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 Name : Teresita D Amore
Title : Asst Researcher
Unit : Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
Address : 3190 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
Room : St. John 201
Phone : (808) 956-7992
Fax : (808) 956-3894
E-mail : amore@hawaii.edu
Website : https://www.amorelab808.com/
Specialties : Horticulture: Breeding anthurium and dendrobium; Tissue culture
Professional Prep/Appointments :
B.S. Agriculture (Horticulture), magna cum laude, University of the Philippines at Los Banos 1982;
M.S. Horticulture, University of Hawaii 1986;
Ph.D. Horticulture, University of Hawaii 1991
Projects :
- Principal investigator, NEWGERMPLASM 17 Grant - Increasing Hawaii's Agriculture Through Research, Importation, Evaluation, Propagation, and Distribution of New Germplasm, May 2017-December 2021. Co-PI:, O. Baldos, R. Manshardt, S. Miyasaka, R. Galanti, M. Melzer, , C. Nazario-Leary, K. Sewake and J. Uchida. $493,489.
- Principal investigator, Hawaii Dept of Agriculture Increasing Production and Distribution of Eucalyptus and Other Myrtaceae Products, June 2021-May 2021. Co-PI: R. Galanti, J. Keach, H. Lutgen and J. Bloese. $27,500.
- Principal investigator, USDA-NIFA Hatch grant Varietal Improvement of Tropical Ornamentals with Focus on Anthuriums and Dendrobium Orchids for the Hawaii Floriculture Industry, 2016-2021
- Principal investigator, USDA-NIFA Supplemental Hatch Grant -Improving Micropropagation of Tropical Crops using Temporary Immersion Systems (October 2017-September 2019). Co-PI: Richard Manshardt, Janice Uchida. $40,000.
- Co-PI. NSF-EPSCOR: Genome Engineering to Sustain Crop Improvement (GETSCI), 1/1/2022/31/2025. PI: Michael Muszynski (Univ of Hawaii); coPI: Zhiyan Du (Univ of Hawaii); Amy Hubbard (Univ of Hawaii), Kan Wang (Iowa State), Jianming Yu (Iowa State). Total funding: $3,993,755 ($425,713 to Amore).
Courses Offered:
TPSS 402 Flower and Foliage Production (Fall: odd years)
TPSS 492 Internship (Fall)
TPSS 664 Orchidology (Spring: even years)
TPSS 491/711 Floricultural Arts
Research Interests :
Breeding and genetics of orchids and anthurium; tissue culture; floral arts
Selected Publications :
Cultivars Released
Amore, T.D., P.J. Toves, J. Imamura, J. Uchida and C. Kadooka. 2021. Anthurium ‘Kapoho Welo’ and ‘Honi-honi’. HortScience 56 (8): 970-972. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI15901-21 (also on the front cover).
Amore, T.D., J. S. Lichty, P.J. Toves, A.R. Kuehnle, J. Y. Uchida and C. Kadooka. 2015. Anthurium ’Kauai’. University of Hawaii CTAHR NPH-A-13. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/NPH-A-13.pdf
Amore, T.D., J. S. Lichty, P.J. Toves, A.R. Kuehnle, H. Kamemoto, J. Y. Uchida and C. Kadooka. 2015. Anthurium ‘Maui’. University of Hawaii CTAHR NPH-A-12. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/NPH-A-12.pdf
Amore, T.D., J. S. Lichty, A.R. Kuehnle, H. Kamemoto, J.T. Kunisaki and J. Y. Uchida. 2011. ‘‘Apapane’ and ‘‘I‘iwi’ anthurium. University of Hawaii CTAHR NPH-12. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/NPH-12.pdf
Kuehnle, A. R., T.D. Amore, H. Kamemoto, J.T. Kunisaki, J. S. Lichty and J. Y. Uchida. 2007.‘Centennial’ Anthurium.University of Hawaii CTAHR NPH-A-11. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/NPH-A-11.pdf
Kuehnle, A. R., T.D. Amore, H. Kamemoto, J.T. Kunisaki, J. S. Lichty and J. Y. Uchida. 2007.‘Leahi’ and ‘New Era’ Anthuriums.University of Hawaii CTAHR NPH-A-10. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/NPH-A-10.pdf
Kuehnle, A. R., T.D. Amore, H. Kamemoto, J.T. Kunisaki, J. S. Lichty and J. Y. Uchida. 2007.‘Maggie Inouye’ and ‘Mini Gem’ Anthuriums.University of Hawaii CTAHR NPH-A-9. Doi: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2698
Kuehnle, A.R., T.D. Amore, H. Kamemoto, J.T. Kunisaki, J.S. Lichty, and J.Y. Uchida. 2004. ‘Pumehana’ and ‘Andraecola-1’ Anthuriums. Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-A-8. 2p. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/NPH-A-8.pdf
Kuehnle, A.R., T.D. Amore, H. Kamemoto, J.T. Kunisaki, J.S. Lichty, and J.Y. Uchida.2004. ‘Princess Aiko’ (‘Imperial’) and ‘Regina’ Anthuriums. Univ. of Hawaii CTAHR Coop. Ext. Ser. Series NPH-A-7. 2p. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/nph-a-7.pdf
Conference Presentation Videos
Anthurium and Orchid Breeding. Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association's (HFNA) Grower’s Import Replacement Educational Research Webinar, October 30, 2020
Finding New Flowers: The Path of the Flower Breeder. Hawaii Floriculture & Nursery Association (HFNA) Plantlet Propagation Partnership (P3) Teachers’ Webinar Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Finding Fulfillment in Floriculture Hawaii Floriculture & Nursery Association (HFNA) Plantlet Propagation Partnership (P3) Teachers’ Workshop, April 2019
Dendrobium & Anthurium Breeding Research Updates, HFNA Grower’s Import Replacement Educational Research Seminar, October 2019
Dendrobium & Anthurium Breeding Research Updates, HFNA Grower’s Import Replacement Educational Research Seminar, October 12, 2018
Increasing Hawaii's Agricultural Production HFNA Grower’s Import Replacement Educational Research Seminar, October 5, 2017
Anthuriums & Orchids to Increase Hawaii’s Agricultural Production Grower’s Import Replacement Educational Research Seminar October 5, 2017
Languages :
English, Tagalog, Cebuano
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