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Research Project: Strawberry Crop Improvement through Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding

Location: Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory

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

Abnormal pollen development in the fragaria vesca mutant fruitless 1 Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Slovin, J.P., Dougherty, L.E. 2023. Abnormal pollen development in the fragaria vesca mutant fruitless 1. HortScience. 58(12):1488-1491. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI16961-22.

How we came to have the ‘Monocacy’ hop Reprint Icon - (Other)
Butler, B., Barse, T., Bassil, N.V., Lewers, K.S. 2023. How we came to have the ‘Monocacy’ hop. Hop News, Hop Growers of America. 813:1-17. https://doi.org/10.32747/2023.8127202.ars.

Yield and nutrients of six cultivars of strawberries grown in five urban cropping systems Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Richardson, M.L., Arlotta, C.G., Lewers, K.S. 2021. Yield and nutrients of six cultivars of strawberries grown in five urban cropping systems. Scientia Horticulturae. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110775 .

‘Cordial’ strawberry Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lewers, K.S., Enns, J.M. 2022. ‘Cordial’ strawberry. HortScience. 57(2):231–235. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI15808-21.

Flowering and seed production across the lemnaceae Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fourounjian, P., Slovin, J.P., Messing, J.W. 2021. Flowering and seed production across the lemnaceae. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021, 22(5), 2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052733.

Consumer preference and physiochemical analyses of fresh strawberries from ten cultivars grown Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lewers, K.S., Newell, M., Luo, Y., Park, E. 2020. Consumer preference and physiochemical analyses of fresh strawberries from ten cultivars grown in Maryland. International Journal of Fruit Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2020.1768617.

Low-tunnel strawberry production: Comparison of cultivars and films Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lewers, K.S., Fleisher, D.H., Daughtry, C.S., Vinyard, B.T. 2020. Low-tunnel strawberry production: Comparison of cultivars and films. International Journal of Fruit Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2020.1768616.

A roadmap for research in octoploid strawberry Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Whitaker, V.M., Knapp, S.J., Hardigan, M.A., Edger, P.P., Slovin, J.P., Bassil, N.V., Hytonen, T., Mackenzie, K.K. 2020. A roadmap for research in octoploid strawberry. Horticulture Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-020-0252-1.

Diploid Strawberry, fragaria vesca, fruitless mutants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Register of new fruit and nut cultivars, list 50: strawberry Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Lewers, K.S. 2020. Register of new fruit and nut cultivars, list 50: strawberry. HortScience. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI50register-20.

Evidence of epistatic suppression of repeat fruiting in cultivated strawberry Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lewers, K.S., Castro, P.R., Hancock, J.F., Weebadde, C.K., Die, J.V., Rowland, L.J. 2019. Evidence of epistatic suppression of repeat fruiting in cultivated strawberry. Biomed Central (BMC) Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-1984-7.

Indole-3-acetyl-aspartate and indole-3-acetyl-glutamate, the IAA-amide conjugates in the diploid strawberry achene, are hydrolyzed in growing seedlings Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tang, Q., Yu, P., Tillman, M., Cohen, J., Slovin, J.P. 2018. Indole-3-acetyl-aspartate and indole-3-acetyl-glutamate, the IAA-amide conjugates in the diploid strawberry achene, are hydrolyzed in growing seedlings. Planta. 249(4):1073-1085. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-018-3061-0.

Candidate gene identification of existing or induced mutations with pipelines applicable to large genomes Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dong, J., Tu, M., Feng, Y., Zdepski, A., Ge, F., Kumar, D., Slovin, J.P., Messing, J. 2018. Candidate gene identification of existing or induced mutations with pipelines applicable to large genomes. Plant Journal. 97:673-682. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14153.

Auxin conjugate hydrolases in fragaria vesca contribute to iaa homeostasis and seedling growth - (Abstract Only)