Peer-Reviewed Publications

2026:
37. Freedman, K., Heagy, K., Collado, C., Hernadnez, R. and Hoffmann, M. 2026. Potential and observed fruitfulness of 'Traminette' conditioned in a greenhouse under supplemental light. American Journal of Viticulture and Enology (AJEV). (submitted).

36. Luo, X., Gao, Y., Kulkarni, A., Olasupo, I., Guo, L. Chang, C., Hoffmann, M. and Liu, Z. 2026. Strawberry Genome Browser: An interactive web-based tool to visualize the genomic sequence data of thirteen North American commercial strawberry cultivars. Horticluture Plant Journal (submitted).

35. Stevenson, C., Da, K., Fernandez, G. and Hoffmann, M. 2026. In Vitro Plant Regeneration from Leaf Explants of Five Fragaria x ananassa Cultivars. HortScience (accepted).

34. Westrick, N., Marin, M., Henry, P., Hoffmann, M., and Peres, N. 2026. Emergence of Fusarium oxysportum f. sp. fragariae in the Eastern United States. Plant Disease (accepted).

33. Palmer, M., Hernandez, R. and Hoffmann, M. 2026. Impact of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) Daughter Plant Size on Yield of cv. 'Camarosa' and cv. 'Cabrillo' in Annual Hill Plasticulture. HortScience (accepted).

32. Heagy, K., Volk, E., Talton, W., A;Rhwahni, M., Sudarshana, M., Almeyda, C., McDaniel, A., Olasupo, I. and Hoffmann, M. 2026. Incidence of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera cvs.) infecting Viruses in Winegrowing Regions in North Carolina. Plant Health Progress. DOI:10.1094/PHP-08-25-0209-RS.

31. Freedman, K., Hoffmann, M. and Tregeagle, D. 2026. Conditioning Pre-Plant Grapevines Using Controlled Environment Agriculture Can Reduce Vineyard Establishment Time. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (AJEV) 77:0770004.

30. Shan, Y., Han, J.H., Hoffmann, M. and Tregeagle, D. 2026. The Opportunities and Challenges of Adopting Controlled Environment Agriculture Technology in the California Strawberry Nursery Industry. International Journal of Fruit Science. 2614169.

2025:
29. Moparthi, S., Bradshaw, M., Cline, W., Munster, M., Hoffmann, M., Segovia, D., Cruch, U., Li, C., Almeyda, C., Salazar, J. and Bertone, M. 2025. Identification of Neopestalotiopsis ssp. from Strawberry Leaf, Fruit, and Crown Tissues in North Carolina. Pathogens 15(1), 10 (Paper).

28. Knuth, M., Threlfall, R., Worthington, M., Yang, W., Perkins-Veazie, P., Fleming, A. and Hoffmann, M. 2025. US Consumer's Willigness to Pay for Fresh-market Grape Attributes. HortScience 60(11): 2138-2145.

27. Volk, E., Fox, G., Fennimore, S., Neal, J. and Hoffmann, M. 2025. Impact of soil-applied steam in combination with exothermic chemicals on weed and pathogen survival. HortScience 60(11): 2047-2055.

2024:
26. Johnson, J., and Hoffmann, M. 2024. Evaluation of Yield, Fruit Chemistry, and Firmness of Seven Strawberry (Fragaria xananassa) Cultivars in an Eastern North Carolina Greenhouse. HortScience 59(11), 1623-1643.

25. Lay-Walters, A., Heagy, K., Woodley, A. and Hoffmann, M. 2024. Impact of pre-plant fertilizer rates in combination with Polysulphate® on soil nitrogen distribution and yield of short-day strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Camarosa). Agronomy 14(4), 774. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy14040774.

2023:
24. Volk, E., Jennings, K., Fennimore, SF. and Hoffmann, M. 2023. Pre-plant application of allyl isothiocyanate controls weeds and pathogens in Eastern North Carolina strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Camarosa) with and without addition of soil applied steam. HortScience 58(10), 1242-1249. (Paper)

23. Sims, K., Mitchem, W., Monks, D., Jordan, D., Jennings, K.and Hoffmann, M. 2023. Tolerance of muscadine grape to 2,4-D choline POST-directed. WeedTechnology, 37(1), 89-94. (Paper)

2022:
22. Freedman, K., Rana, T. and Hoffmann, M. 2022. Phenology based variability of tissue nutrient content in mature muscadine vines (Vitis rotundifolia cv. Carlos). Agriculture, 12(11), 1805. DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12111805. (Paper)

21. Sims, K., Jennings, K.M., Monks, D., Mitchem, W., Jordan, D. and Hoffmann, M. 2022. Tolerance of southern highbush blueberry to 2,4-D choline POST-directed. WeedTechnology. DOI: 10.1017/wet.2022.33

20. Sims, K., Monks, D., Jordan, D., Hoffmann, M., Mitchem, W. and Jennings, K. 2022. Tolerance of plasticulture strawberry to 2,4-D choline applied to row middles. WeedTechnology. DOI: 10.1017/wet.2022.27

2021:
19. Shi, X., Hernández, R. and Hoffmann, M. 2021. Impact of Nitrate and Ammonium Ratios on Flowering and Asexual Reproduction in the Everbearing Strawberry Cultivar Fragaria ×ananassa Albion. Horticulturae, 7(12), 571; DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7120571 (Paper).

18. Dankbar, H., Phillips, E., Cruz, A., Volk, E. and Hoffmann, M. 2021. Market challenges for local specialty crop producers during the early phase of Covid-19 in North Carolina. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD), 10(4), doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2021.104.004 (Paper).

17. Wagner, M.R., Tang, C., Slavato, F., Clouse, K.M., Barlett, A., Sermons, S., Hoffmann, M., Balint-Kurti, P.J. and Kleiner, M. 2021. Microbe-dependent heterosis in maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 118 (30) e2021965118 (Paper).

16. Shi, X., Hernández, R. and Hoffmann, M. 2021. Timing of stolon removal alters daughter plant production and quality in the ever-bearing strawberry ‘Albion’. HortScience DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI15624-20 (Paper).

15. Rana, T.S., Smith, E.D., Hickey, C. and Hoffmann, M. 2021. Leaf-tissue nutrient dynamics in mature muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) cultivars ‘Carlos’ and ‘Noble’ in Georgia and North Carolina. HortTechnology  DOI:10.21273/HORTTECH04765-20 (Paper).

14. Michuda, A., Goodhue, R., Hoffmann, M. and Fennimore, S.A. 2021. Predicting net returns of organic and conventional strawberry following soil disinfestation with steam or steam plus additives. Agronomy, 11(1):149. (Paper)

2020:
13. Hoffmann, M., Talton, W., Nita, M., Jones, T., Al Rwahnih, M., Sudarshana, M.R. and Almeyda, C. 2020. First report of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) in Vitis vinifera in North Carolina. J. Plant Pathol, DOI: 10.1007/s42161-020-00710-3. (Paper).

12. Kim, D.S., Hoffmann, M., Kim, S., Scholler, B.A. and Fennimore, S.A. 2020. Integration of steam with allyl-isothiocyanate for soil disinfestation. HortScience 55(6):920-925.

11. Hoffmann, M., Ajwa, H.A., Westerdahl, B.B., Koike, S.T., Stanghellini, M., Wilen, C. and Fennimore, S.A. 2020. Multi-tactic pre-plant soil fumigation with Allyl Isothiocyanate (AITC) in cut-flower and strawberry. HortTechnology 30(2):251-258.

2019:
10. Hoffmann, M., Talton, W., Nita, M., Jones, T., Al Rwahnih, M., Sudarshana, M.R. and Almeyda, C. 2019. First Report of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus, the causal agent of Grapevine Red Blotch Disease in Vitis vinifera in North Carolina. Plant Disease. (Paper).

2018:
9. Livingston III, D.P., Doung, T.D., Hoffmann, M. and Fernandez, G. 2018:  Protocol for Producing Three-Dimensional Infrared Video of Freezing in Plants. J. Vis. Exp. (JoVE) (139):e58025, DOI 10.3791/58025. (Paper)

8. Chu, C.C., Hoffmann, M., Braswell, E. and Pelz-Stelinski, K.S. 2018: Genetic variation and potential co-infection of Wolbachia among widespread Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) populations. Insect Science. DOI 10.1111/1744-7917.12566. (Paper).

2017:
7. Hoffmann, M. and Fennimore, S.A. 2017: A Soil Probe System to Evaluate Weed Seed Survival in Soil Disinfestation Trials. Weed Technology 31(5), 752-760.

2016:
6. Chu, C.C., Gill, T.A., Hoffmann, M. and Pelz-Stelinski, K.S. 2016: Inter-population variability of endosymbiont densities in the Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama). Microbial Ecology 71(4), 999-1007.

5. Hoffmann, M., Ruehl, E.H., Eisenbeis, G. and Huber, L. 2016: Grape root as habitat: Overwintering and Population Dynamics of Grape Phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch) in Temperate Climate Viticulture. Australian Journal of Grape & Wine Research 22 (1), 271-278.

2015:
4. Hoffmann, M., Ruehl, E.H., Eisenbeis, G. and Huber, L. 2015: Indications for Rootstock Related Ecological Preferences of Grape Phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch). Vitis 54, 137-142.

3. Martini, X., Hoffmann, M.*, Coy, M.R., Stelinski, L.L. and Pelz-Stelinski, K.S. 2015: Infection of an Insect Vector with a Bacterial Plant Pathogen Increases its Propensity for Dispersal. * shared first authorship. PLOS One, 10(6):e0129373.

2014:
2. Hoffmann, M., Coy, M.R., Kingdom Gibbard, H.N. and Pelz-Stelinski, K.S. 2014. Wolbachia infection density in populations of the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae). Environmental Entomology 43(5), 1215-1222(8).

1. Coy, M.R., Hoffmann, M., Kingdom Gibbard, H.N., Kuhns, E., Pelz-Stelinski, K.S. and Stelinski, L.L. 2014. Nested-quantitative PCR approach with improved specificity for the detection of low titer levels of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama). Journal of Microbial Methods 102, 15-22.27.

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