Mercy A. Olmstead, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Extension Fruit Specialist
University of Florida
Horticultural Sciences
2135 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL
USA 32611
Email: mercy1@ufl.edu

Papers:
Fruit Processing, Marketing and Challenges in the Sunshine State Precision Breeding of Muscadine Grapes for Disease Resistance and Seedlessness Effect of Shoot and Cluster Thinning on Vine Perfomance and Fruit Quality of 'Blanc Du Bois' New Rootstocks for Florida Peach Production: Horticultural Evaluation of Two New Rootstocks With Potential Resistance to the Peach Root-Knot Nematode Nitrogen Requirements of Low-chill Peaches in a Subtropical Environment