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Sheri Crabtree
Co-Investigator of Horticulture
Education
B.S. in Horticulture, University of Kentucky, December 1999
M.S. in Plant and Soil Science, University of Kentucky, 2004.
Projects
For my masters project, I investigated various methods of layering for clonal propagation of pawpaw, and evaluating diversity in flowering and fruiting habits of pawpaw across its native range. I also helped with evaluate the pawpaw regional variety trial and in the implementation and data collection of various greenhouse seedling and grafting projects.
Publications
Pomper, K.W., S.B. Crabtree, S.P.
Brown, S.C. Jones, T.M. Bonney, and D.R. Layne. 2003. Assessment of genetic
diversity of pawpaw varieties with inter-simple sequence repeat markers. J.
Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:521-525.
Geneve, R. L., K. W. Pomper, S. T. Kester, J. N. Egilla, C. L. H. Finneseth, S. B. Crabtree, and D. R. Layne. 2003. Propagation of pawpaw - a review. HortTechnology 13: 428-433.
Crabtree, Sheri B., Kirk W. Pomper, and Robert L. Geneve. 2004. Trench layering as a method of clonally propagating pawpaw (Asimina triloba). HortScience 39:890
Pomper, Kirk W. and Sheri B. Crabtree. 2004. Will Thinning of Pawpaw Fruit Clusters Increase Fruit Size and Quality? Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 66:58.
Pomper, Kirk W., Joseph G. Masabni, Desmond R. Layne, Sheri B. Crabtree, R. Neal Peterson, and Dwight Wolfe. 2004. Yield and Fruiting Characteristics of 28 Selections in the Kentucky Pawpaw Cultivar Trial. HortScience 39:851.
Rascoe, Danielle, Kirk W. Pomper, Jeremiah Lowe, Sheri B. Crabtree, Har Mahdeem, and Tejender S. Kochhar. 2004. Assessment of the Utility of ISSR Markers for Evaluating Genetic Relationships Among Members of Asimina and Annona. HortScience 39:786
Pomper, Kirk W., Sheri B. Crabtree. 2005. Development of Rootstocks to Promote Early Bearing in Pawpaw. HortScience (40:1027).
Crabtree, Sheri B., Kirk W. Pomper, Robert L. Geneve. 2005. Identification of Unique Reproductive Characteristics in Six Pawpaw Populations for Germplasm Enhancement. HortScience (40:1122).
Presentations
“Development of Trench Layering as a Propagation System for Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)”, Oral Presentation, Kentucky Academy of Sciences meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
“Evaluation of Vegetative and Reproductive Traits in Six Populations of Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)”, Poster, American Society for Horticultural Science conference, Providence, RI, October 3-6, 2003.
Crabtree, Sheri B., Kirk W. Pomper, and Robert L. Geneve. Sexual and Asexual Reproductive Characteristics of Pawpaw. University of Kentucky Horticulture Seminar, November 23, 2004.
Crabtree, Sheri B., Kirk W. Pomper, and Robert L. Geneve. Trench Layering as a Method of Clonally Propagating Pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Oral Presentation, Pawpaw Workshop, Frankfort, KY, September 11, 2004.
Crabtree, Sheri B., Kirk W. Pomper, and Robert L. Geneve. Trench Layering as a Method of Clonally Propagating Pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Oral Presentation, American Society for Horticultural Sciences, Austin, TX, July 17-20, 2004.
Crabtree, Sheri B., Kirk W. Pomper, Robert L. Geneve. Identification of Unique Reproductive Characteristics in Six Pawpaw Populations for Germplasm Enhancement. Presented at the 2005 American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Conference, 18–21 July 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Crabtree, Sheri B. and Kirk W. Pomper. The Kentucky State University Pawpaw Regional Variety Trial: 2005 Update. Presented at Kentucky Academy of Science annual meeting, November 10-11, Richmond, KY.
Awards
First Place, Graduate Student Competition, Agricultural Sciences Oral Presentations, Kentucky Academy of Sciences, 2003.