Bernard Bible
Emeritus

Professor of Horticulture
Department of Plant Science
University of Connecticut
1376 Storrs Rd.
Storrs, CT 06269-4067

telephone: (860) 486-3435
fax: (860) 486-0682

Education:

Ph. D. Michigan State University
M. S. Michigan State University
B. S. The Ohio State University

Courses taught:

PLSC 212 Vegetable Crops and Their Environment (4 B credits)

PLSC 213 Physiology of Economic Plants (3 B credits)

PLSC 263 Fruit Culture (3 B credits)

SAPL 017 Vegetable Production (4 B credits)

Selected Recent Publications:

Chong, C., B. Bible and H. Ju. 2000. Germination and emergence. In Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology, ed. M. Pessarakli, Marcel Dekker pp 85-146. (Revision for 2000)

Palaniswamy, U, R. McAvoy and B. Bible. 2000. Omega-3-Fatty acid concentration in Portulaca oleracea L. is altered by nitrogen source in hydroponic solution. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 125: 190-194.

McAvoy, R., B. Bible, 1998 Poinsettia bract necrosis is affected by scion/rootstock
combinations and arrested by a benzyladenine spray. HortScience 33: 242-246.

McAvoy, R., B. Bible, and M. Evans. 1998. Localized accumulation of condensed
tannins associated with poinsettia bract necrosis. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. Science 123: 916-920.

Palaniswamy, U, R. McAvoy and B. Bible. 1997. Supplemental light before harvest increases phenethyl isothiocyanate in watercress under 8-hour photoperiod. HortScience 32: 222-223.

B. Bible and R. McAvoy. 1996. A color classification system for poinsettia. Conn. Greenhouse Newsl. 194: 1-6.

McAvoy, R., B. Bible, 1996. Silica sprays reduce the incidence and severity of bract necrosis in Poinsettia. HortScience 31: 1146-1149.

B. Bible and S. Singha. 1993. Canopy position influences CIELAB coordinates of peach color HortScience 28: 992-993.