Publications

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1. Das, P., C. Barker, Y. Park, F. Perreault, P. Westerhoff, and C.R. Penton*. 2025. Impact of graphite nano amendments on soil enzyme activities, functional genes and microbiome composition in a soil-plant system. Soil Biol. Biochem. 109714. [CrossRef]

2. Ries, J., Q. Meng, and Y. Park*. 2025. Potassium sulfate supplementation with elevated electrical conductivity was unproductive for hydroponic strawberry at the original Yamazaki nutrient solution nitrogen level. HortScience 60(2):198-204. [CrossRef].

3. Ries, J. and Y. Park*. 2024. Far-red light in sole-source lighting can enhance the growth and fruit production of indoor strawberries. HortScience 59(6):799-805. [CrossRef].

4. McClintic, N., Z. Chen, and Y. Park*. 2024. Evaluating organic fertilizers and microbial inoculation for soilless and hydroponic crop production. HortScience. 59(4):552-560. [CrossRef].

5. Park, Y*. and K.A. Williams. 2024. Organic Hydroponics. Sci. Hort. 324:112604. [CrossRef].

6. Ries, J., Z. Chen, and Y. Park*. 2023. Potential use of food waste based anaerobic digestate for sustainable crop production practice. Sustainability 24;15(11):8520. [CrossRef].

7. Park, Y.* and E.S. Runkle. 2023. Spectral-conversion film potential for greenhouses: Utility of green-to-red photons conversion and far-red filtration for plant growth. PLOS ONE 18(2): e0281996. [CrossRef].

8. Park, Y.*, R. Sethi, and S. Temnyk. 2023. Growth, flowering, and fruit production of strawberry ‘Albion’ in indoor vertical farms in response to photoperiod and photosynthetic photon flux density of sole-source lighting. Plants 12(4):731. [CrossRef].

9. Runkle, E.S.*, Y. Park, and Q. Meng. 2022. High photosynthetic photon flux density can attenuate effects of light quality. Acta Hortic. 1337:333-340. [CrossRef].

10. Shen, L., R. Lou, Y. Park, Y. Guo, C.J. Huggins, Y. Xiao, D. Rieder, R. Yang, E.S. Runkle, X. Yin*. 2021. Increasing photosynthesis by spectral-shifting and unidirectional light-extracting photonics. Nat. Food 2:434-441. [CrossRef].

11. Zhang, M., Y. Park., and E.S. Runkle*. 2020. Regulation of extension growth and flowering of seedlings by blue radiation and the red to far-red ratio of sole-source lighting. Sci. Hort. 272:109478. [CrossRef].

12. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle*. 2019. Use of far-red radiation in sole-source lighting for floriculture crops. Acta. Hort. Acta Hortic. 1296:567-574. [CrossRef].

13. Runkle, E.S.*, Q. Meng, and Y. Park. 2019. LED applications in greenhouse and indoor production of horticultural crops. Acta Hort. 1263:17-30. [CrossRef].

14. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle*. 2019. Blue radiation attenuates the effects of the red to far-red ratio on extension growth but not on flowering. Environ. Exp. Bot. 168:103871. [CrossRef].

15. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle*. 2018. Spectral effects of light-emitting diodes on plant growth, visual color quality, and photosynthetic photon efficacy: White versus blue plus red radiation. PLOS ONE 13(8): e0202386. [CrossRef].

16. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle*. 2018. Far-red radiation and photosynthetic photon flux density independently regulate seedling growth but interactively regulate flowering. Environ. Exp. Bot. 155:206-216. [CrossRef].

17. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle*. 2017. Far-red radiation promotes growth of seedlings by increasing leaf expansion and whole-plant net assimilation. Environ. Exp. Bot. 136:41-49. [CrossRef].

18. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle*. 2016. Investigating the merit of including far-red radiation in the production of ornamental seedlings grown under sole-source lighting. Acta Hortic. 1134:259-266. [CrossRef].

19. Kim, Y.J., Y. Park, and K.S. Kim*. 2015. Night interruption promotes flowering and improves flower quality in Doritaenopsis Orchid. Flower. Res. J. 23(1):6-10. [CrossRef].

20. An, H.R, Kim, Y.J., Y. Park, and K.S. Kim*. 2015. Night interruption promotes subsequent cut flower quality in Cymbidium ‘Red Fire’. Hort. Environ. Biotechnol. 56:455-461. [CrossRef].

21. Hong, Y.Y., Y. Park, Y.J. Kim, and K.S. Kim*. 2014. Vegetative growth and flowering of Salvia splendens 'Salsa' in response to night interruption. Kor. J. Hort. Sci. Technol. 32:434-439. [CrossRef].

22. Park, Y., Y.J. Kim, and K.S. Kim*. 2013. Vegetative growth and flowering of Dianthus, Zinnia, and Pelargonium as affected by night interruption at different timings. Hort. Environ. Biotechnol. 54:236-242. [CrossRef].

1. Park, Y., C. Gómez and E.S. Runkle. 2022. Indoor production of ornamental seedlings, vegetable transplants, and microgreens, p. 351–372. In: T. Kozai et al. (eds.). Plant factory: Basics, applications and advances. Academic Press, Cambridge, MA, USA. [CrossRef]

1. Runkle, E.S. and Y. Park. 2021. The indoor lighting guide. GrowerTalks 85(3):3–23.

2. Zhang, M., Y. Park, and E.S. Runkle. 2019. A little far-red light goes a long way. GrowerTalks 82(13):58–61.

3. Runkle, E.S., Y. Park, M. Zhang, and P. Fisher. 2019. Lighting young plants indoors. GrowerTalks 82(10):58–60.

4. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle. 2019. LEDs: Blue & Far-red light. GrowerTalks 82(12):58–60.

5. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle. 2019. LEDs: Far red & light intensity interaction. GrowerTalks 82(11):54–57.

6. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle. 2018. Growing ornamental seedlings under white LEDs. Greenhouse Grower November: 23–26.

7. Park, Y. and E.S. Runkle. 2016. Red light spectrum. GrowerTalks 80:68-72.

Graduate Students

1. Webb, Emily. (2024). Using Food Waste Liquid Anaerobic Digestate for Hydroponic Leafy Vegetable Production. MS thesis, Arizona State University. ISBN: 9798346808312.

2. Ries, Jonathan. (2024). Improving Indoor Strawberry Production in Vertical Farming Through Enhanced Lighting and Fertilization Strategies. MS thesis, Arizona State University. ISBN: 9798382329796.

3. McClintic, Nicklas Charles. (2022). Improving the Efficiency of Organic Fertilizer for Soilless Cultivation Using Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms. MS thesis, Arizona State University, ISBN: 9798363505119.

4. Li, Lin. (2022). Dissecting the Role of Type I Proton Pyrophosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana. PhD dissertation, Arizona State University, ISBN: 9798802717523.

Undergraduate Students

1. Goode, Jasmine. (2023) Evaluating the effects of partial or full replacement of chemical fertilizer with food waste fertilizer on growth and flowering of lettuce and petunia. Barrett thesis, The Honors College at Arizona State University.

2. Cherry, Hannah. (2021). Food Waste Fertilizer Efficacy. Barrett thesis, The Honors College at Arizona State University.

1. Bippus, K. 2023. Farms of the future: How ASU is growing food out of the ground. The State Press.

2. Baker, L. 2022. Way to grow: Sustainable food takes root on ASU campuses. ASU News.

3. ASU News. 2022. This is Innovation at Arizona State University. 2022. Youtube

4. Sustainable Earth. 2022. Growing Up: Is Vertical Farming the Future of food? Youtube

5. Seckel, S. 2021. Farming the future. 2021. ASU News.

6. Lopez, R.G. 2021. Meet the researchers. Inside Grower 5:16-17.