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Publications

Deyton, D.E. and C.E. Sams. 2002.
Soybean oil delays fruit tree flowering, thins fruit, kills key arthropod pests of deciduous fruit trees. International Conf. of Spray Oils Beyond 2000: Sustainable Pest and Disease Management., Sydney, Australia, 25-29 Oct. 1999. (In press) 

Sams, C.E. and D.E. Deyton. 2002.
Botanical and fish oils: history, chemistry, refining and formulation. Intl. Conf. of Spray Oils Beyond 2000: Sustainable Pest and Disease Management. Sydney, Australia, 25-29 Oct. 1999. (Accepted)

Oil Properties

Bondada, B.R. C. E. Sams, D. E. Deyton, and J. C. Cummins. 2000.
Apple and peach leaf and stem surface morphology and soybean oil retention as influenced by simulated rainfall and soybean oil emulsions. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 125:553-557

Mite/Insect Control
Ornamentals:

Lancaster, A.L., D.E. Deyton, C.E. Sams, C.D. Pless and D.C. Fare. 1998.
Management of insects and mites on nursery stock with soybean oil. Proc. of Southern Nurserymen's Assn. 43(188 -190), Atlanta, Ga., 5-8 Aug. 1998. 

Pless, C.D., D.E. Deyton, and C.E. Sams. 1994.
Control of terrapin scale (Homoptera:Coccidae) on peach or plum trees with dormant and summer sprays of soybean oil and petroleum oil. Proc. of the Southeastern Prof. Fruit Workers Conf., Fletcher, N.C., 11-12 Oct. 1994. (Vol. 9)

Lancaster, A.L., D.E. Deyton, C.E. Sams, J.C. Cummins, C.D. Pless and D.C. Fare. 2002.
Soybean oil controls two-spotted spider mites on burning bush. J. of Environmental Horticulture. (In press)

Fruit:

Pless, C.D., D.E. Deyton, and C.E. Sams. 1994.
Control of terrapin scale (Homoptera:Coccidae) on peach or plum trees with dormant and summer sprays of soybean oil and petroleum oil. Proc. of the Southeastern Prof. Fruit Workers Conf., Fletcher, N.C., 11-12 Oct. 1994. (Vol. 9)

Moran, R.E,. D.E. Deyton, C.E. Sams, C.D. Pless and J.C. Cummins. 2002.
Soybean oil as a summer spray for apple: European red mite control, net CO2 assimilation and phytotoxicity. HortScience. (In press)

Hix, R.L., C.D.Pless, D.E. Deyton, and C.E. Sams. 1999.
Management of San Jose Scale on apple with soybean oil dormant sprays. HortScience 34:(1)106-108.

Pless, C.D., D.E. Deyton, and C.E. Sams. 1995.
Control of San Jose scale, terrapin scale and European red mite on dormant fruit trees with soybean oil.  HortScience 30:94-97.

Disease Control

Bloom Delay

Pendergrass, R., R.K. Roberts, D.E. Deyton, and C.E. Sams. 2000.
Economics of using soybean oil to reduce peach freeze damage and thin fruit. HortTechnology 10(1):211-217.
Myers, R.E., D.E. Deyton and C.E. Sams. 1996.
Applying soybean oil to dormant peach trees alters internal atmosphere, reduces respiration, delays bloom, and thins flower buds. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 121(1):96-100.
 
Moran, R.E., D.E. Deyton, C.E. Sams, and J.C. Cummins. 2000.
Applying soybean oil to dormant peach trees thins flowers buds. HortScience. 35:615-619.
Moran, R.E,. D.E. Deyton, C.E. Sams, C.D. Pless and J.C. Cummins. 2002.
Soybean oil as a summer spray for apple: European red mite control, net CO2 assimilation and phytotoxicity. HortScience. (In press)
Myers, R.E., D.E. Deyton and C.E. Sams. 1996.
Applying soybean oil to dormant peach trees alters internal atmosphere, reduces respiration, delays bloom, and thins flower buds. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 121(1):96-100.


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