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Flowering
- Tang, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2026. Effect of fruit on floral gene expression and floral intensity in alternate bearing ‘Nules Clementine’ and ‘Pixie’ mandarin. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 15(3):272–282.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ntoukakis, V., Negm, F.B., Lovatt, C.J. 2017. Sink activity in 'Washington' navel orange fruit borne on leafy and leafless inflorescences. Citrus Res. Technol. 38(1):32-40.
- 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.
- Lovatt, C.J., Krueger, R.R. 2015. Morphological and yield characteristics of ‘Washington’ Navel orange and ‘Tahiti’ lime trees produced with buds from “floral” vesus “vegetative” mother shoots. Acta Hort. 1065:1831-1838.
- Lovatt, C.J., Selvaraj, A., Khuong, T. 2014. Foliar application of adenosine increases fruit size of Solanum lycopersicum, Citrus reticulata, and Persea americana. Acta Hort. 1042:197-206.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2013. Properly timing foliar-applied fertilizers increases efficacy: A review and update on timing foliar nutrient applications to citrus and avocado. HortTechnology 23(5):536-541.
- Verreynne, J.S., Lovatt, C.J. 2009. The effect of crop load on budbreak influences return bloom in alternate bearing 'Pixie' mandarin. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 134(3):299-307.
- 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.
- Pillitteri, L.J., Walling, L.L., Hyman, B.C., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Regulation of flowering in the 'Washington' navel orange: Floral genes. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:347-350.
- 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.
- 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.
- Krueger, R.R., Lovatt, C.J. 2011. Good bud bad bud. Proc. 9th Intl. Congr. Citrus Nurserymen 15p.
- Benhamou, L., El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Charif, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. The potential use of GA3 and urea to manipulate flowering and reduce the alternate bearing pattern of the 'Nour' Clementine mandarin. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:479-483.
- El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Wakkar, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Effect of paclobutrazol on vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting of the 'Nour' Clementine, an alternate bearing cultivar. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:543-545.
- El-Otmani, M., Gourmani, M., Srairi, I., Lbrek, A., Charif, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Heavy fruit load and late harvest inhibit flowering of the 'Nour' Clementine mandarin. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:525-527
- Verreynne, J.S., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Citrus fruit reduce summer and fall vegetative shoot growth and return bloom. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:520-524.
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Gousrire, H., Hamza, Y., Mazih, A., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Effect of potassium phosphite on flowering, yield, and tree health of Clementine mandarin. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:428-432.
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Taibi, F.Z., Lmfoufid, B., El-Hila, M., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Prebloom foliar urea application increases fruit set, size, and yield of Clementine mandarin. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:559-562.
- Lovatt, C.J., Sagee, O., Ali, A.G. 1992. Ammonia and/or its metabolites influence flowering, fruit set, and yield of the 'Washington' navel orange. Proc. 7th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 1:412-416.
- Lovatt, C.J., Sagee, O., Ali, A.G., Zheng, Y., Protacio, C.M. 1992. Influence of nitrogen, carbohydrate, and plant growth regulators on flowering, fruit set, and yield of citrus with special emphasis on the role of ammonia and/or its metabolites in flowering, fruit set, and yield of the 'Washington' navel orange. 2nd Intl. Seminar Citrus. 1:31-54.
- Bower, J.P., Lovatt, C.J., Cutting, J.M., Blanke, M.M. 1990. Interaction of plant growth regulators and carbohydrate in flowering and fruit set. Acta Hort. 2:425-434.
- Lovatt, C.J., Streeter, S.M., Minter, T.C., O'Connell, N.V., Flaherty, D.L., Freeman, M.W., Goodell, P.B. 1988. Phenology of flowering in Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck cv. `Washington' navel orange. Proc. 6th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 1:186-190.
- 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.
- Bellows, T.S., Morse, J.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1989. Modeling flower development in citrus. In: Manipulation of Fruiting. (Ed) C.J. Wright. Butterworth-Heinemann. p.115-129.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Urea – Citriculture’s amazing little molecule. Citrograph. 5:50-67.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1989. Biochemical changes in key nitrogen compounds during induction and formation of flowering in 'Washington' navel orange. Alon Hanotea 43:1189-1194.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Physiology and phenololgy. In: Citrus Production Manual. (Eds) L. Ferguson, E. Grafton-Cardwell. ANR Publ. 3539. p.31-59.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Urea can increase citrus flowering, yields, fruit size and grower income when applied at specific stages of citrus tree phenology. Citrograph Magazine. Winter 2014. p.60-67.
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Fruit Set, Fruit Development & Yield
- Tang, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2026. Effect of fruit on floral gene expression and floral intensity in alternate bearing ‘Nules Clementine’ and ‘Pixie’ mandarin. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 15(3):272–282.
- 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.
- Lovatt, C.J., Selvaraj, A., Khuong, T. 2014. Foliar application of adenosine increases fruit size of Solanum lycopersicum, Citrus reticulata, and Persea americana. Acta Hort. 1042:197-206.
- 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.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2013. Properly timing foliar-applied fertilizers increases efficacy: A review and update on timing foliar nutrient applications to citrus and avocado. HortTechnology 23(5):536-541.
- Zheng, Y., Khuong, T., Lovatt, C.J., Faber, B.A. 2013. Comparison of different foliar-fertilization strategies on yield, fruit size and quality of ‘Nules’ Clementine mandarin. Acta Hort. 984:247-255.
- Chao, C., Khuong, T., Zheng, Y., Lovatt, C.J. 2011. Response of evergreen perennial tree crops to gibberellic acid is crop load-dependent. I: GA3 increases the yield of commercially valuable 'Nules' Clementine mandarin fruit only in the off-crop year of an alternate bearing orchard. Scientia Hort. 130:743-752.
- Chao, C.T., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Foliar-applied 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pryridyloxyacetic acid (3,5,6-TPA) increases yield of commercially valuable large-size fruit of 'Fina Sodea' Clementine mandarin. Acta Hort. 884:433-440.
- Garner, L.C., Zheng, Y., Khuong, T., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Prohexadione-calcium affects shoot growth of evergreen subtropical woody perennials differently than deciduous temperate zone woody perennials - Is it a case of apples and oranges?Acta Hort. 884:249-256.
- Gonzalez, C., Zheng, Y., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Properly timed foliar fertilization can and should result in a yield benefit and net increase in grower income. Acta Hort. 868:273-286.
- Pillitteri, L.J., Bertling, I., Khuong, T., Chao, C., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Foliar-applied tryptophan increases total yield and fruit size of navel orange and Clementine mandarin. Acta Hort. 884:729-736.
- Verreynne, J.S., Lovatt, C.J. 2009. The effect of crop load on budbreak influences return bloom in alternate bearing 'Pixie' mandarin. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 134(3):299-307.
- Chao, C.T., Lovatt, C.J. 2006. Effects of concentration and application time of GA3 and urea on yield, fruit size distribution and crop value of Clementine mandarin in California. Acta Hort. 727:227-233.
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Lovatt, C.J., El-Hassainate, F., Kaanane, A. 2004. Effect of gibberellic acid, urea and KNO3 on yield and on composition and nutritional quality of Clementine mandarin fruit juice. Acta Hort. 632:149-157.
- El-Otmani, M., Taibi, F.Z., Lmoufid, B., Ait-Oubahou, A., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Improved use of foliar urea on Clementine mandarin to manipulate cropping in a sustainable production system. Acta Hort. 632:167-175.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1996. Winter irrigation increased yield of the 'Washington' navel orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). J. Hort. Sci. 71:653-660.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1994. Winter application of low-biuret urea to the foliage of 'Washington' navel orange increased yield. J. Amer. Soc. Hort Sci. 119:1144-1150.
- Tomlinson, P.T., Lovatt, C.J. 1987. Nucleotide metabolism in 'Washington' navel orange fruit. I. Pathways of synthesis and catabolism. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. 112:529-535.
- Tomlinson, P.T., Lovatt, C.J. 1987. Nucleotide metabolism in 'Washington' navel orange fruit. II. Pathway capacities during development. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 112:535-539.
- Ntoukakis, V., Negm, F.B., Lovatt, C.J. 2017. Sink activity in 'Washington' navel orange fruit borne on leafy and leafless inflorescences. Citrus Res. Technol. 38(1):32-40.
- Ntoukakis, V., Negm, F.B., Lovatt, C.J. 2016. Regulation of sucrose phosphate synthase in vascular bundles of 'Washington' navel orange fruit (Citrus Sinensis L. Osbeck) by a protein kinase and a protein phosphatase. Citrus Res. Technol. 37(2):147-155.
- Lovatt, C.J., Krueger, R.R. 2015. Morphological and yield characteristics of ‘Washington’ Navel orange and ‘Tahiti’ lime trees produced with buds from “floral” vesus “vegetative” mother shoots. Acta Hort. 1065:1831-1838.
- Lovatt, C.J., Faber, B.A. 2012. Citrus yield and fruit size can be sustained for trees irrigated with 25% or 50% less water by supplementing tree nutrition with foliar fertilization – Comparison of conventional irrigation and partial root zone drying at the same reduced irrigation rates supplemented with equal foliar fertilization. Proc. 20th Annu. Calif. Dept Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:78-84.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2011. New standard for the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers. Proc. 19th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:77-85.
- Lovatt, C.J., Faber, B. 2011. Citrus yield and fruit size can be sustained for trees irrigated with 25% or 50% less water by supplementing tree nutrition with foliar fertilization. Proc. 19th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:86-93.
- Khuong, T., Zheng, Y., Chao, C.T., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Foliar-applied trytophan, a precursor of IAA biosynthesis increases fruit set and fruit size of citrus. Proc. 37th Annu. Meeting Plant Growth Reg. Soc. Amer. 1:97-101.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2010. New standard for the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers. Proc. 18th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:101-108.
- Lovatt, C.J., Faber, B.A. 2010. Citrus yield and fruit size can be sustained for trees irrigated with 25% or 50% less water by supplementing tree nutrition with foliar fertilization – Comparison of conventional irrigation and partial root zone drying at the same reduced irrigation rates supplemented with equal foliar fertilization. Proc. 18th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:81-85.
- Zheng, Y., Arpaia, M.L., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Effect of polyamines and salicylic acid on postharvest lemon quality. Proc. 11th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:1331-1336.
- Zheng, Y., Khuong, T., Summers, L.L., Weng, A., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Effects of the diphenylurea cytokinin CPPU and the auxin 3,5,6-TPA on 'Washington' navel orange yield, fruit size and quality. Proc. 11th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 1:528-537.
- Garner, L.C., Zheng, Y., Khuong, T., Lovatt, C.J. 2009. Prohexadione-calcium affects shoot growth and yield of lemon, orange and avocado differently. 36th Annu. Meeting Plant Growth Reg. Soc. of Amer. 1:116-124.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2009. Fertilization of perennial tree crops: Timing is everything! Proc. Annu. Calif. Plant Soil Soc. Conf. 1:82-87.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2009. New standard for the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers. Proc. 17th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:95-98.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2008. Gauging the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers on citrus. Proc. 16th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:63-67.
- Benhamou, L., El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Charif, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. The potential use of GA3 and urea to manipulate flowering and reduce the alternate bearing pattern of the 'Nour' Clementine mandarin. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:479-483.
- El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Wakkar, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Effect of paclobutrazol on vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting of the 'Nour' Clementine, an alternate bearing cultivar. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:543-545.
- Gonzalez, C.M., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Foliar-applied aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) reduces albedo breakdown of late-harvested navel orange fruit – Preliminary results. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 3:1062-1065.
- Ali, A., Summers, L.L., Klein, G.J., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Albedo breakdown in California. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 2:1090-1093
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Gousrire, H., Hamza, Y., Mazih, A., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Effect of potassium phosphite on flowering, yield, and tree health of Clementine mandarin. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:428-432.
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Taibi, F.Z., Lmfoufid, B., El-Hila, M., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Prebloom foliar urea application increases fruit set, size, and yield of Clementine mandarin. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:559-562.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1999. Timing citrus and avocado foliar nutrient applications to increase fruit set and size. HortTechnology 9:15-20.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1995. Citrus growers can reduce nitrate ground water pollution and increase profits by using foliar urea fertilization. Proc. 3rd Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:45-47.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1993. Citrus growers can reduce nitrate ground water pollution and increase profits by using foliar urea fertilization. Proc. 2nd Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:32-35.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1992. Citrus growers can reduce nitrate ground water pollution and increase profits by using foliar urea fertilization in the spring to increase fruit set and yield and reduce citrus thrips populations and fruit scarring. Proc. 1st Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:20-21.
- Lovatt, C.J., Sagee, O., Ali, A.G. 1992. Ammonia and/or its metabolites influence flowering, fruit set, and yield of the 'Washington' navel orange. Proc. 7th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 1:412-416.
- Lovatt, C.J., Sagee, O., Ali, A.G., Zheng, Y., Protacio, C.M. 1992. Influence of nitrogen, carbohydrate, and plant growth regulators on flowering, fruit set, and yield of citrus with special emphasis on the role of ammonia and/or its metabolites in flowering, fruit set, and yield of the 'Washington' navel orange. 2nd Intl. Seminar Citrus. 1:31-54.
- Bower, J.P., Lovatt, C.J., Cutting, J.M., Blanke, M.M. 1990. Interaction of plant growth regulators and carbohydrate in flowering and fruit set. Acta Hort. 2:425-434.
- El-Otmani, M., Coggins, C.W., Agusti, M., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Plant growth regulators in citriculture: World current uses. Critical Rev. in Plant Sci. 19:395-447.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Urea – Citriculture’s amazing little molecule. Citrograph. 5:50-67.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Improving citrus yield with foliar/soil nutrients. Citrograph Mag. 85(10):4-5, 8.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1998. Managing yield with foliar fertilization. Citrograph Mag. 84(1):8-13.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1998. Successful use of foliar applications of essential mineral nutrient elements to increase fruit set and yield of citrus and avocado. Subtropical Fruit News 6:21-24.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1996. Winter irrigation of the navel orange. Citrograph 81:9, 14-16.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1995. Timing of application of urea on citrus foliage influences yield, fruit size, and scarring of citrus thrips. Proc. Annu. Calif. Plant Soil Conf. 1:136-141.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1995. Timing of urea on citrus foliage influences yield, fruit size, and scarring of citrus thrips. Citrograph 80:9-11, 13-14.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1993. Foliar urea improves yields. Calif. Grower 17:12-20.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1993. Foliar urea increases citrus yields. Solution Sheet 9:1-6.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1993. Leaf ahead. Calif. Farmer 276:8-9.
- Lovatt, C.J., Ali, A.G. 1993. Foliar urea increases citrus yields. Subtropical Fruit News. Spring 1993 2p.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1992. Winter application of foliar urea. Citrograph 78:7-9.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Physiology and phenololgy. In: Citrus Production Manual. (Eds) L. Ferguson, E. Grafton-Cardwell. ANR Publ. 3539. p.31-59.
- Lovatt, C.J., Mikkelsen, R.L. 2006. Phosphite fertilizers: What are they? Can you use them? What can they do? Better Crops. 90:11-13.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Urea can increase citrus flowering, yields, fruit size and grower income when applied at specific stages of citrus tree phenology. Citrograph Magazine. Winter 2014. p.60-67.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2001. Winter or summer foliar applications of low-biuret urea or potassium phosphite: Which one and when? The Citrus BIFS Newsletter. Iss. 1-2. p.1-3.
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Alternate Bearing
- Tang, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2026. Effect of fruit on floral gene expression and floral intensity in alternate bearing ‘Nules Clementine’ and ‘Pixie’ mandarin. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 15(3):272–282.
- Fichtner, E.J., Chao, Y.Y., Ferguson, L., Verreynne, J.S., Tang, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2021. Repeating cycles of ON and OFF yields in alternate bearing olive, pistachio and citrus trees - different mechanisms, common solutions. Acta Hort. 1315:1-10.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2013. Properly timing foliar-applied fertilizers increases efficacy: A review and update on timing foliar nutrient applications to citrus and avocado. HortTechnology 23(5):536-541.
- Chao, C., Khuong, T., Zheng, Y., Lovatt, C.J. 2011. Response of evergreen perennial tree crops to gibberellic acid is crop load-dependent. I: GA3 increases the yield of commercially valuable 'Nules' Clementine mandarin fruit only in the off-crop year of an alternate bearing orchard. Scientia Hort. 130:743-752.
- Verreynne, J.S., Lovatt, C.J. 2009. The effect of crop load on budbreak influences return bloom in alternate bearing 'Pixie' mandarin. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 134(3):299-307.
- Benhamou, L., El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Charif, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. The potential use of GA3 and urea to manipulate flowering and reduce the alternate bearing pattern of the 'Nour' Clementine mandarin. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:479-483.
- El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Wakkar, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Effect of paclobutrazol on vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting of the 'Nour' Clementine, an alternate bearing cultivar. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:543-545.
- El-Otmani, M., Gourmani, M., Srairi, I., Lbrek, A., Charif, L., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Heavy fruit load and late harvest inhibit flowering of the 'Nour' Clementine mandarin. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:525-527
- Verreynne, J.S., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Citrus fruit reduce summer and fall vegetative shoot growth and return bloom. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:520-524.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Improving citrus yield with foliar/soil nutrients. Citrograph Mag. 85(10):4-5, 8.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Physiology and phenololgy. In: Citrus Production Manual. (Eds) L. Ferguson, E. Grafton-Cardwell. ANR Publ. 3539. p.31-59.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2012. Alternate bearing in mandarin – The basics. Topics in Subtropics Newsletter. 10(3):7-10.
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Nutrition, Fertilization & Irrigation
- 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.
- 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.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2013. Properly timing foliar-applied fertilizers increases efficacy: A review and update on timing foliar nutrient applications to citrus and avocado. HortTechnology 23(5):536-541.
- Zheng, Y., Khuong, T., Lovatt, C.J., Faber, B.A. 2013. Comparison of different foliar-fertilization strategies on yield, fruit size and quality of ‘Nules’ Clementine mandarin. Acta Hort. 984:247-255.
- Gonzalez, C., Zheng, Y., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Properly timed foliar fertilization can and should result in a yield benefit and net increase in grower income. Acta Hort. 868:273-286.
- El-Otmani, M., Taibi, F.Z., Lmoufid, B., Ait-Oubahou, A., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Improved use of foliar urea on Clementine mandarin to manipulate cropping in a sustainable production system. Acta Hort. 632:167-175.
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Lovatt, C.J., El-Hassainate, F., Kaanane, A. 2004. Effect of gibberellic acid, urea and KNO3 on yield and on composition and nutritional quality of Clementine mandarin fruit juice. Acta Hort. 632:149-157.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1996. Winter irrigation increased yield of the 'Washington' navel orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck). J. Hort. Sci. 71:653-660.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1994. Winter application of low-biuret urea to the foliage of 'Washington' navel orange increased yield. J. Amer. Soc. Hort Sci. 119:1144-1150.
- 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.
- Lovatt, C.J., Faber, B.A. 2012. Citrus yield and fruit size can be sustained for trees irrigated with 25% or 50% less water by supplementing tree nutrition with foliar fertilization – Comparison of conventional irrigation and partial root zone drying at the same reduced irrigation rates supplemented with equal foliar fertilization. Proc. 20th Annu. Calif. Dept Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:78-84.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2011. New standard for the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers. Proc. 19th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:77-85.
- Lovatt, C.J., Faber, B. 2011. Citrus yield and fruit size can be sustained for trees irrigated with 25% or 50% less water by supplementing tree nutrition with foliar fertilization. Proc. 19th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:86-93.
- Rabe, E., Lovatt, C.J. 1986. Increased arginine biosynthesis during phosphorus deficiency. Plant Physiol. 81:774-779.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2010. New standard for the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers. Proc. 18th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:101-108.
- Lovatt, C.J., Faber, B.A. 2010. Citrus yield and fruit size can be sustained for trees irrigated with 25% or 50% less water by supplementing tree nutrition with foliar fertilization – Comparison of conventional irrigation and partial root zone drying at the same reduced irrigation rates supplemented with equal foliar fertilization. Proc. 18th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:81-85.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2009. New standard for the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers. Proc. 17th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:95-98.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2009. Fertilization of perennial tree crops: Timing is everything! Proc. Annu. Calif. Plant Soil Soc. Conf. 1:82-87.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2008. Gauging the effectiveness of foliar fertilizers on citrus. Proc. 16th Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:63-67.
- Benhamou, L., El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Charif, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. The potential use of GA3 and urea to manipulate flowering and reduce the alternate bearing pattern of the 'Nour' Clementine mandarin. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:479-483.
- Rabe, E., Lovatt, C.J. 1986. Relative phosphorus dependency of citrus rootstock cultivars is reflected in their nitrogen metabolism. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. 111:922-926.
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Gousrire, H., Hamza, Y., Mazih, A., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Effect of potassium phosphite on flowering, yield, and tree health of Clementine mandarin. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:428-432.
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Taibi, F.Z., Lmfoufid, B., El-Hila, M., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Prebloom foliar urea application increases fruit set, size, and yield of Clementine mandarin. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:559-562.
- 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. 1999. Timing citrus and avocado foliar nutrient applications to increase fruit set and size. HortTechnology 9:15-20.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1995. Citrus growers can reduce nitrate ground water pollution and increase profits by using foliar urea fertilization. Proc. 3rd Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:45-47.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1993. Citrus growers can reduce nitrate ground water pollution and increase profits by using foliar urea fertilization. Proc. 2nd Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:32-35.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1992. Citrus growers can reduce nitrate ground water pollution and increase profits by using foliar urea fertilization in the spring to increase fruit set and yield and reduce citrus thrips populations and fruit scarring. Proc. 1st Annu. Calif. Dept. Food Agri. Fert. Res. Edu. Prog. Conf. 1:20-21.
- Lovatt, C.J., Rabe, E. 1988. Ammonia accumulation: A key response of plants to phosphorus deficiency. Phosphorus Symp. 1:121-123.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Urea – Citriculture’s amazing little molecule. Citrograph. 5:50-67.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Improving citrus yield with foliar/soil nutrients. Citrograph Mag. 85(10):4-5, 8.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1998. Managing yield with foliar fertilization. Citrograph Mag. 84(1):8-13.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1998. Successful use of foliar applications of essential mineral nutrient elements to increase fruit set and yield of citrus and avocado. Subtropical Fruit News 6:21-24.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1996. Winter irrigation of the navel orange. Citrograph 81:9, 14-16.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1995. Timing of application of urea on citrus foliage influences yield, fruit size, and scarring of citrus thrips. Proc. Annu. Calif. Plant Soil Conf. 1:136-141.
- Lovatt, C.J., Morse, J.G. 1995. Timing of urea on citrus foliage influences yield, fruit size, and scarring of citrus thrips. Citrograph 80:9-11, 13-14.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1993. Foliar urea increases citrus yields. Solution Sheet 9:1-6.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1993. Foliar urea improves yields. Calif. Grower 17:12-20.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1993. Leaf ahead. Calif. Farmer 276:8-9.
- Lovatt, C.J., Ali, A.G. 1993. Foliar urea increases citrus yields. Subtropical Fruit News. Spring 1993 2p.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1992. Winter application of foliar urea. Citrograph 78:7-9.
- 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.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Nutrient deficiency and correction. In: Citrus Production Manual. (Eds) L. Ferguson, E. Grafton-Cardwell. ANR Publ. 3539. p.161-181.
- Lovatt, C.J., Mikkelsen, R.L. 2006. Phosphite fertilizers: What are they? Can you use them? What can they do? Better Crops. 90:11-13.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Urea can increase citrus flowering, yields, fruit size and grower income when applied at specific stages of citrus tree phenology. Citrograph Magazine. Winter 2014. p.60-67.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2001. Winter or summer foliar applications of low-biuret urea or potassium phosphite: Which one and when? The Citrus BIFS Newsletter. Iss. 1-2. p.1-3.
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Plant Hormones & PGRs
- 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.
- 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.
- Lovatt, C.J., Selvaraj, A., Khuong, T. 2014. Foliar application of adenosine increases fruit size of Solanum lycopersicum, Citrus reticulata, and Persea americana. Acta Hort. 1042:197-206.
- Chao, C., Khuong, T., Zheng, Y., Lovatt, C.J. 2011. Response of evergreen perennial tree crops to gibberellic acid is crop load-dependent. I: GA3 increases the yield of commercially valuable 'Nules' Clementine mandarin fruit only in the off-crop year of an alternate bearing orchard. Scientia Hort. 130:743-752.
- Chao, C.T., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Foliar-applied 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pryridyloxyacetic acid (3,5,6-TPA) increases yield of commercially valuable large-size fruit of 'Fina Sodea' Clementine mandarin. Acta Hort. 884:433-440.
- Garner, L.C., Zheng, Y., Khuong, T., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Prohexadione-calcium affects shoot growth of evergreen subtropical woody perennials differently than deciduous temperate zone woody perennials - Is it a case of apples and oranges?Acta Hort. 884:249-256.
- Pillitteri, L.J., Bertling, I., Khuong, T., Chao, C., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Foliar-applied tryptophan increases total yield and fruit size of navel orange and Clementine mandarin. Acta Hort. 884:729-736.
- Chao, C.T., Lovatt, C.J. 2006. Effects of concentration and application time of GA3 and urea on yield, fruit size distribution and crop value of Clementine mandarin in California. Acta Hort. 727:227-233.
- El-Otmani, M., Ait-Oubahou, A., Lovatt, C.J., El-Hassainate, F., Kaanane, A. 2004. Effect of gibberellic acid, urea and KNO3 on yield and on composition and nutritional quality of Clementine mandarin fruit juice. Acta Hort. 632:149-157.
- Zheng, Y., Arpaia, M.L., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Effect of polyamines and salicylic acid on postharvest lemon quality. Proc. 11th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:1331-1336.
- Zheng, Y., Khuong, T., Summers, L.L., Weng, A., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Effects of the diphenylurea cytokinin CPPU and the auxin 3,5,6-TPA on 'Washington' navel orange yield, fruit size and quality. Proc. 11th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 1:528-537.
- Benhamou, L., El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Charif, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. The potential use of GA3 and urea to manipulate flowering and reduce the alternate bearing pattern of the 'Nour' Clementine mandarin. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:479-483.
- El-Otmani, M., Goumari, M., Talhi, M., Wakkar, L., Srairi, I., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Effect of paclobutrazol on vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting of the 'Nour' Clementine, an alternate bearing cultivar. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:543-545.
- Gonzalez, C.M., Lovatt, C.J. 2004. Foliar-applied aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) reduces albedo breakdown of late-harvested navel orange fruit – Preliminary results. Proc. 10th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 3:1062-1065.
- Bertling, I., Lovatt, C.J. 1996. A possible hormonal basis for vigor/dwarfing in commercially important citrus rootstocks. Proc. 8th Congr. Intl. Soc. or Citricult. 2:745-747b.
- Lovatt, C.J., Sagee, O., Ali, A.G., Zheng, Y., Protacio, C.M. 1992. Influence of nitrogen, carbohydrate, and plant growth regulators on flowering, fruit set, and yield of citrus with special emphasis on the role of ammonia and/or its metabolites in flowering, fruit set, and yield of the 'Washington' navel orange. 2nd Intl. Seminar Citrus. 1:31-54.
- Bower, J.P., Lovatt, C.J., Cutting, J.M., Blanke, M.M. 1990. Interaction of plant growth regulators and carbohydrate in flowering and fruit set. Acta Hort. 2:425-434.
- El-Otmani, M., Coggins, C.W., Agusti, M., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Plant growth regulators in citriculture: World current uses. Critical Rev. in Plant Sci. 19:395-447.
- El-Otmani, M., Lovatt, C.J., Coggins, C.W., Agusti, M. 1995. Plant growth regulators in citriculture: Factors regulating endogenous levels and biosynthesis in citrus tissues. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 14:367-412.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2012. A ‘Thank You’ note to Charlie Coggins with a review of PGRs in California citrus. Citrograph 3(6):16-25.
- Coggins, C W Jr., Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Plant growth regulators. In: Citrus Production Manual. (Eds) L. Ferguson, E. Grafton-Cardwell. ANR Publ. 3539. p.215-223.
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Gene Expression, Biochemistry and Metabolism
- Lavagi-Craddock, I., El-Kereamy, A., Hajeri, S. Lovatt, C., Vidalakis, G. 2022. Dwarfing of commercial citrus varieties using TsnRNAs. Citrograph Mag. 13(4):54–57.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ali, A.G., Lovatt, C.J. 1995. Evaluating analytical procedures for quantifying ammonium in leaf tissue. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 120:871-876.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tomlinson, P.T., Lovatt, C.J. 1987. Nucleotide metabolism in 'Washington' navel orange fruit. I. Pathways of synthesis and catabolism. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. 112:529-535.
- Tomlinson, P.T., Lovatt, C.J. 1987. Nucleotide metabolism in 'Washington' navel orange fruit. II. Pathway capacities during development. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 112:535-539.
- Rabe, E., Lovatt, C.J. 1986. Increased arginine biosynthesis during phosphorus deficiency. Plant Physiol. 81:774-779.
- Rabe, E., Lovatt, C.J. 1986. Relative phosphorus dependency of citrus rootstock cultivars is reflected in their nitrogen metabolism. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. 111:922-926.
- 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.
- Ntoukakis, V., Negm, F.B., Lovatt, C.J. 2017. Sink activity in 'Washington' navel orange fruit borne on leafy and leafless inflorescences. Citrus Res. Technol. 38(1):32-40.
- 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.
- Ntoukakis, V., Negm, F.B., Lovatt, C.J. 2016. Regulation of sucrose phosphate synthase in vascular bundles of 'Washington' navel orange fruit (Citrus Sinensis L. Osbeck) by a protein kinase and a protein phosphatase. Citrus Res. Technol. 37(2):147-155.
- Khuong, T., Zheng, Y., Chao, C.T., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Foliar-applied trytophan, a precursor of IAA biosynthesis increases fruit set and fruit size of citrus. Proc. 37th Annu. Meeting Plant Growth Reg. Soc. Amer. 1:97-101.
- Zheng, Y., Arpaia, M.L., Lovatt, C.J. 2010. Effect of polyamines and salicylic acid on postharvest lemon quality. Proc. 11th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 2:1331-1336.
- 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.
- Pillitteri, L.J., Walling, L.L., Hyman, B.C., Lovatt, C.J. 2000. Regulation of flowering in the 'Washington' navel orange: Floral genes. Proc. 9th Congr. Intl. Soc. of Citricult. 1:347-350.
- 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.
- Lovatt, C.J., Sagee, O., Ali, A.G. 1992. Ammonia and/or its metabolites influence flowering, fruit set, and yield of the 'Washington' navel orange. Proc. 7th Congr. Intl. Soc. Citricult. 1:412-416.
- Lovatt, C.J., Sagee, O., Ali, A.G., Zheng, Y., Protacio, C.M. 1992. Influence of nitrogen, carbohydrate, and plant growth regulators on flowering, fruit set, and yield of citrus with special emphasis on the role of ammonia and/or its metabolites in flowering, fruit set, and yield of the 'Washington' navel orange. 2nd Intl. Seminar Citrus. 1:31-54.
- Bower, J.P., Lovatt, C.J., Cutting, J.M., Blanke, M.M. 1990. Interaction of plant growth regulators and carbohydrate in flowering and fruit set. Acta Hort. 2:425-434.
- Lovatt, C.J., Cheng, A.H. 1990. Comparison of some aspects of nitrogen metabolism of avocado with citrus. Acta Hort. 2:489-495.
- 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.
- El-Otmani, M., Lovatt, C.J., Coggins, C.W., Agusti, M. 1995. Plant growth regulators in citriculture: Factors regulating endogenous levels and biosynthesis in citrus tissues. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 14:367-412.
- Lovatt, C.J. 1989. Biochemical changes in key nitrogen compounds during induction and formation of flowering in 'Washington' navel orange. Alon Hanotea 43:1189-1194.
- Lovatt, C.J. 2014. Physiology and phenololgy. In: Citrus Production Manual. (Eds) L. Ferguson, E. Grafton-Cardwell. ANR Publ. 3539. p.31-59.
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Abiotic & Biotic Stress
- 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.