Grapes and Small Fruits

Research and extension in grapes and small fruit, with emphasis on integrated crop management to improve economics of production and fruit quality using sustainable approaches. Evaluation of new grape cultivars for superior fruit quality and adaption to Indiana climates and soils.

Selected Publications

• Munoz-Espada A.C., K.V. Wood, B. Bordelon, and B.A. Watkins. 2003. Anthocyanin Quantification and Radical Scavenging Capacity of Concord, Norton, and Marechal Foch Grapes and Wines. Journal of Food and Ag Chemistry (in press).
• Hancock, P. Callow, R. Kessler, D. Prince, and B. Bordelon. 2000. A crop estimation technique for blueberries. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 54(3):123-129.
• Mondragon, C., N. Doudareva, and B. Bordelon. 2000. DNA extraction from several cacti. HortScience 35(4):1124-1126.
• Salzman, R., I. Tikhonova, B.P. Bordelon, P.M. Hasegawa and R.A. Bressan. 1998. Coordinate accumulation of antifungal proteins and hexoses constitutes a developmentally controlled defense response during fruit ripening in grape. Plant Physiol. 117:465-472.
• Bordelon, B.P. and S.C. Weller. 1997. Pre-plant cover crops affect weed and vine growth in first-year vineyards. HortScience. 32:1040-1043.
• Bordelon, B.P., D.C. Ferree, and T.J. Zabadal. 1997. Grape bud survival in the Midwest following the winter of 1993-1994. Fruit Varieties Journal 51:53-59.
• Simon, J.E., A. Hetzroni, B. Bordelon, G.E. Miles, and D.J. Charles. 1996. Electronic Sensing of Aromatic Volatiles for Quality Sorting of Blueberry Fruit. Journal of Food Science. 61(5): 967-972.
• Salzman, R., R.A. Bressan, P.M. Hasegawa, E.N. Ashworth, and B.P. Bordelon. 1996. Programmed accumulation of LEA-like proteins during desiccation and cold acclimation of overwintering grape buds. Plant, Cell & Environment 19:713-720.