Meet the UMCA Faculty and Staff

Ronald S. Revord, Ph.D.

303Q ABNR Bldg
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-9421
r.revord@missouri.edu

Revord's primary research involves moving forward with existing applied breeding programs for Chinese chestnut, pecan, and black walnut within the Agroforestry Center at the University of Missouri, Columbia. This will include the collection and assessment of data derived from existing black walnut, Chinese chestnut and pecan cultivar and progeny trials while incorporating new selections into existing programs. In concert with the Missouri Department of Conservation, Dr. Revord will lead the development of a long-term selection and breeding program to restore the native Ozark chinquapin. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of new Chinese chestnut and pecan cultivars, while continuing the development of a long-term controlled breeding program for black walnut leading to the release of new cultivated varieties with improved nut quality, yield and disease resistance characteristics for establishment in agroforestry-based planting systems. Future research includes testing and evaluation of hybrid hazelnuts.

Selected Publications

• Revord, R.S., Lovell, S.T., Molnar, T., Wolz, K.J., Mattia, C. 2019. Germplasm development of underutilized temperate U.S. tree crops. Sustainability 11(6), 1546: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061546
• Lovell, S.T., Dupraz, C., Gold, M., Jose, S., Revord, R.S., Stanek, E., Wolz, K.J. 2017. Temperate agroforestry research: considering multifunctional woody polycultures and the design of long- term field trials. Agroforestry Systems, pp.1-19. DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0087-4
• Wolz, K.J., DeLucia, E.H., Branham, B.E., Eddy, W.C., Keeley, K., Revord, R.S., Wander, M.M., Yang W.H., Lovell, S.T. 2018. Frontiers in alley cropping: transformative solutions for temperate agriculture. Global Change Biology 24, 883-894. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13986
• Extension publication:
• Revord, R.S., Capik, J., Lovell, S.T., Molnar, T.J. 2018. Making progress with the American hazelnut germplasm collection at Rutgers University-a collaborative effort. The Nutshell, quarterly newsletter of the Northern Nut Growers Association.

Abstracts

Poster presentation:

• Revord, R.S., Wander, M.W., Molnar, T.J. 2014. Effects of indole-3-butyric acid, silver nitrate, and management on the rooting and stimulation of active growth of hybrid hazelnuts (Corylus americana x C. avellana) stem cuttings. 2014 American Society for Horticulture Science. Orlando, Florida. July 2014.
• Lovell, S.T., Revord, R.S., Wolz, K.J. 2015. Agroforestry for food and function - multifunctional woody polyculture for UIUC. 14th North American Agroforestry. Ames, Iowa. June 2015.
• Molnar, T., Capik, J., Mayberry, A., Revord, R.S., Lovell, S.T., Mehlenbacher, S., Farrar, D., Clare, A., Josiah, S. 2017. The hybrid hazelnut consortium's wild American hazelnut (Corylus americana) germplasm collection: establishment, evaluation, and utilization. International Congress on Hazelnut. Samsun, Turkey. August 2017.

Oral presentation:

• Revord, R.S., Bless, B., Hunter, D. 2014. Reimagining curriculum and living laboratories: empower and equip young farmers to apply agro-ecological theory. SAEA Conference. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 2014.
• Revord, R.S., Lovell, S.T., Wander, M.W., Wolz, K.J. 2015. A plan to broaden Midwestern agroforestry via tree crops and multifunctional woody polyculture. 14th North American Agroforestry. Ames, Iowa. June 2015.
• Revord, R.S., Molnar, T.J., Wander, M.W. 2015. The improvement and development genomic tools for applied hazelnut breeding at the University of Illinois. 106th Northern Nut Growers Association Conference. LaCrosse, Wisconsin. June 2015.
• Wolz, K.J., Lovell, S.T., Revord, R.S., DeLucia, E.H., 2015. Diverse agroforestry systems as both restoration and agriculture: a meta-analysis and a new long-term research site. Ecological Society of America. Baltimore, MD. August 2015.
• Wolz, K.J., Lovell, S.T., Revord, R.S., DeLucia, E.H. 2015. Diverse agroforestry systems as both restoration and agriculture: a meta-analysis and a new long-term research site. Oral Presentation. 99th Ecological Society of America. Baltimore, MD. August 2015.
• Revord, R.S., Lovell, S.T., Wander, M.W., Wolz, K.J. 2015. Multifunctional woody polyculture-a new research direction for the University of Illinois. 106th Northern Nut Growers Association Conference. LaCrosse, Wisconsin. June 2015.
• Wolz, K.J., Branham, B., Guest, J., Paulson, N., Revord, R.S., Wander, M., Yang, W., Lovell, S.T. 2016. New Alley cropping trial in the Midwestern US with multi-layer nut and fruit tree rows. 3rd European Agroforestry Conference, Montpelier, France. Contributed Talk.
• Revord, R.S., Lovell, S.T., Molnar, T.J., Wolz, K.J. Agroforestry for food in the U.S. Corn Belt: key aspect of tree crop improvement to enable novel systems. Accepted to the European Agroforestry Conference. Nijmegen, Netherlands. May 2018.