Clarissa A. Reyes

Orchard Systems Advisor

Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba Counties
142A Garden Highway
Yuba City, CA 95991-5512
530-822-7515
clareyes@ucanr.edu

http://cesutter.ucanr.edu

http://https://www.sacvalleyorchards.com/

Also in:
Butte County
Placer-Nevada Counties

Links

• Sac Valley Orchards

Education

MS Horticulture & Agronomy, UC Davis. 2021

BS General Biology, UC San Diego. 2009

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Wine Grapes
• Nut Crops - General
• Almonds
• Walnuts
• Kiwis
• Peaches - Cling

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Hasey, J.; Milliron, L., et al.; Beumel, C.; Reyes, C.; Brannon, B.; Lampinen, B. (In Press). Growth of tall, unpruned bare rooted Chandler walnut trees on clonal Paradox VX211, RX1, and Vlach rootstock. IX International Symposium on Walnut and Pecan.
• Hasey, J.; Milliron, L., et al.; Fichtner, E.; Elkins, R.; Lampinen, B.; Reyes, C.; Lightle, D.; Leslie, C.; McClean, A.; Browne, G.; Kluepfel, D (In Press). Horticultural field performance of new putative resistant walnut rootstock genotypes compared to seedling Paradox and standard clonal Paradox rootstocks. IX International Symposium on Walnut and Pecan.
• Reyes, C.; Milliron, L., et al.; Duncan, R.; Vasquez-Mendoza, J.; Fulton, A.; Shackel, K. (In Press). Mild to moderately high thresholds for the start of irrigation in spring reduced yield and achieved minimal water savings in California almonds. X International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops.
• Reyes, C; Milliron, L., et al.; Fulton, A.; Buchner, R. (2022). Clonal ‘Paradox’ rootstock comparison on ‘Howard’ walnut in California’s Northern Sacramento Valley. Acta Hortic. 1346, 641-646. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1346.80
• Cuneo, IF; Barrios-Masias, F, et al.; Knipfer, T; Uretsky, J; Reyes, C; Lenain, P; Brodersen, CR; Walker, MA; McElrone, AJ (2021). Differences in grapevine rootstock sensitivity and recovery from drought are linked to fine root cortical lacunae and root tip function. New Phytologist. 229:1, 272-283.
• Reingwirtz, I; Uretsky, J, et al.; Cuneo, IF; Knipfer, T; Reyes, C; Walker, MA; McElrone, AJ (2021). Inherent and stress-induced responses of fine root morphology and anatomy in commercial grapevine rootstocks with contrasting drought resistance. Plants. 10:6, 1121.
• Ingel, B; Reyes, C, et al.; Massonnet, M; Boudreau, B; Sun, Y; Sun, Q; McElrone, AJ; Cantu, D; Roper, M Caroline (2021). Xylella fastidiosa causes transcriptional shifts that precede tylose formation and starch depletion in xylem. Molecular Plant Pathology. 22:2, 175-188.
• Knipfer, T; Reyes, C, et al.; Momayyezi, M; Brown, PJ; Kluepfel, D; McElrone, AJ (2020). A comparative study on physiological responses to drought in walnut genotypes (RX1, Vlach, VX211) commercially available as rootstocks. Trees. 34, 665–678.
• Knipfer, T; Reyes, C, et al.; Earles, J Mason; Berry, Z Carter; Johnson, D M; Brodersen, CR; McElrone, AJ (2019). Spatiotemporal coupling of vessel cavitation and discharge of stored xylem water in a tree sapling. Plant Physiology. 179:4, 1658-1668.
• Earles, J Mason; Knipfer, T, et al.; Tixier, A; Orozco, J; Reyes, C; Zwieniecki, Maciej A; Brodersen, CR; McElrone, AJ (2018). In vivo quantification of plant starch reserves at micrometer resolution using X-ray micro CT imaging and machine learning. New Phytologist. 218:3, 1260-1269.
• Knipfer, T; Cuneo, IF, et al.; Earles, J Mason; Reyes, C; Brodersen, CR; McElrone, AJ (2017). Storage compartments for capillary water rarely refill in an intact woody plant. Plant Physiology. 175, 1649-1660.

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Reyes, C.; Michelaides, T. (2023). 2023 brown apical necrosis (BAN) and late-season walnut blight. Sacramento Valley Walnut Newsletter. 2023-10-19. https://www.sacvalleyorchards.com/walnuts/diseases/2023-ban-and-late-season-walnut-blight/
• Smith, E.; Niederholzer, F., et al.; Jarvis-Shean, K.; Milliron, L.; Reyes, C. (2023). Be Careful with Almond Variety-Rootstock Selection. Sacramento Valley Almond Newsletter. https://cesutter.ucanr.edu/newsletters/Pomology_Notes99162.pdf
• Gordon, P.; Lampinen, B., et al.; Milliron, L.; Duncan, R.; Lightle, D.; Connell, J. (2023). Early results from an almond cultivar trial in California’s Central Valley. VIII International Symposium on Almonds and Pistachios.
• Hasey, J.; Reyes, C. (2023). May Walnut Tasks. Pacific Nut Producer. https://pacificnutproducer.com/2023/05/02/read-may-2023-issue/
• Reyes, C. (2023). Peach harvest timing. Sacramento Valley Peach Newsletter. https://cesutter.ucanr.edu/news_204522/Sac_Valley_Peach_News/?newsletteritem=97908
• Pierce, C.; Reyes, C. (2023). Plant cover crops now to prepare for another wet winter. Sacramento Valley Almond Newsletter. 2023-09-12. https://www.sacvalleyorchards.com/almonds/horticulture/plant-cover-crops-to-prepare-for-a-wet-winter/
• Edwards, E.; Reyes, C., et al.; Gal, A.; Thomas, J.; Knowles, J.; Wong, C.; Milliron, L.; Magney, T.; Nocco, M. (2023). Remote Sensing Water Status in Perennial Agroecosystems using SI. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. 2023-08-01.
• Reyes, C.; Ott, N.J. (2023). Walnut Management Considerations - Budbreak through Early Summer. Sacramento Valley Walnut Newsletter. https://cesutter.ucanr.edu/news_204522/Sacramento_Valley_Walnut_News_135/?newsletteritem=97503

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Walnut - Chair
• Irrigation Management - Member
• Olive - Member
• Pest Management in ANR - Member

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