Dr. Jacqueline K. Burns (Jackie) is responsible for Objective 1: Developing abscission compounds to facilitate mechanical harvesting.

Contact information:
Office tel: 863-956-1151
Cell tel: 863-557-7780

• Professor of Horticulture, University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred

Research Interests and Publications

Publications used to construct the olive mechanical harvesting system model:

• J.K. Burns. 2007.1-Methylcyclopropene applications in preharvest systems focus on citrus. HortScience (in press).
• J.K. Burns, F.M. Roka, K-T Li, L. Pozo and P.S. Buker. 2006. Late season 'Valencia' orange mechanical harvesting with an abscission agent and low frequency harvesting. HortScience 41:660-663.
• J.K. Burns R.S. Buker and F.M. Roka. 2005. Mechanical harvesting capacity in sweet orange is increased with an abscission agent. HortTechnol. 15:758-765.
• L. Pozo, R. Yuan, I. Kostenyuk, F. Alferez, G.Y. Zhong and J.K. Burns. 2004. Differential effects of 1-methylcyclopropene on citrus leaf and mature fruitabscission. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 129:473-478.
• R. Yuan and J.K. Burns. 2004. Temperature factor affecting the abscission response of mature fruit and leaves to CMN-Pyrazole and Ethephon in 'Hamlin' oranges. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 129:287-293.