Address
286 Alderman Hall
1970 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108

Education
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1989, Horticulture (Plant Breeding)
M.S., University of Minnesota, 1985, Horticulture (Plant Breeding)
B.S., California Polytechnic State Univ., 1983, Ornamental Horticulture (Floriculture)

Links
www.florifacts.umn.edu

Research Program
Research objectives include Germplasm Enhancement—R&D of new and improved flowering herbaceous perennials and specialty annuals for commercial floriculture (cold tolerance, change in propagation mode, reproductive barrier characterization); Risk Assessment of Invasive Potential—Creation and testing of non-invasive ideotypes for herbaceous ornamental crops (trait analysis, heritability, stability testing, risk assessment) and to Educate graduate students. Major discoveries include: (a) chrysanthemums—ID of environments to select for day neutrality/heat-delay insensitivity and trait heritability, discovery of emergent rhizome number as a non-destructive seedling selection marker, ID of the critical temperature for Z3-4 hardiness, container production of groundcover types; (b) gaura—seed germination requirements of G. lindheimeri, G. coccinea, in vitro protocols for regeneration of G. lindheimeri, ID of the gametophytic SI system in G. lindheimeri, creation of 4x G. lindheimeri to cross with 4x G. coccinea; (c) geophytic crops—lack of vernalization requirement for flowering of L. x formolongi hybrids, 2 genes (Ver1, Ver 2) in L. formosanum for flowering without vernalization, use of AFLP (lily, hydrangea, roses) to determine clonal differences, selection of Gladiolus saundersii to flower in 1.5 yrs., selection, tissue culture of a Z3 hardy G. x hybridus, development of freezing tests for gladiolus corms; (d) selecting for non-invasiveness—habitat type & disturbance level affect invasive potential of Cleome and Polanisia; germination, survival and growth are lower in non-cultivated and disturbed habitats than in cultivated condition.

Extension Program
Extension activities include answering production or breeding-related extension calls or e-mails, giving local/state/national/international talks to industry and the gardening public, and publishing extension-related information. Extension-related research encompasses directing the annual bedding plant trials for the three U of M sites (St. Paul, Morris, Grand Rapids) and the five site herbaceous perennial winter hardiness trials. Results from both trials are on the floriculture (www.florifacts.umn.edu) and serve as a major outreach for industry professionals, the press, and gardening public. Each year a summary report is published with the top 10-ranked cultivars per site. I give presentations each year on the top performing bedding plants at MNLA meetings, for garden clubs throughout Minnesota, as well as across the country.

Teaching Responsibilities
Hort 1013, Floral Design (fall semesters)
Hort 3002W, Greenhouse Management (spring semesters)
Hort 5051, Floriculture Crop Production (spring semesters)
Hort 8023, Evolution of Crop Plants (fall semester, alternate years)

Synergistic Activities/Programmatic Issues

I serve as the Director of the Invasion Biology Research Consortium (IBRC). Synergy among IBRC researchers has generated new crosscutting ideas to further exemplify distinctive invasion biology research at the University of Minnesota. For instance, two IBRC faculty co-edited a special issue of Euphytica (2006). IBRC faculty teamed with ISEES (Institute for Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability) faculty to create a freestanding minor in Risk Analysis for Introduced Species and Genotypes and submit an NSF Integrative Graduate Education, Research and Training (IGERT) grant. To diversify our graduate students I have an existing research partnership with 2 faculty at an 1890s land-grant, historically black college, West Virginia State University (WVSU).

Publications

• Anderson, NO, PD Ascher. 2000. Fertility changes in inbred families of self-incompatible chrysanthemums (Dendranthema grandiflora). JASHS 125(5):619-625.
• Anderson, NO, PD Ascher. 2000. Fecundity and fitness in cross-compatible pollinations of tristylous North American Lythrum salicaria populations. TAG 101:830-843.
• Anderson, NO. 2001. Cultivar trial setup: A case study for potted plant production specialists. HortTech. 11(3):481-484.
• Anderson, NO. 2001. The Floratech Dilemma: A case study for potted plant production specialists. HortTech. 11(3):477-480.
• Anderson, NO, PD Ascher. 2001. Selection of day-neutral, heat-delay-insensitive Dendranthema xgrandiflora genotypes. JASHS 126(6):710-721.
• Anderson, NO, W Peters. 2001. Breeding for winter hardy Gaura. Perennial Plant Quarterly, Spring 2001:45-52.
• Anderson, NO, PD Ascher, E Gesick, B Walvatne, N Eash, V Fritz, J Hebel, S Poppe, R Wagner, and D Wildung. 2001. Garden chrysanthemums 'Peach Centerpiece' and 'Sesquicentennial Sun'. HortSci. 36(7):1349-1351.
• Anderson, NO. 2002. New methodology to teach floral induction in floriculture potted plant production classes. HortTech. 12(1):157-167.
• Anderson, NO, PD Ascher, K Haghighi. 2002. Root peroxidases and Rhizobium, Bradyrhizobium nodulation affinities of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. acutifolius A. Gray congruity backcross populations. Euphytica 126:379-390.
• Anderson, N.O. and J.D. Walker. 2003. Effectiveness of web-based versus live plant identification tests. HortTech. 13(1):199-205.
• Anderson, N.O. and B. Dunn. 2003. Inbreeding depression in seed-propagated Lilium x-formolongi inbreds. Acta Hort. 624:43-49.
• Anderson, N.O. and E. Gesick. 2003. Container production of prostrate garden chrysanthemums. HortSci. 38:1344-1348.
• Zambreno, K., E. Hoover, N. Anderson, and J. Gillman. 2004. Writing across the curriculum: Where does horticultural science fit in? HortTech. 14(4):1-4.
• Anderson, N.O. and P.D. Ascher. 2004. Inheritance of seed set, germination, and day neutrality/heat delay insensitivity of garden chrysanthemums (Dendranthema x grandiflora) under glasshouse and field conditions. JASHS 129(4):509-516.
• Anderson, N.O. and E. Gesick. 2004. Phenotypic markers for selection of winter hardy garden chrysanthemum (Dendranthema x grandiflora Tzvelv.) genotypes. Sci. Hort. 101(1-2):153-167.
• Thompson, D.I., N.O. Anderson, and J. van Staden. 2005. Watsonias as container plants: Using paclobutrazol for flowering and height control. S. African J. Botany 71:426-431.
• Zlesak, D.C., C.A. Thill, and N.O. Anderson. 2005. Trifluralin-mediated polyploidization of Rosa chinensis minima (Sims) Voss seedlings. Euphytica 141:281-290.
• Anderson, N.O., N. Gomez, & S.M. Galatowitsch 2006. A non-invasive crop ideotype to reduce invasive potential. In: N.O. Anderson & S.M. Galatowitsch (eds.). Plant breeding and crop domestication as sources of new invasive species. Euphytica 148:185-202.
• Anderson, N.O., S.M. Galatowitsch, & N. Gomez. 2006. Selection strategies to reduce invasive potential in introduced plants. In: N.O. Anderson & S.M. Galatowitsch (eds.). Plant breeding and crop domestication as sources of new invasive species. Euphytica 148:203-216.
• Kim, D-C. & N.O. Anderson. 2006. Comparative analysis of laboratory freezing methods to establish cold tolerance of detached rhizomes and intact crowns in garden chrysanthemums. Sci. Hort. 109:345-352.
• Peters, W.L. & N.O. Anderson. 2006. Statistical discrimination between pollen tube growth and seed set in establishing self incompatibility in Gaura lindheimeri. Euphytica 149:237-250.
• Peters, W., M. Meyer, & N. Anderson. 2006. Minnesota horticultural industry survey on invasive plants. In: N.O. Anderson & S.M. Galatowitsch (eds.). Plant breeding and crop domestication as sources of new invasive species. Euphytica 148:75-86.

• Anderson, N. 2004. Breeding flower seed crops, p.53-86. In: M. McDonald and F. Kwong (eds.). Flower seeds. CABI.
• Anderson, N.O. 2006. Prevention of invasiveness in floricultural crops, p. 177-214. In: Anderson, N.O. (ed.). Flower Breeding & Genetics: Issues, challenges, and opportunities for the 21st century. Springer, Dordrecht.
• Anderson, N.O. 2006. Chrysanthemum. Dendranthema x grandiflora Tzvelv., p. 389-438. In: Anderson, N.O. (ed.). Flower Breeding & Genetics: Issues, challenges, and opportunities for the 21st century. Springer, Dordrecht.
• Ascough, G.D., D.I. Thompson, N. Mtshali, N.O. Anderson, J.E. Erwin, and J. van Staden. 2006. Watsonia, vol. IV, p.599-605. In: J.A. Teixeira da Silva (ed.), Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology, Global Sci. Bks., London.
• Shinoyama, H., N. Anderson, H. Furuta, A. Mochizuki, T. Nomura, T. Kazuma, S.K. Datta, B. Wang, and J.A. Teixeira da Silva. 2006. Chrysanthemum biotechnology, vol. II, p.140-163. In: J.A. Teixeira da Silva (ed.), Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology, Global Sci. Bks., London.
• Smith, A.G. & N.O. Anderson. 2006. Engineered sterility for non-native plant invaders. II:232-239. In: J.A. Teixeira da Silva (Ed.), Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology, Global Sci. Bks., London.
• Wilkins, H.F. & N.O. Anderson. 2006. Creation of new floral products. Annualization of perennials—Horticultural and commercial significance, p. 49-64. In: Anderson, N.O. (ed.). Flower Breeding & Genetics: Issues, challenges, and opportunities for the 21st century. Springer, Dordrecht.
  

Books

• Anderson, N.O. 2006. Flower Breeding & Genetics: Issues, challenges, and opportunities for the 21st century. Springer, Dordrecht.