Abscission and harvesting refereed publications

2007

Alferez F, Zhong GY, Burns JK (2007) A citrus abscission agent induces anoxia- and senescence-related gene expression in Arabidopsis.  J Exp Bot 58:2451-2462.

Burns JK (2007) 1-Methylcyclopropene applications in preharvest systems – focus on citrus.  HortScience 42:(in press).

Burns JK, Ferguson L, Glozer K, Krueger WH, Rosecrance RC (2007) Screening fruit loosening agents for black ripe processed table olives.  HortScience (in press).

Fidelibus MW, Cathline KA, Burns JK (2007) Potential abscission agents for raisin, table and wine grapes.  HortScience 42:1626-1630.

Malladi A, Burns JK (2007) Communication by plant growth regulators in roots and shoots of horticultural crops.  HortScience 42:1113-1117.

2006

Alz F, Pozo L, Burns JK (2006) Physiological changes associated with senescfereence and abscission in mature citrus fruit induced by 5-chloro-3-methyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole.  Physiol Plant. 127:66-73.

Burns JK, Roka FM, Li K-T, Pozo L, Buker RS (2006) Late season 'Valencia' orange mechanical harvesting with an abscission agent and low frequency harvesting. HortScience 41:660-663.

2005

Alferez F, Singh S, Umbach AL, Hockema B, Burns JK (2005) Citrus abscission and Arabidopsis plant decline in response to 5-chloro-3-methyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole are mediated by lipid signaling.  Plant Cell Environ. 28:1436-1449.

Burns JK, Buker RS, Roka FM  (2005) Mechanical harvesting capacity in sweet orange is increased with an abscission agent.  HortTechnology 15:758-765.

Yuan R, Alferez F, Kostenyuk I, Singh S, Syvertsen JP, Burns JK (2005) Partial defoliation can decrease average leaf size but has little effect on orange tree growth, fruit yield and juice quality. HortScience 40:2011-2015.

Yuan R, Wu Z, Kostenyuk I, Burns JK (2005) G-protein-coupled α2A-adrenoreceptor agonists differentially alter citrus leaf and fruit abscission by affecting expression of ACC synthase and ACC oxidase.  J. Exp. Bot. 56:1867-1875.

2004

Kostenyuk I, Burns JK (2004) Mechanical wounding and abscission in citrus. Physiol. Plant. 122:354-361.

Lahey K, Yuan R, Burns JK, Ueng P, Timmer LW, Chung K-R  (2004) Induction of phytohormones and differential gene expression in citrus flowers infected by the fungus Colletotrichum acutatum.  Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 17:1394-1401.

Pozo L, Redondo A, Hartmond U, Kender WJ, Burns JK (2004)  'Dikegulac' promotes abscission in citrus.  HortScience 39:1655-1658.

Pozo L, Yuan R, Kostenyuk I, Alferez F, Zhong GY, Burns JK  (2004) Differential effects of 1-methylcyclopropene on citrus leaf and mature fruit abscission.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 129:473-478.

Wu Z, Burns JK (2004)  Beta-galactosidase is expressed in Valencia orange during abscission.  J. Exp. Bot. 55:1483-1490.

Yuan R, Burns JK (2004)  Temperature factor affecting the abscission response of mature fruit and leaves to CMN-pyrazole and ethephon in 'Hamlin' oranges.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 129:287-293.

2003

Burns JK, Pozo LV, Arias CR, Hockema B, Rangaswamy V, Bender C (2003) Coronatine and abscission in citrus.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:309-315.

Burns JK, Pozo LV, Yuan R, Hockema B (2003) Guanfacine and clonidine reduce defoliation and phytotoxicity associated with abscission agents. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:42-47.

Li W, Yuan R, Burns JK, Timmer LW, Chung K-R  (2003)  Genes for hormone biosynthesis and regulation are highly expressed in citrus flowers infected with the fungus Colletotrichum acutatum, causal agent of postbloom fruit drop.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:578-583.

Yuan R, Kender WJ, Burns JK (2003) Young fruit and auxin transport inhibitors affect the response of mature 'Valencia' orange fruit to abscission materials via changing endogenous plant hormones. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:302-308.

Wu Z, Burns JK (2003) Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a lipid transfer protein expressed in Valencia orange during abscission. J. Exp. Bot. 54:1183-1191.

Zhong G, Burns JK (2003)  Profiling ethylene-regulated gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana by microarray analysis.  Plant Mol. Biol. 53:117-131.

2002

Burns JK (2002)  Using molecular biology tools to identify abscission materials for citrus.  HortScience 37:459-464.

Kostenyuk IA, Zon J, Burns JK (2002) Phenylalanine ammonia lyase gene expression during abscission in citrus. Physiol. Plant. 116:106-112.  

2001

Kender WJ, Hartmond U, Burns JK, Yuan R, Pozo L (2001)  Methyl jasmonate and CMN-Pyrazole applied alone and in combination can cause mature orange abscission.  Sci. Hort. 88:107-120.

2000

Hartmond U, Whitney JD, Burns JK, Kender WJ (2000) Seasonal variation in the response of 'Valencia' orange to two abscission compounds. HortScience 35:226-229.

Hartmond U, Yuan R, Burns JK, Grant A, Kender WJ (2000)  Citrus fruit abscission induced by methyl jasmonate.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 125:547-552.

1999

Burns JK, Hartmond U, Kender WJ (1999) Acetolactate synthase inhibitors increase ethylene and cause fruit drop in citrus. HortScience 34:908-910.

Kender WJ, Hartmond U, Burns JK (1999) Fruit abscission and leaf drop in citrus cultivars treated with metsulfuron-methyl. HortTechnologly 9:412-416.

Kender WJ, Hartmond U, Salyani M, Burns JK, Whitney JD (1999) Injurious effect of metsulfuron-methyl when used to stimulate abscission of Hamlin oranges. HortScience 34:904-907.

1998 and earlier

Brown GE, Burns JK (1998) Enhanced activity of abscission enzymes predisposes oranges to invasion by Diplodia natalensis during ethylene degreening. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 14:217-227.

Burns JK, Lewandowski DJ, Nairn CJ, Brown GE (1998) Endo-1,4-beta-glucanse gene expression and cell wall hydrolase activities during abscission in Valencia orange.  Physiol. Plant. 102:217-225.

Kazokas WC, Burns JK (1998) Cellulase activity and gene expression in citrus fruit abscission zones during and after ethylene treatment. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 123:781-786.

Nairn CJ, Lewandowski DJ, Burns JK (1998) Genetics and expression of two pectinesterase genes in Valencia orange. Physiol. Plant. 102:226-235.

Miller WM, Burns JK, Whitney JD (1995) Effects of harvesting practices on damage to Florida grapefruit and oranges. Appl. Eng. Agric. 11:265-269.

Jacqueline Burns - Abscission and harvesting non-refereed publications

Burns JK (1998) Abscission in citrus fruit, leaves and flowers: physiology, molecular biology and possible points of control. Proceedings of the Citrus Abscission Workshop, pp. 28-34.  Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL. (full text.pdf file)