Vegetable Breeding, Genetics & Genomics: Plant Center Fall Retreat 2018

Oct 5, 2018

Plant Center Fall Retreat 2018

Members of the lab attended the annual Plant Center Fall Retreat at Unicoi State Park. Reeve, Winnie and Jorge were among the approximately 100 graduate students and postdocs who presented poster at the event. Congratulations to all the participants and especially Winnie who won 1st prize for her poster entitled "Fine-mapping of a Major Quantitative Trait Locus Qdff3-1 Controlling Flowering Time in Watermelon."

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About the Lab

Our research program focuses on developing molecular tools for watermelon and integrating these tools into our breeding program. Thus we strive to bridge the gap between basic genomic research and applied cultivar development.

Our current research projects endeavor to identify loci and genes associated with important fruit, seed, flower and disease resistance traits in watermelon.

Participants in our research group gain experience in field, greenhouse and laboratory research as well as genomic analysis and bioinformatics. The majority of research is carried out by graduate and undergraduate students, as well as high school students through the Young Scholars Internship Program.