Publications

Refereed

Du, X., J. Olmstead, and R. Rouseff. 2012. Comparison of fast gas chromatography - surface acoustic wave (FGC-SAW) detection and GC-MS for characterizing blueberry cultivars and maturity. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 60:5099-5106.

Lyrene, P.M.and J.W. Olmstead.  2012.  The use of inter-sectional hybrids in blueberry breeding. International Journal of Fruit Science 12:269-275.

McCallum, S., M. Woodhead, L. Jorgensen, S. Gordon, R. Brennan, J. Graham, C.A. Hackett, L.J. Rowland, D.J. Bell, J.F. Hancock, J.W. Olmstead, and N.V. Bassil.  2012.  Developing tools for long term breeding of blueberry germplasm for UK production.  International Journal of Fruit Science 12:294-303.

Rowland, L.J., N. Alkharouf, N.V. Bassil, L. Beers, D.J. Bell, E.J. Buck, F.A. Drummond, C.E. Finn, J. Graham, J.F. Hancock, S. McCallum, and J.W. Olmstead.  2012.  Generating genomic tools for blueberry improvement.  International Journal of Fruit Science 12:276-287.

Du, X., A. Plotto, M. Song, J. Olmstead, and R. Rouseff.  2011.  Volatile composition of four southern highbush blueberry cultivars and effect of growing location and harvest dates.  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 59:8347-8357.

Olmstead, J.W., M.D. Whiting, A.M.Sebolt, and A.F. Iezzoni.  2011.  Selecting and fingerprinting the next generation of size-controlling rootstocks for sweet cherry.  Acta Horticulturae 903:235-240.

Olmstead, J.W., M.D. Whiting, G.A. Lang, D. Ophardt, and N.C. Oraguzie.  2011.  ‘PC7064-3’ (Selah^TM) sweet cherry.  HortScience 46:123-124.

Olmstead, J.W., M.D. Whiting, G.A. Lang, D. Ophardt, and N.C. Oraguzie.  2011.  ‘PC7146-8’ (Benton^TM) sweet cherry.  HortScience 46:121-122.

Haldar, S., S. Haendiges, D.A. Edge-Garza, N.C. Oraguzie, J. Olmstead, and C.P. Peace.  2010.  Applying genetic markers for self-compatibility in the WSU sweet cherry breeding program.  Acta Horticulturae 859:375-380.

Zhang, G., A.M. Sebolt, S.S. Sooriyapathirana, D. Wang, M.C.A.M. Bink, J.W. Olmstead, and A.F. Iezzoni.  2010.  Fruit size QTL analysis of an F₁population derived from a cross between a domesticated sweet cherry cultivar and a wild forest sweet cherry Tree Genetics and Genomes 6:25-36.

Olmstead, J.W., A.M. Sebolt, A. Cabrera, S. Sooriyapathirana, S. Hammar, G. Iriarte, D. Wang, E. van der Knaap, and A.F. Iezzoni.  2008.  Construction of an intra-specific sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) genetic linkage map and synteny analysis with the Prunus reference map.  Tree Genetics and Genomes 4:897-910.

Olmstead, J.W., A.F. Iezzoni, and M.D. Whiting.  2007.  Genotypic differences in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruit size are primarily a function of cell number.  Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 132:697-703.

Ransom, C., C. Particka, K. Ando, and J. Olmstead.  2006.  Report of breakout group 1. What kind of training do plant breeders need, and how can we most effectively provide that training?  HortScience 41:53-54.

Lang, G.A., J.W. Olmstead and M.D. Whiting.  2004.  Sweet cherry fruit distribution and leaf populations: modeling canopy dynamics and management strategies.  Acta Horticulturae 636:591-599.

Olmstead, J.W., and G.A. Lang. 2002.  Pmr1, a gene for resistance to cherry powdery mildew. HortScience 37:1098-1099.

Olmstead, J.W., G.A. Lang, and G.G. Grove.  2001.  Inheritance of powdery mildew resistance in sweet cherry.  HortScience 36:337-340.

Olmstead, J.W., G.A. Lang, and G.G. Grove.  2001.  Assessment of severity of powdery mildew infection of sweet cherry leaves by digital image analysis.  HortScience 36:107-111.

Olmstead, J.W., D.R. Ophardt, and G.A. Lang.  2000.  Sweet cherry breeding at Washington State University.  Acta Horticulturae 522:103-110.

Olmstead, J.W., G.A. Lang, and G.G. Grove.  2000.  A leaf disk assay for screening sweet cherry genotypes for susceptibility to powdery mildew.  HortScience 35:274-277.

Lang, G., D. Ophardt, and J. Olmstead.  1998.  Sweet cherry breeding at Washington State University. Acta Horticulturae 468:97-104.


Non-refereed

Olmstead, J.  2011.  Banking on Berries With Bite.  Florida Grower 104(10):32-33.

Olmstead, J. and J. Williamson.  2011.  Don’t Hedge Your Bets.  Florida Grower 104(10):28-29.

Olmstead, J.W., J.G. Williamson, S.A. Sargent, A.D. Berry, and K.M. Blaker.  2010.  Mechanical Harvesting Research for Fresh Packed Florida Blueberries.  The Blueberry News Winter 2010.

Williamson, J. and J. Olmstead.  2010.  Blueberry Report: Counting on Cultivars.  Florida Grower 103(10):6-8.

Hoheisel, G. and J. Olmstead.  2008.  WSU Fruit School on Competitive Orchard Systems.  The Good Fruit Grower 59(2).

Iezzoni, A. and J. Olmstead.  2006.  Agricultural biology in the 21^stcentury: It’s about the genes.  The Compact Fruit Tree 39:12-15. 

Olmstead, J.  2006.  WA-OR sweet cherry breeding and genetics program.  Proceedings of the Washington State Horticultural Association 102:106-108. 

Lang, G.A., J.W. Olmstead and M.D. Whiting.  2004.  Distribution of fruit and leaves in sweet cherry: new methods of management and control of the tree.  Rivista di Frutticoltura e di Ortofloricoltura (in Italian) 66:40-45.