
Areas of expertise
Post Harvest Horticultural Technologies (incl. Transportation and Storage)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Horticultural Science
Michigan State University, MI, United States (2011)
Master of Science, Horticultural Science
Michigan State University, MI, United States (2007)
Courses
- HORT 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- HORT 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Identification of genes with potential roles in apple fruit development and biochemistry through large-scale statistical analysis of expressed sequence tags., Plant Physiol, (2006).
- Citramalate synthase yields a biosynthetic pathway for isoleucine and straight- and branched-chain ester formation in ripening apple fruit., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, (2021).
- Volatile profiles of members of the USDA Geneva Malus Core Collection: utility in evaluation of a hypothesized biosynthetic pathway for esters derived from 2-methylbutanoate and 2-methylbutan-1-ol., J Agric Food Chem, (2015).
- Emission Patterns of Esters and Their Precursors Throughout Ripening and Senescence in ‘Redchief Delicious’ Apple Fruit and Implications Regarding Biosynthesis and Aroma Perception, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, (2021).
- GENE EXPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH APPLE AROMA BIOSYNTHESIS, Acta Horticulturae, (2008).
Contact
Mailing Address
2360 Rainwater Rd
Tifton, GA 31793
Shipping Address
2360 Rainwater Rd
Tifton, GA 31793