Publications
This section includes my scholarly and professional outputs, organized into the following categories: peer-reviewed publications, extension and outreach articles, dissertation and thesis work, grant proposals, and applications and websites.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Jenderek, M.M., Yeater, K.M., Ambruzs, B.D., and Magby, J.T. (2022). Pretreatment Prunus avium (L) L. dormant buds increased viability after cryogenic storage, Cryobiology. doi:10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.03.001
Volk, G. M., McCardle, K., Serin, J., Magby, J.T., and R. Mazur. (2021). Genetic fingerprinting identifies apple fruit cultivars in historic orchards on public lands. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10722-021-01175-8
Volk, G. M., Magby, J.T., Henk, A., Miller, S., and Mazur, R. (2020). Genetic data inform Yosemite National Park apple orchard management guidelines. Plants, People, Planet. 2020;00:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10152
Magby, J.T., Volk, G.M., and Miller, S.L. (2019). Heritage Apple Cultivars Grown in Homesteads, Nurseries and Orchards in Wyoming. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 73(2):95-101 http://www.pubhort.org/aps/73/v73_n2_a2.htm
Magby, J.T., Volk, G.M., Henk, A.D., and Miller, S.L. (2019). Identification of Historic Homestead and Orchard Apple Cultivars in Wyoming. HortScience. 54(1):8-16.-https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI13436-18
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Magby, J. T., Weerarathne, V., Paudel, A., Mouah, J., Wood, T. D., Baek, I., Ahn, E., Wang, H., Vanden Heuvel, J. E., Jiang, Y., Charrier, G., Fazio, G., Oravec, M., Teh, S. L., Gouker, F., McElrone, A., and Kirubakaran, S. (2026). From Cold Hardiness Measurement to Integrated Phenotyping in Grapevine: Linking Methods, Complementary Traits, and Current and Future Applications. Current Plant Biology. Manuscript in preparation.
Magby, J.T., P.H. McCord, and M.D. Whiting. (2026). Seasonal inversion of cold
hardiness reveals developmental-state restructuring across endodormancy and bud
break in Prunus avium floral buds. Tree Physiology. Manuscript in preparation.
EXTENSION AND OUTREACH
Magby, J.T. (2026). A Web-Based Decision-Support Tool for Sweet Cherry Floral Dormancy,
Relative Water Content, and Cold Hardiness. Fruit Matters Newsletter, Washington State University Tree Fruit Extension.https://treefruit.wsu.edu/article/a-web-based-decision-support-tool-for-sweet-cherry-floral-dormancy-relative-water-content-and-cold-hardiness/#:~:text=Low%20Temperature%20Exotherm%20Ratios%20(LTER,to%20assist%20in%20seasonal%20interpretation.
Magby, J.T., and Miller, S.L. (2019). Wyoming Apple Project. Old trees meeting new technology. Barnyards & Backyards: Rural Living in Wyoming. Winter Edition: 8-11 https://www.uwyo.edu/barnbackyard/magazine/
Miller, S.L., Magby, J.T. and Volk, G.M. (2018). Using Molecular Methods to Identify Historic Apple Cultivars in 100-Year-Old Orchards in Wyoming. Wyoming Agriculture Field Station: 2018 Field Days Bulletin. ShREC Long reports:168-169. http://www.uwyo.edu/uwexpstn/publications/field-days-bulletin/2018-field-days-bulletin.pdf
DISSERTATION AND THESIS
Magby J. T. (2025). Integrating genomic, transcriptomic and physiological insights to untangle cold tolerance, dormancy and flowering times in sweet cherry. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7273/000007414
Magby J. T. (2018). History and Identification of Historic Homestead and Orchard Apple Cultivars in Wyoming. Univ. of Wyoming, Department of Botany. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing: 1-204.https://search-proquest-com.libproxy.uwyo.edu/docview/2182751090?accountid=14793
GRANT PROPOSALS
USDA-NIFA AFRI EWD Postdoctoral Fellowship Proposal. (2026) - Principal Investigator; High-Resolution Modeling of Cold Hardiness, Dormancy Progression, and Flowering Phenology in Apple Using Integrated Physiological and Environmental Data. Project Director/Lead Author. (Pending Review).
Washington State University Cougar Cage Competition (2022) – Principal Author; advanced to presentation stage. Project: Cold Hardiness Service Center for Specialty Crop Growers. Investigators: Dr. Matthew Whiting (PI), Dr. Per McCord (Co-PI), and Jonathan Magby (Co-PI)
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) – Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (2023) – Principal Author (submitted under PI Dr. Matthew Whiting, WSU). Project: Cold Hardiness Service Center for Specialty Crop Growers Investigators: Dr. Matthew Whiting (PI), Dr. Per McCord (Co-PI), and Jonathan Magby (author).
APPLICATIONS & WEBSITES
Magby, J. T. (2026). LTER–Sweet Cherry Model v1. Developed by Jonathan T. Magby. Deployed via AgWeatherNet, Washington State University. https://weather.wsu.edu/models/cherry_cold_hardiness
Magby, J.T. (2026). LTER–Sweet Cherry Model v1 (Shiny App). A decision-support tool for predicting floral dormancy (LTER), relative water content (RWC), and cold hardiness (LT, LT10, LT50) in sweet cherry. https://phenostate.shinyapps.io/LTER_Sweet_Cherry_Model_v1/
Magby, J.T., and Miller, S.L. (2018). Wyoming Apple Project Website. Website development and curation for the Wyoming Apple Project. https://wyomingappleproject.wixsite.com/wyomingappleproject