Search Results - "Tustin, D. S"

Construction of a dense genetic linkage map for apple rootstocks using SSRs developed from Malus ESTs and Pyrus genomic sequences by Celton, J.-M, Tustin, D. S, Chagné, D, Gardiner, S. E

“…Marker-assisted selection (MAS) offers quick and reliable prediction of the phenotypes of seedlings in large populations and thus opens new approaches for…”
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Genome mapping of three major resistance genes to woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum Hausm.) by Bus, V. G. M, Chagné, D, Bassett, H. C. M, Bowatte, D, Calenge, F, Celton, J.-M, Durel, C.-E, Malone, M. T, Patocchi, A, Ranatunga, A. C, Rikkerink, E. H. A, Tustin, D. S, Zhou, J, Gardiner, S. E

“…Woolly apple aphid (WAA; Eriosoma lanigerum Hausm.) can be a major economic problem to apple growers in most parts of the world, and resistance breeding…”
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Future orchard planting systems - do we need another revolution? by Tustin, D. S

“…Modern intensive planting systems, implemented to differing degrees with apple, pear, cherry and stonefruit orchard production, are now more than fifty years…”
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Cropping effects on the loss of apple fruit firmness during storage: The relationship between texture retention and fruit dry matter concentration by Saei, A., Tustin, D.S., Zamani, Z., Talaie, A., Hall, A.J.

“…► In apple crop studies, the time of thinning had no influence on fruit firmness at harvest and after storage. ► Only a low crop load resulted in firmer fruit…”
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new series of pest- and disease-resistant vigour-controlling apple rootstocks by Tustin, D. S, Seymour, S. M, Breen, K. C

“…Contemporary dwarfing and semi-dwarfing root stocks cultivated extensively worldwide lack durable resistance to economically damaging pests and diseases. In…”
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Changes in fruit set of 'gala' apple in response to environment and artificial spur extinction by Breen, K. C, Hooijdonk, B. M. van, Tustin, D. S, Wilkie, J. D, Bound, S. A, Middleton, S. G, Close, D. C

“…In commercial ‘Gala’ apple orchards, natural bloom typically results in many more flowers and fruit than are required for high quality commercial crops. During…”
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Genetic markers linked to the dwarfing trait of apple rootstock 'Malling 9' by Pilcher, R.L.R, Celton, J.M, Gardiner, S.E, Tustin, D.S

“…Little is known of the precise physiological or genetic basis of the phenomenon of rootstock-induced dwarfing in apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.). Phenotypic…”
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Modification of canopy architecture imposed by artificial spur extinction promotes reliable cropping behaviour and enhances fruit quality of 'Scilate' apple trees by Hooidonk, B. M. van, Tustin, D. S, Oliver, M. J, Breen, K. C, Dayatilake, G. A

“…Young trees of the recently commercialised apple ‘Scilate’ (EnvyTM) appear precocious, have excessive fruit set, and produce naturally large fruit. Without…”
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Variation of Fruit Size and Growth within an Apple Tree and its Influence on Sampling Methods for Estimating the Parameters of Mid-season Size Distributions by De Silva, H.N., Hall, A.J., Cashmore, W.M., Tustin, D.S.

“…This paper presents a quantitative description of variation of mid-season (62 days after bloom) fruit weight (FW) and proceeding growth rates within an apple…”
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Analysis of Distribution of Root Length Density of Apple Trees on Different Dwarfing Rootstocks by DE SILVA, H.N., HALL, A.J., TUSTIN, D.S., GANDAR, P.W.

“…This paper considers statistical analyses for comparing the distribution of root length density (RLD) of apple trees under different rootstocks and tree…”
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Fruit fresh mass-diameter relationship for 'Royal Gala' apple across seasons and among fruit production regions of New Zealand by De Silva, H.N, Tustin, D.S, Cashmore, W.M, Stanley, C.J, Lupton, G, McArtney, S.J

“…A number of mass-diameter equations were compared for their potential use in indirect measurement of fruit masses of 'Royal Gala' apple (Malus xdomestica). The…”
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Mineral accumulation in apple fruit as affected by spur leaves by Volz, R.K., Tustin, D.S., Ferguson, I.B.

“…The mineral composition of apple ( Malus domestica Borkh.) fruit from spurs with artificially adjusted spur leaf areas was examined throughout fruit…”
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Enhancing budbreak and axillary shoot development of ‘M.9’ apple rootstock during the early period of stool-bed establishment by Dayatilake, GA, Palmer, JW, Tustin, DS

“…During the early period of establishment, productivity of newly planted stool beds is often limited because a low proportion of axillary buds break along the…”
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Light utilisation, leaf canopy properties and fruiting responses of narrow-row, planar cordon apple orchard planting systems—A study of the productivity of apple by Tustin, D.S., Breen, K.C., van Hooijdonk, B.M.

“…•Planar cordon systems of 2.0 m or 1.5 m row spacing utilised 70–80% incident light.•Light interception was 95% of the seasonal maximum by 14 days after petal…”
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The relationship between light availability and fruit quality of sweet cherries grown on narrow row, planar canopy systems by Scofield, C., Stanley, J., Schurmann, M., Hutton, M., Breen, K., Tustin, D.S.

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Fruit set and quality responses to artificial spur extinction in planar cordon sweet cherry trees by Stanley, J., Scofield, C., Schurmann, M., Marshall, R., Wohlers, M., Tustin, D.S.

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Can light interception of intensive apple and pear orchard systems be increased with new approaches to tree design? by Tustin, D.S., van Hooijdonk, B.M.

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Light interception and yield of sweet cherry and apricot trees grown as a planar cordon orchard system design by Scofield, C., Stanley, J., Schurmann, M., Marshall, R., Breen, K.C., Tustin, D.S., Alavi, M.

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Method of manipulating floral bud density affects fruit set responses in apple by Breen, K.C., Tustin, D.S., Palmer, J.W., Close, D.C.

“…•Early removal of reproductive sinks: (1) improved predictability of fruit set, (2) increased harvest mean fruit weight but not yield.•Among early thinning…”
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Nursery tree design modifies annual dry matter production of newly grafted ‘Royal Gala’ apple trees by van Hooijdonk, B.M., Tustin, D.S., Dayatilake, D., Oliver, M.

“…•Newly grafted ‘Royal Gala’ apple trees were grown as monoaxis or biaxis plants.•Biaxis trees developed a greater node number and leaf area in early…”
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