Department of Horticultural Science

Randolph G. Gardner, Ph.D. Tomato Breeder and Professor Horticultural Science Retired

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Selected Publications

• Gardner, R. G. and J. W. Scott. 2008. Cultivar selection. In: Tomato Crop Management. Mike Davis and Ken Pernezny eds. APS Press. (In review).
• Scott, J. W. and R. G. Gardner. 2007. Breeding for resistance to fungal pathogens. In: Genetic Improvement of Solanaceous Crops Vol. 2: Tomato. M. K. Razdan and Antur K. Mattoo eds. Science Publishers, Enfield, NH, USA. p 421-456.
• Gardner. R. G. 2006. 'Plum Crimson' hybrid tomato and its parents, NC EBR-7 and NC EBR-8. HortScience 41:259-260.
• Gardner, R. G. 2006. 'Mountain Crest' hybrid tomato and its parent line, NC 1 rinEC. HortScience 41:261-262.
• Gardner, R.G. 2000. 'Carolina Gold', a hybrid tomato; and its parents, NC 1Y and NC 2Y. HortScience 35:966-967.
• Gardner, R.G. 2000. A male-sterile cherry tomato breeding line, NC 2C ms-10, aa. HortScience 35:964-965.
• Gardner, R.G. 2000. 'Plum Dandy', a hybrid tomato; and its parents, NC EBR-5 and NC EBR-6. HortScience 35:962-963.
• Gardner, R.G. 2000. 'Sun Leaper', a hybrid tomato, and its parent, NC HS-1. HortScience 35:960-961.
• Koka, C. B., R. E. Cerny, R. G. Gardner, T. Noguchi, S. Fujioka, S. Takatsuto, S. Yoshida, and S. D. Clouse. 2000. A putative role for the tomato genes Dumpy and Curl-3 in brassinosteroid biosynthesis and response. Plant Physiology 122:85-98.
• Gardner, R.G. and P.B. Shoemaker. 1999. 'Mountain Supreme' early blight-resistant hybrid tomato and its parents, NC EBR-3 and NC EBR-4 tomato breeding lines. HortScience 34:745-746.
• Gardner, R.G. 1999. NC109 tomato breeding line. 'Mountain Fresh' F1 hybrid. HortScience 34:941-942.
• Gardner, R.G. 1999. 'Monte Verde' tomato. HortScience 34:940.
• Bryan, H.H., L.J. Ramos, M.M. Codallo, J.W. Scott, and R.G. Gardner. 1998. Cultigen and plant spacing effects on plant growth, disease, yield and fruit quality of tomatoes. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 1997.
• Peet, M.M., Sato, S. and Gardner, R. 1998. Comparing heat stress effects on male-fertile and male-sterile tomatoes. Plant, Cell and Environment 21:225-231.
• Peet, M.M., D.H. Willits, R.G. Gardner. 1997. Response of ovule development and post-pollen production processes in male-sterile tomatoes to chronic, sub-acute high temperatures stress. J. Exp. Bot. 48:101-112.
• Kemble, J. M., J. M. Davis, R. G. Gardner, and D. C. Sanders. 1994. Plant spacing, root cell volume, and transplant age affect production and economics of compact-growth habit tomatoes. HortScience 29:1460-1464.
• Kemble, J. M., J. M. Davis, R. G. Gardner, and D. C. Sanders. 1994. Root cell volume affects growth of compact-growth-habit tomato transplants. HortScience 29:261-262.
• Davis, J. M. and R. G. Gardner. 1994. Harvest maturity affects fruit yield, size, and grade of fresh-market tomato cultivars. HortScience 29:613-615.
• Barten, J. H. M., J. W. Scott, and R.G. Gardner. 1994. Characterization of blossom-end morphology genes in tomato and their usefulness in breeding for smooth blossom-end scars. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 119:798-803.
• Gardner, R. G. 1993. 'Mountain Belle' cherry tomato; NC 1C and NC 2C cherry tomato breeding lines. HortScience 28:349-350.
• Gardner, R. G. 1993. 'Mountain Gold' tomato. HortScience 28:348-349.
• Gardner, R. G. 1992. 'Mountain Spring' tomato; NC 8276 and NC 84173 tomato breeding lines. HortScience 27:1233-1234.
• Kemble, J. M. and R. G. Gardner. 1992. Inheritance of shortened fruit maturation in the cherry tomato Cornell 871213-1 and its relation to fruit size and other components of earliness. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 117:646-650.
• Ozminkowski, R. H. Jr., Moll, R. H. and Gardner, R. G. 1991. QUANPLUS: a spreadsheet for calculation of heritability and generation mean separation. HortScience 26:1086.
• Ozminkowski, R. H. Jr., R. G. Gardner, R. H. Moll and W. R. Henderson. 1990. Inheritance of prostrate growth habit in tomato. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 115:674-677.
• Ozminkowski, R. H. Jr., R. G. Gardner, W. R. Henderson and R. H. Moll. 1990. Prostrate growth habit enhances fresh-market tomato fruit yield and quality. HortScience 25:914-915.
• Gardner, R. G. 1990. 'Mountain Delight' tomato; NC 8288 tomato breeding line. HortScience 25:989-990.
• Gardner, R. G. 1990. Greenhouse disease screen facilities breeding resistance to tomato early blight. HortScience 25:222-223.
• Nash, A. F. and R. G. Gardner. 1988. Heritability of tomato early blight resistance derived from Lycopersicon hirsutum P. I. 126445. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 113:264-268.
• Nash, A. F. and R. G. Gardner. 1988. Tomato early blight resistance in a breeding line derived from Lycopersicon hirsutum P. I. 126445. Plant Disease 72:206-209.
• Gardner, R. G. 1988. NC EBR-1 and NC EBR-2 early blight resistant tomato breeding lines. HortScience 23:779-781.
• Gardner, R. G. 1985. 'Piedmont' tomato. HortScience 20(5):960-961.
• Gardner, R. G. 1985. 'Summit' tomato. HortScience 20(4):787.
• Nash, A. F., R. G. Gardner, and W. R. Henderson. 1985. Evaluation of allelism and seed set of 8 stamenless tomato mutants. HortScience 20(3):440-442.
• Okie, W. R. and R. G. Gardner. 1982. Breeding for resistance to Verticillium dahliae race 2 of tomato in North Carolina. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 107:552-555.
• Okie, W. R. and R. G. Gardner. 1982. Seedling screening of tomato for resistance to Verticillium wilt in North Carolina. Plant Disease 66:34-37.
• Gardner, R. G. 1982. NC50-7 breeding line, 'Cherokee', and 'Mountain Pride' tomato. HortScience 17:92-93.
• Gardner, R. G. 1981. Identification of a gene affecting pedicel orientation in tomato. HortScience 16(4):553-554.
• Gardner, R. G., J. N. Cummins, and H. S. Aldwinckle. 1980. Inheritance of fire blight resistance in Malus in relation to rootstock breeding. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 105:912-916.
• Gardner, R. G., J. N. Cummins, and H. S. Aldwinckle. 1980. Fire blight resistance in the Geneva apple rootstock breeding program. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 105:907-912.

Randolph G. Gardner, Ph.D. Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center 455 Research Drive Fletcher, NC 28732 Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715 Email: randy_gardner@ncsu.edu

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Updated February 16, 2006