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

Increasing chilling reduces heat requirement for floral budbreak in peach - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Okie, W.R., Blackburn, B. 2011. Increasing chilling reduces heat requirement for floral budbreak in peach. HortScience. 46:245-252.

Interactive effects of light and chilling on peach flower and leaf budbreak - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Okie, W.R., Blackburn, B. 2011. Interactive effects of light and chilling on peach flower and leaf budbreak. HortScience. 46(7):1056-1062.

Interaction of chill and heat in peach flower bud dormancy - (Abstract Only)

Okie, W.R., Blackburn, B. 2008. Interaction of chill and heat in peach flower bud dormancy [abstract]. American Society of Horticultural Science Annual Meeting, July 21-24, 2008, Orlando, Florida. HortScience. 43(4):1161.

SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AFFECT CHILLING ACCUMULATION IN PEACH - (Abstract Only)

Okie, W.R., Blackburn, B., Taylor, K. 2003. Sub-freezing temperatures affect chilling accumulation in peach [abstract]. Hortscience. 38(5):778-779.