Location: Nat'l Clonal Germplasm Rep - Tree Fruit & Nut Crops & Grapes
2021 Annual Report
Accomplishments
1. Crop germplasm distribution. ARS scientists and staff in Davis, California, shipped crop germplasm, including 2,925 items to 200 stakeholders (six international and 194 domestic) to research and education entities that require genetic diversity or genetic standards. The germplasm collections were assembled and managed by ARS scientists to be made available to scientists, especially geneticists and breeders who develop new cultivars to address the needs of growers and consumers. Most germplasm requests were shipped in late winter/early spring as three to five cuttings per accession. Leaves, pollen, and fruit were also sent as requested.
Review Publications
Preece, J.E., Balunek, E., Volk, G.M. 2021. Pistachio collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/pistachios/
Preece, J.E. 2020. The USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for tree fruit, nut crops, and grapes, Davis, CA. Journal of American Pomological Society. 74(2): 111-116.
Preece, J.E., Karp, D. 2020. Fig. HortScience. p.1183-1184.
Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E. 2021. Overview of the National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Davis, California. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/introduction/
Gasic, K., Preece, J.E., Karp, D. 2020. Register of new fruit and nut cultivars list 50. HortScience. 55(7)1164-1201. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI50register-20.
Sanchez, A., Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E. 2021. Fig collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/figs/
Smith, J., Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E. 2021. Persimmon collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/persimmons/
Smith, J., Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E. 2021. Walnut collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/walnuts/
Smith, J., Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E. 2021. Mulberry collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/mulberries/
Prins, B., Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E. 2021. Grape collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/grapes/
Diaz-Lara, A., Golino, D., Preece, J.E., Rwahnih, M. 2020. Development of RT-PCR degenerate primers to overcome the high genetic diversity of grapevine virus T. Journal of Virological Methods. 282. Article 113883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113883.
Sanchez, A., Volk, G.M., Balunek, E., Preece, J.E. 2021. Kiwifruit collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/kiwifruit/
Smith, J., Volk, G.M., Balunek, E., Preece, J.E. 2021. Olive collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/olives/
DeBuse, C., Volk, G.M., Balunek, E., Preece, J.E. 2021. Prunus collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/prunus-collection/
Moersfelder, J., Volk, G.M., Balunek, E., Preece, J.E. 2021. Pomegranate collection. In: Volk, G.M., Preece, J.E., editors. Field tour of the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit, Nut Crops, and Grapes in Davis, California. Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University. Available: https://colostate.pressbooks.pub/davisrepositoryfieldtour/chapter/pomegranates/
Chater, J.M., Jia, Z., Qin, G., Liu, C., Li, J., Merhaut, D.J., Preece, J.E. 2020. Pomegranate. HortScience. p.1197-1199.
Ramasamy, R.K., Luo, M., Leslie, C.A., Velasco, D.M., Ott, N.J., McClean, A.E., Dandekar, A.M., Aradhya, M.K., Brown, P.J., Browne, G.T., Kluepfel, D.A., Westphal, A., Dvorak, J. 2021. Co-located quantitative trait loci for resistance to Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Phytophthora cinnamomi, and P. pini in Juglans microcarpa × J. regia hybrid rootstock. Horticulture Research. 8. Article 111. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-021-00546-7.
Salman, M., Kluepfel, D.A., Greenhut, R., Preece, J.E., Ferguson, L. 2020. Field evaluation of olive (Olea europaea) genotypes for resistance to Pseudomonas savastanoi pv savastanoi. Journal of Plant Pathology. 102:663-670. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-020-00549-8.
Milczarek, R.R., Woods, R., Lafond, S.I., Smith, J.L., Sedej, I., Olsen, C.W., Vilches, A.M., Breksa III, A.P., Preece, J.E. 2020. Texture of hot-air-dried persimmon (diospyros kaki) chips: instrumental, sensory, and consumer input for product development. Foods. 9(10). Article 1434. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9101434.