education and training
- Ph.D. in Plant Breeding, Cornell University - (Ithaca, New York, United States) 1980
selected publications
Academic Articles128
- Yan, M., Byrne, D. H., Klein, P. E., van de Weg, W. E., Yang, J., & Cai, L. (2019). Black spot partial resistance in diploid roses: QTL discovery and linkage map creation. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1232(1232), 135-142.
- Pemberton, H. B., Byrne, D. H., Roberson, W. R., & Black, A. (2019). Categorization of garden roses for field growth response to black spot disease. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1232(1232), 233-240.
- Xu, W., Shi, Y., & Byrne, D. H. (2019). Digital image analysis to assess flower productivity and foliage retention in garden roses throughout the growing season. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1232(1232), 89-92.
- Lau, J., Young, E. L., Anderson, N. A., & Byrne, D. H. (2019). Field Book: use in phenotypic data collection in rose breeding. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1232(1232), 47-50.
- Greyvenstein, O., Pemberton, H. B., Niu, G., Starman, T., & Byrne, D. H. (2019). Heat tolerance in garden roses. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1232(1232), 165-170.
Books4
- Byrne, D. H., & Anderson, N. A. (2019). Legacies of Robert Basye and Ralph Moore: historical perspective. International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).
- Byrne, D. H., Pemberton, H. B., Holeman, D. J., Debener, T., Waliczek, T. M., & Palma, M. A. (2019). Survey of the rose community: desired rose traits and research issues. International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).
Chapters3
- Wargovich, M. J., Morris, J., Moseley, V., Weber, R., & Byrne, D. H. (2012). Developing Fruit Cultivars with Enhanced Health Properties. Fruit Breeding. (pp. 37-68). Springer US.
- Byrne, D. H., Raseira, M. B., Bassi, D., Piagnani, M. C., Gasic, K., Reighard, G. L., Moreno, M. A., & Pérez, S. (2012). Peach. Fruit Breeding. (pp. 505-569). Springer US.
Conference Papers43
- Byrne, D. H., & Anderson, N. (2015). ‘White Zest One’, a Medium-chill, White-fleshed Peach Cultivar. HORTSCIENCE. 50(2), 315-316.
- Byrne, D. H. (2015). ADVANCES IN ROSE BREEDING AND GENETICS IN NORTH AMERICA. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1064(1064), 89-98.
- Dong, Q., Byrne, D. H., Ong, K., & Xinwang Wang, .. (2015). DETACHED LEAF ASSAY AND WHOLE PLANT INOCULATION FOR STUDYING RESISTANCE TO DIPLOCARPON ROSAE IN ROSA SPP.. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1064(1064), 317-322.
- Waliczek, T. M., Byrne, D. H., & Holeman, D. J. (2015). GROWERS' AND CONSUMERS' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS REGARDING ROSES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1064(1064), 235-239.
- Greyvenstein, O., Starman, T., Byrne, D. H., Pemberton, H. B., & Genhua Niu, .. (2015). MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR 8-14 DAYS BEFORE HARVEST AS A GOOD PREDICTOR OF CHANGE IN GARDEN ROSE FLOWER DRY WEIGHT. V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEED, TRANSPLANT AND STAND ESTABLISHMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 1064(1064), 67-72.
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awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- HORT319 Fruit & Nut Production Instructor
- HORT423 Tropical Horticulture Instructor
- HORT491 Research Instructor
- HORT691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Yan, Muqing (2017-12). PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO BLACK SPOT DISEASE OF DIPLOID ROSA SPP.. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Liang, Shuyin (2016-08). Changes in Flower Size and Number Under Heat Stress in Rose (RosaxHybrida). (Master's Thesis)
- Wu, Xuan (2016-08). Heritability of Plant Architecture in Diploid Roses (Rosa spp.). (Master's Thesis)
- Carver, Sean Thomas (2015-05). Evaluating the Ornamental Potentials of Four Native Texas Coastal Species. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Dong, Qianni (2014-12). Characterization of Resistance to Black Spot Disease of Rosa Spp.. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
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Byrne
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