Miscellaneous Research Topics (Salinity, Ozone, Biotic Stresses and Climate Change)

Salinity stress 

49.*       Ziska, Lewis H., Robert B. Hutmacher, Glen J. Hoffman, and Theodore M. DeJong. 1989. Changes in leaf water status associated with salinity in mature, field grown Prunus salicina. Physiologia Plantarum 77:141‑149. 

52.*       Ziska, Lewis H., Jeffrey R. Seemann, and Theodore M. DeJong.  1990.  Salinity induced limitations on photosynthesis in Prunus salicina, a deciduous tree species.  Plant Physiology 93:864-870.

58.*       Ziska, Lewis H., Theodore M. DeJong, Glen F. Hoffman, and Richard M. Mead.  1991.  Sodium and chloride distribution in salt-stressed Prunus salicina, a deciduous tree species.  Tree Physiology 8:47-57.

Ozone Stress  

57.*       Retzlaff, W.A., L.E. Williams, and T.M. DeJong.  1991.  The effect of different atmospheric ozone partial pressures on photosynthesis and growth of nine fruit and nut tree species.  Tree Physiology 8:93-105.

65.*       Retzlaff, W.A., T.M. DeJong, and L.E. Williams.  1992.  Photosynthesis and growth response of almond to increased atmospheric ozone partial pressures.  Journal of Environmental Quality 21:208-216.

69.*       Retzlaff, W.A., L.E. Williams, and T.M. DeJong.  1992.  Photosynthesis, growth, and yield response of ‘Casselman’ plum to various ozone partial pressures during orchard establishment.  Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 117(5):703-710.

74.*       Crisosto, C.H., W.A. Retzlaff, L.E. Williams, T.M. DeJong, and J.P. Zoffoli.  1993.  Postharvest performance evaluation of plum (Prunus salicina Lindel., `Casselman') fruit grown under three ozone concentrations.  Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 118(4):497-502.

82.*       Retzlaff, W.A., W.W. Barnett, L.E. Williams, and T.M. DeJong.  1994.  Ozone air pollution increases petroleum spray oil phytotoxicity.  HortScience 29(2):93-94.

89.*       Retzlaff, William, William W. Barnett, Larry E. Williams, and Theodore M. DeJong.  1996.  Ozone air pollution increases spray oil phytotoxicity.  California Agriculture 50(2):21-23.

95.*       Retzlaff, W.A., L.E. Williams, and T.M. DeJong.  1997.  Growth and yield response of commercial bearing-age ‘Casselman’ plum trees to various ozone partial pressures.  Journal of Environmental Quality 26:858-865.

Biotic Stress (Bacterial Canker)  

103.*     Cao, T., R.J. Sayler, T.M. DeJong, B.C. Kirkpatrick, R.M. Bostock, and K.A. Shackel.  1999.  Influence of stem diameter, water content, and freezing-thawing on bacterial canker development in excised stems of dormant stone fruit.  Phytopathology 89(10):962-966.

133.*     Cao, T., R.A. Duncan, M.V. McKenry, K.A. Shackel, T.M. DeJong, and B.C. Kirkpatrick.          2005.  Interaction between nitrogen-fertilized peach trees and expression of syrB, a gene   involved in syringomycin production in Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae.  Phytopathology      95:581-586.

180b*   Cao, T., T.M. DeJong and B.C. Kirkpatrick. 2013. Almond leaf scorch disease development on almond branches high-grafted on peach rootstock. Plant Disease 97:277-281.

181.*     Cao, T., T.M. DeJong, K.A. Shackel, B. C. Kirkpatrick and R.S. Johnson. 2013.  Influence of rootstock, temperature and incubation duration on bacterial canker severity caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae in peach.  Fruits 68:45-55.

182.*     Cao, T., R.A. Duncan, B. C. Kirkpatrick K.A. Shackel and T.M. DeJong. 2013.  Effect of calcium and nitrogen fertilization on bacterial canker susceptibility in stone fruits.  Fruits 68:245-254.

Climate Change

184.*     Pope, K.S., V. Dose, D. Da Silva, P. H. Brown, C.A. Leslie, and T.M. DeJong. 2013. Detecting nonlinear response of spring phenology to climate change by Bayesian analysis.  Global Change Biology 15:1518-1525.

191.*     Pope,K.S., V. Dose, D. Da Silva, P. H. Brown and T.M. DeJong. 2015. Nut crop yield records show bud-break based chilling requirements may not reflect yield decline chill thresholds. International Journal of Biometeorology 59:707-715.

194.*     Pope, K.S., D. Da Silva, P.H. Brown and T.M. DeJong. 2014. A biologically based approach to modeling spring phenology in temperate deciduous trees. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 198:15–23