Selected Recent Publications — Dr. William Vance Baird, Professor and Chairperson
Baird, W.V., Y.B. Blume and S.M. Wick (2000) Microtubular and cytoskeletal mutants. Chapter 8 (pp. 159-191) In Plant Microtubules: Potential for Biotechnology (P. Nicks, ed.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Neves, S., G. Swire-Clark, K. Hilu, and W.V. Baird (2005). Phylogeny of Eleusine (Poaceae: Chloridoideae) based on nuclear ITS and plastid trnT-trnF sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 35: 395-419.
Horn R., Lecouls A.C., Callahan A., Dandekar A., Garay L., McCord P., Howad W., Chan H., Verde I., Main D., Jung S., Georgi L., Forrest S., Mook J., Zhebentyayeva T., Yeisoo Y., Hye Ran K., Jesudurai C., Sosinski B., Arus P., Baird V., Parfitt D., Reighard G., Scorza R., Tomkins J., Wing R., A.G. Abbott (2005). Candidate gene database and transcript map for peach, a model species for fruit trees. Theor. Appl. Genet. 110: 1419-28.
Blenda A.V., G.L. Reighard, W.V. Baird, and A.G. Abbott (2006). Simple sequence repeat markers for detecting sources of tolerance to PTSL syndrome in Prunus persica rootstocks. Euphytica 147:287-295.
Zhebentyayeva, T.N., R. Horn, J. Mook, A-C. Lecouls, L. L. Georgi, A.G. Abbott, G.L. Reighard, G. Swire-Clark and W.V. Baird (2006). A physical framework for the peach genome. Acta Hort. 713: 83-88.
Blenda A.V., W.P. Wechter, G.L., Reighard, W.V. Baird and A.G. Abbott (2006). Development and characterisation of diagnostic AFLP markers in Prunus persica for its response to peach tree short life syndrome. J. Hort. Sci. Biotech. 81: 281-288.
Weston, D.J., W.L. Bauerle, G.A. Swire-Clark, B.d. Moore, W.V. Baird (2007) Molecular characterization of Rubisco activase from thermally contrasting genotypes of Acer rubrum L. (Aceraceae). Am. J. Bot. 94:926-934.
Breviario, D., W.V. Baird, S. Sangoi, K. Hilu, P. Blumetti, and S. Giani (2007). High polymorphism and resolution in targeted fingerprinting with combined beta-tubulin introns. Molecular Breeding 20: 249-259.
Blenda, A.V., I. Verde, L.L. Georgi, G.L. Reighard, S.D. Forrest, M. Muñoz-Torres, W.V. Baird, A.G. Abbott (2007). Construction of a genetic linkage map and identification of molecular markers in peach rootstocks for response to peach tree short life syndrome. Tree Gen. Genomes 3: 341-350.
Polomski, B., W.V. Baird and P.D. McMillan (2008) Basic Botany - Chapter 3 (32 pp) in South Carolina Master Gardner Training Manual (B. Polomski, ed.)
Liu, Xi., G.L. Reighard, G.A. Swire-Clark and W.V. Baird (2008). Peach Rootstock Identification by DNA-fingerprinting with microsatellite (SSR) markers. Amer. Pom. Soc. 61: 162-166.
Zhebentyayeva, T.N., G. Swire-Clark, L.L. Georgi, L. Garay, S. Jung, S. Forrest, D. Main, B. Blackmon, J. Tomkins, W.V. Baird, G.L. Reighard, A.G. Abbott (2008). A framework physical map for peach, a model Rosaceae species. Tree Gen. Genomes 4: 745-746.
Blume, Y., V. Baird, A. Yemets and D. Breviario (eds.) (2008) The Plant Cytoskeleton: Genomic and Bioinformatic Tools for Biotechnology and Agriculture. NATO Advanced Research Workshop. Springer-Verlag.
Parris, K.J., T.G. Ranney, H.T. Knap, and W.V. Baird (2010). Ploidy levels, relative genome sizes and base pair composition in Magnolia. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 135: 533-547.
Liu, Xi., G.L. Reighard, G.A. Swire-Clark and W.V. Baird (accepted) Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] Rootstock Seedling Identification by DNA-Fingerprinting with Microsatellite (SSR) Markers. Acta Hort.
Dr. William Vance Baird
Professor and Chairperson
A288 Plant & Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
Phone: (517) 355-5191 x 1361
Fax: (517) 353-0890
Email: bairdw@anr.msu.edu