Dr. Frank Dennis Professor Emeritus Plant and Soil Sciences Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1325 Fax: 517/353-0890 Email: fgdennis@msu.edu

Education:

B.S., Agriculture, Cornell University, 1955

Ph.D., Pomology, Cornell University, 1961

Research Interests:

Physiology of tree fruits, including dormancy, hardiness, flowering, fruit development Naturally-occurring and applied hormones.

Selected Recent Publications:

• Dennis, F.G., Jr., and T. Shaffer. 1997.
• A brief review of two-hundred years of apple production in Michigan. Proc. Michigan State Hort. Soc. 126:80-88.

• Dennis, F.G., Jr. 1997.
• Fruit cultivar and germplasm evaluation. Hortscience 32:1007-1010.

• Rahemi, M., F.G. Dennis , Jr., R.L. Andersen, J.O. Ozga, and R.X. Xia. 1997.
• The role of ethylene in apple fruit set. J. Hort. Sci. 72:67-75.

• Dennis, F.G., Jr., J.G. Masabni, and D.O. Ketchie.1996.
• Evaluating twenty-eight strains of 'Delicious' apple in Michigan. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci.121:988-995.

• Dennis, F.G., Jr. 1996.
• A physiological comparison of seed and bud dormancy. Ch. 4, p. 47-56. In: G.A. Lang (ed.). Plant dormancy. CAB International.

• Dennis, F.G., Jr. 1996.
• Thinning apples with Sevin. Proc. Michigan State Hort. Soc. 125:160-164.
• Brown, G.K., F. Dennis, D. Guyer, E.J. Timm and M. Mandujano. 1995.
• Soft cherries--physical or physiological? Proc. Michigan State Hort. Soc. 124:222-228.
• Dennis, F.G., Jr. 1994.
• Dormancy--what we know (and don't know). HortScience 29:1249-1255.
• Dennis, F.G., Jr. 1994.
• Dormancy: Manifestations and causes. Ch. 20, p. 437-459. In: M. Pessarakli, ed., Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.
• Mahhou, A. and F.G. Dennis, Jr. 1994.
• Protein changes in peach seeds during chilling are not associated with breaking dormancy. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Soc. 119:131-135.
• Dennis, F., M. Mandujano, D. Guyer, E. Timm, and J. Nugent. 1994.
• Soft cherries--causes and solutions. Proc. Michigan State Hort. Soc. 123:177-181.