Research Project: Conservation and Utilization of Temperate-Adapted Fruit, Nut, and Other Specialty Crop Genetic Resources

Location: National Clonal Germplasm Repository

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

Characterizing the growth, morphology, productivity, and fruit quality of twenty-five strawberry cultivars in an indoor vertical farm environment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Assessing predictability of post-storage texture and appearance characteristics in blueberry at breeding population level - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mengist, M.F., Pottorf, M., Mackey, T.A., Ferrao, F., Casorzo, G., Lila, M., Luby, C., Giongo, L., Perkins-Veazie, P., Bassil, N.V., Munoz, P., Iorizzo, M. 2024. Assessing predictability of post-storage texture and appearance characteristics in blueberry at breeding population level. Postharvest Biology and Technology. Volume 214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2024.112964.

A public mid-density genotyping platform for cultivated blueberry - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhao, D., Sabkota, M., Glaubitz, J., Bassil, N.V., Mengist, M., Iorizzo, M., Heller-Uszynska, K., Mollinari, M., Beil, C., Sheehan, M. 2024. A public mid-density genotyping platform for cultivated blueberry. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 5(9):36-44. https://doi.org/10.46265/genresj.WQZS1824.

Investigating the benefits of tectonite dust as an amendment for bark substrates and dryland crops - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nackley, L., Van Lehman, L., Van Lehman, O., Owen Jr, J.S., Scagel, C.F. 2024. Investigating the benefits of tectonite dust as an amendment for bark substrates and dryland crops. Plants. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010126.

Development of a targeted genotyping platform for reproducible results within tetraploid and hexaploid blueberry - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Clare, S.J., Driskill, M., Millar, T.R., Chagne, D., Montanari, S., Thomson, S., Espley, R.V., Munoz, P., Benevenuto, J., Zhao, D., Sheehan, M., Mengist, M.F., Rowland, L.J., Ashrafi, H., Melmaiee, K., Kulkarni, K.P., Babiker, E.M., Main, D., Olmstead, J.W., Gilbert, J.L., Havlak, P., Hung, H., Kniskern, J., Percival, D., Edger, P., Iorizzo, M., Bassil, N.V. 2024. Development of a targeted genotyping platform for reproducible results within tetraploid and hexaploid blueberry. Frontiers in Horticulture. https://doi.org/10.3389/fhort.2023.1339310.

A black raspberry fingerprinting set identifies seedlings in two families - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bassil, N.V., King, R., Peterson, M.E., Dossett, M., Hardigan, M.A. 2024. A black raspberry fingerprinting set identifies seedlings in two families. Acta Horticulturae. 1388:115-120. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1388.16.

Developing a single sequence repeat (SSR) fingerprinting set to characterize the NCGR Ribes Collection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bushakra, J., Alvarez, A., King, R., Green, J., Nyberg, A.M., Bassil, N.V. 2024. Developing a single sequence repeat (SSR) fingerprinting set to characterize the NCGR Ribes Collection. Acta Horticulturae. 1388:107-114. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1388.15.

Blueberry and cranberry pangenomes as a resource for future genetic studies and breeding efforts - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yocca, A., Platts, A., Alger, E., Teresi, S., Mengist, M., Ferrao, L., Benevenuto, J., Jacobs, M., Babinski, M., Bayer, P., Golicz, A., Humann, J., Main, D., Espley, R., Chagne, D., Albert, N., Montanari, S., Vorsa, N., Polashock, J.J., Zalapa, J.E., Bassil, N.V., Munoz, P., Iorizzo, M., Edger, P. 2023. Blueberry and cranberry pangenomes as a resource for future genetic studies and breeding efforts. Horticulture Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhad202.

Influence of organic plant breeding on the rhizosphere microbiome of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Park, H.E., Nebert, L., King, R., Busby, P., Myers, J.R. 2023. Influence of organic plant breeding on the rhizosphere microbiome of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 14:1251919. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1251919.

Development of a 70k multispecies array for grape, black walnut, chestnut, and hazelnut - (Abstract Only)

Resources for genomics, genetics and breeding research in GDR, the Genome Database for Rubus - (Abstract Only)
Bassil, N.V., Jung, S., Lee, T., Cheng, C., Zheng, P., Bubble, K., Yu, J., Humann, J., Hough, H., Main, D. 2023. Resources for genomics, genetics and breeding research in GDR, the Genome Database for Rubus. International Rubus Ribes Symposium.