Penny Perkins-Veazie

Area(s) of Expertise

Quality and nutritional value of fruit and vegetable crops.

Publications

• Fermentation of American elderberry juice yields functional phytochemicals for spray dried protein-polyphenol ingredients , FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (2024)
• Strawberry Germplasm Influences Fruit Physicochemical Composition More than Harvest Date or Location , HORTICULTURAE (2025)
• Unraveling the genetic architecture of blueberry fruit quality traits: major loci control organic acid content while more complex genetic mechanisms control texture and sugar content , BMC PLANT BIOLOGY (2025)
• A One-Week Elderberry Juice Intervention Augments the Fecal Microbiota and Suggests Improvement in Glucose Tolerance and Fat Oxidation in a Randomized Controlled Trial , NUTRIENTS (2024)
• Assessing predictability of post-storage texture and appearance characteristics in blueberry at breeding population level , POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (2024)
• Exploring shelf-life predictability of appearance traits and fruit texture in blueberry , POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (2023)
• Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana , FOOD & FUNCTION (2024)
• Inference of the genetic basis of fruit texture in highbush blueberries using genome-wide association analyses , HORTICULTURE RESEARCH (2024)
• Prediction of blueberry sensory texture attributes by integrating multiple instrumental measurements , POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (2024)
• Willingness to Pay for Blueberries: Sensory Attributes, Fruit Quality Traits, and Consumers' Characteristics , HORTSCIENCE (2024)

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