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Mary Sutton


Assistant Professor & Citrus Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Citrus production

Horticulture

Mary Sutton
Mary Sutton
EducationAwards and honorsCoursesScholarly works

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Horticultural Science

University of Florida, FL, United States (2024)

Master of Science, Horticultural Science

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2019)

Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2017)

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Education Materials Award (2024)
  • Third Place in the J. B. Edmond Undergraduate Student Paper Competition (2017)

Courses

  • HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2025)
  • HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • HORT 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Optimizing Fruit-Thinning Strategies in Peach (Prunus persica) Production, HORTICULTURAE, (2020).
    Sutton M, Doyle J, Chavez D, Malladi A
  • Synthesis of active cytokinins mediated by LONELY GUY is associated with cell production during early fruit growth in peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch], FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, (2023).
    Sutton M, Roussel B, Chavez DJ, Malladi A
  • Fruit Size as an Indicator of Fruit Drop in Huanglongbing-affected ‘Valencia’, HortScience, (2024).
    Sutton M, Stanton D, Vashisth T
  • The Huanglongbing-associated Preharvest Fruit Drop Signal Arises Several Weeks Before the Physical Separation of Sweet Orange Fruit, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, (2024).
    Singh S, Sutton M, Guha A, Alferez F, Vincent C … 1 more
  • Automating Leaf Area Measurement in Citrus: The Development and Validation of a Python-Based Tool, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, (2025).
    Suarez E, Blaser M, Sutton M

View full list of scholarly works

Contact

mary.sutton25@uga.edu

Mailing Address

2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793

Shipping Address

2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton, GA 31793

Expert Resources

  • Satsuma oranges on a tree

    Freeze Injury and Protection Practices in Georgia Citrus

    Oct. 31, 2025

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    Comparing Early-Maturing Satsumas to ‘Owari’ in Southern Georgia

    Aug. 29, 2025

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  • An aerial view of farm damage from Hurricane Helene

    Hurricane Helene Impact Report

    Dec. 5, 2024

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