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ARS Home Northeast Area Beltsville, Maryland (BARC) Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory People & Locations







Joseph  Kawash
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                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Assessment and comparison of rhizosphere communities in cultivated Vaccinium spp. provide a baseline for study of causative agents in decline
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kawash, J.K., Oudemans, P., Erndwein, L.C., Polashock, J.J. 2023. Assessment and comparison of rhizosphere communities in cultivated Vaccinium spp. provide a baseline for study of causative agents in decline. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1173023.Cranberry fruit epicuticular wax benefits and identification of a wax-associated molecular marker
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Erndwein, L., Kawash, J.K., Johnson-Cicalese, J., Vorsa, N., Polashock, J.J. 2023. Cranberry fruit epicuticular wax benefits and identification of a wax-associated molecular marker. BMC Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04207-w.Contrasting a reference cranberry genome to a crop wild relative provides insights into adaptation, domestication, and breeding
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kawash, J.K., Colt, K., Hartwick, N.T., Abramson, B.W., Vorsa, N., Polashock, J.J., Michael, T.P. 2022. Contrasting a reference cranberry genome to a crop wild relative provides insights into adaptation, domestication, and breeding. PLoS ONE. 17(3):e0264966. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264966.Establishing the core microbial community of Vaccinium species as a prerequisite for studying replant disease

- (Abstract Only)Polashock, J.J., Kawash, J.K., Oudemans, P.V. 2018. Establishing the core microbial community of Vaccinium species as a prerequisite for studying replant disease [abstract]. International Congress of Plant Pathology Abstracts and Proceedings. p. 104.Microbial communities in blueberry soils

- (Proceedings)Polashock, J.J., Kawash, J.K., Oudemans, P.V. 2018. Microbial communities in blueberry soils. 63rd New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show. 171.


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