Projects

MANAGEMENT OF GENETIC RESOURCES FOR VITIS, PRUNUS, JUGLANS, FICUS, OLEA, PISTACIA, PUNICA, DIOSPYROS, ACTINIDIA, AND MORUS Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 413131

ARID LAND PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES CONSERVATION, EVALUATION, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 415157

Management of Genetic Resources & Associated Information for Grape, Tree Fruit, Tree Nut, & Other Specialty Crops to Mediterranean Climates Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 424506

Management of Arid Land Plant Genetic Resources and Associated Information Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 424516

Identification and development of olive knot rsistant olive cultivars for commercial production in California Reimbursable (R)   Accession Number: 423899

Clonal Germplasm Research Phase V - Continued SCA Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 418218

Evaluation of Juglans Species and Germplasm Material for Thousand Cankers Disease Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 419762

Germplasm Collection of the North American Plums (Prunus, Rosaceae) and Their Phylogeny Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 422020

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

Field evaluation of new and underutilized fig cultivars for fresh and dried markets - (Proceedings)

Preece, J.E., Garrison, H.G., Aradhya, M.K., Ferguson, L., Crisosto, C., Norton, M. 2013. Field evaluation of new and underutilized fig cultivars for fresh and dried markets. Meeting Proceedings. Vol 1:tab 6, 1-3.

The Prunus collection at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Davis, California - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (29-Oct-12)

Genetic diversity, structure and differentiation within and between cultivated (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sativa) and wild (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sylvestris) grapes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Zudunic, G., Preece, J.E., Aradhya, M.K., Velasco, D., Pitcher, A.M., Dangl, G.S. 2013. Genetic diversity, structure and differentiation within and between cultivated (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sativa) and wild (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sylvestris) grapes. Vitis. 52:(1) 29-32.

Genetic diversity, structure, and patterns of differentiation in the genus Vitis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Aradhya, M.K., Wang, Y., Walker, M.A., Prins, B.H., Pitcher, A.M., Velasco, D., Gerrath, J.M., Dangl, G.S., Preece, J.E. 2012. Genetic diversity, structure, and patterns of differentiation in the genus Vitis. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 299(2):317-330.

Content of different groups of phenolic compounds in microshoots of Juglans regia cultivars and studies on antioxidant activity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cheniany, M., Ebrahimzadeh, H., Vahdati, K., Preece, J.E., Masoudinejad, A., Mirmasoumi, M. 2012. Content of different groups of phenolic compounds in microshoots of Juglans regia cultivars and studies on antioxidant activity. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plants. 1-8.

Chilling and chipping influence plant growth and reproduction of star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Johanning, N.R., Preece, J.E., Young, B.G. 2012. Chilling and chipping influence plant growth and reproduction of star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum). Journal of Invasive Plant Science and Management. doi.org/10.1614/IPSM-D-12-00004.1.

Evaluation of the phytosanitary status of the prunus species in the national clonal germplasm repository in california; survey of viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Osman, F., Rwahnih, M., Golino, D., Pitman, T., Cordero, F., Preece, J.E., Rowhani, A. 2012. Evaluation of the phytosanitary status of the prunus species in the national clonal germplasm repository in california; survey of viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas. Journal of Plant Pathology. 94(1):249-253.

Research on wild relatives of fruit and nut crops at the Davis repository - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Aradhya, M.K., Preece, J.E. 2012. Research on wild relatives of fruit and nut crops at the Davis repository. Acta Horticulturae. 948:19-32.

Regeneration systems for pyramiding disease resistance into walnut rootstocks - (Proceedings)

Preece, J.E., Vahdati, K., Compton, P., Ibanez, A., Tran, Q., Gunawan, D., Duggal, A., Leslie, C., Tricoli, D., Dandekar, A. 2012. Regeneration systems for pyramiding disease resistance into walnut rootstocks. Walnut Research Conference. 57-64.

Clonal propagation of walnut rootstock genotypes for genetic improvement 2011 - (Proceedings)

Clonal propagation of walnut rootstock genotypes for genetic improvement 2011. Walnut Research Conference. 2011:103-128.

Phenotypic comparisons between wild relatives and cultivars of kiwifruit, persimmon, mulberry, and olive at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Davis, CA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Preece, J.E., Smith, J.L. 2012. Phenotypic comparisons between wild relatives and cultivars of kiwifruit, persimmon, mulberry, and olive at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Davis, CA. Acta Horticulturae. 948:175-180.

Somatic embryogenesis in immature cotyledons of Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kong, D. 2011. Somatic embryogenesis in immature cotyledons of Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr.). Plant Cell Tissue And Organ Culture. 108:485-492.

Micropropagation in stationay liquid media - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Preece, J.E. 2011. Micropropagation in stationay liquid media. Propagation of Ornamental Plants. 10(4):183-187.

Factors associated with the mother bulb of star-of-bethlehem that influence daughter bulb production - (Abstract Only) - (12-Nov-10)

Efficiencies in alginate encapsulation of vegetative explants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

George, L.J., Preece, J.E. 2010. Efficiencies in Alginate Encapsulation of Vegetative Explants. HortScience. 45(8):S163

Acclimatization of plantlets from in vitro to the ambient environment - (Book / Chapter)

Preece, J.E. 2010. Acclimatization of plantlets from in vitro to the ambient environment. Wiley Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology. DOI:10.1002/9780470054581.eib593 p. 1-9.