Dr. Greg Lang
Professor
A338 Plant and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
Phone: 517/355-5191, ext 1388
Fax: 517/353-0890
Email: langg@msu.edu
 
  Dr. Lang Education Research Publications
  Sweet Cherry Research Tart Cherry Research Fruit Bud Hardiness Stone Fruit Releases
  Research Staff Comprehensive Pubs Apple NC140 Project  




 
  Joined Department:
     July 10, 2000 		Appointment:
     75% research (MAES)
     25% Extension 
 
ASHS Podcast
High Tunnel Cherries, Part I
High Tunnel Cherries, Part II
VCHERRY, The virtual Cherry Project   

Selected Current Research Projects
High Tunnel Cherry Poster 2006
Virtual Cherry Project 2007
 

Education: Ph.D. in Plant Physiology, December 1986, Univ. of California-Davis 
M.S. in Pomology, June 1983, Univ. of California-Davis 
B.S. in Horticultural Science, June 1981, University of Georgia

Research Interests:

Tree Fruit Horticulture & Physiology - A primary focus is on cultural (orchard development) and physiological (reproductive and environmental stress) factors important to efficient production of high-value tree fruits.  My laboratory has tended to take a diverse and integrative research approach through studies of meristem determination and growth regulation, carbon and nitrogen assimilation and partitioning, rootstock evaluation, and environmental limitations to refine orchard systems and management, primarily in stone fruits.   

Sweet Cherry Genetic Improvement - A primary focus is on identification, evaluation, and development of important traits found within sweet cherry scion and rootstock germplasm to enhance fruit quality and reduce production inputs, such as fungicides.

 

Selected Recent Publications:
  • Lang, G.A.  2005.  Underlying principles of high density sweet cherry-- production.  Acta Hort. 667:325-336.
  • Lang, G.  2004.  Great Lakes sweet cherries could compete in fresh-- market.  Fruit Grower News 43(11):26-28.
  • Whiting, M.D. and G.A. Lang.  2004.  'Bing' sweet cherry on the-- dwarfing rootstock Gisela 5: thinning affects fruit quality and vegetative growth, but not net CO2 assimilation.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 129:407-415.
     
  • Ayala, M. and G.A. Lang. 2004. Examining the influence of different leaf populations on sweet cherry fruit quality. Acta Hort. 636:481-488.
     
  • Lang, G.A., J.W. Olmstead, and M.D. Whiting. 2004. Sweet cherry fruit distribution and leaf populations: Modeling canopy dynamics and management strategies. Acta Hort. 636:591-599.
  • Maguylo, K., G.A. Lang, and R.L. Perry. 2004. Rootstock genotype affects flower distribution and density of 'Hedelfinger' sweet cherry and 'Montmorency' sour cherry. Acta Hort. 636:259-266.
  • Olmstead, M.A., N.S. Lang, G.A. Lang, F. Ewers, and S. Owens. 2004. Characterization of xylem vessels in sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) on dwarfing rootstocks. Acta Hort. 636:129-135.
     
  • Elfving, D.C., G.A. Lang, and D.B. Visser. 2003. Prohexadione-Ca and ethephon reduce shoot growth and increase flowering in young, vigorous sweet cherry trees. HortScience 38:293-298.
     
  • Olmstead, J.W. and G.A. Lang. 2002. Pmr1, a gene for resistance to powdery mildew in sweet cherry. HortScience 37:1098-1099.
  • Gutzwiler, J. and G.A. Lang. 2001. Sweet cherry crop load and vigor managment on Gisela rootstocks. Acta Horticulturae 557:321-325.
  • Lang, G.A. and W. Howell. 2001. Lethal sensitivity of some new cherry rootstocks to pollen-borne viruses. Acta Horticulturae 557:151-154.
  • Olmstead, J.W., G.A. Lang, and G.G. Grove. 2001. Inheritance of powdery mildew resistance in sweet cherry. HortScience 36:337-340.
     
  • Whiting, M.D. and G.A. Lang. 2001. Flow rate, air delivery pattern, and canopy architecture influence temperature and whole-canopy net C02 exchange of sweet cherry. HortScience 36:691-698.
  • Whiting, M.D. and G.A. Lang. 2001. Sweet cherry photosynthesis, crop load, and fruit quality relationships. Fruit Grower News 40(11):42-46.
     
  • Lang, G.A. 2000. Precocious, dwarfing, and productive - how will new cherry rootstocks impact the sweet cherry industry? HortTechnology 10:719-725.
  • Lang, G.A. and D.R. Ophardt. 2000. Intensive crop regulation strategies in sweet cherries. Acta Horticulturae 514:227-234.
  • Olmstead, J.W., D.R. Ophardt, and G.A. Lang. 2000. Sweet cherry breeding at Washington State University. Acta Horticulturae 522:103-110.
  • Olmstead, J.W., G.A. Lang, and G.G. Grove. 2000. A leaf disk assay for screening sweet cherry genotypes for susceptibility to powdery mildew. HortScience 35:274-277.
  • Lang, G.A. 1999. Optimizing cherry quality - growing season effects. Proc. Wash. Tree Fruit Postharvest Conf. 15:41-44.
     
  • Lang, G. and J. Flore. 1999. Reducing raincracking in cherries. Good Fruit Grower 50(4):34-38.
     
  • Guimond, C.M, G.A. Lang, and P.K. Andrews. 1998. Timing and severity of summer pruning affects flower initiation and shoot regrowth in sweet cherry. HortScience 33:647-649.
  • Lang, G., W. Howell, and D. Ophardt. 1998. Sweet cherry rootstock/virus interactions. Acta Horticulturae 468:307-314.
  • Lang, G., C. Guimond, J. Flore, S. Southwick, T. Facteau, F. Kappel, and A. Azarenko. 1998. Performance of calcium/sprinkler-based strategies to reduce sweet cherry rain-cracking. Acta Horticulturae 468:649-656.
  • Guimond, C.M, P.K. Andrews, and G.A. Lang. 1998. Scanning electron microscopy of floral inititation in sweet cherry. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 123:509-512.
  • Lang, G.A. 1998. High density orchards and intensive crop regulation. Good Fruit Grower 49(16):45-47.
  • Lang, G., W. Howell, D. Ophardt, and G. Mink. 1997. Biotic and abiotic stress responses of interspecific hybrid cherry rootstocks. Acta Horticulturae 451:217-224.
     
  • Lang, G.A. (ed.) 1996. Plant Dormancy: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology. CAB International, Oxford. 400 pp.

 

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