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The South Florida Avocado Breeding Program at USDA-Agricultural Research Service Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (USDA-ARS SHRS) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kuhn, D.N., Tondo, C.L., Freeman, B.L., Winterstein, M.C., Livingstone, D., Ayala Silva, T., Gutierrez, O.A., Schnell, R.J. 2012. The South Florida Avocado Breeding Program at USDA-Agricultural Research Service Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (USDA-ARS SHRS). California Avocado Commission. 2(1):22-29.

Optimization of a SNP assay for Genotyping Theobroma cacao under field conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Livingstone, D., Freeman, B.L., Motamayor, J.C., Schnell Ii, R.J., Royaert, S.E., Takrama, J., Meerow, A.W., Kuhn, D.N. 2011. Optimization of a SNP assay for Genotyping Theobroma cacao under field conditions. Molecular Breeding. DOI 10.1007/s11032-011-9596-4.

Identification of differentially expressed genes involved in self-incompatibility in Theobroma cacao L. - (Abstract Only)

Royaert, S.E., Mockaitis, K., May, G., Haiminen, N., Parida, L., Phillips-Mora, W., Marelli, J., Freeman, B.L., Kuhn, D.N., Schnell II, R.J., Motamayor, J.C. 2011. Identification of differentially expressed genes involved in self-incompatibility in Theobroma cacao L. . Annual International Plant & Animal Genome Conference. 2011.

Evaluating Theobroma grandiflorum for comparative genomic studies with Theobroma cacao - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kuhn, D.N., Figueira, A., Lopes, U., Motamayor, J., Meerow, A.W., Cariaga, K.A., Freeman, B.L., Livingstone, D., Schnell Ii, R.J. 2010. Evaluating Theobroma grandiflorum for comparative genomic studies with Theobroma cacao. Tree Genetics and Genomes. DOI 10.1007/s11295-010-0291-0

A SNP assay for genotyping Theobroma cacao suitable for use under field conditions - (Abstract Only)

Livingstone, D., Freeman, B.L., Motamayor, J.C., Dadzie, A.M., Takrama, J., Schnell Ii, R.J., Kuhn, D.N. 2010. A SNP assay for genotyping Theobroma cacao suitable for use under field conditions. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. a.

Characterization of reproductive self-compatibility in Theobroma cacao L. - (Abstract Only)

Royaert, S.E., Cariaga, K.A., Freeman, B.L., Phillips, W., Lopes, U.V., Brown, J.S., Kuhn, D.N., Schnell Ii, R.J., Motamayor, J.C. 2010. Characterization of reproductive self-compatibility in Theobroma cacao L.. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. 1.

Development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism markers in Theobroma cacao and comparison to Simple Sequence Repeat markers for genotyping of Cameroon clones. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Livingstone, D., Motamayor, J.C., Schnell Ii, R.J., Cariaga, K.A., Freeman, B.L., Meerow, A.W., Brown, J.S., Kuhn, D.N. 2010. Development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism markers in Theobroma cacao and comparison to Simple Sequence Repeat markers for genotyping of Cameroon clones. Molecular Breeding. DOI 10.1007/s1 1032-010-9416-2

Improvement of High-throughput Genotype Analysis After Implementation of a Dual-curve Sybr Green I-based Quantification and Normalization Procedure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Livingstone, D., Freeman, B.L., Tondo, C.L., Cariaga, K.A., Kuhn, D.N. 2009. Improvement of High-throughput Genotype Analysis After Implementation of a Dual-curve Sybr Green I-based Quantification and Normalization Procedure. HortScience. 44: 1228-1232.