PROGRAM
68th ANNUAL MEETING
Southern Region
of the
American Society for Horticultural Science
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PROGRAM
68th ANNUAL MEETING
Southern Region
American Society for Horticultural Science
SPECIAL EVENTS
Presiding: Dave Reed
Room: Hotel, Lobby
Presiding: Leo Lombardini
Room: Seminar/Amphitheater
Presiding: Joe Masabni
Room: Austin Ballroom 3
Presiding: Susan Murphy, ACB President
Room: Austin Ballroom 2
Presiding: Susan Murphy, ACB
President
Presiding: Susan Murphy, ACB President
Presiding:
Presiding: Susan
Murphy, ACB President
Room: Austin Ballroom 2 or TBA
Presiding: Joe Kemble
Room: Executive Boardroom
Presiding: Dave Reed
Room: Grand Hall
Presiding: Bodie Pennisi
Room: Grand Hall
Presiding: Kim Pittcock, ACB Advisor
Room: Remington
Presiding:
Presiding: Steve King
Room:
8:00 am - 9:30
am J. B. Edmond Undergraduate Student
Paper Competition
Presiding: Susan Murphy, ACB
President
Penny Perkins-Veazie, SR-ASHS
President
Pat Williams, Section Chair
& Judging Coordinator
Room: Austin Ballroom 1
Presiding: Richard Fery
Room: Austin Ballroom 2
Presiding: Doug Bailey, President
Elect
TBA,
Judging Coordinator
Room: Austin Ballroom 1
Room: Grand Hall
Presiding: Bill Gebhardt
Room: Austin Ballroom 2
Presiding: Kim Pittcock, ACB
Advisor
Room: Remington
Presiding: Amy Wright
Room: City View Room 5
Presiding: Doug Bailey, President
Elect
TBA,
Judging Coordinator
Room: Austin Ballroom 1
Presiding: All Authors at all
posters
All students in poster competition at
posters
Bodie Pennisi, Judging Coordinator
Room: Grand
Hall
Presiding: President, SAAS
Room:
Title/Speaker: TBA
Room: Dallas Ballroom B/C
Presiding: Dave Reed
Room: Grand Hall
Room: Grand Hall
Presiding: Lynn Brandenberger
Room: City View Room 6
Presiding: Steve Stringer
Room: City View Room 7
Presiding: Wayne Mackay
Room: City View Room 4
Presiding: Niels Maness
Room: City View Room 5
Presiding: Susan Murphy, ACB
President
Room:
Presiding: Penny Perkins-Veazie, President
Room:
Presiding: Lynn Brandenberger
Room: City View Room 6
Presiding: Steve Stringer
Room: City View Room 7
Presiding: Wayne Mackay
Room: City View Room 4
SECTION TITLES
J. B. EDMOND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
PAPER COMPETITION
Room: Austin
Ballroom I
Presiding: Susan
Murphy, President, ACB
Penny
Perkins-Veazie, President, Southern Region ASHS
Patrick
Williams, Section Chair, Judging Coordinator
Abstracts: To publish your abstract in HortScience, see instructions at end of program.
Submit on disk at
meeting or email to Chair (pat.williams@murraystate.edu)
8:00 am –9:30 am Order of presentations determined
by drawing at beginning of contest.
Designing a
Evaluating Hard Pinch Timing of Dendranthemum x
morifolium on Lateral Shoot Branching and Flowering Response. Stephen T.
Blanchette*, Patrick N. Williams and Kris-Ann E. Kaiser,
In vitro Shoot Proliferation of 'Dog Ridge' Grape. Kah-Yat Isaac
Wong* and Daniel Lineberger, Department of Horticultural Sciences,
Undergraduate International Opportunities: Two Approaches. Laureanne M.
Bond*, Carolyn Robinson, Amy N. Wright, Jeff L. Sibley, and Donald J. Eakes,
Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, AL 36849.
(eakesdj@auburn.edu)
NORMAN
F. CHILDERS M.S. GRADUATE STUDENT
PAPER
COMPETITION
Room: Austin
Ballroom I
Presiding: Doug
Bailey, President-Elect, Southern Region ASHS
Abstracts: To publish your abstract in HortScience, see instructions at end of program.
Submit on disk at
meeting or email to Chair (dabailey@uga.edu)
An
Examination of National Plant Selection/Introduction Programs. Emily D.
Harris*, Carolyn W. Robinson, Donald J. Eakes, and Jeff L. Sibley, Department
of Horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849 (harried@auburn.edu)
Above-grade
planting with organic matter improves post-transplant root growth and
physiology of native shrubs. Julie L. Guckenberger* and Amy N. Wright, Department
of Horticulture,
Consumer
preference of hydroponic, greenhouse-grown fresh Cucumis sativus L. Leah Crosby1*, Ana Luna2,
Ellen Peffley1, and Leslie Thompson2, Department of Plant
and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2122, 2Department
of Animal and Food Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2141 (leah.crosby@ttu.edu)
Determining
optimum temperatures and seed enhancements for germinating Paspalum vaginatum seed.
Dexter Fontenot*, Edward Bush, and Jeff Beasley, Louisiana State University,
LSU AgCenter, 137 J.C. Miller Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
(EBush@agcenter.lsu.edu)
Glyphosate
drift toxicity on woody ornamental plants. Danille Mack*, Edward Bush and
Jim Griffin, Louisiana State University, LSU AgCenter, 137 J.C. Miller Hall,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (EBush@agcenter.lsu.edu)
Effects of
Balanced Pruning and Cluster Thinning on Vigor, Yield, Fruit Composition and
Wine Phenolics of Vidal blanc Grapevines. Patsy E. Wilson*, D. Archbold
and S. K. Kurtural, Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091 (k.kurtural@uky.edu)
WARREN S. BARHAM Ph.D.
GRADUATE STUDENT
PAPER COMPETITION
Room: Austin
Ballroom I
Presiding: Doug
Bailey, President-Elect, Southern Region ASHS
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Submit on disk at
meeting or email to Chair (dabailey@uga.edu)
Phytoremediation
of contaminated aquifers using nursery crops. Kathryn Fontenot*, and Edward
Bush.
Effect of
elevated CO2 and harvest schedule on photosynthetic efficiency and
sensory quality of Allium fistulosum. Amanda Broome and Ellen Peffley, Department of Plant
and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2122 (amanda.broome@ttu.edu)
Glycoalkaloid
levels in S. microdontum and S. jamesii accessions: A consideration in parental
selection in breeding for high antioxidant activity in potato. M. Ndambe Nzaramba1*1, John B. Bamberg2,
and J. Creighton Miller, Jr.1, 1Department of
Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-2133, 2U.S.
Potato Genebank, Sturgeon Bay, WI
54235-9620 (mnzaramba@tamu.edu)
Interference of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signaling by
Citrus Flavonoids. Amit Vikram1*,
Palmy R. Jesudhasan2, G. K. Jayaprakasha1, Suresh D.
Pillai2, Bhimanagouda S. Patil1 , 1Vegetable
and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, 2Department
of Poultry Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845.
(avikram@ag.tamu.edu)
Lemon Seed Extracts: Antioxidant Capacity and
Inhibition of Breast Cancer Cells. Jinhee Kim*, K. N. C Murthy, G. K.
Jayaprakasha, Bhimanagouda S. Patil, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement
Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX 77845. (jinpi@neo.tamu.edu)
EXTENSION SECTION
Room: City
View Room 1
Presiding: Kathryn
Taylor
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meeting or email to Chair (kctaylor@uga.edu)
8:15 am Private-Public Collaboration in Developing
an Organic Vidalia Onion Industry. George Boyhan*, Ray Hicks, Reid
8:30 am AgrAbility: Techniques for Making Gardening
Accessible. *Richard G. Snyder1 and
8:45 am An Extension-based Viticulture Education
Program for
9:00 am Working with Local Industry to Develop a
Value-Added Product. Kathryn C.
Taylor, Dept. of Horticulture,
EDUCATION
SECTION
Room: City
View Room 5
Presiding: Amy
Wright
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meeting or email to Chair (awright@auburn.edu)
POSTERS
Room: Grand
Hall
Presiding: Bodie
Pennisi
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Submit on disk at
meeting or email to Chair (bpennisi@uga.edu)
Set-Up: Sunday,
Poster Viewing Sunday,
Authors at poster: Sunday,
Student competition Sunday,
Take-down: Monday, after
Business Meeting and by
“G” or “U” following the poster
number indicates graduate and undergraduate poster, respectively, for the
purpose of the National Cowpea Poster Competition. Undergraduate and Graduate students in the
poster competition must be by their posters during the “Authors at Poster”
time, Sunday at
Floriculture, Ornamentals and Turf
1G) Soil respiration and root growth of
Sweetgum trees as affected by pavement type.
Bhavana
Viswanathan 1*, Astrid Volder 1, and Todd Watson 2. 1Department of Horticultural Sciences,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2133, and 2 Department
of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX 77843-2138 (a-volder@tamu.edu)
2) Production of Ginkgo biloba Callus for
the Growing area of Nutraceuticals. *Marihelen Glass and Monica Haddix.
3) Variation in Organic Matter and
Macronutrient Availability in Landscape Soils Under Landscape Fabric.
Derald A. Harp, David Colbert, and Hanan Gopffarth*,
4) Effects of Varying Nitrogen Levels on
Greenhouse Growth and Quality of Ornamental White Clover. Derald A. Harp and Steven Pulatie*,
5) In
Vitro Factors Affecting Galax Seed Germination.
Guochen Yang* and Zhongge (Cindy) Lu, Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Design, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro,
NC 27411, (yangg@ncat.edu)
6) Can Salt Stress in Greenhouse Roses be
Ameliorated by Supplemental Calcium Applications? Alma R. Solís-Pérez, A.R.* and Raul
I. Cabrera. Dept. of
Horticultural Sciences.
7) Evaluating the Landscape Performance of
Miniature and Dwarf Crape Myrtle. (Lagerstroemia
spp.) Cultivars for
8) Ornamental plant evaluation at the
9) Composted Cow Manure as a Substitute for
Peat in Ornamental Plant Production. Gitta Shurberg, GCREC- Balm (UF-IFAS), 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, Fl
33598
10) Crape Myrtle Growth and Phenology in South
Mississippi Christine Coker*, Patricia R. Knight, John
M. Anderson, and Wayne McLaurin Mississippi State University, Coastal Research
and Extension Center, 1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532 (ccoker@ra.msstate.edu)
11) Evaluation of Natural Fertilizers for
Greenhouse Crop Production. W.B. Evans* and G. Bi1.
12) Effect of irrigation frequency on root
growth, stem water potential, and net photosynthesis of Kalmia latifolia L. Matthew F. Wilkin and Amy N. Wright*. Department of Horticulture,
13) Effect of pavement type on water relations
and gas exchange of mature Sweetgum trees.
Astrid Volder1*
and Todd Watson 2, 1Department of Horticultural Sciences,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2133, and 2Department
of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX 77843-2138 (a-volder@tamu.edu)
14) Micropropagation and tissue culture of Hydrangea macrophylla for mutagenesis,
ploidy manipulation, and possible transformation. Stephen P. Greer1*, Sandra Reed2, Jeff Adkins3,
and Timothy Rinehart1, 1USDA-ARS, Southern Horticultural
Laboratory, 810 Highway 26 West, Poplarville, MS 39470, 2USDA-ARS,
National Arboretum, 472 Cadillac Lane, McMinnville, TN 37110, 3Department of Plant Sciences,
Woodward Hall, Alumni Avenue, University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI 02881.
(stephen.greer@ars.usda.gov).
Fruit Crops
15G) Aerial Root Development on Winegrape Cultivars
Following a Spring Freeze. J.
Andrew Puckette*, Eric T. Stafne, and Becky L. Carroll, 360, Agricultural Hall,
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater, OK 74078 (eric.t.stafne@okstate.edu)
16) Digital Image Analysis of Pecans. Eric T. Stafne1*,
17) Response of three southern highbush
blueberry cultivars to CPPU. D. Scott NeSmith, Dept. of Horticulture, Univ. of Georgia, Griffin
Campus, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA
30223
18) Weed control in Blackberries using Ground
Covers. D. J. Makus, USDA-ARS,
19) Harpin Protein Use to Improve Early Season
Fruit Size of ‘Queencrest’ Peach Robert T. Boozer* and James A. Pitts, 120
County Road 756, Auburn University Chilton Research and Extension Center,
Clanton, AL 35045, (boozert@auburn.edu)
20) Effects of cultivar and location on
muscadine antioxidant content and fruit quality. F.M. Woods1*,
21) Extending peak harvest of
primocane-fruiting blackberries under hightunnel production. Christopher Vincent*, Heather Friedrich,
M. Elena Garcia, Department of Horticulture,
22) Viruses Affecting Blackberries in
Vegetable Crops
23G) Nutrient Uptake Efficiency in Grafted Tomato Production and
Implications for Organic Production Systems. Suzanne O'Connell*, Mary M. Peet, Frank J. Louws,
Cary L. Rivard, Chris D. Harlow, Department of Horticultural Science, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 ( suzanne.oconnell@gmail.com)
24) Effects of Position in the Crop Canopy on
Eggplant Fruit Quality. Brian
A. Kahn*1 and Mark E. Payton2, Departments of 1Horticulture
and Landscape Architecture and 2Statistics, Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater, OK 74078. (brian.kahn@okstate.edu)
25) Use of Paper Mulches for Weed Control In
Summer Squash. Timothy Coolong. Department of
Horticulture,
26) Control of Mildew in Winter Squash . A.H. Beany1, K. Pernezny2, P.
J. Stoffella1,
27) Bite-Sized Tomatoes: Cultivars and Quality
for a Farm-to-School Lunch Program. Warren Roberts*1, Penny
Perkins-Veazie2, Jim Shrefler1, and Merritt Taylor1.
28) Cantaloupe Types and Cultivars Grown with
Organic and Synthetic Fertilizers. Warren Roberts*1, Benny Bruton2,
29) Effect of elevated CO2 and
harvest schedule on biomass of three Allium
species and sensory quality of A.
fistulosum. Amanda Broome and Ellen Peffley,
Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
79409-2122. (amanda.broome@ttu.edu)
30) Sensory and Quality Assessment of Grazing
Standing Corn versus Commercially Feed-lot Finished Beef. Husniye Imamoglu1*, Patti. C. Coggins1,
James M. Martin2, Glover B.Triplett3, Garrison Sensory
Evaluation, Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion,
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, 2Animal and
Dairy Science Department, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, 3Department
of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762.
(hi6@msstate.edu)
31) Nutrient Uptake Efficiency in Grafted Tomato Production and
Implications for Organic Production Systems. Suzanne O'Connell*, Mary M. Peet, Frank J. Louws,
Cary L. Rivard, Chris D. Harlow, Department of Horticultural Science, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 ( suzanne.oconnell@gmail.com)
Post-Harvest and Biotechnology
32) Combined effects of Storage Time and
Temperature on Sensory Characteristics of Plain Yogurt. Shweta Kumari1*, Patti. C. Coggins1, Julie
C. Wilson1, Dennis Rowe2, Garrison Sensory Evaluation,
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State
University, Starkville, MS 39762, 2Department of Plant and Soil
Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762. (sk359@msstate.edu)
POSTERS
Room: Grand
Hall
Presiding: Bodie
Pennesi
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meeting or email to Chair (bpennisi@uga.edu)
Poster Viewing Monday
Take-down: Monday, after
Business Meeting and by
VEGETABLE CROPS SECTION
Room: City
View Room 6
Presiding: Lynn
Brandenberger
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Morning
Session
8:00 am Weed
control in Sweet Corn. Joseph Masabni*, Department of Horticulture,
8:15 am Evaluation of Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower
and
8:30 am Response
of onion cultivars developed from greenhouse grown transplants to plant density
and fertilizer rate. V. M. Russo, USDA, ARS, South Central
Agricultural Research Laboratory, 911 Highway 3W,
9:15 am Break
9:30 am Iris
Yellow Spot Virus and the undiagnosed onion disease problem in
9:45 am Pumpkin
Quality and Yield in the Southeast.
Annette L. Wszelaki1*, Jonathan R. Schultheis2 and W.
Terry Kelley3, 1Department of Plant Sciences, University
of Tennessee, 252 Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg, 2431 Joe Johnson Dr.,
Knoxville, TN 37996, 2Department of Horticultural Science, 264
Kilgore Hall, Box 7609, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
27695-7609, 3University of Georgia, Department of Horticulture, 4604
Research Way, P.O.Box 748, Tifton, GA 31793 (awszelak@utk.edu)
10:00 am Spinach
Planting Density and Effects on Weed Control, Crop Injury and Yield. Russell W.
Wallace*, Alisa K. Petty and Aaron L. Phillips.
10:15 am Efficacy
studies for Racer (ammonium nonanoate) a potential new postemergence herbicide
for use in organic production. Lynn Brandenberger*1, James
Shrefler2, and Charles Webber
10:30 am Break
to attend SR-ASHS Business Meeting at
Afternoon
Session
FRUIT CROPS SECTION
Room: City
View Room 7
Presiding: Steve
Stringer
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Morning
Session
8:00 am Fall Yield Characteristics of Primocane
Fruiting Blackberries from the
8:30 am The potential for extending the harvest
season of organic brambles in the upper mid-south using high tunnels. Curt Rom*, , Heather Friedrich, Jason
McAfee, Hyun-Sung Choi, M. Elena Garcia, Donn Johnson and Jennie Popp (crom@uark.edu)
8:45 am Establishment of an organic apple
orchard in the upper mid-south. Curt Rom*, Jason, McAfee, H. Friedich, H.
Choi, M. Elena Garcia, Donn Johnson, and Jennie Popp. (crom@uark.edu)
9:00 am Evaluation of
9:15 am Break
9:30 am An
analysis of two decades of production and climate data at Mill Creek Blueberry
Farm,
9:45 am Images
of and reflections on the developing blueberry industry in
10:30 am Break to attend SR-ASHS Business Meeting
at
Afternoon
Session
1:15 pm Influence of Rootstock and Fruit Thinning
on Fruit Quality and Yield of ‘Jupiter’, ‘Mars’, ‘Marquis’, and ‘Neptune’
Grapes. Kenda R. Woodburn1*,
M. Elena Garcia1, and R. K. Striegler 2, 1316
Plant Science, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR 72701, 2Institute for Continental Climate
Viticulture and Enology, 108 Eckles Hall, 1406 East Rollins St., University of
Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211-5140. (woodburn@uark.edu)
FLORICULURE, ORNAMENALS
Room: City
View Room 4
Presiding: Wayne
Mackay
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Morning
Session
8:00 am Expression of Leaf Blight Symptoms
Vary Among Provenances of Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Richard. G.V. McDonald*1, G. Denny2,
A. King1, D. Bryan1, M.A. Arnold1, and D.L.
Creech3, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX 77843-2133, 2 Gulf Coast Research
and Education Center, University of Florida IFAS, 14625 C.R. 672, Wimauma, FL.
33598, 3 Agriculture Department, Stephen F. Austin State University,
8:15 am Effect
of Provenance on Salinity Tolerance of Taxodium. Geoffrey C. Denny1* and Michael A. Arnold2,
IFAS Gulf Coast REC, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of
Florida, Wimauma, FL 33598, 2Department of Horticultural Sciences,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2133. (gcdenny@ufl.edu).
8:45 am Salinity
Tolerance of Three Rose Rootstocks. Genhua
Niu* and Denise Rodriguez, Department of Horticultural Sciences,
9:15 am Break
9:30 am Screening
Native and Ornamental Plants for Nutrient Abatement in Retention Ponds. Yan Chen* and
9:45 am Long-term Benefits of Dairy Manure Compost to
Urban Landscape Performance. Sloan, John1*, Raul Cabrera1,
Cynthia McKenney2, and Wayne Mackay3, Texas A&M
University, TAES-Dallas, 17360 Coit Rd., Dallas, TX 75252, 2
Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
79409-2122, 3University of Florida, Mid-Florida Research and
Education Center, 2725 S. Binion Rd., Apopka, FL 32703. (j-sloan@tamu.edu).
10:00 am Differences in Seasonal Landscape
Performance of Liriope and Ophiopogons. Catherine Broussard, Edward Bush*, Allen
Owings, and Marieanne Hollay, LSU AgCenter, School of Plant, Environmental and
Soil Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. (EBush@agcenter.lsu.edu).
10:30 am Break
to attend SR-ASHS Business Meeting at
Afternoon
Session
Room: City
View Room 5
Presiding: Niels
Maness
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8:00 am Antioxidant Properties of
8:45 am Mother nature’s packaging
and organization of carotenoids in watermelon and cantaloupe. Wayne W. Fish*,
South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Lane, OK
74555. (wfish-usda@lane-ag.org)
9:00 am Lycopene accumulation in
watermelon. Angela Davis1*, Penelope Perkins-Veazie1,
Charles Webber
9:15 am Break
9:45 am Effect of maturity at harvest on
lycopene content and antioxidant activity in ‘Vanessa’ personal size watermelon. F.M. Woods1*,
E.L. Vinson,
10:00 am Effect of high tunnel and shade cloth on
carotenoid content and antioxidant activity in selected bell pepper cultivars. F.M. Woods1*,
E.L. Vinson,
10:15 am Warm vs. cool
production temperature affects on harvested orange-fleshed honey dew fruit
antioxidants, minerals, sugars, and vitamin contents. G.E Lester1* and D.M. Hodges2, 1Agricultural
Research Service, USDA,
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Molecular
Marker-Derived Genetic Similarity Analysis of a Segregating Blackberry
Population
Eric T. Stafne*1,
John R. Clark1, and Kim S. Lewers2
1316 Plant
Sciences, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
72701, 2USDA-ARS Fruit Lab, 10300 Baltimore Ave., BARC-West Bldg.
010A, Beltsville, MD 20705
A tetraploid blackberry population that segregates for
two important morphological traits, thornlessness and primocane fruiting, was
tested with molecular marker analysis.
Both randomly amplified polymorphic