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Citrus
- Lovatt, C.J. 2023. Properly timed foliar-applied urea and phosphite increase citrus yield and fruit size new evidence suggests the underlying mechanism. Progressive Crop Consultant Jan./Feb.:24–27.
- Tang, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2022. Effects of water-deficit stress and gibberellic acid on floral gene expression and floral determinacy in 'Washington' navel orange. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 147(4):183-195.
- Orbovic, V., Ravanfar, S.A., Acanda, Y., Narvaez, J., Merritt, B.A., Levy, A., Lovatt, C.J. 2021. Stress-inducible Arabidopsis thaliana RD29A promoter constitutively drives Citrus sinensis APETALA1 and LEAFY expression and precocious flowering in transgenic Citrus spp. Trangenic Res. pp. 1-13.
- Lavagi-Craddock, I., Campos, R., Pagliaccia, D., Kapaun, T., Lovatt, C.J., Vidalakis, G. 2020. Cirtus dwarfing viroid reduces canopy volume by inhibiting shoot apical growth of navel orange trees grown on trifoliate orange rootstock. J. Citru Pathol. 7(1): pp. 1-6.
- Tang, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2019. Effects of low temperature and gibberellic acid on floral gene expression and floral determinacy in 'Washington' navel orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). Scientia Hort. 243:92-100.
- Becerra, B.J., Narvaez-Vasquez, J., Pillitteri, L.J., Orozco-Cardenas, M., Tang, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2016. Identification of cis-regulatory elements related to water-deficit and low-temperature stress within the promoter of Citrus sinensis APETALA1. Citrus Res. Technol. 38(1):138-146.
- Faber, B.A., Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Effects of applying less water by partial root zone drying versus conventional irrigation on navel orange yield. Acta Hort. 1038:523-530.
- Faber, B.A., Lovatt, C.J. 2013. Use of foliar fertilization to offset effects on navel orange yield due to reduced water and fertilizer applied by partial root zone drying versus conventional irrigation. Acta Hort. 984:237-245.
- Pillitteri, L.J., Lovatt, C.J., Walling, L.L. 2004. Isolation and characterization of a TERMINAL FLOWER homolog and its correlation with juvenility in citrus. Plant Phys. 135:1540-1551.
- Pillitteri, L.J., Lovatt, C.J., Walling, L.L. 2004. Isolation and characterization of LEAFY and APETALA1 homologues from Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck ‘Washington’. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 129:846-856.
- Pillitteri, L.J., Walling, L.L., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. TERMINAL FLOWER, LEAFY and APETALA1 homologues and their relationship to juvenility in Citrus sinensis – An overview. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 1:61-66.
- Zheng, Y., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Potassium-deficient citrus rootstocks accumulate arginine, proline, and putrescine. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:691-692.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1995. Relationship of polyamines to low-temperature stress-induced flowering of the 'Washington' navel orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). J. Hort. Sci. 70:491-498.
- Casale, W.L., Minassian, V., Menge, J.A., Lovatt, C.J., Pond, E., Johnson, E., Guillemet, F. 1995. Urban and agricultural wastes for use as mulches on avocado and citrus for delivery of microbial biocontrol agents. J. Hort. Sci. 70:315-332.
- Sagee, O., Lovatt, C.J. 1991. Putrescine content parallels ammonia and arginine metabolism in the 'Washington' navel orange. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 116:280-285.
- Hamid, G.A., Van Gundy, S.D., Lovatt, C.J. 1988. Phenologies of the citrus nematode and citrus roots treated with oxamyl. Proc. 6th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 1:993-1004.
- Lovatt, C.J., Zheng, Y., Hake, K.D. 1988. Demonstration of a change in nitrogen metabolism essential to floral induction in Citrus. Israel J. Bot. 37:181-188.
- Rabe, E., Lovatt, C.J. 1986. Increased arginine biosynthesis during phosphorus deficiency. Plant Physiol. 81:774-779.
- Hamid, G.A., Van Gundy, S.D., Lovatt, C.J. 1985. Citrus nematode (Tylenchulus semipenetrans Cobb.): Alters carbohydrate partitioning in the 'Washington' navel orange variety (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 110:642-646.
- Rabe, E., Lovatt, C.J. 1984. De novo arginine biosynthesis in leaves of phosphorus-deficient Citrus and Poncirus species. Plant Physiol. 76:747-752.
- Lovatt, C.J., Rabe, E. 1988. Ammonia accumulation: A key response of plants to phosphorus deficiency. Phosphorus Symp. 1:121-123.
- Lovatt, C.J., Zheng, Y., Hake, K.D. 1988. A new look at the Kraus Kraybill hypothesis and flowering in Citrus. 6th. Intl. Citrus Congr. 1:475-483.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1992. An efficacy study to evaluate the use of foliar-applied urea nitrogen fertilizer as a non-pesticide agent to control citrus thrips. Annu. Calif. Plant Soil Conf. 1:4-11.
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Avocado
- Acosta-Rangel, A., Li, R., Mauk, P., Santiago, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2021. Effects of temperature, soil moisture and light intensity on the temporal pattern of floral gene expression and flowering of avocado buds (Persea americana cv. Hass). Scientia Hort. 280:109940.
- Salazar-Garcia, S., Lord, E.M., Lovatt, C.J. 1999. Inflorescence development of the 'Hass' avocado: Commitment to flowering. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 124:478-482.
- Casale, W.L., Minassian, V., Menge, J.A., Lovatt, C.J., Pond, E., Johnson, E., Guillemet, F. 1995. Urban and agricultural wastes for use as mulches on avocado and citrus for delivery of microbial biocontrol agents. J. Hort. Sci. 70:315-332.
- Cesped-Ruiz, R.A., Crowley, D., Smith, W., Lovatt, C.J. 2001. Growth response of avocado rootstocks (Persea americana Mill.) to chloride: Role of endogenous ABA and IAA -- Preliminary results. 28th Annu. Meeting Plant Growth Regulat. Soc. Amer. 1:77-79.
- Nevin, J.M., Lovatt, C.J., Eaks, I.L., Ohr, H.D. 1990. Separation of the effects of drought and infection by Phytophthora cinnamoni on 'Hass' avocado. Acta Hort. 2:729-736.
- Nevin, J.M., Lovatt, C.J. 1989. Changes in starch and ammonia metabolism during low temperature stress-induced flowering in 'Hass' avocado. A preliminary report. S. Afr. Avocado Growers' Assoc. Yrbk. 12:21-25.
- Nevin, J.M., Lovatt, C.J. 1987. Demonstration of ammonia accumulation and toxicity in avocado leaves during water-deficit stress. Proc. 1st World Avocado Congr. 1:51-54.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1987. Stress. Calif. Avocado Soc. Yrbk. 71:251-255.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1989. Development of biochemical indices of stress tolerance for rapid initial screening of large numbers of avocado rootstocks and scion varieties. Calif. Avocado Soc. Yrbk. 73:53-57.
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Other Plant Species
- Muhammad, G., Manaf, A., Hassan, F., Khalid, A., Sher, A., Lovatt, C.J., Syed, A., Bahkali, A.H., Elgorban, A.M., Qayyum, A. 2023. Allometric dynamics of Sinapis alba under different ecological conditions. J. King Saud Univ. 35(2023): pp. 1-9.
- Lazcano-Ferrat, I., Lovatt, C.J. 1999. Relationship between relative water content, nitrogen pools, and growth of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. acutifolius A. Gray during water deficit. Crop Sci. 39:467-475.
- Lazcano-Ferrat, I., Lovatt, C.J. 1997. Effect of salinity on arginine biosynthesis in leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. acutifolius A. Gray. Crop Sci. 37:469-475.
- Peterson, T.A., Lovatt, C.J., Nieman, R.H. 1988. Salt stress causes acceleration of purine catabolism and inhibition of pyrimidine salvage in Zea mays root tips. J. Expt. Bot. 39:1389-1395.
- Lovatt, C.J., Bates, L.M. 1984. Early effects of excess boron on photosynthesis and growth of Cucurbita pepo. J. Expt. Bot. 35:297-305.
- Lovatt, C.J., Albert, L.S., Tremblay, G.C. 1981. Synthesis, salvage, and catabolism of uridine nucleotides in boron-deficient squash roots. Plant Physiol. 68:1389-1394.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1990. Stress alters ammonia and arginine metabolism. In: Polyamines and Ethylene: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Interactions. (Eds) H.E. Flores, R.N. Areca, J.C. Shannon. Amer. Soc. Plant Physiol. p.166-179.