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Jerry R. Barrow

Research Plant Geneticist , USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, New Mexico  88003-0003
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

Symbiotic microbes that regulate plant performance under stress

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Barrow, J. R.  Cross protection against field infestation of Verticillium wilt.  Proceedings Beltwide Cotton Prod. and Res. Conf. 21:32-33.  New Orleans, LA.  1969.
2. Barrow, J. R.  Heterozygosity in inheritance of Verticillium wilt tolerance in cotton.  Phytopathology. 60:301-303. 1970.
3. Barrow, J. R.  Critical requirements for genetic expression of Verticillium wilt tolerance in Acala cotton.  Phytopathology. 60:559-560. 1970.
4. Barrow, J. R.  Meiosis and pollen development in haploid cotton plants.  The Journal of Heredity. 62:139-141. 1971.
5. Barrow, J. R., Chaudhari, H. K. and Dunford, M. P.  Twin spots on leaves of homozygous cotton plants.  The Journal of Heredity. 64:222-226. 1973.
6. Barrow, J. R. and Davis, D. D.  Gl2s-A new allele for pigment glands in cotton.  Crop Sci., 14:325-326.  1974.
7. Barrow, J. R. and Dunford, M. P.  Somatic crossing over as a cause of chromosome multivalents in cotton.  The Journal of Heredity. 65:3-7. 1974.
8. Barrow, J. R. and Dunford, M. P.  Somatic crossing over as a cause of intergenome translocations in haploid cotton.  The Journal of Heredity. 66:277-280. 1975.
9. Chaudhari, H. K. and Barrow, J. R.  Identification of cotton haploids by stomatal chloroplast count technique.  Crop Sci. 15:760-763.  1975.
10. Barrow, J. R. and Chaudhari, H. K.  A homozygous interspecific F2 hybrid of Gossypium barbadense X Gossypium hirsutum via the semigametic haploid method.  Crop Sci. 16:441-442.  1976.
11. Barrow, J. R., Katterman, F. and Williams, D.  Haploid and diploid callus from cotton anthers.  Crop Sci. 18:619-622.  1978.
12. Barrow, J. R.  A new concept in assessing cotton pollen germinability.  Crop Sci.  21:441-443. 1981.
13. Barrow, J. R.  Comparisons among pollen viability measurement methods in cotton.  Crop Sci. 23:734-736.  1983.
14. Barrow, J. R.  The conditions required to isolate and maintain viable cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) microspores.  Plant Cell Rep. 5:405-408.  1986.
15. Garay, B. R. and Barrow, J. R.  Short-term storage of cotton pollen.  Plant Cell Rep.  5:332-333. 1986.
16. Barrow, J. R.  The effects of chromosome number on sex expression in Atriplex canescens.  Bot. Gaz. 148(3):379-385.  1987.
17. Rodriguez-Garay, B. and Barrow, J. R.  Pollen selection for heat tolerance in cotton.  Crop Sci. 28(5):857-859.  1988.
18. Senock, R. S., Barrow, J. R., Gibbens, R. P. and Herbel, C. H.  Ecophysiology of the polyploid shrub Atriplex canescens (Chenopodiaceae) growing in situ in the northern Chihuahuan Desert.  J. Arid Environ. 21:45-57. 1991.
19. Barrow, J. R. and Havstad, K. M.  Recovery and germination of gelatin-encapsulated seeds fed to cattle.  J. Arid Environ. 22:395-399. 1992.
20. Barrow, J. R.  Natural asexual reproduction in fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens, (Pursh) Nutt.J. Arid Environ. 36:267-270. 1997.
21. Fredrickson, E., Barrow, J., Herrick, J. and Havstad, K. Low cost seeding practices for desert environments.  Restoration and Management Notes. pp. 72-73. 1996.
22. Barrow, J. R., Havstad, K. M. and McCaslin, B.D.  Fungal root endophytes in fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens, on arid rangelands of southwestern USA.  Arid Soil Res. Rehabil. 11:177-185. 1997.
23. Barrow, J. R., Havstad, K. M., Hubstenberger, J. and McCaslin, B. D.  Seed-borne fungal endophytes on fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens.  Arid Soil Res. Rehab. 11:307-314. 1997.
24. Barrow, J. R. and Aaltonen, R. E.  Evaluation of the internal colonization of Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. roots by dark septate fungi and the influence of host physiological activity. Mycorrhiza. 11:199-205. 2001.
25. Barrow, J. R. and Osuna, P.  Phosphorous solubilization and uptake by dark septate fungi in fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.  J. Arid Environ. 51:449-459. 2002.
26. Barrow, J. R. Atypical morphology of dark septate fungal endophytes of Bouteloua in arid southwestern USA rangelands.  Mycorrhiza. 13:239-247. 2003.
27. Osuna, P. and Barrow J.R.  Regeneration of black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda Torr. Torr) plants via somatic embryogenesis.  In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.–Plant. 40:299-302. 2004.
28. Barrow, J. R., Osuna-Avila, P., Reyes, I.  Fungal endophytes intrinsically associated with micro-propagated plants regenerated from native Bouteloua eriopoda Torr. and  Atriplex canescens (Pursh.) Nutt. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. – Plants. 40(6):608-612. 2004.
29. Barrow, J. R. and Aaltonen, R. E. A staining method for systemic endophytic fungi in plants. In: R. T. Lartey, A. J. Caesar (eds.), Emerging Concepts in Plant Health Management. Kerala, India: Research Signpost.  pp. 61-67. 2004.
30. Lucero, M. E., Barrow, J. R., Osuna, P., Reyes, I.  Plant-fungal interactions in arid and semiarid ecosystems: large scale impacts from microscale processes.  J. Arid Environ. 65:276-284. 2006.

Additional Publications

1. Barrow, J.R.  The calculated physiological base temperature for lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Universityof Arizona. 1961. (MS Thesis)
2. Barrow, J.R.  The use of controlled nutritional and aerial environment to establish standardized recombination frequencies in tomatoes. Washington State University.  57 pp. 1966. (PhD Dissertation).
3. Barrow, J. R.  A genetic analysis of Verticillium wilt tolerance in Acala cotton.  Proceedings Beltwide Cotton Prod. and Res. Conf. 22:68.  Houston, TX. 1970.
4. Barrow, J. R.  New genetic variation via semigamy.  Proceedings Beltwide Cotton Prod. and Res. Conf. 23:53.  Atlanta, GA.  1971.
5. Barrow, J. R.  Breeding for tolerance to Verticillium wilt.  Proceedings of the Western Cotton Prod. Conf., Lubbock, TX.  pp. 76-77.  1973.
6. Barrow, J. R.  Genetics of Verticillium tolerance in cotton.  In Verticillium Wilt of Cotton, Proceedings of a Work Conference.  College Station, Texas, USDA-ARS, Southern Region 19.  p. 89-97.  1973.  (Proceedings)
7. Barrow, J. R.  A haploid approach to cotton breeding.  Proceedings of the Western Cotton Prod. Conf., El Paso, TX.  p. 64.  1975.  (Proceedings)
8. Barrow, J. R.  Organogenesis and shoot-tip multiplication from tissue cultures of Atriplex species. p. 37-39.  In:  Wallace, Arthur, McArthur, E. Durant and Haferkamp, Marshall, R. (Compilers).  Proceedings--V Symposium on Shrub Ecophysiology and Biotechnology.  Logan, UT.  USDA For. Serv. GTR-INT 256.  1987. 
9. Barrow, J. R.  Use of floodwater to disperse grass and shrub seeds on native arid lands.  p. 167-169.  In: Clary, Warren P., McArthur, E. Durant, Bedunah, Don and Wambolt, Carl L.  (Compilers).  Proceedings--VII Symposium on Ecology and Management of Riparian Shrub Communities.  1991 May 29-31, Sun Valley, ID. USDA For. Serv. GTR-INT 289.  1992.
10. Barrow, J. R. and Havstad, K. M.  Natural methods of establishing native plants on arid rangelands.   In:  Roundy, Bruce A., McArthur, E. Durant, Haley, Jennifer S. and Mann, David K. (Compilers).  Proceedings--Wildland Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium VIII.  1993 October 19-21, Las Vegas, NV.  USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-315. pp. 44-45.  1995.  
11. Barrow, J. R. and McCaslin, B. D.  The role of microbes in resource management in arid ecosystems.  p. 253-254.  In:  Barrow, Jerry R., McArthur, E. Durant, Taush, Robin J. and Sosebee, Ronald E. (Compilers).  Proceedings--Symposium on Shrubland Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Environment. 1995 May 23-26.  Las Cruces, NM.  USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-338. 1996. 
12. Barrow, J. R., McArthur, E. D. Sosebee, R. E. and Tausch, R. J. (Compilers).  Proceedings:  Shrubland ecosystem dynamics in a changing environment.  1995 May 23-25, Las Cruces, NM.  USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep.  INT-GTR-388. 1996.
13. Barrow, J. R., Feder, I. and Monger, H. C.  The role of endophytic fungi in the survival of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens [Pursh] Nutt.) in an arid environment.  p. 252-255.  In:  McArthur, E. Durant, Ostler, W. Kent, Wambolt, Carl L. (Compilers).  Proceedings Shrubland Ecotones.  1998 August 12-14, Ephriam, UT.  Proceedings RMRS-P-11.  Ogden, UT, USDA For. Serv., Rocky Mountain Research Station.  1999.
14. Barrow, J. R. Carbon transport by symbiotic fungi in furwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.  In: McArthur, E. Durant, Fairbanks, Daniel, J. Comp.  Shrubland ecosystem genetics and biodiversity.  Proc. RMRS-P-21 USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 365 p. 2001.
15. Barrow, J. R. and Aaltonen, R.E. Unique active internal morphology of dark septate fungal endophytes associated with roots of native grasses and shrubs in an arid ecocystem.  Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Mycorrhizae.  P1-69. 2001.
16. Barrow, J. R., Osuna, P., Reyes-Vera, I.  Fungal genomes that influence basic physiological processes that enhance survival of black grama and fourwing saltbush in arid southwestern rangelands.  In: Sosebee, R. E., Wester, D. Britton, C. McArthur, E.D. Comp. 2005 Shrub Dynamics: Fire and Water: Proceedings, Aug. 10-13. Lubbock, TX. 2005.