Postharvest quality and biology refereed publications

Alferez F, Lluch Y, Burns JK (2008) Phospholipase A2 is involved in postharvest peel pitting symptom development in citrus fruit.  Postharvest Biol Technol 49:69-76.

Guo W, Duan Y, Olivares-Fuster O, Wu Z, Arias CR, Burns JK, Grosser JW (2005) Protoplast transformation and regeneration of transgenic Valencia sweet orange plants containing the juice quality-related pectin methylesterase gene.  Plant Cell Reports 24:482-486. PDF

Alferez F, Zacarias L, Burns JK  (2005)  Low relative humidity at harvest and before storage at high relative humidity influence the severity of postharvest peel pitting in citrus.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 130:225-231.

Alferez F, Burns JK (2004)  Postharvest peel pitting at non-chilling temperatures in grapefruit is promoted by changes from low to high relative humidity storage.  Postharvest Biol. Technol. 32:79-87.

Arias CR, Burns JK, Friedrich LM, Goodrich RM, Parish ME (2002) Yeast species associated with orange juice: Evaluation of different identification methods. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68: 1955-1961.

Arias CR, Burns JK (2002) A pectinmethylesterase gene associated with a heat-stable extract from citrus. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50:3465-3472.

Braddock RJ, Bryan CR, Burns JK (2001) Capillary electrophoresis analysis of orange juice pectinesterases. J. Agric. Food Chem. 49:846-850.

Burns JK, Albrigo LG (1998) Time of harvest and method of storage affect granulation in grapefruit. HortScience 33:728-730.

Peiris KHS, Dull GG, Leffler RG, Burns JK, Thai CN, Kays SJ (1998) Nondestructive detection of section-drying, an interanl disorder in tangerine. HortScience 33:310-312.

Baldwin EA, Burns JK, Kazokas WC, Brecht JK, Hagenmaeir RD, Bender RJ, Pesis E (1999) Effect of two edible coatings with different permeability characteristics on Mango (Mangifera indica L.) ripening during storage. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 17:215-226.

Potjewijd R, Nisperos-Carriedo M, Burns JK, Parish ME, Baldwin EA (1995) Cellulose-based coatings as carriers for Candida guillermondii and Debaryomyces spp. in reducing decay of oranges. HortScience 30:1417-1421.

Baldwin EA, Nisperos-Carriedo M, Shaw PE, Burns JK (1995) Effects of coatings and prolonged storage conditions on fresh orange flavor volatiles, °Brix and ascorbic acid levels. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43:1321-1331.

Burns JK, Baldwin EA (1994) Glycosidase activites in grapefruit flavedo, albedo and juice vesicles during maturation and senescence. Physiol. Plant. 90:37-44.

Burns JK, Achor DS, Echeverria EJ (1994) Carpellary outgrowth development in the endocarp of grapefruit, Citrus paradisi (Rutaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 81:760-769.

Postharvest quality and biology non-refereed publications

Echeverria EJ, Burns JK, Miller WM (1998) Blossom-end clearing in grapefruit. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 111:255-257 

Baldwin EA, Burns JK, Kazokas WC (1998) Effect of coating permeability on Mango (Mangifera indica L.) flavor volatiles. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 111:247-250

Burns JK, Albrigo LG (1997) Granulation in grapefruit. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 110:204-208

Burns JK (1995) Lightly processed fruits and vegetables: introduction to the symposium. HortScience 30:14.

Echeverria EJ, Burns JK (1994) Handling and storage conditions that affect blossom end clearing development in grapefruit. Proc. Fla State Hort. Soc. 107:243-245.