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Research Project: Managing Genetic Resources and Associated Information of Grape, Tree Fruit, Tree Nut, and Other Specialty Crops Adapted to Mediterranean Climates

Location: Nat'l Clonal Germplasm Rep - Tree Fruit & Nut Crops & Grapes

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Pomegranate cultivars with diverse origins exhibit strong resistance to anthracnose fruit rot caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a major disease in southeast United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schaller, A., Chater, J., Vallad, G., Moersfelder, J.W., Heinitz, C.C., Deng, Z. 2023. Pomegranate cultivars with diverse origins exhibit strong resistance to anthracnose fruit rot caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a major disease in southeast United States. Horticulturae. 9(10). Article 1097. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9101097.

Felix Gillet (1835-1908) and his Barren Hill Nursery in Nevada City, California - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Genetic diversity in the USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Davis, California fig germplasm collection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Field evaluation of new and underutilized fig cultivars for fresh and dried markets - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Filex Gillet (1835-1908) and his barren hill nursery in Nevada City, CA - (Abstract Only)

Register of new fruit and nut cultivars list 50 Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gasic, K., Preece, J.E., Karp, D. 2020. Register of new fruit and nut cultivars list 50. HortScience. 55(7)1164-1201. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI50register-20.

Fig - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Preece, J.E., Karp, D. 2020. Fig. HortScience. p.1183-1184.

Pomegranate - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chater, J.M., Jia, Z., Qin, G., Liu, C., Li, J., Merhaut, D.J., Preece, J.E. 2020. Pomegranate. HortScience. p.1197-1199.

Development of RT-PCR degenerate primers to overcome the high genetic diversity of grapevine virus T Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Diaz-Lara, A., Golino, D., Preece, J.E., Rwahnih, M. 2020. Development of RT-PCR degenerate primers to overcome the high genetic diversity of grapevine virus T. Journal of Virological Methods. 282. Article 113883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113883.

Rooting response of Prunus wild relative semi-hardwood cuttings to indole-3-butryic acid potassium salt (KIBA) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Johnson, E.P., Preece, J.E., Aradhya, M.K., Gradziel, T. 2019. Rooting response of Prunus wild relative semi-hardwood cuttings to indole-3-butryic acid potassium salt (KIBA). Scientia Horticulturae. 263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109144.

Phenotypic segregation of seedling UCB-1 hybrid pistachio rootstock - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

The USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for tree fruit, nut crops, and grapes, Davis, CA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Preece, J.E. 2020. The USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for tree fruit, nut crops, and grapes, Davis, CA. Journal of American Pomological Society. 74(2): 111-116.

Diagnosis and management of nutrient constraints in pomegranate - (Book / Chapter)
Chater, J.M., Merhaut, D.J., Preece, J.E. 2019. Diagnosis and management of nutrient constraints in pomegranate. In: Anoop Kumar Srivastava, Chengxiao Hu, editors. Fruit Crops, Diagnosis and Management of Nutrient Constraints. 1st edition. Elsevier. p.681-691.

Propagation from basal epicormic meristems remediates an agring-related disorder in almond clones Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gradziel, T., Lampinen, B., Preece, J.E. 2019. Propagation from basal epicormic meristems remediates an agring-related disorder in almond clones. Horticulturae. 5(28):1-9. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae5020028.

Sequencing a Juglans regia × J. microcarpa hybrid yields high-quality genome assemblies of parental species Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhu, T., Wang, L., You, F.M., Rodriguez, J.C., Deal, K.R., Chen, L., Li, J., Chakraborty, S., Balan, B., Jiang, C., Brown, P.J., Leslie, C.A., Aradhya, M.K., Dandekar, A.M., Mcguire, P.E., Kluepfel, D.A., Dvorak, J., Lou, M. 2019. Sequencing a Juglans regia × J. microcarpa hybrid yields high-quality genome assemblies of parental species. Horticulture Research. 6:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0139-1.

A fine-scale genetic linkage map reveals genomic regions associated with economic traits in walnut (Juglans regia) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Aradhya, M.K., Velasco, D., Wang, J., Ramasamy, R., You, F.M., Leslie, C., Dandekar, A., Luo, M., Dvorak, J. 2019. A fine-scale genetic linkage map reveals genomic regions associated with economic traits in walnut (Juglans regia). Plant Breeding Reviews. 138(5):635-646. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12703.

Development of a meristem-tip culture procedure for eradication of cherry virus-a in selected cultivars of cherry - (Abstract Only)
Hoang, N.H., Rwahnih, M., Preece, J.E., Hsu, E., Sim, S., Golino, D. 2018. Development of a meristem-tip culture procedure for eradication of cherry virus-a in selected cultivars of cherr. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animals. Vol.54, S30-S31.

Pomegranate - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Preece, J.E., Chater, J.M., Merhaut, D.J., Jia, Z. 2018. Pomegranate. HortScience. 53(6):770.

Register of new fruit and nut cultivars list 49 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gasic, K., Preece, J.E., Karp, D. 2018. Register of new fruit and nut cultivars list 49. HortScience. 53(6):748-776.

DNA profiling of figs (Ficus carica L.) from Slovenia and Californian USDA collection revealed the uniqueness of some North Adriatic varieties Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knap, T., Aradhya, M.K., Arbeiter, A., Hladnik, M., Bandelj, D. 2018. DNA profiling of figs (Ficus carica L.) from Slovenia and Californian USDA collection revealed the uniqueness of some North Adriatic varieties. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 65:1503-1516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-018-0634-5.

Evaluation of the genetic structure present in natural populations of four subspecies of black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) from North America using SSR markers Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Guzman, F., Segura, S., Aradhya, M.K., Potter, D. 2018. Evaluation of the genetic structure present in natural populations of four subspecies of black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) from North America using SSR markers. Scientia Horticulturae. 232:206-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2018.01.013.

Exploiting DNA-based molecular tools to assess genetic diversity in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) selections and cultivars Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gianaspro, A., Mazzeo, A., Giove, L.S., Zito, D., Marcotuli, I., Gallotta, A., Colasuonno, P., Nigro, D., Blanco, A., Aradhya, M.K., Gadaleta, A., Ferrara, G. 2017. Exploiting DNA-based molecular tools to assess genetic diversity in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) selections and cultivars. Fruits. 72(5):292–305. https://doi.org/10.17660/th2017/72.5.5.

Patterns of genomic and phenomic diversity in wine and table grapes Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Migicovsky, Z., Sawler, J., Gardner, K.M., Aradhya, M.K., Prins, B.H., Schwaninger, H.R., Bustamante, C.D., Buckler, E.S., Zhong, G., Brown, P.J., Myles, S. 2017. Patterns of genomic and phenomic diversity in wine and table grapes. Horticulture Research. 4:17035. https://doi.org/10.1038/hortres.2017.35.

Genotyping by sequencing for SNP-based linkage analysis and identification of QTLs linked to fruit quality traits in Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Salazar, J.A., Pacheco, I., Shinya, P., Zapata, P., Silva, C., Aradhya, M.K., Velasco, D., Ruiz, D., Martinez-Gomez, P., Infante, R. 2017. Genotyping by sequencing for SNP-based linkage analysis and identification of QTLs linked to fruit quality traits in Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:476. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00476.