetic diversity and disease resistance of wild Malus orientalis from Turkey and southern Russia. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 133:383-389.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Reilley, A., Reeves, P.A., Forsline, P.L. 2007. Genetic diversity of wild Malus orientalis. Plant & Animal Genome XVI Conference. Annual Conference. January 12-16, 2008. San Diego, CA. pp. 137. Meeting Abstract.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Reilley, A., Forsline, P.L. 2007. Genetic Diversity of the Malus sieversii Collection in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System. Meeting Abstract HortScience. July 16-19, 2007, Scottsdale, Arazona. 44:895.
Basu, C., Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D. 2007. Gene Expression patterns in cryogenically stored Arabidopsis thaliana shoot tips. Meeting Abstract for the 5th Canadian Plant Genomics Workshop. July 30,-August 2, 2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada pp. 56.
Volk, G.M., C.M. Richards, A. Henk, A. Reilley and P. Forsline. 2007. Genetic diversity assessment of wild Malus sieversii populations in Kazakhstan. Meeting Abstract for the Plant and Animal Genome Conference. January 13-18, 2007, San Diego, California. pp. 133.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Reilley, A., Bassil, N.V., Postman, J.D. 2006. Genetic diversity of wild pyrus communis l. American Society of Horticulture Science Meeting. July 26-29, 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana. 41: 1035. Meeting Abstract.
Volk, G.M., Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Reilley, A., Bassil, N.V., Postman, J.D. 2006. Diversity of wild pyrus communis based on microsatellite analyses. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. Vol. 131:408-417.
Richards, C.M., Henk, A.D., Reilley, A., Forsline, P.L., Volk, G.M. 2006. Patterns of molecular and quantitative trait variation in Malus sieversii from kazakhstan. Meeting Proceedings of the Plant and Animal Genome XIV, January 13-18, 2006, San Diego, CA.
Volk, G.M., A. Reilley, A.D. Henk, P.L. Forsline, H.S. Aldwinckle, and C.M. Richards. 2005. Ex situ conservation of vegetatively-propagated species: development of a seed-based core collection for Malus sieversii. Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science. 130:203-210.
Volk, G.M., A.D. Henk and C.M. Richards. 2004. How many garlics are there? The Garlic Press 44:5-8.
Volk, G.M., A.D. Henk and C.M. Richards. 2004. Genetic Diversity among US garlic clones as detected using AFLP methods. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 129(4):559-569.
Ashfield, T., A. Bocian, D. Held, A.D. Henk, L.F. Marek, D. Danesh, S. Penuela, K. Meksem, D.A. Lightfoot, N.D. Young, R.C. Shoemaker and R.W. Innes. 2003. Genetic and physical localization of the soybean Rpg1-b disease resistance gene reveals a complex locus containing several tightly linked families of NBS-LRR genes. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 16:817-826.
Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., Richards, C.M. 2003. Diversity of garlic accessions within the national plant germplasm system. HortScience. 2003. 38:736.
Antolin M.F. and A.D. Henk. 2003. Sex Determination. pp.1024-1032. In V.H. Resh and R.T. Carde (eds). Encyclopedia of Insects, Academic Press, San Diego.
Harris, J., Henk, A.D., Volk, G.M. Comparison of dna extraction methods for genetic analysis of garlic. Colorado State University Undergraduate Research: Creative Symposium, April 23, 2002, Fort Collins, Colorado. p.60.
VOLK, G.M., HENK, A.D., RICHARDS, C.M. GENETIC VARIABILITY AMONG ACCESSIONS OF GARLIC IN THE USDA NATIONAL PLANT GERMPLASM SYSTEM. American Society of Plant Biologists. 2002. Pp25.
Lab group: Dr. Gayle Volk
I use molecular techniques to determine identity and diversity in genebank collections, and to understand plant responses to cryopreservation treatments. I also investigate plant endophytes, especially as they impact in-vitro culture and recovery from cryopreservation, and I enjoy public outreach.