PUBLICATIONS
Publications are from faculty and students. Faculty are bolded and students are underlined.
2023
Yang, T., Altland, J. E., & Samarakoon, U. C. (2023). Evaluation of substrates for cucumber production in the Dutch bucket hydroponic system. Scientia Horticulturae, 308, 111578.
Wang, Y. J., Yang, T., & Kim, H. J. (2023). pH Dynamics in Aquaponic Systems: Implications for Plant and Fish Crop Productivity and Yield. Sustainability, 15(9), 7137.
2022
Haley, O.C., Zhao, Y., Maher, J., Gragg, S., Trinetta, V., Bhullar, M.S., & Nwadike, L. 2022. Comparative assessment of the microbial quality of agricultural water on Kansas and Missouri fresh produce farms. Food Protection Trends (accepted).
Batziakas, K.G., S. Singh, H. Stanley, J.K. Brecht, C.L. Rivard, E.D. Pliakoni. 2022. An innovative approach for maintaining the quality of pink tomatoes stored at above-optimum temperatures using passive modified atmosphere packaging. LWT (accepted).
Gude, K.M. E.D. Pliakoni, B. Cunningham, K. Ayub, Q. Kang, C.B. Rajashekar, and C.L. Rivard. 2022. High Tunnel Coverings Alter Crop Productivity and Microclimate of Tomato and Lettuce. HortScience 57(2): 265-272.
Ahlawat Y., S.Li, P.R. Timilsena, E.D. Pliakoni, J.K. Brecht and T. Liu. 2022. Identification of senescence-associated genes in broccoli (Brassica oleracea) following harvest. Postharvest Biology and Technology 183, 111729.
2021
Bhullar, M.S., Shaw, A., Mendonca, A., Monge, A., Nabwire, L., and Thomas-Popo, E. 2021. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in the Long-Term Survival Phase Exhibit Higher Chlorine Tolerance and Less Sublethal Injury Following Chlorine Treatment of Romaine Lettuce. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 18(4), 276-282.
Bhullar, M. S., Monge-Brenes, A., Perry, B., Nabwiire, L., and Shaw, A. 2021. Determining the Potential Food Safety Risks Associated with Dropped Produce on Floor Surfaces in Grocery Stores. Journal of Food Protection, 84(2), 315-320.
Bhullar, M.S., Perry, B., Monge, A., Nabwiire, L., and Shaw, A. 2021. Escherichia coli Survival on Strawberries and Unpacked Romaine Lettuce Washed Using Contaminated Water. Foods, 10(6), 1390.
Buajaila, F., J. Cowan, L. Carpenter-Boggs, D. Inglis, and C. Miles. 2021. Effect of nitrogen source on growth, nitrate content, and yield of grafted and non-grafted tomato in high tunnel production in northwestern Washington. Canadian Journal of Plant Science Just-IN.
Gude, K., H. Stanley, C.L. Rivard, B. Cunningham, Q. Kang, and E.D. Pliakoni. 2021.Quality of day-neutral strawberries grown in a high tunnel system. Scientia Horticulturae 275, 19726
Haley, O., Zhao, Y., Maher, J.M., Gragg, S.E., Trinetta, V., Bhullar, M.S., & Nwadike, L. 2021. Comparative assessment of the microbial quality of agricultural water on Kansas and Missouri fresh produce farms. Food Protection Trends (accepted).
Hazan, Sara and Cowan, Jeremy 2021. Establishing hügelkultur for season extension research, specialty crop production, and permaculture education, Urban Food Systems Symposium.
Jenkins, Tricia, Rivard, Cary, and Pliakoni, Eleni 2021. Rootstock effect on yield, initial fruit quality, and lycopene content of ‘Tasti Lee’ tomatoes, Urban Food Systems Symposium.
Loewen, D.E., E.D. Pliakoni, and C.L. Rivard. 2021. Evaluating Capsicum and Solanum rootstocks for fresh market bell pepper production. Acta Hortic. 1302: 259-264.
McManus, M.; McKelvey, B.; Nixon, K.; Ellingsworth, A.; Buller, T.; Millsap, R.; Gawron, M.; and Rivard, C. 2021. Scaling-up beginning farmers for wholesale production, Urban Food Systems Symposium.
Meyer, L.J., H. Pontes-Chiebao, E.D. Pliakoni, M.M. Kennelly, K.A. Garrett, and C.L. Rivard. 2021. The role of grafting for local tomato production in high tunnels. Acta Hortic. 1302: 49-56.
Nwadike, Londa. 2021. Nutrition and food safety extension programming in urban Kansas City, Urban Food Systems Symposium.
Schwan, C. L., Lomonaco, S., Bastos, L. M., Cook, P. W., Maher, J., Trinetta, V., Bhullar, M.S., Phebus, R.K., Gragg, S., Kastner, J., and Vipham, J. L. 2021. Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles in Non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica Strains Isolated from Cambodian Informal Markets. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2723.
Patras, A., Bhullar, M.S., Pendyala, B., & Crapulli, F. (2021). Ultraviolet Treatment of Opaque Liquid Foods: From Theory to Practice.
Gude K.M., M. Talavera, A.M. Sasse, C.L. Rivard and E.D. Pliakoni. 2021.Effect of light characteristics on the sensory properties of red lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Foods 10(11): 2660.
Lee, M., C.L. Rivard, W. Wang, E. D. Pliakoni, K. Gude, C. Rajashekar. 2021. Spectral blocking of solar radiation in high tunnels by poly covers: its impact on nutritional quality regarding essential nutrients an health-promoting phytochemicals in lettuce and tomato. Horticulturae 27; 7(12): 527.
Unruh D.A., K.J. Stull, E.D. Pliakoni and S.E. Gragg. 2021. A bisulfate of soda and peroxyacetic acid solution reduces salmonella on fresh-cut spinach. Food Protection Trends 41(4): 409-415.
Lee, M., C.L. Rivard, E.D. Pliakoni, W. Wang, C.B. Rajashekar 2021. Supplemental UV-A and UV-B affect the nutritional quality of lettuce and tomato: Health-promoting phytochemicals and essential nutrients. American Journal of Plant Sciences 12:104-126.
2020
Misra, N. N., Dixit, Y., Al-Mallahi, A., Bhullar, M. S., Upadhyay, R., & Martynenko, A. 2020. IoT, big data and artificial intelligence in agriculture and food industry. IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
Batziakas, K.G., H., Stanley, A.G., Batziakas, J.K Brecht, C. L. Rivard, and E.D. Pliakoni. 2020. Reducing postharvest food losses in organic spinach with the implementation of high tunnel production systems. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 40, 42
Batziakas, K.G., S. Singh, K. Ayub, Q. Kang, J. Brecht, C.L. Rivard, E.D. Pliakoni. 2020. Reducing Post-harvest Losses of Spinach Stored in Non-Optimum Temperatures with the Implementation of Passive Modified Atmosphere Packaging. HortScience 55 (3): 326-335
Batziakas, K.G., C.L. Rivard, H. Stanley and E.D. Pliakoni. 2020. Reducing Pre-harvest Food Losses in Spinach with the Implementation of High Tunnels. Scientia Horticulturae 265:109268
Olalekan, S.A., and J.S. Cowan. 2020. The role of home gardens in fighting extreme poverty and hidden hunger in Lagos, Nigeria. Proceedings from International Conference on Sustainable Development 2020.
Patras, A., Bhullar, M. S., Pendyala, B., & Crapulli, F. 2020. Ultraviolet treatment of opaque liquid foods: from theory to practice. Reference Module in Food Science
Misra, N. N., Dixit, Y., Al-Mallahi, A., Bhullar, M. S., Upadhyay, R., & Martynenko, A. 2020. IoT, big data, and artificial intelligence in agriculture and the food industry. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. In Press
Gude, K., C.B., Rajashekar, B., Cunningham, Q., Kang, W., Wang, M., Lee, C.L., Rivard and E.D. Pliakoni. 2020. Effect of High Tunnel Coverings on Antioxidants of Breaker and Light Red Tomatoes at Harvest and during Ripening. Agronomy 10, 1639
Trinetta, V., A. McDaniel, K.G. Batziakas, U. Yucel, L. Nwadike, E.D. Pliakoni. 2020. Antifungal Packaging Film to Maintain Quality and Control Postharvest Diseases in Strawberries. Antibiotics 9, 618
Stanley, H., K.G. Batziakas, S.E. Gragg, C.L. Rivard, E.D. Pliakoni. 2020. Impact of modified atmosphere packaging and ozonated water on the shelf life, quality, and safety of vegetables stored at non optimum temperatures. J. Postharvest Technol., 2020, 08 (3): 79-95
2019
Batziakas, K.G., M. Swaney-Stueve, M. Talavera, C.L. Rivard, E.D. Pliakoni. 2019. Descriptive Analysis and Consumer Acceptability of Locally and Commercially-Grown Spinach. J.Food Sci. 84 (2): 2261-2268
Hoppenstedt, Z.N., J.J. Griffin, E.D. Pliakoni. and Cary L. Rivard. 2019. Yield, Quality, and Performance of Organic Sweetpotato Slips Grown in High Tunnel Compared to Open Field. HortTechnology 29 (2):140-150
2018
Gude, K., C.L. Rivard, S.E. Gragg, K. Oxley, P. Xanthopoulos and E.D. Pliakoni. 2018. Day-neutral Strawberries for High Tunnel Production in the Central United States. HortTechnology 28(2):154-165.