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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.)

Leveraging genetic resources and genomic prediction to enhance flavonol content in cranberry fruit - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Environmental genomic selection to leverage polygenic local adaptation in barley landraces Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Halpin-Mccormick, A., Campbell, Q., Negrao, S., Morrell, P., Hubner, S., Neyhart, J.L., Kantar, M. 2025. Environmental genomic selection to leverage polygenic local adaptation in barley landraces. Communications Biology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08045-4.

Climate resilience conserved in global germplasm repositories: picking the most promising parents for agile plant breeding - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

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.

Intersectional hybrids of the relict species, box huckleberry (Gaylussacia brachycera), with dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ehlenfeldt, M.K., Luteyn, J.L., Zalapa, J.E., De La Torre, F. 2024. Intersectional hybrids of the relict species, box huckleberry (Gaylussacia brachycera), with dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa). HortScience. 59(11):1597–1602. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI17916-24.

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.