Jeffrey A. Adkins, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Horticulture

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1 Jeffrey A. Adkins, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Horticulture Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Agriculture PO BOX Nacogdoches, TX (936) Education: Ph.D. Horticultural Science (Minor: Biotechnology), 2004 Dept. of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. Dissertation title: Characterization and expression of FLORICAULA/LEAFY homologues in Buddleja davidii M.S. Horticulture, 2001 Dept. of Horticulture, The University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. Thesis title: Evaluation of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. Taxa for Remontant Flowering and Cold Hardiness B.S.A. Horticulture, 1998 Dept. of Horticulture, The University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. Professional Experience: Assistant Professor of Horticulture: 2008 present Dept. of Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX Assistant Professor of Horticulture: Department of Plant Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI Graduate Research Assistant: 2003 to 2004 Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University, Raleigh, N.C. Graduate Teaching Assistant: 2001 to 2003 Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University, Raleigh, N.C. Graduate Research Assistant: 1999 to 2001 Department of Horticulture, The University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

2 Graduate Students: Andrea Schroeder, SFASU MS Thesis Director Christopher Capps, SFASU MS Thesis Director Mathew Bonham, SFASU MS Thesis Director Parminderjit Kaur, URI PhD Committee member Erik Fargo, URI MS 2007 Major Professor Nicholas Castrataro, URI MS 2006 Committee member Jenna Sicaranza, URI MS 2006 Committee member Ryan Tainsch, URI PhD. Committee member (resigned) Refereed Publications: Kaur, P., Adkins, J. A., Mitkowski, N. Development of Meloidogyne hapla resistance in Lactuca sativa using EMS mutagensis. HortScience (in preparation) Kaur, P., Adkins, J. A., Mitkowski, N. Micropropagation of Buddleja Alternifolia. HortScience (in preparation) Adkins, J.A., and M.A. Dirr Remontant flowering potential of ten Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. cultivars. HortScience 38: Adkins, J.A., M.A. Dirr, and O.M. Lindstrom Cold hardiness potential of ten Hydrangea taxa. J. Environ. Hort. 20: Dirr, M.A., J.A. Adkins, and R.T. Olsen Magnolia zenii Cheng. Pink Parchment. HortScience 37: Abstracts: Schroeder, A.C. and J.A. Adkins Efficient Asexual Propagation of Lindera glauca (Siebold & Zucc.) Blume and Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm. HortScience 45:487 Greer, S.P., Reed, S.M., Adkins, J. and Rinehart, T.A Increasing Phenotypic Diversity in Hydrangea macrophylla Using Targeted and Random Mutation. HortScience 43:1101 Greer, S.P., Reed, S.M., Adkins, J. and Rinehart, T.A In Vitro Germination and Tissue Culture Parameters for Mutagenesis, Ploidy Manipulation, and Possible Transformation of Hydrangea macrophylla. American Society of Plant Biologists Annual Meeting. Greer, S.P., Adkins, J., Reed, S.M. and Rinehart, T.A Micropropagation and Tissue Culture of Hydrangea macrophylla for Mutagenesis, Ploidy

3 Manipulation, and Possible Transformation. HortScience 43:627 (Abstract) Fargo, E.C. and J.A. Adkins Callus induction and regeneration in Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. HortScience 41:1041. Adkins, J.A. and D.J. Werner Molecular genetic components of inflorescence architecture in Buddleja. HortScience 38:678. Adkins, J.A. and D.J. Werner Comparative Molecular Analysis of FLORICAULA/LEAFY homologues in Buddleja davidii Nanho Purple and Buddleja lindleyana. HortScience 38:1271. Adkins, J.A., M.A. Dirr, and O.M. Lindstrom Cold hardiness estimates for ten Hydrangea cultivars. XXVIth ISHS Meeting Program, Toronto, Ontario Book Chapters: Adkins, J.A. and W.B. Miller Storage organs, p In: C.A. Beyl and R.N Trigiano (eds.). Plant propagation: concepts and laboratory exercises. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. Miller, W.B., J.A. Adkins and J.E. Preece Propagating selected flower bulb species, p In: C.A. Beyl and R.N Trigiano (eds.). Plant propagation: concepts and laboratory exercises. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. Contributed Papers: Adkins, J.A Understanding remontant flowering in H. macrophylla. Proc. Intl.Plant Prop. Soc. 56: Adkins, J.A., N. Castrataro and E. Fargo The University of Rhode Island ornamental plant breeding program. Proc. Intl. Plant Prop. Soc. 56: Adkins, J.A What s the big deal about the remontant-flowering big-leaf hydrangeas? The Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association Newsletter. Adkins, J.A., D.J. Werner, and T.G. Ranney Prospects for genetically engineered ornamental plants. Proc. Southern Nurs. Assoc. 48: Adkins, J.A., M.A. Dirr, and O.M. Lindstrom, O.M Cold hardiness estimates for ten Hydrangea taxa. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 618: Werner, D.J., J. Gaus, L. Snelling, F. Hopswood, and J. Adkins Inheritance is fun: update on breeding efforts in Cercis and Stokesia. NC State University Nursery Short Course Proceedings.

4 Adkins, J.A Hydrangea macrophylla: Travels, trials, and some new ideas NC State University Nursery Short Course Proceedings. Gaus, J. and J.A. Adkins Breeding efforts with Stokesia and Buddleia NC State University Nursery Short Course Proceedings. Adkins, J.A., and M.A. Dirr Evaluation of Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars for remontant flowering. Center for Applied Nursery Research, 2001 Research Reports. Adkins, J.A., and M.A. Dirr Evaluation of Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars for remontant flowering and cold hardiness. Center for Applied Nursery Research, 2000 Research Reports. Dirr, M.A., S. Crockett, and J.A. Adkins. Hypericum-St. Johnswort Center for Applied Nursery Research, 2000 Research Reports. Adkins, J. A., M. A. Dirr and A. M. Armitage Scheduling butterfly-bush (Buddleia davidii Franch.) for spring flowering. Georgia Green Industry Association Journal 11(5):34, 36. Adkins, J.A., M.A. Dirr, and A.M. Armitage Scheduling butterfly-bush (Buddleia davidii Franch.) for spring flowering. Center for Applied Nursery Research, 1999 Research Reports. Presentations: Everything you want to know about breeding but were to shy to ask. Les Reeves Lecture Series, SFA Mast Arboretum, SFA Agriculture Bldg. (April 16, 2009). Alternative Horticulture Crops for East Texas. Small Acreage Landowner Program, Texas Agrilife Extension, Nacogdoches, TX. (September 18, 2008). Understanding remontant flowering in H. macrophylla Eastern Region IPPS Annual Meeting (poster). The University of Rhode Island ornamental plant breeding program Eastern Region IPPS Annual Meeting (poster). Callus induction and regeneration in Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser ASHS Annual Meeting (poster). Molecular genetic components of inflorescence architecture in Buddleja ASHS Annual Meeting (oral).

5 Genetics and molecular biology of Buddleja inflorescence architecture th Annual SNA Research Conference (oral). Prospects for genetically engineered ornamental plants th Annual SNA Research Conference (oral). Comparative molecular analysis of FLORICAULA/LEAFY homologues in Buddleja davidii and Buddleja lindelyana Southern Region ASHS Annual Meeting (oral). Comparative molecular analysis of inflorescence architecture in Buddleja Seminar Series. Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University (oral). Cold hardiness estimates for ten Hydrangea cultivars XXVlth International Horticultural Congress & Exhibition, Toronto (oral).

6 Workshop Presentations: Alternative crops for East Texas TAMU Extension program, "Making Small Acreage Profitable in East Texas". Developing new woody plants for sustainable landscapes Ecological Landscaping Association Winter Conference (oral). Research program introduction and update Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association Short Course and Annual Meeting (oral). They re New, They re Hot, They re Hardy: Long-Blooming Hydrangeas Rhode Island GreenShare Field Day (oral). Hydrangea macrophylla flower development and cold hardiness Center for Applied Nursery Research Meeting, Hydrangeas Beginning to End, Thompson, Ga. Hydrangea macrophylla: Travels, trials and some new ideas NC State University Nursery Short Course, Raleigh, N.C. Breeding efforts with Buddleia NC State University Nursery Short Course, Raleigh, N.C. Propagation and production of Hydrangea macrophylla Georgia Flower Growers Association, Advanced Propagation School, Griffin, Ga. Propagation of semi-woody and woody plants Georgia Flower Growers Association, Plant Propagation School, Griffin, Ga. Grants: Competitive/Extramural USDA-Hatch & Startup USDA-Hatch, , Adkins Hatch (Startup, Year 1) $75,000 USDA-Hatch, , Adkins Hatch (Startup, Year 2) $25,000 Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association, , Startup Funding $50,000 Total - USDA-Hatch & Start-Up $150,000 CELS CARES-RIAES Hatch/Mcintire-Stennis, , Mutagenesis of seeds for the development of novel woody ornamental plants. P.I. $33,889 USDA-CSREES, , Nursery Production, RI Federal Administration-

7 Extension. Co-P.I. (B.K. Maynard, P.I.) $282,839 Landscape Plant Development Center, , Mutation breeding for the development of novel cultivars and breeding germplasm. P.I. $1,000 Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation, , Molecular genetic control of floral induction in Hydrangea macrophylla. $8,000 Center for Applied Nursery Research, 2001, Evaluation of Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars for remontant flowering and cold hardiness. $1,000 Center for Applied Nursery Research, 2000, Evaluation of Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars for remontant flowering and cold hardiness. $2,000 Center for Applied Nursery Research, 1999, Scheduling butterfly-bush (Buddleia davidii Franch.) for spring flowering. $500 Total - Competitive/Extramural $329,228 Honors: Departmental Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University. Vice President, Pi Alpha Xi. 2003/2004. Graduate Teaching/Research Assistantship. Aug to present. Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University. Warren S. Barham Ph.D. Degree Original Research Paper Award. Third Place. Southern Region ASHS Annual Meeting, 1-4 Feb E. Broadus Brown Research Competition, 2001 University of Georgia, Dept. of Horticulture, M.S. Nominee. Graduate Research Assistantship. Jan to Aug Department of Horticulture, The University of Georgia. University and Extramural Activities: The University Community PLS Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Committee Member, PLS Undergraduate Student Advisor URI Capital Projects Landscape Plan Review, Panel Member, 2005 CELS Ad-Hoc Plant Patent Committee, Committee Member, 2005 The Extramural Community American Society for Horticultural Science Chair-elect: Ornamental Plant Breeding Working Group Landscape Plant Development Center Grant Proposal Referee, 2005

8 Research Committee Member Eastern Region International Plant Propagators Society Publicity Committee Member, Beginning 2007 Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science Manuscript Referee Professional Memberships: American Society for Horticultural Science, 1999 Present Society for In Vitro Biology, 2004 Present Southern Region-ASHS, International Society for Horticultural Science, 2003 Present International Plant Propagators Society, 2000 Present Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association, 2004 Present North Carolina Association of Nurserymen, Georgia Green Industry Association, Educational/Scholarship Societies: Gamma Sigma Delta, Golden Key National Honors Society, Pi Alpha Xi, Sigma Xi, Related Experiences: Visiting Horticulturist Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Clermont, Ky., Summer 2001 Grower and Salesperson Wolfskin Growers, Watkinsville, Ga., 1997 Director of Landscape Services GardenSouth, Lawrenceville, Ga., Landscape Maintenance Foreman Environmental Design Group, Norcross, Ga., Maintenance Foreman Greathouse Landscape Company, Nashville, Tenn., Installation Crew Member Environmental Design Group, 1987