Dr. Timothy J. Ng

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University of Maryland College Park
Plant Science & LA
Professor EmeritusAppointed: 2008
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Mailing Address

3117 H.J. Patterson Hall
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, Maryland 20742
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (301) 405-1321
Fax: (301) 314-9308
binkley@umd.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Purdue University, Horticulture, 1976.
M.S., Purdue University, Horticulture, 1972.
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, Genetics, 1969.

Expertise and Research Interests

Plant genetics and breeding, particularly in relation to seed physiology
Postharvest physiology
Disease resistance in cucurbit crop species

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Genetics, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture Or Design, Natural Resources, Plant Breeding, Plant Diseases or Pathology, Plant Genetics, Plant Physiology or Morphology, Seed Production.

Additional Terms:

Genetics, Horticulture, Physiological Processes, Plant Breeding, Plant Diseases and Pathology, Plant Genetics, Plant Physiology and Morphology, Seed Production.

Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society For Horticultural Science
Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Previous Positions

2004-2006, Interim Director, University of Maryland College Park, Asian American Studies Program
1999-2008, Associate Vice President for Research Compliance and Policy, University of Maryland College Park
1996-1999, Interim Associate Dean, University of Maryland College Park, Office of Graduate Studies & Research
1994-1995, Acting Associate Dean, University of Maryland College Park, Office of Graduate Studies & Research
1994-2008, Vice President for Corporate Affairs, University of Maryland College Park, University Research Corporation International
1992-1994, Acting Dean, University of Maryland College Park, Office of Graduate Studies & Research
1991-1991, Acting Associate Dean, University of Maryland College Park, Office of Graduate Studies & Research
1990-2008, Professor, University of Maryland College Park, School of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Dept. Plant Science & LA
1982-1990, Associate Professor, University of Maryland College Park, Horticulture
1977-1982, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland College Park, Horticulture
1975-1976, Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, Horticulture
1974-1975, Instructor, Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Horticulture
1972-1974, David Ross Fellow, Purdue University
1970-1972, Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, Horticulture
1969-1970, Laboratory Technician, Engineering Science, Inc.

Publications

  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 27, 110 pg, 2004
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 26, 118 pg, 2003
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 25, 122 pg, 2002
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 24, 164 pg, 2001
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 23, 164 pg, 2000
  • Conner, P.J, T. Ng, Changes in lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in ripening melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit, Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative, 22, 24-27, 1999
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 22, 107 pg, 1999
  • Wang, B, T.J Ng, Ethylene production in ripening fruits of Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis, C. melo var. inodorus, and their hybrids, Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative, 21, 31-32, 1998
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 21, 109 pg, 1998
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 20, 123 pg, 1997
  • Beachy, R.N., R.P. Cantrell, D.J. Chitwood, R.J. Cook, P.B. Cregan, P.R. Day, T.R. Devine, E. Gantt, D.G. Gilchrist, G.G. Kennedy, T.J Ng, C.O. Qualset, J.S.Thenell, S.A. Tolin, A.K. Vidaver, Appropriate oversight for plants with inherited traits for resistance to pests, Inst. Food Technologists Rept. G-061, 1-38, 1996
  • Beachy, R.N., R.P. Cantrell, D.J. Chitwood, R.J. Cook, P.B. Cregan, P.R. Day, T.R. Devine, E. Gantt, D.G. Gilchrist, G.G. Kennedy, T.J Ng, C.O. Qualset, J.S. Thenell, S.A. Tolin, A.K. Vidaver, On appropriate oversight for plants with inherited traits that show resistance to pests, Genetic Engineering News, 16(9), 4, 39, 1996
  • Ng, T.J, CGC on the World Wide Web, Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept., 19, 89-90, 1996
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 19, 114 pg, 1996
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 18, 106 pg, 1995
  • Healey, P., T.J. Ng, F.A. Hammerschlag, Response of leaf spot-sensitive and tolerant muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) cells to the phytotoxin roridin E, Plant Science, 97, 15-21, 1994
  • Mackay, W.A., T.J Ng, F.A. Hammerschlag, Cucumis melo L. callus response to toxins produced by Myrothecium roridum Tode ex. Fries, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 119, 356-360, 1994
  • Ng, T.J, J.G. Kantzes, Field screening for resistance to races 1 and 2 of fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis) in melon (Cucumis melo L.), Proc. Cucurbitaceae '94: Evaluation and Enhancement of Cucurbit Germplasm, 110-116, 1994
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 17, 180 pg, 1994
  • Ng, T.J, J. Janick, J. Simon (eds.), New crop opportunities in the Cucurbitaceae, New Crops, 538-546, 1993
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 16, 122 pg, 1993
  • Mackay, W.A., T.J Ng, F.A. Hammerschlag, Screening of Cucumis melo parental, F1, F2, and backcross population for determination of the genetic basis for tolerance to Myrothecium roridum, Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 15, 57-58, 1992
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 15, 137 pg, 1992
  • Maiero, M., G.A. Bean, T.J Ng, Toxin production by Alternaria solani and its related phytotoxicity to tomato breeding lines, Phytopathology, 81, 1030-1033, 1991
  • Mitcham, E.J., K.C. Gross, T.J Ng, Ripening and cell wall synthesis in normal and mutant tomato fruit, Phytochemistry, 30, 1777-1780, 1991
  • Ng, T.J, J.G. Kantzes, Field screening of melon cultigens for multiple race resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis, Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 14, 55, 1991
  • Maiero, M., G.A. Bean, T.J Ng, Phytotoxic responses of tomato breeding lines to Alternaria solani culture filtrates, Tomato Genetics Coop. Rept, 41, 35, 1991
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 14, 161 pg, 1991
  • Maiero, M., T.J Ng, T.H. Barksdale, Inheritance of collar rot resistance in tomato breeding lines, Phytopathology, 80, 1365-1368, 1990
  • Maiero, M., T.J Ng, T.H. Barksdale, Genetic resistance to early blight in tomato breeding lines, HortScience, 25, 344-346, 1990
  • Ng, T.J, Generation means analysis by microcomputer, HortScience, 25, 363, 1990
  • Ng, T.J., A.N. Miller, T.H. Barksdale, Inheritance of tomato resistance to Colletotrichum dematium, HortScience, 25, 562-564, 1990
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 13, 93 pg, 1990
  • Kuti, J.O., G.A. Bean, W.A. Mackay, T. J Ng, Influence of muskmelon cell wall polysaccharides on roridin E production by a pathogenic strain of Myrothecium roridum, Mycopathologia, 108, 139-144, 1989
  • Kuti, J.O., T.J Ng, K.C. Gross, H.E. Moline, Cell wall monosaccharide composition and muskmelon resistance to Myrothecium roridum, Journal of Phytopathology, 126, 293-304, 1989
  • Mitcham, E.J., K.C. Gross, T. J Ng, Tomato fruit cell wall synthesis during development and senescence. In vivo radiolabeling of wall fractions using 14C-sucrose, Plant Physiology, 89, 477-481, 1989
  • Kuti, J.O, T.J Ng, Combining ability estimates for muskmelon tolerance to Myrothecium roridum and its toxic metabolite, roridin E, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 114, 319-321, 1989
  • Maiero, M., T.J Ng, T.H. Barksdale, Combining ability estimates for early blight resistance in tomato, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 114, 118-121, 1989
  • Kuti, J.O., T.J Ng, G.A. Bean, Possible involvement of a pathogen-produced trichothecene metabolite in Myrothecium leaf spot of muskmelon, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 34, 41-54, 1989
  • Ng, T.J, J.G. Kantzes, Field screening of muskmelon cultigens for multiple race resistance to fusarium wilt, Proc. Cucurbitaceae '89: Evaluation and Enhancement of Cucurbit Germplasm, 146-148, 1989
  • Use of a phytotoxic mycotoxin, roridin E, as an in vitro selection agent for muskmelon breeding, Proc. Cucurbitaceae '89: Evaluation and Enhancement of Cucurbit Germplasm, 113-115, 1989
  • Ng, T.J, V. Carr, Flesh calcium content of group inodorus and group reticulatus muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 12, 53-54, 1989
  • Mackay, W.A., T.J Ng, F.A. Hammerschlag, Direct and indirect regeneration of Cucumis melo L. from cotyledon culture, Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 12, 55-57, 1989
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 12, 124 pg, 1989
  • Bean, G.A., J.O. Kuti, T. J Ng, Trichothecenes and their possible involvement in pathogenicity of Myrothecium roridum, 5th Intl. Congress Plant Pathol, 3-2(XVI), 444, 1988
  • Kendall, S.A, T. J Ng, Genetic variation of ethylene production in harvested muskmelon fruits, HortScience, 23, 759-761, 1988
  • Ng, T.J, 'Marygold' muskmelon, HortScience, 23, 786, 1988
  • Mackay, W.A., J.O. Kuti, T.J Ng, Plant regeneration from callus of Cucumis melo L, Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 11, 33-34, 1988
  • Kuti, J.O., W.A. Mackay, T.J Ng, Isolation of cells and protoplasts from muskmelon leaves, Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 11, 35-36, 1988
  • Schales, F.D, T.J Ng, Population density and mulch effect on muskmelon yields, HortScience, 23, 804, 1988
  • Maiero, M., T.J Ng, T.H. Barksdale, Combining ability and heritability estimates for resistance to early blight in tomato, HortScience, 23, 771, 1988
  • Ng, T.J, Fabric plant covers as an aid in muskmelon breeding, HortScience, 23, 766, 1988
  • Bean, G.A., J.O. Kuti, T.J Ng, K. Aibara, S. Kumagai, K. Ohtsubo, T. Yoshizawa (eds.), Trichothecenes and their possible involvement in pathogenicity of Myrothecium roridum, Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins - Proc. Japan. Assoc. Mycotoxicology, Special Issue, 204-207, 1988
  • Ng, T.J (ed.), Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report, 11, 113 pg, 1988
  • Maiero, M., F.D. Schales, T.J Ng, Genotype and plastic mulch effects on earliness, fruit characteristics and yield in muskmelon, HortScience, 22, 945-946, 1987
  • Kuti, J.O., T.J Ng, G.A. Bean, Reactions of muskmelon genotypes to inoculation with a pathogenic strain of Myrothecium roridum, HortScience, 22, 635-637, 1987
  • Kuti, J.O., T.J Ng, G.A. Bean, G.C. Llewellyn, C.E. O'Rear (eds.), Phytotoxic effects of trichothecene metabolites from pathogenic strains of Myrothecium roridum on Cucumis melo L, Biodeteriorate Research 1, 213-222, 1987
  • Pesis, E, T.J Ng, The effect of seedcoat removal on germination and respiration of muskmelon seeds, Seed Science and Technology, 14, 117-126, 1986
  • Kuti, J.O., T.J. Ng, G.A. Bean, Screening for muskmelon resistance to a pathogenic strain of Myrothecium roridum using detached leaves, Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 9, 58-59, 1986
  • Ng, T.J., R.H. Zimmerman, R.J. Griesbach, F.A. Hammerschlag, R.H. Lawson (eds.), Use of tissue culture for micropropagation of vegetable crops, Tissue Culture as a Plant Production System for Horticultural Crops, 259-270, 1986
  • Kuti, J.O., T.J. Ng, G.A. Bean, Effects of inoculation with Myrothecium roridum Tode ex Fries on seed germination and early seedling growth of 12 cultivars of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 8, 44-45, 1985
  • Miller, A.N., T.J Ng, T.H. Barksdale, Comparison of inheritance of resistance to tomato anthracnose caused by two Colletotrichum spp, Plant Disease, 68, 875-877, 1984
  • Pesis, E, T.J Ng, The role of anaerobic respiration in germinating muskmelon seeds. II. Effect of anoxia treatment and alcohol dehydrogenase activity, Journal of Experimental Botany, 35, 366-372, 1984
  • Pesis, E, T.J Ng, The role of anaerobic respiration in germinating muskmelon seeds. I. In relation to seed lot quality, Journal of Experimental Botany, 35, 356-365, 1984
  • Kendall, S, T.J. Ng, Climacteric and nonclimacteric ripening in Cucumis melo, Cucurbit Genetics Coop. Rept, 7, 41-42, 1984
  • Miller, A.N., T.J Ng, T.H. Barksdale, Inheritance and heritability of resistance to tomato anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum dematium, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 108, 1020-1023, 1983
  • Pesis, E, T.J Ng, Viability, vigor, and electrolytic leakage of muskmelon seeds subjected to accelerated aging, HortScience, 242-244, 1983
  • Wilczek, C.A, T.J Ng, Promotion of seed germination in table beet by an aqueous seaweed extract, HortScience, 17, 629-630, 1982
  • Melville, A.H., G.J. Galleta, A.D. Draper, T.J Ng, Seed germination and early seedling vigor in progenies of inbred strawberry selections, HortScience, 15, 749-750, 1980
  • Ng, T.J, C.A. McClurg, F.F. Angell, J. I. Anderson, Evaluation of muskmelon cultivar performance by joint regression analysis, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 105, 220-223, 1980
  • Ng, T.J, Y.N. Lee, Variation in betalaine content among table beet cultivars, HortScience, 13, 581-582, 1978
  • Ng, T.J, J.C. Bouwkamp, Screening for high temperature pod setting ability in Phaseolus vulgaris, Annual Report of the Bean Improvement Cooperative, 21, 39, 1978
  • Ng, T.J, E.C. Tigchelaar, Action of the non-ripening (nor) mutant on fruit ripening of the tomato, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 102, 504-509, 1977
  • Buescher, R.W., W.A. Sistrunk, E.C. Tigchelaar, T.J Ng, Softening, pectolytic activity, and storage-life of rin and nor tomato hybrids, HortScience, 11, 603-604, 1976
  • Ng, T.J, E.C. Tigchelaar, Inheritance of low temperature seed sprouting ability in tomato, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 98, 314-316, 1973

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