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Renee  Eriksen
                        Crop Improvement and Protection Research

                        




                        
                        Research Physiologist
                        Phone: (831) 755-2859
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsGenetic Improvement of Lettuce, Spinach, Celery, Melon, and Related Species
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 444159Year 3: Celery Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii (Foa) Race 2 and Race 4
                                                    Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (T)Accession Number: 445605Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Tipburn and INSV+Pythium wilt
                                                    Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (T)Accession Number: 441277Celery Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii Race 2 and Race 4
                                                    Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (T)Accession Number: 441959Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Infection in Lettuce in Support of the USDA Lettuce Breeding Program
                                                    Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (T)Accession Number: 444136**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Evaluation of lettuce germplasm for resistance to Impatiens necrotic spot virus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Richardson, K.L., Nayak, S., Hasegawa, D.K., Eriksen, R.L. 2024. Evaluation of lettuce germplasm for resistance to Impatiens necrotic spot virus. Euphytica. 220. Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-023-03285-z.Development and validation of a mid-density DArTag-based genotyping platform for lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

- (Abstract Only)Ling, M., Sapkota, M., Tang, X., Eriksen, R.L., Mou, B., Richardson, K.L., Simko, I., Beil, C., Sheehan, M. 2024. Development and validation of a mid-density DArTag-based genotyping platform for lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Plant and Animal Genome Conference, January 16, 2024, San Diego, California.Vegetable cultivar descriptions for North America List 28
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mou, B., Eriksen, R.L. 2022. Vegetable cultivar descriptions for North America List 28. HortScience. 57(8):949-1040. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.57.8.949.Insights into nitrogen metabolism in the wild and cultivated lettuce as revealed by transcriptome and weighted gene co-expression network analysis
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kumar, P., Eriksen, R.L., Simko, I., Shi, A., Mou, B. 2022. Insights into nitrogen metabolism in the wild and cultivated lettuce as revealed by transcriptome and weighted gene co-expression network analysis. Scientific Reports. 12. Article 9852. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13954-z.Gene expression of agronomically important secondary metabolites in cv. ‘USDA Cascade’ hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cones during critical developmental stages
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Eriksen, R.L., Padgitt-Cobb, L.K., Randazzo, A., Hendrix, D., Henning, J.A. 2021. Gene expression of agronomically important secondary metabolites in cv. ‘USDA Cascade’ hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cones during critical developmental stages. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. https://doi.org/10.1080/03610470.2021.1973328.Transcriptomic and gene co-expression network analysis of cultivated lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) and its wild progenitor (L. serriola) under contrasting nitrogen conditions

- (Abstract Only)Kumar, P., Eriksen, R.L., Simko, I., Mou, B. 2021. Transcriptomic and gene co-expression network analysis of cultivated lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) and its wild progenitor (L. serriola) under contrasting nitrogen conditions. American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Conference, August 5-9, 2021, Denver, Colorado.Epidemiological characterization of lettuce drop (Sclerotinia spp.)
and biophysical features of the host identify soft stem as a
susceptibility factor
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mamo, B., Eriksen, R.L., Adhikari, N.D., Hayes, R.J., Mou, B., Simko, I. 2021. Epidemiological characterization of lettuce drop (Sclerotinia spp.) and biophysical features of the host identify soft stem as a susceptibility factor. Phytofrontiers. 1(3):182-204. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-12-20-0040-R.Gene expression for secondary metabolite biosynthesis in hop (Humulus lupulus L.) leaf lupulin glands exposed to heat and low-water stress
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Eriksen, R.L., Padgitt-Cobb, L., Townsend, M., Henning, J.A. 2021. Gene expression for secondary metabolite biosynthesis in hop (Humulus lupulus L.) leaf lupulin glands exposed to heat and low-water stress. Scientific Reports. 11. Article 5138. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84691-y.Molecular mapping of water-stress responsive genomic loci in lettuce (Lactuca spp.) using kinetics chlorophyll fluorescence, hyperspectral imaging and machine learning
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kumar, P., Eriksen, R.L., Simko, I., Mou, B. 2021. Molecular mapping of water-stress responsive genomic loci in lettuce (Lactuca spp.) using kinetics chlorophyll fluorescence, hyperspectral imaging and machine learning. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. Article 634554. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.634554.Proteomics analysis indicates greater abundance of proteins involved in major metabolic pathways in Lactuca sativa cv. Salinas than Lactuca serriola accession US96UC23
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Adhikari, N.D., Eriksen, R.L., Shi, A., Mou, B. 2020. Proteomics analysis indicates greater abundance of proteins involved in major metabolic pathways in Lactuca sativa cv. Salinas than Lactuca serriola accession US96UC23. Proteomics. 20(19-20). Article 1900420. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.201900420.Comparative photosynthesis physiology of cultivated and wild lettuce under control and low-water stress
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Eriksen, R.L., Adhikari, N.D., Mou, B. 2020. Comparative photosynthesis physiology of cultivated and wild lettuce under control and low-water stress. Crop Science. 60(5):2511–2526. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20184.Photosynthetic activity of six hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cultivars under different temperature treatments
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Eriksen, R.L., Rutto, L.K., Dombrowski, J.E., Henning, J.A. 2020. Photosynthetic activity of six hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cultivars under different temperature treatments. HortScience. 55(4):403-409. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI14580-19.Screening of lettuce germplasm for agronomic traits under low water conditions

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Eriksen, R.L., Knepper, C., Cahn, M.D., Mou, B. 2016. Screening of lettuce germplasm for agronomic traits under low water conditions. HortScience. 51(6):669-679.


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