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1 1 CURRICULUM VITAE Fred G. Gmitter, Jr., Professor International Citrus Genome Consortium, Leader University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center 700 Experiment Station Road Lake Alfred, FL USA Phone: Fax: Date of Birth: February 2, 1951 Education: B. A. Rutgers - State Univ. of NJ English 1978 M. S. Rutgers - State Univ. of NJ Horticulture 1981 Ph.D. Univ. of Florida Horticulture 1985 Positions Held: Professor, Univ. of Florida, IFAS, CREC Associate Professor, Univ. of FL, IFAS, CREC Assistant Professor, Univ. of FL, IFAS Graduate Assistant, Univ. of FL, IFAS Research Assistant, Rutgers - State Univ. of NJ Brief Description of Job Duties: The goal of the position I currently hold is to provide leadership and expertise for a research program devoted to the development of new citrus rootstock and scion cultivars for the Florida citrus industry. Classical and contemporary genetic approaches are utilized as appropriate for specific research objectives. Basic breeding and genetic research objectives, along with applications of genomic science techniques, are pursued when information gained can contribute to increased efficiency in achievement of the breeding program objectives, or when the results can lead directly to cultivar improvements.

2 2 Teaching Experience at UF: Graduate Courses: AGR 6325 L Plant Breeding Techniques PLP 5115 Citrus Pathology Special Topics Undergraduate Course: FRC 4223 Citrus Production Practices Graduate Students: Supervised 7 Ph.D. students (4 graduated, 1 in progress, 2 withdrawn). Committee member for 10 Ph.D. and M.S. students. Publications: Book Chapters Grosser, J. W. and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Plant Breeding Reviews, Vol. 8, Protoplast fusion and Citrus cultivar development, Timber Press, Portland, OR, 1990, p Grosser, J. W. and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Horticultural Biotechnology, Widehybridization of Citrus via protoplast fusion: Progress, strategies, and limitations, Wiley-Liss, New York, 1990, p Rouseff, R. L., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and J. W. Grosser. Citrus flavor and breeding. In: Bioflavour '90 J. R. Piggott and A. Paterson (Eds.), Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1991, p Gmitter, F. G., Jr., J. W. Grosser, and G. A. Moore. Citrus. In: Biotechnology of Perennial Fruit Crops. CAB International, Wallingford 1992, p Gmitter, F.G., Jr. Origin, evolution, and breeding of the grapefruit. In: Plant Breeding Reviews, Vol. 13. J. Janick (Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1996, p Castle, W. S., Gmitter, Jr., F. G. Rootstock and scion selection, p In: Citrus Health Management. L. W. Duncan and L. W. Timmer (Eds.), American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN, 1998 Moreira, C. D., Chase, C. D., Gmitter, Jr., F. G., Grosser, J. W Mitochondrial genome organization in the progeny of a citrus intergeneric cross, p In: Plant Mitochondria: From Gene to Function. I. M. Moller, P. Gardestrom, K. Glimelius, and E. Glaser, (Eds.), Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.

3 3 Moore, G. A., Grosser, J. W., Gmitter, Jr., F. G. Rutaceae. Citrus. In: Litz, R.E. and F.A. Hammerschlag (Eds.), Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops, CAB International, Gmitter, Jr., F. G., C. Chen, M. N. Rao, and J. R. Soneji. Citrus fruits. In: Fruits and Nuts, Genome Mapping & Molecular Breeding in Plants, Volume (4), Kole KR (Ed.). Springer, Heidelberg. 2007, pp Gmitter, Jr., F. G., Z. Deng, and C. Chen. Cloning and characterization of disease resistance genes in Citrus. In: Citrus Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology. Kahn, I. H. (Ed.). CAB International, Oxfordshire pp Gmitter, Jr., F. G., J. W. Grosser, W. S. Castle, and G. A. Moore. A comprehensive Citrus genetic improvement program. In: Citrus Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology. Kahn, I. H. (Ed.). CAB International, Oxfordshire. 2007, pp Gmitter, Jr., F. G., J. R. Soneji, M. N. Rao, and S. Huang. Citrus. In: The Encyclopedia of Fruits and Nuts. Janick, J. and R. E. Paull (Eds.) (In press). Refereed Journal Articles Gmitter, F. G., Jr. and G. A. Moore. Plant regeneration from undeveloped ovules and embryogenic calli of Citrus: Embryo production, germination, and plant survival. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 6, 1986, p Grosser, J. W., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and J. L. Chandler. Intergeneric somatic hybrid plants of Citrus sinensis cv. Hamlin and Poncirus trifoliata cv. Flying Dragon. Plant Cell Reports. 7, 1988, p Grosser, J. W., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and J. L. Chandler. Intergeneric somatic hybrid plants from sexually incompatible woody species: Citrus sinensis and Severinia disticha. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 75, 1988, p Grosser, J. W., G. A. Moore, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Interspecific somatic hybrid plants from the fusion of Key lime (Citrus aurantifolia) with Valencia sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) protoplasts. Scientia Horticulturae. 39, 1989, p Grosser, J. W. and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Somatic hybridization of Citrus with wild relatives for germplasm enhancement and cultivar development. HortScience. 25, 1990, p Bowman, K. D. and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Forbidden fruit (Citrus sp., Rutaceae) rediscovered in Saint Lucia. Economic Botany. 44, 1990, p

4 4 Gmitter, F. G., Jr. and X. Hu. The possible role of Yunnan, China in the origin of contemporary Citrus species (Rutaceae). Economic Botany. 44, 1990, p Bowman, K. D. and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Caribbean forbidden fruit: Grapefruit s missing link with the past and bridge to the future? Fruit Varieties Journal. 44, 1990, p Grosser, J. W., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., N. Tusa, and J. L. Chandler. Somatic hybrid plants from sexually incompatible woody species: Citrus reticulata and Citropsis gilletiana. Plant Cell Reports. 8, 1990, p Tusa, N., J. W. Grosser, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Plant regeneration of Valencia sweet orange, Femminello lemon, and the interspecific somatic hybrid, following protoplast fusion. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 115, 1990, p Gmitter, F. G., Jr., X. Ling, and X. X. Deng. Induction of triploid Citrus plants from endosperm calli in vitro. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 80, 1990, p Bade, J. B., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and K. D. Bowman. Simplified method of volatile leaf oil analysis for identification of Citrus cultivars. HortScience. 26, 1990, p Bowman, K. D., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., G. A. Moore, and R. L. Rouseff. Citrus fruit chimeras as a genetic resource for cultivar improvement. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 116, 1991, p Gmitter, F. G., Jr. and X. Ling. Embryogenesis in vitro and non-chimeric tetraploid plant recovery from undeveloped Citrus ovules treated with colchicine. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 116, 1991, p Gmitter, F. G., Jr., X. Ling, C. Cai, and J. W. Grosser. Colchicine-induced polyploidy in Citrus embryogenic cultures, somatic embryos, and regenerated plantlets. Plant Science. 74, 1991, p Sherman, W. B., P. M. Lyrene, and F. G. Gmitter. Sunblaze nectarine. HortScience. 26, 1991, p Deng, X., J. W. Grosser, and F. G. Gmitter. Interspecific somatic hybrid of rough lemon and `Hamlin' sweet orange via protoplast fusion. Acta Genetica Sinica. 19, 1992, p (in Chinese).

5 5 Deng, X., J. W. Grosser, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Intergeneric somatic hybrid plants from protoplast fusion of Fortunella crassifolia cultivar `Meiwa' with Citrus sinensis cultivar `Valencia.' Scientia Horticulturae. 49, 1992, p Durham, R. E., P. C. Liou, F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and G. A. Moore. Linkage of restriction fragment length polymorphisms and isozymes in Citrus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 84, 1992, p Grosser, J. W., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., F. Sesto, X. X. Deng, and J. L. Chandler. Six new somatic citrus hybrids and their potential for cultivar improvement. Journal of the American Society for Horticulture Science. 117, 1992, p Grosser, J. W., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., E. S. Louzada, and J. L. Chandler. Production of somatic hybrid and autotetraploid breeding parents for seedless citrus development. HortScience. 27, 1992, p Louzada, E. S., J. W. Grosser, F. G. Gmitter, Jr., B. Nielsen, J. L. Chandler, X. X. Deng, and N. Tusa. Eight new somatic hybrid citrus rootstocks with potential for improved disease resistance. HortScience. 27, 1992, p Tusa, N., J. W. Grosser, F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and E. S. Louzada. Production of tetraploid somatic hybrid breeding parents for use in lemon cultivar improvement. HortScience. 27, 1992, p Gmitter, F. G., Jr. 'Marsh' Grapefruit. Fruit Varieties Journal. 47, 1993, p Louzada, E. S., J. W. Grosser, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Intergeneric somatic hybridization of sexually incompatible parents: Citrus sinensis and Atlantia ceylanica. Plant Cell Reports 12, 1993, p Gmitter, F. G., Jr. Contemporary approaches to citrus cultivar improvement. HortTechnology. 4, 1994, p Grosser, J. W., E. S. Louzada, F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and J. L. Chandler. Somatic hybridization of complementary citrus rootstocks: five new hybrids. HortScience. 29, 1994, p Bowman, K. D., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and X. Hu. Relationships of seed size and shape with polyembryony and the zygotic or nucellar origin of Citrus spp. seedlings. HortScience. 30, 1995, p Gmitter, F. G., Jr, S. Y. Xiao, S. Huang, X. L. Hu, S. M. Garnsey, and Z. Deng. A localized linkage map of the citrus tristeza virus resistance gene region. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 92, 1996, p

6 6 Grosser, J. W., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., N. Tusa, G. Reforgiato-Recupero, and P. Cucinotta. Further evidence of a cybridization requirement for plant regeneration from citrus leaf protoplasts following somatic fusion. Plant Cell Reports. 15, 1996, p Grosser, J. W., F. A. A. Mourao, F. G. Gmitter, Jr., E. S. Louzada, J. Jiang, K. Baergen, A. Quiros, C. Cabasson, J. L. Schell, and J. L. Chandler. Allotetraploid hybrids between Citrus and seven related genera produced by somatic hybridization. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 92, 1996, p Liou, P.-C., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and G. A. Moore. Characterization of the Citrus genome through analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphisms. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 92, 1996, p Mourao, F. A. A., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and J. W. Grosser. New tetraploid breeding parents for triploid seedless citrus cultivar development. Fruit Varieties Journal. 50, 1996, p Deng, Z., S. Huang, S. Xiao, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Development and characterization of SCAR markers linked to the citrus tristeza virus resistance gene from Poncirus trifoliata. Genome. 40, 1997, p Gmitter, F. G. Jr., Z. Deng, and G. A. Moore. Utilization of DNA markers in citrus breeding programs. Fruits. 53, 1998, p Grosser, J. W., J. Jiang, F. A. A. Mouraro-Fo, E. S. Louzada, K. Baergen, J. L. Chandler, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Somatic hybridization: An integral component of citrus cultivar improvement. I. Scion improvement. HortScience. 33, 1998, p Grosser, J. W., J. Jiang, E. S. Louzada, J. L. Chandler, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Somatic hybridization: An integral component of citrus cultivar improvement. II. Rootstock improvement. HortScience. 33, 1998, p Gmitter Jr., F. G., Z. Deng, E. S. Louzada, and S. Huang. A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library for cloning a citrus tristeza virus-resistance gene. Acta Horticulturae. 46, 1998, p Grosser, J. W., F. G. Gmitter, Jr., W. S. Castle, and J. L. Chandler. Somatic hybridization: A new approach to citrus rootstocks improvement. Fruits. 53, 1998, p

7 7 Chen, Chunxian, Gmitter, Jr., Fred G. Direct cloning and sequencing of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) insert ends based on double digestion. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 17, 1999, p Grosser, J. W., Gmitter Jr, F. G., Fleming, G. H., Chandler, J. L. Applications of biotechnology to citrus cultivar improvement at the Citrus Research and Education Center. Acta Horticulturae. 535, 2000, p Moreira, C. D., Chase, C., Gmitter, Jr., F. G., Grosser, J. W. Transmission of organelle genomes in citrus somatic hybrids. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 61, 2000, p Moreira, C. D., Chase, C., Gmitter, Jr., F. G., Grosser, J. W. Inheritance of organelle genomes in citrus somatic cybrids. Molecular Breeding. 6, 2000, p Ling, P., Duncan, L. W., Deng, Z., Dunn, D., Hu, X., Huang, S., Gmitter, Jr., F. G. Inheritance of citrus nematode resistance and its linkage with molecular markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 100, 2000, p Bas, B., Peever, T. L., Dalkilic, Z., Nigg, H. N., Simpson, S. E., Gmitter, Jr., F. G., Adair, R. C. Genetic relationships among Florida Diaprepes abbreviatus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) populations. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 93/3, 2000, p Deng, Z., Huang, S., Ling, P., Chen, C., Yu, C., Weber, C. A., Moore, G. A., Gmitter, Jr., F. G. Cloning and characterization of NBS-LRR class resistance gene candidate sequences in citrus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 101, 2000, p Deng, Z., Tao, Q., Chang, Y. L., Huang, S., Ling, P., Yu, C., Chen, C., Gmitter Jr., F. G., Zhang, H. B. Construction of a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library for citrus and identification of BAC contigs containing resistance gene candidates. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 102, 2001, p Deng, Z., Huang, S., Ling, P., Yu, C., Tao, Q., Chen, C., Wendell, M., Zhang, H.- B., Gmitter Jr., F. G. Fine genetic mapping and BAC contig development for the citrus tristeza virus resistance gene locus in Poncirus trifoliata (Raf.). Molecular and General Genetics. 265, 2001, p Moreira, C. D., Gmitter Jr., F. G., Grosser, J. W., Huang, S., Ortega, V. M., Chase, C. D. Inheritance of organelle DNA sequences in a Citrus-Poncirus intergeneric cross. Journal of Heredity. 93, 2002, p

8 8 Yu, C., Huang, S., Chen, C., Deng, Z., Ling, P., Gmitter, F. G. Improving the efficiency of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and plant regeneration in citrus. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 2002, 71: Nigg, H. N., S. E. Simpson, R. J. Stuart, L. W. Duncan, C. W. McCoy, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Abundance of Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) neonates falling to the soil under tree canopies in Florida citrus groves. Journal of Economic Entomology, 2003, 96: Weber, C. A., Deng, Z., Gmitter, Jr., F. G., Moore, G. A. Mapping freeze tolerance quantitative trait loci in a Citrus grandis x Poncirus trifoliata F-1 pseudo-testcross using molecular markers. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 128, 2003, p Deng, Z., Gmitter, Jr., F. G. Cloning and characterization of receptor kinase class disease resistance gene candidates in citrus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 108, 2003, p Guo, W. W., Prasad, D., Serrano, P., Gmitter, Jr., F. G., Grosser, J. W Citrus somatic hybridization with potential for direct tetraploid scion cultivar development. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 79, 2004, p Dalkilic, Z., Timmer, L. W., Gmitter, Jr., F. G. Linkage of an Alternaria disease resistance gene in mandarin hybrids with RAPD fragments. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 130, 2005, p Grosser, J. W. and F. G. Gmitter, Jr SIVB Congress Symposium Proceedings Thinking Outside the Cell Applications of somatic hybridization and cybridization in crop improvement, with citrus as a model. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology Plant, 2005, 41: Chen, C., P. Zhou, Y. A. Choi, S. Huang, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Mining and characterizing microsatellites from citrus ESTs. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2006, 112: Grosser, J. W., G. Ananthakrishnan, W. W. Guo, M. Calovic, P. Serrano, J. L. Chandler, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Applications of somatic hybridization and cybridization in scion and rootstock improvement, with focus on Citrus. Acta Horticulturae, 2006, 738: Chen, C., Q. Zheng, X. Xiang, J. Soneji, S. Huang, Y. A. Choi, M. N. Rao, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Development of new GFP binary vector for citrus Agrobacterium mediated transformation. HortScience, 2007, 42(1):7-10.

9 9 Chen, C., Q. Zheng, X. Xiang, J. Soneji, S. Huang, Y. A. Choi, M. N. Rao, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Development of GFP vector for citrus transformation. Acta Horticulturae, 2007, 738: Dou, H. and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Postharvest quality and acceptance of LB8-9 mandarin as a new fresh fruit cultivar. HortTechnology, 2007, 17(1): Choi, Y. A., C. Chen, S. Huang, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Identification of AFLP markers associated with citrus canker resistance. Acta Horticulturae, 2007, 738: Khalaf, A. A., G. A. Moore, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Microarray expression profiling of Nagamai Kumquat in response to canker. Acta Horticulturae, 2007, 738: Chen, C., K. D. Bowman, Y. A. Choi, P. M. Dang, M. N. Rao, S. Huang, J. R. Soneji, T. G. McCollum, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. EST-SSR genetic maps for Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2008, 4:1-10 (DOI /s ). Rao, M. N., J. Soneji, C. Chen, S. Huang, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Characterization of zygotic and nucellar seedlings from citrus rootstock candidates using RAPD and EST-SSR markers. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 2007, 4: (DOI /s ). Rao, M. N., J. Soneji, C. Chen, Y. A. Choi, S. Huang, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Identification of zygotic and nucellar seedlings from citrus rootstock candidates using RAPD. Acta Horticulturae, 2007, 738: Soneji, J., C. Chen, M. N. Rao, S. Huang, Y. A. Choi, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of citrus using two binary vectors. Acta Horticulturae, 2007, 738: Chen, C.X., J.W. Grosser, M. Ćalović, P. Serrano, G. Pasquali, J. Gmitter, and F.G. Gmitter, Jr.. Verification of mandarin + pummelo somatic hybrids by EST- SSR marker analysis. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2008, 133:1-7. Chen, C., M. T. Lyon, D. O'Malley, C. T. Federici, J. Gmitter, J. W. Grosser, J. X. Chaparro, M. L. Roose, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Origin and frequency of 2n gametes in Citrus sinensis Poncirus trifoliata and their reciprocal crosses. Plant Science, 2008, 174:1-8. Czarneki, D. M., M. N. Rao, J. G. Norcini, F. G. Gmitter, Jr., and Z. Deng. Genetic diversity and differentiation among natural, production, and introduced

10 10 populations of narrowly endemic species Coreopsis leavenworthii (Asteraceae). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2008, 133: Khalaf, A., G. A. Moore, J. B. Jones, and F. G. Gmitter Jr. New insights into the resistance of Nagami kumquat to canker disease. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2008, 71: Orbovic, V., M. Calovic, Z. Viloria, B Nielsen, F.G. Gmitter, Jr., W.S. Castle, and J. W. Grosser. Analysis of genetic variability in various tissue culture-derived lemon plant populations using RAPD and flow cytometry. Euphytica, 2008, 161: Talon, M. and F. G. Gmitter Jr. Citrus genomics. International Journal of Plant Genomics, 2008, Article ID , 17 pages, doi: /2008/ Non-refereed manuscripts and abstracts: List available upon request.

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