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Research Project: Accelerating Blueberry and Cranberry Improvement by Exploiting Germplasm Resources and Multi-omics Technologies

Location: Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory

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

Phytoplasma infection renders cranberries more susceptible to above- and belowground insect herbivores Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rodriguez-Saona, C., Salazar-Mendoza, P., Holdcraft, R., Polashock, J.J. 2024. Phytoplasma infection renders cranberries more susceptible to above- and belowground insect herbivores. Insect Science. 2024(0):1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.13444.

Quantitative trait loci analysis and marker development for fruit rot resistance in cranberry shows potential genetic association with epicuticular wax Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kawash, J.K., Erndwein, L.C., Johnson-Cicalese, J., Knowles, S., Vorsa, N., Polashock, J.J. 2024. Quantitative trait loci analysis and marker development for fruit rot resistance in cranberry shows potential genetic association with epicuticular wax. Phytopathology. 114:1366-1372. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-12-23-0477-R.

Triploid hybrids of 2x lingonberry (vaccinium vitis-idaea) by 2x black highbush blueberry (v. fuscatum) and 2x elliott’s blueberry (v. elliottii) as evidence of a genome balance requirement for hybridization success Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ehlenfeldt, M.K., Luteyn, J.L., Zalapa, J.E., De La Torre, F. 2023. Triploid hybrids of 2x lingonberry (vaccinium vitis-idaea) by 2x black highbush blueberry (v. fuscatum) and 2x elliott’s blueberry (v. elliottii) as evidence of a genome balance requirement for hybridization success. Horticulturae. 9(12):1308. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9121308.