Markus Keller
Scientist/Professor
Chateau Ste. Michelle Distinguished Professor of Viticulture
(WSU faculty member since 2001)
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Areas of Interest
- Grape Physiology
- Viticulture Production
Educational Background
- Ph.D., 1995, Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland
- M.S. (Dipl. Ing. Agr.), 1989, Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland
Honors and Awards
- Swiss AgroPrize (1993)
Current Graduate Students
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Geoffrey Hall
Selected Publications
Keller M. and L.J. Mills. 2007. Effect of pruning on recovery and productivity of cold-injured Merlot grapevines. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 58:351-357.
Tesic D., M. Keller, and R. Hutton. 2007. Influence of vineyard floor management practices on grapevine growth, yield, and fruit composition. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 58:1-11.
Holzapfel B.P., J.P. Smith, R.M. Mandel, and M. Keller. 2006. Manipulating the postharvest period and its impact on vine productivity of Semillon grapevines. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 57:148-157.
Keller M., J.P. Smith, and B.R. Bondada. 2006. Ripening grape berries remain hydraulically connected to the shoot. J. Exp. Bot. 57: 2577-2587.
Mills L.J., J.C. Ferguson, and M. Keller. 2006. Cold hardiness evaluation of grapevine buds and cane tissues. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 57:194-200.
Rogiers S.Y., D.H. Greer, J.M. Hatfield, B.A. Orchard, and M. Keller. 2006. Solute transport into Shiraz berries during development and late-ripening shrinkage. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 57: 73-80.
Keller M. 2005. Deficit irrigation and vine mineral nutrition. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 56: 267-283.
Keller M., L.J. Mills, J.M. Tarara, and J. Ferguson. 2005. Effects of budbreak temperature on seasonal shoot and fruit growth in grapevines. Acta Hort. 689:183-188.
Viret O., M. Keller, V.G. Jaudzems, and F.M. Cole. 2004. Botrytis cinerea infection of grape flowers: light and electron microscopical studies of infection sites. Phytopathology 94: 850-857.
Keller M., O. Viret, and F.M. Cole. 2003. Botrytis cinerea infection in grape flowers: defense reaction, latency, and disease expression. Phytopathology 93: 316-322.
Office: V&E Building
WSU-IAREC
24106 N Bunn Rd.
Prosser, WA 99350
Phone: 509.786.9263
E-mail: mkeller@wsu.edu