Last Updated on October 9, 2017 by Caroline Warwick

Summer proved to be a prolific time for MREC faculty publishing research. Since May, faculty members have published 14 journal articles on topics ranging from entomology to education. A list of recent publications can be found below:

• Cooperative Learning to Enhance Horticulture Skills and Raise Funds for Professional Development, Dr. Brian Pearson, HortTechnology
• First Report of Bacterial Wilt Disease Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum on Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) in Florida, Dr. Ana Bocsancy, Dr. David Norman and Dr. Aftab Khan, American Phytopathological Society
• Bemisia tabaci MED (Q biotype) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Florida is on the Move to Residential Landscapes and May Impact Open-Field Agriculture, Dr. Lance Osborne, Florida Entemologist
• Consumer Perceptions of Plant Production Practices that Aid Pollinator Insects’ Health, Dr. Hayk Khachatryan and Dr. Alicia Rihn, HortScience
• Isolation and Functional Characterization of CsLsi1, A Silicon Transporter Gene in Cucumis Sativus, Dr. Heqiang Huo, Physiologia Plantarum
• Unexpected High Intragenomic Variation in Two of Three Major Pest Thrips Species Does Not Affect Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2) Utility for Thrips Identification, Dr. Lance Osborne, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
• Comparative Genomics of Ralstonia solanacearum Identifies Candidate Genes Associated with Cool Virulence, Dr. Ana Bocsancy and Dr. David Norman, Frontiers in Plant Science
• Relating Knowledge and Perceptions of Sustainable Water Management to Preferences for Smart Irrigation Technology, Dr. Hayk Khachatryan and Dr. Alicia Rihn, Sustainability
• Comprehensive Analysis of DWARF14-LIKE2 (DLK2) Reveals Its Functional Divergence from Strigolactone-Related Paralogs, Dr. Heqiang Huo, Frontiers in Plant Science
• Evaluation of Insecticides for Curative, Prophylactic and Rotational Use on Scirtothrips dorsalis South Asia 1, Dr. Lance Osborne, Florida Entomologist
• Functional Identification of an EXPA Gene (NcEXPA8) Isolated from the Tree Neolamarckia cadamba, Dr. Heqiang Huo, Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
• Mass Rearing and Augmentative Biological Control Evaluation of Rhynocoris fuscipes (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Against Multiple Pests of Cotton, Dr. Lance Osborne, Pest Management Science
• Visual Attention to Eco-Labels Predicts Consumer Preferences for Pollinator Friendly Plants, Dr. Hayk Khachatryan and Dr. Alicia Rihn, Sustainability
• lleviation of Rosup-Induced Oxidative Stress in Porcine Granulosa Cells by Anthocyanins from Red-Fleshed Apples, Dr. Heqiang Huo, PLoS One
• The Impact of Mexican Competition on the US Strawberry Industry, Dr. Hayk Khachatryan, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

For more information on MREC researchers, please visit their biographies found http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty-directory/

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