Department of Horticultural Science

Steven J. McArtney Associate Professor

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Responsibilities

• Pomology research (80%) and extension (20%) activities in the southeast region: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.
• Development of appropriate technologies for enhancing productivity and profitability of the apple industry in the southeast, including…
  • evaluating new apple cultivars for the southeast
  • identifying new or improved methods for regulating crop load and increasing fruit size
  • enhancing color formation and reducing fruit cosmetic disorders
  • improving flower bud formation in biennial apple cultivars
  • reducing pre-harvest drop

Education

• Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1998
• M. Hort. Sc., Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1988
• B. Hort. Sc., Lincoln College, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1985

Recent Publications

• McArtney, S.J. And J.D. Obermiller. 2012. Use of 1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid and metamitron for delayed thinning of apple fruit. HortScience 47:1612-1616.
• McArtney, S.J., J.D. Obermiller and C. Arellano 2012. Comparison of the effects of metamitron on chlorophyll fluorescence and fruit set in apple and peach. HortScience 47(4):509–514.
• McArtney, S. 2011. Effects of 1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid on the rate of ethylene release from detached fruiting spurs and on fruit abscission in apple. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 86(6): 640-644.
• McArtney, S., M. Parker, J. Obermiller and T. Hoyt. 2011.  Effects of 1-Methylcyclopropene on firmness loss and the development of rots in apple fruit kept in farm markets or at elevated temperatures. HortTechnology 21(4): 494-499.
• McArtney, S. and J.D. Obermiller. 2011. Effect of dwarfing rootstocks on low temperature tolerance of 'Golden Delicious' apple trees during winter 2008-2009. Journal of the American Pomological Society 65(4): 178-184.
• McArtney, S.J. and J.D. Obermiller. 2010. Evaluation of a model to predict the response of 'Gala' apples to chemical thinners. Acta Horticulturae 884:581-586.
• Parker, M.L., S.J. McArtney, J.D. Obermiller and T. Hoyt. 2010. Effect of delay between harvest and exposure to 1-MCP on post storage flesh firmness of three apple cultivars. Acta Horticulturae 884:611-616.
• McArtney, S. 2010. Flower bud formation and strategies to help break a biennial bearing cycle in apple. Compact Fruit Tree 43(3):21-23.
• McArtney, S. 2010. Russet, gibberellins and a convenient truth about Apogee. Compact Fruit Tree 43(2):16-18.
• McArtney, S.J., JD Obermiller, T. Hoyt and M.L. Parker. 2009. 'Law Rome' and 'Golden Delicious' apples differ in their response to preharvest and postharvest
  1-methylcyclopropene treatment combinations. HortScience 44:1632-1636.
• Marini, R.P., B. Black, R.M. Crassweller, P.A. Domoto, C. Hampson, S. Johnson, K. Kosola, S. McArtney, J. Masabni, R. Moran, R.P. Quezada, T. Robinson and C.R. Rom. 2009. Performance of 'Golden Delicious' Apple on 23 Rootstocks at 12 Locations: A five-Year Summary of the 2003 NC-140 Dwarf Rootstock trial. Journal of the American Pomological Society 63(3):115-127.
• Unrath, C.R., J.D. Obermiller, A. Green and S.J. McArtney. 2009. The Effects of Aminoethoxyvinylglycine and Naphthaleneacetic Acid Treatments on Abscission and Firmness of ‘Scarletspur Delicious’ Apples at Normal and Delayed Harvests. HortTechnology 19(3):620-625.
  
• Janssen, Bart-Jan, Kate Thodey, Robert J Schaffer, Rob Alba, Lena Balakrishnan, Rebecca Bishop, Judith H Bowen, Ross N Crowhurst, Andrew P Gleave, Susan Ledger, Steve McArtney, Franz B Pichler, Kimberley C Snowden and Shayna Ward. 2008. Global gene expression analysis of apple fruit development from the floral bud to ripe fruit. BMC Plant Biology 8:16.
• McArtney, S., J. Schupp, M. Parker, J.D. Obermiller and T. Edgington. 2008. Preharvest 1-Methylcyclopropene delays fruit maturity and reduces softening and superficial scald of apples during long-term storage. HortScience 43:366-371.
• McArtney, S., and J.D. Obermiller. 2008. Comparative performance of air-induction and conventional nozzles on an axial fan sprayer in medium density apple orchards. HortTechnology 18:365-371.
• McArtney, S.; J.D. Obermiller, and A. Greeen. 2007. Prohexadione-Ca reduces russet and does not negate the efficacy of GA4+7 sprays for russet control on 'Golden Delicious' apples. HortScience 42:550-543.
• McArtney, S.; D. Unrath; JD Obermiller and A. Green. 2007. NAA, Ethrel and GA4 have variable effects on flesh firmness and return bloom of apple. HortTechnology 17:32-38.
• McArtney, S.; D. Ferree, JD Obermiller, A. Green and J. Schmid. 2006. Effects of Prohexadione-Ca and GA4+7 on scarf skin and fruit maturity in apple. HortScience.41:1602-1605.
• Newcomb, R.D.; R.N. Crowhurst; A.P. Gleave; E.H.A. Rikkerink; A.C. Allan; L.L. Beuning; J.H. Bowen; E. Gera; K.R. Jamieson; B.J. Janssen; W.A. Laing; S. McArtney; B. Nain; G. Ross; K. Snowden; E.J.F. Souleyre; E. F Walton and Y. Yauk. 2006. Analysis of expressed sequence tags from apple. Plant Physiology 141:147-166.
  
• McArtney, S., J. Palmer, S. Davies and S. Seymour. 2006. Effects of lime sulfur and fish oil on pollen tube growth, leaf photosynthesis and fruit set in apple. HortScience 41(2):357-360.
• McArtney, S.J. 2005. Next steps in crop load management research: Escaping the vagaries of weather, hormones and carbon balance. The Compact Fruit Tree 38(3):14-16.
  
• McArtney, S., M. White, I. Latter and J. Campbell. 2004. Individual and combined effects of shading and thinning chemicals on abscission and dry-matter accumulation of ‘Royal Gala’ apple fruit. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 79(3): 441-448.
• Hoover, E., N. De Silva, S. McArtney and P. Hirst. 2004. Bud development and floral morphogenesis in four apple cultivars. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 79(6): 981-984.
• McArtney, S.J. and J.T.S. Walker. 2004. Current situation and future challenges facing the production and marketing of organic fruit in Oceania. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 638: XXVI International Horticultural Congress: Sustainability of Horticultural Systems in the 21st Century.
• Ferree, D.C., M.A. Ellis, S.J. McArtney, M.V. Brown and D.M. Scurlock. 2003. Comparison of fungicide, leaf removal and gibberellic acid on development of grape clusters and botrytis bunch rot of ‘Vignoles’ and ‘Pinot Gris’. Small Fruits Review 2(4): 3-18.
• McArtney, S.J. 2002. Ethylene evolution from detached apple spurs in response to chemical thinners. HortScience 37(4): 662-665.
• Walker, J.T.S. and S.J. McArtney. 2002. An economic assessment of organic apple production in Hawke’s Bay orchards. D.M. Suckling and M.R. Butcher, (eds.) Plant Protection Challenges in Organic Production. Pp. 29-37.
• McArtney, S.J., E.M. Hoover, P.M. Hirst and I.R. Brooking. 2001. Seasonal variation in the onset and duration of flower development in ‘Royal Gala’ apple buds. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 76(5): 536-540.
• Ferree, D.C., S.J. McArtney and D.M. Scurlock. 2001. Influence of irradiance and period of exposure on fruit set of French-American hybrid grapes. Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science 126(3): 283-290.
• Stanley, C.J., D.S. Tustin, G.B. Lupton, S. McArtney, W.M. Cashmore and H.N. De Silva. 2001. Towards understanding the role of temperature in apple fruit growth responses in three geographical regions within New Zealand. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 75(4): 413-422.
• Austin, P.T., A.J. Hall, C.J. Stanley, D.S. Tustin and S.J. McArtney. 2001. Testing a model of early season temperature effects on apple fruit growth. Acta Horticulturae 557: 427-432.
• McArtney, S.J. and D.C. Ferree. 1999. Root and cane pruning affect vegetative development, fruiting, and dry matter accumulation of grapevines. HortScience 34(4): 617-621.
• McArtney, S.J. and D.C. Ferree. 1999. Shading effects on dry matter partitioning, remobilization of stored reserves and early season vegetative development of grapevines in the year after treatment. Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science 124(6): 591-597.
• McArtney, S.J. and D.C. Ferree. 1998. Investigating the relationship between vine vigor and berry set of field-grown ‘Seyval Blanc’ grapevines. OARDC Research Report 1998. pp. 114-120.
• McArtney, S.J., D.C. Ferree, D.M. Scurlock and G.R. Johns. 1998. Concentration of amino nitrogen and soluble carbohydrates in bleeding sap collected at bud break of ‘Cabernet Franc’ and ‘White Riesling’ grapevines growing on four clonal rootstocks. Fruit Varieties Journal 52(4): 220-225. UP Hedrick Award winner (APS)

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Updated April 16, 2011