Scholars

Jifon, John

Professor

Positions:

Professor, Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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jifon@tamu.edu

9569695643

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Websites

AgriLife Research & Extension Center at Weslaco

ORCID

0000-0003-0618-6056

overview

Dr. Jifon's research is focused on environmental stress physiology of plants -- the physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms and traits that confer tolerance to environmental stresses (especially to drought, radiation/temperature extremes, and nutrient imbalance). A key theme in his research is to use integrated measurements obtained at leaf, whole-plant, and stand levels to study factors that regulate photosynthetic efficiency, water/nutrient use efficiency, assimilate partitioning, yield and quality. The aim is to use the information gained in these studies to develop practical strategies to optimize productivity and quality by improving plant tolerance to environmental stresses.

education and training

Ph.D. in Plant Physiology-Horticulture, Cornell University - (Ithaca, New York, United States)

selected publications

Academic Articles83

Acharya, P., Jayaprakasha, G. K., Crosby, K. M., Jifon, J. L., & Patil, B. S. (2020). Nanoparticle-Mediated Seed Priming Improves Germination, Growth, Yield, and Quality of Watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) at multi-locations in Texas. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 10(1), 5037.
Rodriguez, J., Anoruo, A., Jifon, J., & Simpson, C. (2019). Physiological Effects of Exogenously Applied Reflectants and Anti-Transpirants on Leaf Temperature and Fruit Sunburn in Citrus.. Plants (Basel). 8(12), 549-549.
Villegas, C., Ramos-Sobrinho, R., Jifon, J. L., Keith, C., Al Rwahnih, M., Sétamou, M., Brown, J. K., & Alabi, O. J. (2019). First Report of Cotton leaf curl Gezira virus and Its Associated Alphasatellite and Betasatellite from Disease Affected Okra Plants in the United States. Plant Disease. 103(12), 3291-3292.
Qin, K., Dong, X., Jifon, J., & Leskovar, D. I. (2019). Rhizosphere microbial biomass is affected by soil type, organic and water inputs in a bell pepper system. APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY. 138, 80-87.
Singh, R., Jones, T., Wai, C. M., Jifon, J., Nagai, C., Ming, R., & Yu, Q. (2018). Transcriptomic analysis of transgressive segregants revealed the central role of photosynthetic capacity and efficiency in biomass accumulation in sugarcane. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 8(1), 4415.

Chapters3

Sivakumar, D., & Jifon, J. (2017). Influence of Photoselective Shade Nettings on Postharvest Quality of Vegetables. Preharvest Modulation of Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality. (pp. 121-138). Elsevier.
Crosby, K., Jifon, J., & Leskovar, D. (2008). Agronomy and the nutritional quality of vegetables. Improving the Health-Promoting Properties of Fruit and Vegetable Products. (pp. 392-411). Elsevier.
Ming, R., Moore, P. H., Wu, K., D'hont, A., Glaszmann, J. C., Tew, T. L., ... Paterson, A. H. (2005). Sugarcane Improvement through Breeding and Biotechnology. Plant Breeding Reviews. (pp. 15-118). John Wiley & Sons, Inc..

Conference Papers39

Perry, S. M., Crosby, K. M., Alabi, O. J., Jifon, J. L., & Leskovar, D. (2017). Multiple Pathogen Resistance Breeding in Capsicum spp.. HORTSCIENCE. 52(9), S43-S43.
Alabi, O. J., Al Rwahnih, M., Jifon, J. L., Gregg, L., Crosby, K. M., & Mirkov, E. T. (2015). First report of Pepper vein yellows virus infecting pepper (Capsicum spp.) in the United States. PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 105(11), 5-5.
Chaudhary, S., Setamou, M., Alabi, O. J., Jifon, J. L., Kunta, M., Crosby, K., DaGraca, J. V., & Ancona, V. (2015). Phytophthora nicotianae and huanglongbing cause different nutritional imbalances in grapefruit trees. PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 105(11), 27-27.
Enciso, J., Jifon, J., Ribera, L., & Ganjegunte, G. K. (2015). Water use efficiency of energy sorghum in South Texas. 663-673.
Crosby, K., Jifon, J. L., Haralson, J., & Leskovar, D. I. (2014). 'TAM Hot-Ty'-A New, Heat-tolerant Tomato Cultivar for Texas. HORTSCIENCE. 49(9), S350-S350.