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James Busse
Vegetable Crops Research
Biological Science Technician

Phone: (608) 890-1394
Fax: (608) 262-4743

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
1575 LINDEN DR
MADISON, WI 53706

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Detrimental effects on chipping potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) yield and tuber quality following current-season infection of plants with ordinary and recombinant strains of potato virus Y - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
What determines the appearance of red skinned potatoes? - (Proceedings)
Bethke, P.C., Busse, J.S. 2020. What determines the appearance of red skinned potatoes?. Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Associaiton Conference Proceedings. 23:1-3.
Impact of 2,4-D and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber age on anthocyanin content of skin and phellem anatomy of Red Norland Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Busse, J.S., Bethke, P.C. 2019. Impact of 2,4-D and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber age on anthocyanin content of skin and phellem anatomy of Red Norland. American Journal of Potato Research. 97:102-110(2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-019-09760-5.
Transient heat stress during tuber development alters postharvest carbohydrate composition and decreases processing quality of chipping potatoes Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Busse, J.S., Wiberket-Bradford, A.E., Bethke, P.C. 2018. Transient heat stress during tuber development alters postharvest carbohydrate composition and decreases processing quality of chipping potatoes. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.9473.
Testing an efficient method for dihaploid potato germplasm development Reprint Icon - (Abstract Only)
Busse, J.S., Jansky, S.H., Bethke, P.C. 2018. Testing an efficient method for dihaploid potato germplasm development. Meeting Abstract. 96:322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-019-09723-w.
Impact of 2,4-D on in-season and stored Red Norland skin color Reprint Icon - (Abstract Only)
Busse, J.S., Bethke, P.C. 2018. Impact of 2,4-D on in-season and stored Red Norland skin color. Meeting Abstract. 96:321-322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-019-09723-w.
Inbreeding Red Norland: stabilizing a genetic background for tuber shape, skin color and tuber finish Reprint Icon - (Abstract Only)
Busse, J.S., Bethke, P.C., Jansky, S.H. 2018. Inbreeding Red Norland: stabilizing a genetic background for tuber shape, skin color and tuber finish. Meeting Abstract. 96:322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-019-09723-w.
Skin quality in red potatoes - (Proceedings)
Bethke, P.C., Busse, J.S. 2018. Skin quality in red potatoes. In: Proceedings of Wisconsin’s Annual Potato Meeting, February 6-8, 2018, Steven's Point, WI. 31:105-106.
Temperature-dependent regulation of sugar metabolism in wild-type and low-invertase transgenic chipping potatoes during and after cooling for low-temperature storage Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wiberley-Bradford, A.E, Busse, J.S., Bethke, P.C. 2016. Temperature-dependent regulation of sugar metabolism in wild-type and low-invertase transgenic chipping potatoes during and after cooling for low-temperature storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 115:60-71. doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.12.020.
Temperature-dependent regulation of sugar metabolism in wild-type and low-invertase transgenic chipping potatoes during and after cooling for low-temperature storage - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wiberly-Bradford, A.E., Busse, J.S., Bethke, P.C. 2016. Temperature-dependent regulation of sugar metabolism in wild-type and low-invertase transgenic chipping potatoes during and after cooling for low-temperature storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 115:60-71. doi: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.12.020.
Silencing of vacuolar invertase and asparagine synthetase genes and its impact on acrylamide formation of fried potato products Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhu, X., Gong, H., He, Q., Zeng, Z., Busse, J.S., Jin, W., Bethke, P.C., Jiming, J. 2016. Silencing of vacuolar invertase and asparagine synthetase genes and its impact on acrylamide formation of fried potato products. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 14(2):709-718. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12421.
Regulation of sugar metabolism in wild-type and low-invertase transgenic chipping potatoes during and after cooling for low-temperature storage - (Proceedings)
Wiberley-Bradford, A.E., Busse, J.S., Bethke, P.C. 2015. Regulation of sugar metabolism in wild-type and low-invertase transgenic chipping potatoes during and after cooling for low-temperature storage. American Journal of Potato Research. Paper No. G36.
Heat stress during development alters post-harvest sugar contents and chip processing quality of potato tubers - (Proceedings)
Wiberly-Bradford, A.E., Busse, J.S., Bethke, P.C. 2015. Heat stress during development alters post-harvest sugar contents and chip processing quality of potato tubers. American Journal of Potato Research. Paper No. G40.
Potato development and skin set in fresh market red varieties - (Proceedings)
Bethke, P.C., Busse, J.S. 2015. Potato development and skin set in fresh market red varieties. Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Associaiton Conference Proceedings. 28:81-82.
Sugar metabolism, chip color, invertase activity, and gene expression during long-term cold storage of potato (Solanum tuberosum) tubers from wild-type and vacuolar invertase silencing lines of Katahdin Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wiberley-Bradford, A.E., Busse, J.S., Jiang, J., Bethke, P.C. 2014. Sugar metabolism, chip color, invertase activity, and gene expression during long-term cold storage of potato (Solanum tuberosum) tubers from wild-type and vacuolar invertase silencing lines of Katahdin. BMC Research Notes. 7(1):801.
Vacuolar invertase gene silencing in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) improves processing quality by decreasing the frequency of sugar-end defects - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhu, X., Richael, C., Chamberlain, P., Busse, J.S., Bussan, A.J., Jiang, J., Bethke, P.C. 2014. Vacuolar invertase gene silencing in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) improves processing quality by decreasing the frequency of sugar-end defects. PLoS One. 9(4):e93381. Available: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0093381.
Stem-end chip defect in response to high temperature stress - (Abstract Only)
Bethke, P.C., Wang, Y., Busse, J.S., Bussan, A.J. 2012. Stem-end chip defect in response to high temperature stress [abstract]. Potato Association of America Proceedings. Paper No. 020.
Developing cold-chipping potato varieties by silencing the vacuolar invertase gene - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wu, L., Bhasker, P.B., Zhang, R., Bethke, P.C., Busse, J.S., Jiang, J. 2011. Developing cold-chipping potato varieties by silencing the vacuolar invertase gene. Crop Science. 51(3):981-990.
Suppression of the vacuolar invertase gene prevents cold-induced sweetening in potato - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bhaskar, P.B., Wu, L., Bethke, P.C., Vaillancourt, B., Jansky, S.H., Busse, J.S., Buell, R., Hamernik, A.J., Jiang, J. 2010. Suppression of the vacuolar invertase gene prevents cold-induced sweetening in potato. Plant Physiology. Available: http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/154/2/939.
Vine-Kill Treatment and Harvest Date Have Persistant Effects on Tuber Physiology After Harvest - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bethke, P.C., Busse, J.S. 2010. Vine-Kill Treatment and Harvest Date Have Persistant Effects on Tuber Physiology After Harvest. American Journal of Potato Research. 87(3):299-309.
The Effect of Vine Kill and Harvest Date on Tuber Skin Set, Respiration Rates and Tuber Sugars - (Abstract Only)
Bethke, P.C., Busse, J.S. 2009. The Effect of Vine Kill and Harvest Date on Tuber Skin Set, Respiration Rates and Tuber Sugars [abstract]. Potato Association of America Proceedings. Paper No. 43.
Validation of a simple, colorimetric, microplate assay using amplex red for the determination of glucose and sucrose in potato tubers and other vegetables - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bethke, P.C., Busse, J.S. 2008. Validation of a simple, colorimetric, microplate assay using amplex red for the determination of glucose and sucrose in potato tubers and other vegetables. American Journal of Potato Research. 85(6):414-421.
Rapid colorimetric microplate assay for determining glucose and sucrose content in potato tubers - (Abstract Only)
Bethke, P.C., Busse, J.S. 2007. Rapid colorimetric microplate assay for determining glucose and sucrose content in potato tubers [abstract]. Potato Association of America Proceedings 91st meeting. Paper No. 06A.