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Duane W. Greene

Professor
Department of Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Bowditch Hall 304
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-0910
Tel. (413) 545-5219
dgreene@pssci.umass.edu

Education

Ph.D. 1969 Horticulture, Michigan State University
MS. 1966 Horticulture, Michigan State University
BA. Botany 1964, Colgate University

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Specialties

• Use of plant growth regulators on tree fruit
• Control of flowering, fruit set, fruit abscission, preharvest drop and vegetative growth of pome fruit
• Evaluation of apple cultivars

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles (from 2002-present)

Greene, D. W., 2002. Chemicals, timing, and environmental factors involved in thinner efficacy on apples. HortScience 37:477-481.

Greene, D. W. 2002. Development of new plant growth regulators from a University perspective. HortTechnology 12:71-74.

Greene, D. W. 2002. Preharvest drop control of ‘McIntosh’ apples with aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG). J. Tree Fruit Prod. 3:1-10.

Greene, D. W. 2002. Preharvest drop control and maturity of ‘Delicious’ apples as affected by aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG). Quarterly Plant Growth Reg. Soc. Amer. 30:121-130.

Petracek, P. D., F. P. Silverman, and D. W. Greene. 2003. A history of commercial plant growth regulators in apple production. HortScience 38:937-942.

Schupp, J. R., and D. W. Greene. 2004. Effect of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) on preharvest drop, fruit quality, and maturation of ‘McIntosh’ apples. I. Concentration and timing of dilute applications of AVG. HortScience 39:1030-1035.

Greene, D. W., and J. R. Schupp. 2004. Effect of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) on preharvest drop, fruit quality, and maturation of ‘McIntosh’ apples. II. Effect of timing and concentration relationships and spray volume. HortScience 39:1036-1041.

Greene, D.W., A Azarenko, B. Barritt, R. Belding, L. Berkett, J. Cline, W. Cowgill, D. Ferree, E. Garcia, G. Greene, C. Hampson, R. McNew, I. Merwin, D. Miller, S. Miller, R. Moran, M. Parker, D. Rosenberger, C. Rom, T. Roper, J. Schupp, and E. Stover. 2004. Multidisciplinary evaluation of new apple cultivars: The NE-183 Regional Project. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 58:61-64.

Miller, S. S., R. McNew, R. Belding, L. Berkett, S. Brown, J. Clements, J. Cline, W. Cowgill, J. R. Crassweller, E. Garcia, D. Greene, G. Greene, C Hampson, I. Merwin, R. Moran, T. Roper, J. Schupp, and E. Stover. 2004. Performance of apple cultivars in the 1995 NE-183 Regional Project planting: II. Fruit quality characteristics. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 58:65-77.

Hampson, C. R., R. McNew, A. Azaarenko, L. Berkett, B. Barritt, R. Belding, S. Brown, J. Clements, J. Cline, W. Cowgill, R. Crassweller, E. Garcia, D. Greene, G. Greene, I. Merwin, D. Miller, S. Miller, R. Moran, J. D. Obermiller, C. Rom. T. Roper, J. Schupp, and E. Stover. 2004. Performance of ‘Braeburn’, ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Yataka Fuji’ on Mark and M.9 rootstocks a multiple locations across North America. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 58:78-89.

Greene, D.W. 2004. Blossom thinning as a strategy in chemical thinning of apples in New England. Acta Hort. 636:331-337.

Greene, D. W. 2005. Effect of repeated yearly applications of chemical thinners on ‘McIntosh’ apples. HortScience 39:401-403.

Greene, D. w. 2005. Carryover effects of prohexadione-calcium on apples. HortScience 39:13140-1342.

Stover, E. W., and D. W. Greene. 2005. Environmental effects on the performance of foliar applied growth substances. HortTechnology 15:214-221.

Crassweller, R., R. McNew, R. Belding, S. Brown, J. Clements, J. Cline, W. Cowgill, E. Garcia, D. Greene, G. Greene, C. Hampson, I. Merwin, S. Miller, R. Moran, T. Roper, J. Schupp, and E. Stover. 2005. Five year summary of NE-183 apple cultivar trial. Growth and yield characteristics. J. Amer. Pom .Soc. 59:18-27.

Miller, S., C. Hampson, R. McNew, L. Berkett, S. Brown, J. Clements, R. Crassweler, E. Garcia, D. Greene, and G. Greene. Performance of apple cultivars in the 1995 NE-183 Regional Project planting. III. Fruit sensory characteristics. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 59:28-43.

Miller, S. S., R. McNew, B. H. Barritt, L. Berkett, S. K. Brown, J. A. Cline, J. M. Clements, W. P. Cowgill, R. M. Crassweller, M. E. Garcia, D. W. Greene, G. M. Greene, C. R. Hampson, I. Merwin, D. D. Miller, R. E. Moran, C. Rom, T. R. Roper, J. R. Schupp, and E. Stover. Effect of cultivars and site of fruit quality as demonstrated by NE-183 Regional Project on apple cultvars. HortTechnology 15:886-895.

Greene, D. W. 2005. Time of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) application influences preharvest drop and fruit quality of ‘McIntosh’ apples. HortScience 40:2056-2060.

Greene. D. W. 2006. An update on preharvest drop control of apples with aminoethoxyvinylglycine (ReTain). Acta Horticulturae 727:311-320.

Greene, D. W. 2006. Effect of auxin inhibitors on fruit growth and fruit set of ‘McIntosh’, ‘Delicious’ and ‘Golden Delicious’ apples Acta Horticulturae 727:225-232.

Lakso, A. N., T. L. Robinson and D. W. Greene. 2006. Integration of environment, physiology and fruit abscission via carbon balance modeling- Implications for understanding growth

regulator responses. Acta Horticluturae 727:321-326.

Lakso, A. N., D. W. Greene and W. H. Palmer. 2006. Improvements on an apple carbon balance model. Acta Horticulturae 707:57-61.

Greene, D. W., R. Crassweller, C. Hampson, R. McNew, S. Miller, A. Azarenko, B. Barritt, S. Brown, W. Cowgill, J. Cline, C. Embree, E. Fallahi, B. Fallahi, E. Garcia, G. Greene, T. Lindstrom., I. Merwin, J. D. Obermiller, and M. Stasiak. 2007. Multi-disciplinary evaluation of new apple cultivars: The NE-183 Regional Project 1999 planting. Journal of the American Pomological Society 61:78-83.

Crassweller, R., R. McNew, D. Greene, S. Miller, A. Azaarenko, B. Barritt, G. Greene, C. Hampson, T. Lindstrom, I. Merwin, J. Obermiller, and M. Stasiak. 2007. Growth and yield characteristics of apple cultivars in the 1999 NE-183 Regional Project planting. Journal of the American Pomological Society 61:84-96.

Hampson, C., R. McNew, L. Berkett, R. Crassweller, M. E. Garcia, D. Greene, S. Miller, A. Azarenko, T. Llindstrom, M. Stasiak, W. Cowgill and G. Greene. 2007. Performance of apple cultivars in the 1999 NE-183 Regional Project planting: Fruit sensory characteristics. Journal of the American Pomological Society 61:115-126.

Miller, S., R. McNew, R. Crassweller, D. Greene, C. Hampson, A. Azarenko, B. Barritt, L. Berkett, S. Brown, J. Cline, W. Cowgill, E. Fallahi, B. Fallahi, E. Garcia, G. Greene, T. Lindstrom, I. Merwin, J. Obermiller, and M. Stasiak. 2007. Fruit quality characteristics of apple cultivars in the 1999 NE-183 Regional Project planting. Journal of the American Pomological Society 61:97-114.

Greene, D. W. 2007. The effect of prohexadione-calcium on fruit set and chemical thinning of apple trees. HortScience 42:1361-1365.

Greene, D. W. 2008. Effect of repeat annual applications of prohexadione-calcium on fruit set, return bloom and fruit size of apples. HortScience 43: (in press).