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Dr. Adelheid R. Kuehnle
Professor of Horticulture
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Contact Information:

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
3190 Maile Way, St. John 102
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2279

Office: St. John 204B
Telephone: (808) 956-2162
Fax: (808) 956-3894

email: heidi@hawaii.edu
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Educational Background
  • B.A., Middlebury College, Middlebury VT (1982)
  • Ph.D., Cornell (1988)
Research Interests
  • Applied breeding to develop improved and novel cutflower and blooming potted plant varieties for general and niche markets.
  • Molecular genetic approaches to disease resistance and novelty in floricultural crops; current crops are Dendrobium and Anthurium.
  • Study of genetic diversity and inheritance in orchids and Anthurium including use of laser flow cytometry.
Courses
  • TPSS 402 - Flower Crop Production
  • TPSS 440 - Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation
Recent Publications
Books
  • Kamemoto, H., Amore, T.A. and A. R. Kuehnle. 1999. Breeding Dendrobium Orchids in Hawaii.  University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 166 pp
  • Kamemoto, H. and A. R. Kuehnle. 1996. Breeding Anthuriums in Hawaii.  University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 168 pp
Book Chapters
  • Kuehnle, A.R. and R. Mudalige. 2004. Ornamentals. In: Development and Commercialization of Genetically Engineered Plants. (J. Jaynes, L. Destefano-Beltran, Sawyer, eds.) Marcel Dekker, New York (accepted for publication)
  • Kuehnle, A.R. 2004. Orchids, Dendrobium. In: Flower Breeding and Genetics: Issues, challenges, and opportunities for the 21st century (N. Anderson, ed.) Kluwer Academic, London (accepted for publication
  • Kuehnle, A.R., F.C. Chen and N.C. Sugii.  2001.  Transgenic Anthurium.  In: Biotechnology in Agriculture &  Forestry Vol. 48, Transgenic Crops III (Bajaj, Y.P.S., ed.) Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp 3-15
  • Kuehnle, A.R.  1997.  Molecular biology of orchids.  In: Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives, VII (Arditti, J. and A.M. Pridgeon, eds.)  Kluwer Academic, London, pp 75-115
  • Matsumoto, T. and A.R. Kuehnle.  1997.  Micropropagation of Anthurium.  In: Biotechnology in     Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 40, High-Tech and Micropropagation VI (Bajaj, Y.P.S., ed.) Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg pp. 14-29
Articles in Refereed Journals
  • W. B. Borth,, K. Osbuwan, K. Barry, A. R. Kuehnle and J. S. Hu. 2004. Movement of Cymbidium mosaic virus and transgenic resistance in Dendrobium orchids. Acta Hort. (submitted)
  • Kuehnle, A.R., , T. Fujii, F.C. Chen, A. Alvarez, N. Sugii, R. Fukui, S.L. Aragon, and J.M. Jaynes. 2004. Peptide biocides for engineering bacterial blight tolerance and susceptibility in cut flower anthurium. HortSci. (in press)
  • A.R. Kuehnle, T. Fujii, R. Mudalige and A. Alvarez. 2004. Gene and genome mélange in breeding of Anthurium and Dendrobium orchid. Acta Hort. 651: 115-122
  • Aragon, S., K. Chuang, and A.R. Kuehnle. 2004. An effective method for co-isolating nucleic acids from horticultural aroids. HortSci. 39:177-180.
  • Mudalige R.G. and A.R. Kuehnle. 2004. Orchid biotechnology in production and improvement. HortScience 39: 11-17.
  • Ehrenberger, J. and A. R. Kuehnle. 2003. Enhanced histological technique for observation of spathe pigmentation in Anthurium species and hybrids. Aroideana 26: 120-124.
  • Mudalige R.G., Kuehnle A.R. and T.D. Amore. 2003. Pigment distribution and epidermal cell shape in Dendrobium species and hybrids. HortScience 38: 573-577.
  • K.-H. Wang, B.S. Sipes and A.R. Kuehnle. 2003. Relationship between burrowing nematode resistance and tolerance and anthurium nutrient concentration. Proc. Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida 62: 82-85.
  • Champagne, M. and Kuehnle A.R.  2000.  An effective method for isolating RNA from tissues of Dendrobium. Lindleyana 15: 165-168
  • Kuanprasert, N., Kuehnle A.R.  1999.  Fragrance quality, emission and inheritance in Anthurium species and hybrids.  Aroideana 22:47 -61
  • Wang, K.H., B.S. Sipes, A.R. Kuehnle.  1999.  Radopholus similis in Anthurium shoot tissue.  HortScience 34:296-297
  • Matsumoto, T., A.R. Kuehnle, and Webb, D.  1998. Zygotic embryogenesis in Anthurium (Araceae).  Am. J. Botany 85:1560-1568
  • Nan, G.-L., A.R. Kuehnle, and C.I. Kado. 1998. Transgenic Dendrobium orchid through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Malayan Orchid Review 32:93-96
  • Wang, K.H., A.R. Kuehnle and B.S. Sipes.  1998.  In vitro tolerance and resistance to Radopholus similis nematode in Anthurium species.  Euphytica 103:22-28
  • Kuanprasert, N., Kuehnle A.R. and Tang C.S. 1998.  Floral fragrance compounds of some Anthurium (Araceae) species and hybrids.  Phytochem. 49:521-528
  • Jones, W.E., Kuehnle, A.R. and K. Arumuganathan.  1998.  Nuclear DNA content of 26 orchid (Orchidaceae) genera with emphasis on Dendrobium. Annals Bot. 82:189-195
  • Jones, W.E. and A.R. Kuehnle.  1998.  Ploidy identification using flow cytometry in tissues of Dendrobium species and cultivars.  Lindleyana 13:11-18
  • Kuehnle, A.R., D. Lewis, K. Markham, K. Mitchell, K. Davies, and B. Jordan.  1997.  Floral flavonoids and pH in Dendrobium species and hybrids.  Euphytica 95: 187-194
  • Kuehnle, A.R. 1997.  Progress in protoplast isolation and culture from axenic tissues of hybrid Anthurium.  Aroideana 20:147-154
  • Wang, K.H., B.S. Sipes, and A.R. Kuehnle.  1997.  Effect of soilless media on the growth of Anthurium andraeanum infected by Radopholus similis.  Nematropica 27:77-84
  • Nan, G.-L., Tang, C.S., Kuehnle, A.R., and Kado, C. I.  1997.  Dendrobium orchid contains an inducer of Agrobacterium virulence genes.  Physiol. Mol. Plant Pathology 51:391-399
  • Wang, K.H., A.R. Kuehnle and B.S. Sipes.  1997.  In vitro screening for burrowingnematode, Radopholus citrophilus, resistance and tolerance in Anthurium.  In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.-Plant 33:205-208
  • Chen, F.C., Kuehnle, A.R., and N. Sugii.  1997.  Anthurium roots for micropropagation and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated gene transfer.  Plant Cell Tissue Org Culture 49:71-74
  • Porter, K. and A.R. Kuehnle.  1997.  Using dithiouracil and ribavirin to eliminate cymbidium mosaic virus during micropropagation of ŒUniwai Mist Dendrobium orchid.  HortTechnology 7:161-164 (nominated for 1998 Alex Laurie Award in Floriculture, Soc. Amer. Florists)
  • Kuehnle, A.R.  1996.  Towards control and eradication of virus in Dendrobium by hybridization, tissue culture, and genetic engineering.  J. Orchid Soc. India 10:43-51
  • Porter, K., Kuehnle, A.R., Hu, J.S.  1996.  Lack of seed transmission of Cymbidium mosaic virusin Dendrobium.  Lindleyana 11:211-213
  • Barry, K., Hu, J.S., Kuehnle, A.R. and Sugii, N.  1996.  Sequence analysis and detection using immunocapture- PCR of Cymbidium mosaic virus and Odontoglossum ringspot virus in Hawaiian orchids.  J. Phytopathology 114:179-186.
  • Matsumoto, T., Webb, D. and A.R. Kuehnle.  1996.  Histology and origin of somatic embryos derived from Anthurium andraeanum Lind. ex André  lamina.  J. Am. Soc. Hort. Science 121:404-407
  • Chen, F.C. and A.R. Kuehnle.  1996.  Obtaining transgenic Anthurium through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of etiolated internodes.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Science 121: 47-51
Technical Reports and Trade Journals
  • A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore, J. Lichty, and E. Neri. 2004. New anthurium cultivars and update on current anthurium research. Hawaii Floriculture Conference Maui, March 2004 (in press)
  • T.D. Amore, A.R. Kuehnle. 2004. New dendrobium cultivars and update on current dendrobium research. Hawaii Floriculture Conference Maui, March 2004 (in press)
  • A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore, E. Mersino, K. Sewake, T. Wagoner. 2003. What do Dendrobium orchid producers want in their potted flowers? Results of a grower survey. Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-8
  • Ehrenberger, J.A., A.R. Kuehnle, and T.D. Amore. 2003. Evaluation of University of Hawaii Anthurium Accessions, 1986-2001. Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-10.
  • A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore, H. Kamemoto, J.T. Kunisaki, J.S. Lichty, and J.Y. Uchida. 2002. 'Hokuloa' and 'Hilo Moon' Anthurium. Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-A-5
  • A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore, H. Kamemoto, J.T. Kunisaki, J.S. Lichty, and J.Y. Uchida. 2002. 'Waimea' Anthurium. Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-A-6
  • A.R. Kuehnle, H. Kamemoto, T.D. Amore, J.T. Kunisaki, J.S. Lichty, and J.Y. Uchida.  2000.  ŒTropic Sunrise Anthurium.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-A-3.
  • A.R. Kuehnle, H. Kamemoto, T.D. Amore, J.T. Kunisaki, J.S. Lichty, and J.Y. Uchida.  2000.  ŒWhite Lady Anthurium.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-A-4.
  • A.R. Kuehnle, H. Kamemoto, T.D. Amore, J.T. Kunisaki, J.S. Lichty, and J.Y. Uchida.  1999.  ŒMauna Loa Anthurium.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-A-2.
  • Kamemoto, H., T.D. Amore, A.R. Kuehnle,  and N.C. Sugii. 1999. Dendrobium Ethel Kamemoto ŒWhite  Cascade.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-D-4.
  • Kamemoto, H., T.D. Amore, and A.R. Kuehnle. 1999. Dendrobium Winifred Ogata, UH1371.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-D-5.
  • Halloran, J. and A.R. Kuehnle.  1998.  What do anthurium buyers want in their flowers?  Results of a market survey.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series EFS-27, 4 p.
  • A.R. Kuehnle, H. Kamemoto, T.D. Amore, J.T. Kunisaki, J.Y. Uchida, J.S. Lichty.  1998.  ŒTropic Lime Anthurium.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-A-1.
  • Kamemoto, H., A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore, and N.C. Sugii.  1998.  Dendrobium Mari Marutani, UH1420. Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-D-1.
  • Kamemoto, H., A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore.  1998.  Dendrobium Lorrie Mortimer, UH1577.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-D-3.
  • Kamemoto, H., A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore, and N.C. Sugii.  1998.  Dendrobium Ethel Kamemoto ŒSplendor. Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-D-2.
  • Kamemoto, H., T.D. Amore, N. Kuanprasert, A.R. Kuehnle and N.C. Sugii.  1997.  Evaluation of Dendrobium crosses involving four new amphidiploid parents.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Research Ext. Series. 166:1-9
  • Kamemoto, H., A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore, and N.C. Sugii.  1997.  Dendrobium Icy Pink ŒSakura.  Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Landscape, Floricultue, and Orn. News 1 (2):4-5
  • Kamemoto, H. and A.R. Kuehnle.  1997.  'Tropic Fire' Anthurium (Patent No. Plant 9797)
  • Kamemoto, H., A.R. Kuehnle, T.D. Amore, N. Sugii.  1996.  Dendrobium Miyoko Azuma (UH1121) and Sharon Sewake (UH1419).  Univ. of Hawaii Hort. Digest No. 108:5-9
  • Kuehnle, A.R., Halloran, J., Kamemoto, H., Amore, T., Lichty J., and Sugii N.  1996.  Anthurium Cut Flower Breeding and Economics, Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Research Ext. Series. 165:1-6
  • Kuehnle, A.R. , Rauch, F. and Kamemoto H.  1996.  Anthurium cultivars for container production.  Univ. of Hawaii Hort. Digest No. 108:1-4
    Amore, T.D., H. Kamemoto, A.R. Kuehnle, and N.C. Sugii.  1996.  Rejuvenation of virused amphidiploid Dendrobium breeding plants.  Univ. of Hawaii Hort. Digest No. 110:3-4
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