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Education:
Ph.D., Plant Physiology, University of California - Davis, 1982
M.S., Horticulture, Colorado State University - Fort Collins, 1978
B.S, Bio-Agricultural Science with Highest Distinction, Colorado State
University, 1976
- Postharvest Physiology
- Research on postharvest storage and handling of horticultural crops with special
emphasis on gas exchange and modified atmosphere storage of fruit and vegetables. Received
patent for "active packaging" concept based on control of oxygen levels during
temperature abuse of modified-atmosphere packages. Extensive efforts towards mathematical
description of modified-atmosphere systems based on data collected empirically using the
package as a respirometer (HortScience, 1995, 30:25-34). Current MA packaging research
includes gas exchange modeling, smart films, and control of product quality changes.
Worked with ethanol biosensor as a means of detecting low oxygen injury in MA packages.
Study of MCP (1-methylpropene) as a substitute for silver thiosufate as an anti-ethylene
agent for use on potted flowering plants. Four time speaker at Gordon Conference on
Postharvest Physiology (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998).
- Herbaceous Perennials
- Research on storage and forcing of bare-root ornamental plants, propagation and
production techniques for herbaceous perennials from seeds and vegetative propagules. A
current focus of this research has been to develop forcing/production strategies for a
wide range of herbaceous perennials based on vernalization and photoperiod requirements.
This research is conducted in cooperation with several other faculty members in the
department. Art is also an avid perennial gardener. Ornamental grasses are a current
passion - and there is no telling what is next.
Postharvest Biology
Cameron, A.C. 2003.
Modified-atmosphere packaging of perishable horticultural commodities
can be risky business. 8th International Controlled Atmosphere Research
Conference. Eds J Oosterhaven and H.W. Peppelenbos. Acta Hort
600:305-310. (Peer-reviewed and Keynote Presentation).
Petracek, P.D., D.W. Joles, A. Shirazi and A.C. Cameron. 2002.
Modified-atmosphere packaging of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L., cv. Sams)
fruit: metabolic responses to oxygen, carbon dioxide and temperature.
Postharvest Biology and Tech. 24:259-270.
Cameron,
A.C. and M.S. Reid. 2001. 1-MCP blocks ethylene-induced petal abscission Pelargonium
peltatum but the effect is transient. Postharvest Biology and
Technology. 22:169-177.
Smyth, A.B., P.C. Talasila and A.C. Cameron.
1999. An ethanol biosensor can detect low-oxygen injury in
modified-atmosphere packages of fresh-cut produce. Postharvest Biology and
Technology. 15:127-134
Smyth, A.B., J. Song, and A.C. Cameron.
1998. Modified-atmosphere packaging of cut iceberg lettuce: Effect of
temperature and oxygen partial pressure on respiration and quality. Jour.
Agric. And Food Chemistry. 46:4556-4562.
Lange, D.L. and A.C. Cameron. 1998.
Controlled-atmosphere storage of sweet basil. HortScience 33:741-743.
Talasila, P.C. and A.C. Cameron.
1997. Prediction equations for gases in flexible modified-atmosphere
packages of respiring produce are different than those for rigid packages.
J. Food Science. 62:926-930.
Talasila, P.C. and A.C. Cameron.
1997. Free-volume changes in flexible, hermetic packages containing
respiring produce. J. Food Science. 62:659-664.
Lange, D.L. and A.C. Cameron. 1997.
Pre- and postharvest temperature conditioning of greenhouse-grown sweet
basil. HortScience. 32:114-116.
Banks, N.H., D.J. Cleland, A.C. Cameron,
R.M. Beaudry and A.A. Kader. 1995. Proposal for a rationalized system of
units for postharvest research in gas exchange. HortScience. 30:1129-1131.
Talasila, P.C. and A.C. Cameron.
1995. Modeling distribution of steady-state oxygen levels in
modified-atmosphere packages: An approach for designing safe packages. J.
Food Process Engineering.18:199-217.
Cameron,
A.C., P.C. Talasila and D.W. Joles. 1995. Predicting permeability needs
for modified-atmosphere packaging of lightly processed fruits and
vegetables. Colloquium Proceedings. HortScience. 30:25-34.
Joles, D.J., A.C. Cameron, A.
Shirazi, P.D. Petracek and R.M. Beaudry. 1994. Modified-atmosphere
packaging of 'Heritage' red raspberry fruit: The respiratory response to
reduced oxygen, enhanced carbon dioxide and temperature. J. Amer. Soc.
Hort. Sci. 119:540-545.
Talasila, P.C., A.C. Cameron and D.W.
Joles. 1994. Distribution of steady-state O2 partial pressures
in modified-atmosphere packages of cut broccoli. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci.
119:556-562.
Cameron,
A.C., R.M. Beaudry, N.H. Banks and M.V. Yelanich. 1994.
Modified-atmosphere packaging of blueberry fruit: Modeling, respiration
and package oxygen partial pressures as a function of temperature. J.
Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 119:534-539.
Lange, D.D. and A.C. Cameron. 1994.
Postharvest shelf life of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum).
HortScience 29:102-103.
Shirazi, A. and A.C. Cameron. 1993.
Measuring transpiration rates of tomato and other detached fruits.
HortScience 28:1035-1038.
Beaudry, R.M., A.C. Cameron, A.
Shirazi and D.L. Dostal. 1992. Modified atmosphere packaging of blueberry
fruit. I. Effect of temperature on respiration. J. Am. Soc. Hort Sci.
117:436-441.
Shirazi, A. and A.C. Cameron. 1992.
Controlling relative humidity in modified atmosphere packages of tomato
fruit. HortScience 27:336-339.
DeVries-Paterson, R.M., A.L. Jones and A.C.
Cameron. 1991. Fungistatic effects of carbon dioxide in a package
environment on the decay of Michigan sweet cherries by Monilinia fructicola.
Plant Disease 75:943-946.
Herbaceous Perennials
Fausey, B., R.D. Heins and A.C. Cameron.
2005. Daily light integral impacts flowering and quality of
greenhouse-grown Achillea, Gaura, and Lavandula. HortSci. 40:114-118.
Niu, G., R. Heins, A. Cameron, and W. Carlson. 2004.
Vernalization and Devernalization of Campanula ‘Birch Hybrid’ and
Leucanthemum ×superbum ‘Snow Cap’. HortScience. 39: 1647-1649.
Beckwith, A.G., Y. Zhang, N.P. Seeram, A.C. Cameron and M.G.
Nair. 2004. Relationship of light quantity and anthocyanin production in
Pennisetum setaceum cvs Rubrum and Red Riding Hood. J. Agric. Food Chem.
52:456-461.
Niu, Genhua, Royal Heins, Arthur Cameron, and William Carlson.
2002. Prevernalization daily light integral and vernalization
temperature influences flowering of herbaceous perennials. HortScience
37(7):1028 1031.
Clough, E.A., A.C. Cameron, R.D. Heins and W.H. Carlson. 2001.
Growth and development of Oenothera fruticosa is influenced by
vernalization duration, photoperiod, forcing temperature and plant
growth regulators. J. Amer. Soc. Hort Sci. 126:269-274.
Runkle, E.S., R.D. Heins, A.C. Cameron and W.H. Carlson. 2001
Photocontrol of flowering and stem extension of the intermediate-day
plant Echinacea purpurea. Physiologica Plant. 112:433-441.
Niu, G., R.H. Heins, A.C. Cameron
and W.H. Carlson. 2001. Temperature and daily light integral influence
plant quality and flower development of Campanula carpatica ‘Blue
Clips’, ‘Deep Blue Clips’, and Campanula ‘Birch Hybrid’.
HortScience 36:664-668.
Runkle, E., R. Heins, A. Cameron,
and W. Carlson. 2001. Mini-review of research activity: Horticultural
flowering of herbaceous perennials. Flowering Newsletter 31:34-43.
Clough, E.A., A.C. Cameron, R.H.
Heins and W.H. Carlson. 2001. Growth and development of Oenothera fruticosa
is influenced by vernalization duration, photoperiod , forcing temperature
and plant growth regulators. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 126:269-274.
Niu, G., R.H. Heins, A.C. Cameron
and W.H. Carlson. 2000. Day and night temperatures, daily light integral,
and CO2 enrichment affect growth and flower development of Campanula
carpatica ‘Blue Clips’. Scientia Hort. 87:93-105.
Runkle, E.S., R.D. Heins, A.C. Cameron,
and W.H. Carlson. 2001. Photocontrol of flowering and stem extension of
the intermediate-day plant Echinacea purpurea. Physiol. Plant.
112:433-441.
Niu, G., R.H. Heins, A.C. Cameron
and W.H. Carlson. 2000. Day and night temperatures, daily light integral,
and CO2 enrichment affect growth and flower development of
pansy (Viola xwittrockiana). J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Soc.
125:436-441.
Runkle, E.S., R.D. Heins, A.C. Cameron
and W.H. Carlson. 1999. Cold treatment modifies the photoperiodic
flowering response of Lobelia xspeciosa. Scientia
Horticulturae 80:247-258.
Runkle, E.S., R.D. Heins, A.C. Cameron
and W.H. Carlson. 1999. Photoperiod and cold treatment regulate flowering
of Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’. HortScience 34:55-58.
Runkle, E.S., R.D. Heins, A.C. Cameron
and W.H. Carlson. 1998. Flowering of Leucanthemum xsuperbum
‘Snowcap’ in response to photoperiod and cold treatment. HortScience
33:1003-1006.
Runkle, E.S., R.D. Heins, A.C. Cameron
and W.H. Carlson. 1998. Flowering of Phlox paniculata is influenced
by photoperiod and cold treatment. HortScience 33:1003-1006.
Yuan, Mei, William H. Carlson, Royal D.
Heins, and Arthur C. Cameron. 1998. Determining the duration of the
juvenile phase of Coreopsis grandiflora (Hogg ex Sweet.), Gaillardia
xgrandiflora (Van Houtte), Heuchera sanguinea (Engelm.), and
Rudbeckia fulgida (Ait.). Scientia Horticulturae 72:135-150.
Yuan, Mei, William H. Carlson, Royal D.
Heins, and Arthur C. Cameron. 1998. Effect of forcing temperature
on time to flower of Coreopsis grandiflora, Gaillardia xGrandiflora,
Leucanthemum xsuperbum, and Rudbeckia fulgida. HortScience 33:663-667.
Runkle, Erik S. Royal D. Heins, Arthur C. Cameron,
and William H. Carlson. 1998. Flowering of herbaceous perennials under
various night interruption and cyclic lighting treatments. HortScience
33:672-677.
Whitman, Catherine M., Royal D. Heins,
Arthur C. Cameron, and William H. Carlson. 1997. Cold treatment and
forcing temperature influence flowering of campanula carpatica ‘Blue
Clips'. HortScience 32(5):861-865.
Whitman, Catherine M., Royal D. Heins,
Arthur C. Cameron, and William H. Carlson. 1996. Cold treatment,
photoperiod, and forcing temperature influence flowering of Lavandula
angustifolia. HortScience 31(7):1150-1153.
Hanchek, A.M. and A.C. Cameron.
1994. Harvest date and storage quality of herbaceous perennials.
HortScience. 30:573-576.
Maqbool, M. and A.C. Cameron. 1994.
Regrowth performance of field-grown herbaceous perennials following
bare-root storage between -10 and +5C. HortScience. 29:1039-1041.
Patent
Patterson, B.D. and A.C. Cameron.
1991. Modified-atmosphere packaging. Australian Provisional Patent
Application No. PK6567, filed 6 June 1991. Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), B. Patterson; and Michigan State
University, A.C. Cameron. International Patent Application No:PCT/AU92/00267
filed 6 October 1992.
Herbaceous Perennials
- Trade Magazine Articles
2001
Niu, G., E. Runkle, R. Heins, A. Cameron,
and W. Carlson. 2001. Herbaceous perennials: Light. Greenhouse Grower
19(1):134-143.
Fausey, B., E. Runkle, A. Cameron, R. Heins,
and W. Carlson. 2001. Herbaceous perennials: Heuchera. Greenhouse
Grower 19(6):50-62.
2000
Runkle, E.S., B. Behe, A. Cameron,
W. Carlson, and R.D. Heins. 2000. Developing perennials as flowering
potted crops. FlowerTech 3(5):8-10.
Cameron,
A., R. Heins, W. Carlson, B. Fausey, and E. Runkle. 2000. Perennially
inspired: the American way with herbaceous perennials. Grower
134(1):14-15.
Runkle, ES, M.Yuan, M.Morrison, R.D. Heins,
A Cameron and W Carlson. 2000. La forzatura del Leucanthemum x superbum
‘Snowcap’ Clamer informa. Dicembre 2000, XXV12-20.
Chong, Joaquin A., Royal Heins, Emily
Clough, Arthur Cameron, Will Carlson. 2000. Forcing perennials -
crop by crop - Anemone hupehensis. Greenhouse Grower 18(2):66-74.
Clough, Emily, Arthur Cameron, Royal
Heins, Will Carlson. 2000. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Penstemon
digitalis ‘Husker Red’. Greenhouse Grower 18(3):30-40.
Gao, Hongwen, Shi-Ying Wang, Royal Heins,
Arthur Cameron, Will Carlson. 2000. Proven PGRs. Greenhouse Grower
18(3):64-70.
Nausieda, Erin, Louis Smith, Takahiro
Hayashi, Beth Fausey, Arthur Cameron, Royal Heins, Will Carlson.
2000. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Achillea. Greenhouse
Grower 18(5):53-64.
Hayashi, Takahiro, Royal D. Heins, Arthur
C. Cameron, William H. Carlson. 2000. Forcing Perennials - The use
of Florel to control plant growth. Greenhouse Grower 18(6):88-96.
Cameron,
Art, Beth Fausey, Royal Heins and Will Carlson. 2000. Firing Up Perennials
- Beyond 2000. Greenhouse Grower 18(8):74-78.
1999
Runkle, Erik S., Royal D. Heins, Arthur C. Cameron,
and William H. Carlson. 1999. Photoperiod and cold treatment regulate
flowering of Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’. HortScience
34(1):55-58.
Wang, Shi-Ying, Will Carlson, Hongwen Gao,
Arthur Cameron, Royal Heins. 1999. Cultivating purple fountain
grass. Greenhouse Grower 17(5):58-62.
Heins, Royal D., Erik S. Runkle, Arthur Cameron,
Will Carlson. 1999. Forcing perennials. Greenhouse Grower 17(8):129-137.
Niu, Genhua, Alison Frane, Royal D. Heins,
Arthur Cameron, Will Carlson. 1999. Forcing perennials. Greenhouse
Grower 17(9):130-140.
Clough, Emily, Arthur Cameron, Royal
Heins, Will Carlson. 1999. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Oenothera
fruticosa ‘Youngii-lapsley’. Greenhouse Grower 17(10):50-60.
Clough, Emily, Arthur Cameron, Royal
Heins, Will Carlson. 1999. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Stokesia
laevis ‘Klaus Jelitto’. Greenhouse Grower 17(11):40-48.
Fausey, Beth, Arthur Cameron, Royal
Heins, Will Carlson. 1999. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Hosta,
plantain lily. Greenhouse Grower 16(12):84-90.
Clough, Emily, Arthur Cameron, Royal
Heins, Will Carlson. 1999. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Saxifraga x
arendsii ‘Triumph’. Greenhouse Grower 17(14): 56-66.
Runkle, Erik S., Royal D. Heins, Arthur C. Cameron,
William H. Carlson. 1999. Cold treatment modifies the photoperiodic
flowering response of Lobelia x speciosa. Scientia Horticulturae
80:247-258.
1998
Clough., Emily, Leslie Finical, Art Cameron,
Royal Heins and Will Carlson. 1998. Forcing perennials - cold can enhance
many aspects of herbaceous perennial growth and development. Greenhouse
Grower. 16(11):
Finical, Leslie, Art Cameron, Royal
Heins, Will Carlson and Kevin Kern. 1998. Forcing perennials - crop by
crop - Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’. Greenhouse
Grower. 16(7):121-124.
Finical, Leslie, Alison Frane, Art Cameron,
Royal Heins, and Will Carlson. 1998. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Campanula
‘Birch Hybrid’. Greenhouse Grower. 16(8):121-124.
Finical, Leslie, Alison Frane, Paul Koreman,
Art Cameron, Royal Heins, and Will Carlson. 1998. Forcing
perennials - crop by crop - Geranium dalmaticum. Greenhouse Grower.
16(6):69-72.
Finical, Leslie, Erik Runkle, Art Cameron,
Royal Heins, and Will Carlson. 1998. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Echinacea
purpurea ‘Bravado’. Greenhouse Grower. 16(9):49-52.
Frane, Alison., Will Carlson, Art Cameron,
and Royal Heins. 1998. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Delphinium
grandiflorum ‘Blue Mirror’. Greenhouse Grower. 16(3):37-40.
Frane, Alison., Erik Runkle, Royal Heins,
Will Carlson and Art Cameron. 1998. Forcing perennials - crop by
crop - Lobelia xspeciosa ‘Compliment Scarlet’.
Greenhouse Grower. 16(4):79-82.
Runkle, Erik, Royal Heins, Art Cameron
and Will Carlson. 1998. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Astilbe.
Greenhouse Grower. 16(5):81-84.
Runkle, Erik, Royal Heins, Art Cameron
and Will Carlson. 1998. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Leucanthemum
xsuperbum ‘Snowcap’. Greenhouse Grower. 16(10):
Smith, Louis, Paul Koreman, Alison Frane,
Royal D. Heins, Art Cameron and Will Carlson.1998. Forcing
perennials - crop by crop - Sedum spectabile x telephium ‘Autumn
Joy’. Greenhouse Grower. 16(10):97-100.
Wang , Shi-Ying, Royal D. Heins, Will
Carlson, and Art Cameron. 1998. Forcing perennials - crop by crop -
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Disco Belle Mixed’. Greenhouse Grower.
16(2):29-32.
Wang, S.Y., R.D. Heins, W.H. Carlson and
A.C. Cameron. 1998. Modeling the effect of temperature on flowering
of Hibiscus moscheutos. Crop Models in Protected Cultivation. Ed.
I.F.M. Marcelis. Acta Hort. 456:161-169.
1996
Cameron,
Art, Royal Heins and Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing Perennials 101.
Greenhouse Grower. 14(3):19-20.
Cameron,
Art, Royal Heins and Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing Perennials 102.
Greenhouse Grower. 14(4):19-20.
Cameron,
Art, Royal Heins and Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing herbaceous perennials.
PPGA News Vol. XXVII, No. 7, July.
Cameron,
Art, Mei Yuan, Royal Heins, Will Carlson. 1996. Juvenility: your perennial
crop's age affects flowering. GrowerTalks 60(8):30-34.
Hamaker, Cheryl K., Royal D. Heins, Art Cameron,
and Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Coreopsis
verticillata. Greenhouse Grower. 14(8):43-46.
Hamaker, Cheryl K., Beth E. Engle, Royal D.
Heins, William H. Carlson, and Art Cameron. 1996. Using growth
regulators to control height of herbaceous perennials. GrowerTalks
60(6):46-53.
Hamaker, Cheryl K., Royal Heins, Art Cameron,
Will Carlson. 1996. Perennials: best long-day treatments for your
varieties. GrowerTalks 60(8):36-42.
Hamaker, Cheryl, Royal Heins, Art Cameron,
and Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Physostegia
virginiana. Greenhouse Grower. 14(12):43-46.
Koreman, Paul, Art Cameron, Royal
Heins, and Will Carlson. 1996. Manipulating photoperiod for height
control: Here’s a nonchemical technique for controlling the height of
your perennials. GrowerTalks 60(10):58, 60.
Runkle, Erik, Royal Heins, Art Cameron
and Will Carlson. 1996. Manipulating day length to flower perennials.
Grower Talks 60(2):66-70.
Whitman, Catherine, Royal Heins, Art Cameron,
William Carlson. 1996. Perennial flower induction - the light you use can
make a difference. Grower Talks 60(3):80-82.
Whitman, Catherine, Royal Heins, Art Cameron,
and Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing Perennials -crop by crop - Lavandula
angustifolia. Greenhouse Grower. 14(5):37-40.
Whitman, Catherine, Royal D. Heins, Art Cameron,
Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing Perennials - crop by crop - Campanula
carpatica 'Blue Clips'. Greenhouse Grower. 14(9):67-70.
Whitman, Catherine, Royal D. Heins, Art Cameron,
Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing Perennials - crop by crop - Platycodon
grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'. Greenhouse Grower. 14(10):39-42.
Yuan, Mei, Erik S. Runkle, Royal D. Heins,
Art Cameron, Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing Perennials - crop by crop
- Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'. Greenhouse Grower. 14(13):57-61.
Yuan, M., Royal D. Heins, Art Cameron,
and Will Carlson. 1996. Forcing perennials - crop by crop - Coreopsis
grandiflora. Greenhouse Grower. 14(6):57-59.
Yuan, Mei, Royal D. Heins, Will Carlson,
and Art Cameron. 1996. Forcing perennials--crop by crop: Gaillardia
xgrandiflora ‘Goblin’. Greenhouse Grower. 14(14):57-60.
Review Articles, Book
Chapters
Heins, R.D., A.C. Cameron, W.H. Carlson,
E.Runkle, C. Whitman, M.Yuan, C. Hamaker, B. Engle, and P. Koreman.
1997. Controlled flowering of herbaceous perennial plants, p. 15-31.
In: E. Goto et al. (eds.). Plant production in closed ecosystems. Kluwer
Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
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