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Emeritus Prof. Ronald Wills

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Publications

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Books (2 outputs)

Authored - Research (A1) (1 outputs)

Year Citation Link
1999 Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, Generation of high quality Australian echinacea purpurea products, RIRDC, Canberra, 41 (1999) [A1]

Revision/New Edition (A4) (1 outputs)

Year Citation Link
1998 Wills Ronald Baden, McGlasson B, Graham G, Joyce D, Postharvest: an introduction to the physiology and handling of fruit, vegetables and ornamentals, UNSW Press, Sydney, 262 (1998) [A4]

Chapters In A Book (2 outputs)

Chapter in A1 Book (B1) (2 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2005 Wills Ronald Baden, 'Minimizing the harmful effects of ethylene on the quality of fruit and vegetables', Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Agricultural Produce Quality, Taylor & Francis, London, 133-148 (2005) [B1]
2004 Perry Nigel B, Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Factors Affecting Echinacea Quality: Agronomy and Processing', Echinacea: The genus Echinacea, CRC Press, Florida, 111-126 (2004) [B1]

Journal Articles (62 outputs)

Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal (C1) (60 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2012 Wills Ronald Baden, Harris D R, Seberry James Alan, 'Use of ventilation with ambient air to inhibit ripening of banana during long distance transport', Food Australia, 64 38-44 (2012) [C1]
2011 Huque Roksana, Wills Ronald Baden, Golding J B, 'Nitric oxide inhibits cut-surface browning in four lettuce types', Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 86 97-100 (2011) [C1]
2010 Hassan Abdullah, Wills Ronald Baden, Atan Rohaya Md, Othman Zaulia, Fatt Lam Peng, Smith Mike, 'Blackheart disorder in fresh pineapple', Fresh Produce, 4 29-35 (2010) [C1] Nova
2009 Wills Ronald Baden, Shohet Deborah, 'Changes in valerenic acids content of valerian root (Valeriana officinalis L. s.l.) during long-term storage', Food Chemistry, 115 250-253 (2009) [C1] Nova
2008 Coogan Rod, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Flavour changes in asian white radish (Raphanus sativus) produced by different methods of drying and salting', International Journal of Food Properties, 11 253-257 (2008) [C1] Nova
2008 Lazar E E, Wills Ronald Baden, Ho B T, Harris A M, Spohr L J, 'Antifungal effect of gaseous nitric oxide on mycelium growth, sporulation and spore germination of the postharvest horticulture pathogens, Aspergillus niger, Monilinia fructicola and Penicillium italicum', Letters in Applied Microbiology, 46 688-692 (2008) [C1] Nova
2008 Pristijono Penta, Wills Ronald Baden, Golding J B, 'Use of the nitric oxide-donor compound, diethylenetriamine-nitric oxide (DETANO), as an inhibitor of browning in apple slices', Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 83 555-558 (2008) [C1] Nova
2008 Wills Ronald Baden, Pristijono Penta, Golding J B, 'Browning on the surface of cut lettuce slices inhibited by short term exposure to nitric oxide (NO)', Food Chemistry, 107 1387-1392 (2008) [C1] Nova
2007 Garg Manohar Lal, Blake Robert John, Wills Ronald Baden, Clayton E H, 'Macadamia nut consumption modulates favourably risk factors for coronary artery disease in hypercholesterolemic subjects', Lipids, 42 583-587 (2007) [C1]
2007 Wills Ronald Baden, Soegiarto Lani, Bowyer Michael Christian, 'Use of a solid mixture containing diethylenetriamine/nitric oxide (DETANO) to liberate nitric oxide gas in the presence of horticultural produce to extend postharvest life', Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry, 17 44-49 (2007) [C1] Nova
2006 Englberger L, Wills Ronald Baden, Blades Barbara Lorraine, Dufficy Lisa, Daniells J W, Coyne T, 'Carotenoid content and flesh color of selected banana cultivars growing in Australia', Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 27 281-291 (2006) [C1]
2006 Pristijono Penta, Wills Ronald Baden, Golding J B, 'Inhibition of browning on the surface of apple slices by short term exposure to nitric oxide (NO) gas', Postharvest Biology and Technology, 42 256-259 (2006) [C1]
2006 Shohet Deborah, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Characteristics of extracted valerenic acids from valerian (Valeriana officinalis) root by supercritical fluid extraction using carbon dioxide', International Journal of Food Properties, 9 325-329 (2006) [C1]
2006 Shohet Deborah, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Effect of postharvest handling on valerenic acids content of fresh valerian (Valeriana officinalis) root', Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 86 107-110 (2006) [C1]
2006 Soegiarto Lani, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Effect of nitric oxide, reduced oxygen and elevated carbon dioxide levels on the postharvest life of strawberries and lettuce', Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 46 1097-1100 (2006) [C1]
2004 Badiyan Dorna, Wills Ronald Baden, Bowyer Michael Christian, 'Use of a nitric oxide donor compound to extend the vase life of cut flowers', Hortscience, 39 1371-1372 (2004) [C1]
2004 Du Xiaowei, Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Changes in neutral and malonyl ginsenosides in American ginseng (Panaxquinquefolium) during drying, storage and ethanolic extraction', Food Chemistry, 86 155-159 (2004) [C1]
2004 Soegiarto Lani, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Short Term Fumigation with Nitric Oxide Gas in Air to Extend the Postharvest Life of Broccoli, Green Bean, and Bok Choy', HortTechnology, 14 538-540 (2004) [C1]
2004 Wills Ronald Baden, Warton Michelle Anne, 'Efficacy of potassium permanganate impregnated into alumina beads to reduce atmospheric ethylene', Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 129 433-438 (2004) [C1]
2004 Wills Ronald Baden, Warton Michelle Anne, Jk Kim, 'Effect of low levels of ethylene on sprouting of potatoes in storage', Hortscience, 39 136-137 (2004) [C1]
2004 Zhou Yuchan, O'Hare T J, Jobin-Decor M, Underhill S J R, Wills Ronald Baden, Graham M W, 'Transcriptional regulation of a pineapple polyphenol oxidase gene and its relationship to blackheart', Plant Biotechnology Journal, 1 463-478 (2004) [C1] Nova
2003 Bowyer Michael Christian, Wills Ronald Baden, Badiyan D, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'Extending the postharvest life of carnations with nitric oxide - comparison of fumigation and in vivo delivery', Postharvest Biology and Technology, 30 281-286 (2003) [C1] Nova
2003 Garg Manohar Lal, Blake Robert John, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Macadamia nut comsumption lowers plasma total and LDL cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic men', Journal of Nutrition, 133 1060-1063 (2003) [C1]
2003 Harris David Russell, Wills Ronald Baden, Seberry J A, Ward K R, 'Use of ISO-NOP200 for measurement of NO in the gas phase under controlled humidity conditions', Nitric Oxide Biology and Chemistry, 9 135-140 (2003) [C1]
2003 Soegiarto L, Wills Ronald Baden, Seberry J A, Leshem Y, 'Nitric oxide degradation in oxygen atmospheres and rate of uptake by horticultural produce', Postharvest Biology and Technology, 28 327-331 (2003) [C1]
2003 Stuart Douglas Lindsay, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Effect of Drying Temperature on Alkylamide and Cichoric Acid Concentrations of Echinacea Purpurea', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 51 1608-1610 (2003) [C1]
2003 Wills Ronald Baden, Coogan Rod, 'Cultural differences in degree of liking of Asian white radish (Raphanus sativus L.)', Journal of Sensory Studies, 18 83-87 (2003) [C1]
2003 Zhou Y, Dahler J M, Underhill S J R, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Enzymes associated with blackheart development in pineapple fruit', Food Chemistry, 80 565-572 (2003) [C1]
2002 Coogan Rod, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Effect of drying and salting on the flavour compound of Asian white radish', Food Chemistry, 77 305-307 (2002) [C1]
2002 Utama I M S, Wills Ronald Baden, Ben-Yehoshua S, Kuek C, 'In Vitro Efficacy of Plant Volatiles for Inhibiting the Growth of Fruit and Vegetable Decay Microorganisms', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 50 6371-6377 (2002) [C1]
2002 Warton Michelle, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Survey of storage conditions and quality of minimally processed packaged lettuce in supermarkets', Food Australia, 54 (5) 191-192 (2002) [C1]
2002 Wills Ronald Baden, Du Xiaowei, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Changes in ginsenosides in Australian-grown American ginseng plants (Panax quinquefolium L.)', Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 42 1119-1123 (2002) [C1]
2002 Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'Use of 1-MCP to extend the time to ripen of green tomatoes and postharvest life of ripe tomatoes', Postharvest Biology and Technology, 26 85-90 (2002) [C1]
2002 Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, Warton Michelle Anne, 'Use of 1-methylcyclopropene to extend the postharvest life of lettuce', Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 82 1253-1255 (2002) [C1]
2001 Coogan Rod, Wills Ronald Baden, Nguyen V Q, 'Pungency levels of white radish (Raphanus sativus L.) grown in different seasons in Australia', Food Chemistry 72 (2001), 72 1-3 (2001) [C1]
2001 Shohet Deborah, Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Valepotriates and valerenic acids in commercial preparations of valerian available in Australia', Pharmazie, 56 859-863 (2001) [C1]
2001 Wills Ronald Baden, Warton Michelle Anne, Mussa D M D, Chew L P, 'Ripening of climacteric fruits initiated at low ethylene levels', Australaian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 41 89-92 (2001) [C1]
2000 Ku Vivian Veng-Va, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Use of nitric oxide to reduce postharvest water loss from horticultural produce', Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 75 (3) 268-270 (2000) [C1]
2000 Stuart Douglas Lindsay, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Alkylamide and Cichoric Acid Levels in Echinacea purpurea Tissues During Plant Growth', Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants, 7(1) 11 (2000) [C1]
2000 Stuart Douglas Lindsay, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Factors affecting the extraction of alkylamides and cichoric acid during ethanolic processing of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench', Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 2000, 40 873-877 (2000) [C1]
2000 Wills Ronald Baden, 'Effect of fruit maturity on efficiency of 1-methylcyclopropene to delay the ripening of bananas', Postharvest Biology and Technology, 20 303-308 (2000) [C1]
2000 Wills Ronald Baden, 'Herbal Products: active constituents, modes of action and quality control', Nutrition Research Reviews, 13 47-77 (2000) [C1]
2000 Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'Fumigation with nitric oxide to extend the postharvest life of strawberries', Posharvest Biology and Technology, 18 75-79 (2000) [C1]
2000 Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Effect of handling and storage on alkylamides and chicoric acid in Echinacea purpurea', Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 80 1402-1406 (2000) [C1]
2000 Wills Ronald Baden, Warton Michelle Anne, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'Ethylene levels associated with fruit and vegetables during marketing', Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 40 465-470 (2000) [C1]
1999 Krajayklang M, Klieber A, Wills Ronald Baden, Dry Pr, 'Effects of ethephon on fruit yield, colour and pungency of cayenne and paprika peppers', Aust.J.Expt.Agric., 39 221-4 (1999) [C1]
1999 Ku Vivian Veng-Va, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene on the storage life of broccoli', Postharv.Biol.Technol., 17 127-32 (1999) [C1]
1999 Ku Vivian Veng-Va, Wills Ronald Baden, Ben-Yehoshua S, '1-Methylcyclopropene can differentially affect the postharvest life of strawberries exposed to ethylene', HortScience, 34 119-120 (1999) [C1]
1999 Ku Vivian Veng-Va, Wills Ronald Baden, Ben-Yehoshua S, '1-Methylcyclopropene can differentially affect the postharvest storage life of strawberries exposed to ethylene', HortScience, 34 119-120 (1999) [C1]
1999 Wills Ronald Baden, Harris David Russell, Seberry Aj, 'Delayed ripening of bananas through minimisation of ethylene', Tropic. Agric., 76 1-4 (1999) [C1]
1999 Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, Shohet Deborah, 'Importance of low ethylene levels to delay senescence of non-climacteric fruit and vegetables', Aust.J.Expt.Agric., 39 221-4 (1999) [C1]
1999 Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Alkylamide and Cichoric acid levels in echinacea purpurea grown in Australia', Food Chemistry, 67 385-388 (1999) [C1]
1999 Wootton M, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Correlations between Korean sensory preceptions of dry salted wheat noodles and objective quality parameters', Internat.J.Food Properties, 2 55-61 (1999) [C1]
1998 Gamage Tv, Wills Ronald Baden, Yuen Cmc, 'Organoleptic properties of minimally processed apple pieces stored under modified atmosphere', International Journal of Food Properties, 1 221-242 (1998) [C1]
1998 Kim Gh, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Interaction of enhanced carbon dioxide and reduced ethylene on the storage life of strawberries', Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 73 181-184 (1998) [C1]
1998 Lesham Yy, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Harnessing senescence delaying gases nitric oxide and nitrous oxide: a novel approach to postharvest control of fresh horticultural produce', Biologica Plantaria, 41 1-10 (1998) [C1]
1998 Lesham Yy, Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'Evidence for the function of the free radical gas - nitric oxide (NO) - as an endogenous maturation and senescence regulating factor in higher plants', Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 36 825-833 (1998) [C1]
1998 Wills Ronald Baden, Brand Miller Jc, Matawie Km, 'Relationship between glycaemic index and nutrient composition of fruit and vegetables', International Journal of Food Properties, 1 89-94 (1998) [C1]
1998 Wills Ronald Baden, Gibbons Sl, 'Use of very low ethylene levels to extend the postharvest life of Haas avocado fruit', International Journal of Food Properties, 1 71-76 (1998) [C1]
1998 Wills Ronald Baden, Taabe N, 'Texture of prepared postato salad', Food Australia, 50 457-459 (1998) [C1]
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Non Refereed Article in a Professional Journal (C3) (2 outputs)

Year Citation Link
1999 Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Levels of active constituents in manufactured echinacea products', Australian Chemistry Resource Book, 18 56-62 (1999) [C3]
1998 Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Levels of active constituents in manufactured echinacea products', Chemistry Australia, 65 (8) 17-19 (1998) [C3]

Review (1 outputs)

A Substantial Review of an Entire Field of Study (D1) (1 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2001 Wills Ronald Baden, Stuart Douglas Lindsay, 'Production of High Quality Australian Ginseng: A report for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (2001) [D1]

Conference Publication (17 outputs)

Full Written Paper - Refereed (E1) (4 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2007 Wills Ronald Baden, Pristijono Penta, Golding J B, 'Use of nitric oxide to reduce surface browning of fresh cut lettuce and apple slices', Proceedings of the International Conference on Quality Management of Fresh Cut Produce QMFCP2007, Bangkok (2007) [E1]
2003 Wills Ronald Baden, Bowyer Michael Christian, Leshem Y, 'Use of Nitric Oxide to Extend the Postharvest Life of Horticultural Produce', Acta Horticulturae, Leuven, Belgium (2003) [E1]
2001 Garg Manohar Lal, Rudra P K, Blake R J, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Health benefits of macadamia nuts in borderline hyperlipidaemic male volunteers', Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia (2001), Canberra, AUSTRALIA (2001) [E1]
2001 Leshem Y Y, Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'Applications of Nitric Oxide (NO) for Postharvest Control', Proceedings 4th International Conference on Postharvest, Jerusalem, ISRAEL (2001) [E1]
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Full Written Paper - Non Refereed (E2) (7 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2002 Wills Ronald Baden, Bowyer Michael Christian, 'Use of Nitric Oxide to Extend the Postharvest Life of Flowers', The Wildflower Business: Keys to Progress and Profit, Warwick Farm, Sydney, NSW, Australia (2002) [E2]
2001 Wills Ronald Baden, 'Postharvest Consideration of Greenhouse Horticultural Products', Australian Hydroponic and Greenhouse Conference 2001, NSW, AUSTRALIA (2001) [E2]
2001 Wills Ronald Baden, Warton Michelle Anne, 'A new rating scale for ethylene action on postharvest fruit and vegetables', Improving Postharvest Technologies of Fruits, Vegetables and Ornamentals - Volume 1, Murcia, SPAIN (2001) [E2]
1999 Lesham Yy, Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'On chloroplast involvement and ethylene/nitric oxide (NO*) stochiometry in fruit maturation', Biology and Biotechnology of the plant hormone ethylene II (1999) [E2]
1998 Wills Ronald Baden, 'Effect of low ethylene levels on senescence of fruit and vegetables', CIPA Proceddings: International Congress for Plastics in Agriculture, Tel Aviv, Israel (1998) [E2]
1998 Wills Ronald Baden, 'Enhancement of senescence in non climacteric fruit and vegetables by low ethylene levels', Postharvest '96: Proceedings of the International Postharvest Science Conference, Taupo, New Zealand (1998) [E2]
1998 Wills Ronald Baden, Hosemans C, 'Quality and control for market demands', The Australian Ginseng Conference, Canberra (1998) [E2]
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Extract of Paper (E3) (6 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2009 Finau K, Fuimaono E, Tumaalii F, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Postharvest research in Samoa', Postharvest Pacifica 2009: Australasian Postharvest and Managing Quality in Chains Conference, Napier, NZ (2009) [E3]
2009 Huque Roksana, Golding John, Wills Ronald Baden, 'Metabolic effects of nitric oxide on apple slices', Postharvest Pacifica 2009: Australasian Postharvest and Managing Quality in Chains Conference, Napier, NZ (2009) [E3]
2007 Pristijono Penta, Wills Ronald Baden, Golding J B, 'Use of nitric oxide to inhibit browning in fresh cut lettuce', 2007 Australasian Postharvest Conference. Program and Abstracts, Terrigal, NSW (2007) [E3]
2004 Wills Ronald Baden, 'Postharvest Effect of Nitric Oxide on Vegetables and Flowers', Volume of Abstracts, Verona, ITALY (2004) [E3]
1999 Warton Michelle Anne, Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'What constitutes high and low ethylene concentrations in fruit and vegetable storage', 1999 Australasian Postharvest Horticulture Conference Abstracts, Waitangi, New Zealand (1999) [E3]
1999 Wills Ronald Baden, Ku Vivian Veng-Va, 'Nitric oxide: a potential natural chemical to extend the postharvest storage life of horticultural commodities', Australasian Postharvest Horticulture Conference, Waitangi, New Zealand (1999) [E3]
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Patents (2 outputs)

Patent (I1) (1 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2004 Wills Ronald Baden, Leshem Y, Method for reducing the rate of deterioration of perishable horticultural produce (2004) [I1]

Application for Patent (I2) (1 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2004 Wills Ronald Baden, Methods of treating horticultural produce with nitric oxide and composition for use in same (2004) [I2]