Here is Phyllica with her proud parents and mentor.
Phyllicia hard at work in the lab.
Congratulations to Phyllicia for her outstanding work on this project!
Jul 17, 2015
Phyllicia Thomas wins 1st prize!
Phyllicia Thomas won 1st prize for her oral presentation in the CAES Young Scholars Internship Program (Athens). The title of her research was "Detection of mutations in a candidate gene associated with bi-sexual flowers in watermelon"
Here is Phyllica with her proud parents and mentor.
Phyllicia hard at work in the lab.
Congratulations to Phyllicia for her outstanding work on this project!
Here is Phyllica with her proud parents and mentor.
Phyllicia hard at work in the lab.
Congratulations to Phyllicia for her outstanding work on this project!
Jun 4, 2015
Watermelon planting day! Oh joy!
The McGregor Lab and Team Boyhan hand-transplanted ACRES of watermelon in May and June with help from graduate peers in the Horticulture Department. The two teams will have 6 watermelon field experiments running this summer at the Durham Horticultural Farm. Of course we are looking forward to tasting the fruit!!
Pictured (left to right): Suzanne Stone, Alex Rajewski, Will Hembree, and Lindsay Davies
May 20, 2015
CROPS 2015
Dr. McGregor is currently attending the CROPS 2015 conference in Huntsville, Alabama.
The conference was co-organized by HudsonAlpha and the University of Georgia. It is held at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and is part of the IPBGG annual retreat.
The start of the Genome Walkway - the larges double helix in the world!
The conference was co-organized by HudsonAlpha and the University of Georgia. It is held at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and is part of the IPBGG annual retreat.
The start of the Genome Walkway - the larges double helix in the world!
Apr 22, 2015
Undergraduate Researchers present their Research at the Horticulture Seminar Series
Three brave undergraduate researchers presented their research today in the Horticulture seminar series. Well done Mark, Maya and Will - you all did a great job!
Mar 31, 2015
Three Minute Thesis Finalists
Both Suzanne Stone and Alex Rajewski have been selected as university-wide finalists for the “3 Minute Thesis” competition.
Good Luck Suzanne and Alex!
Dec 21, 2014
Nov 18, 2014
Congratulations Alex!
Alex Rajewski won 1st prize at the annual UGA CAES Interdisciplinary Graduate Plant & Soil Symposium for the presentation of his M.S. research entitled "Disinfestation and in vitro growth and development of Arundinaria."
Congratulation Alex!
Oct 21, 2014
Oct 10, 2014
Assistantships available
We currently have several assistantships available for students interested in QTL mapping and marker assisted breeding in watermelon. Highly motivated candidates with a passion for plant breeding and genetics are especially encouraged to apply.
Sep 3, 2013
Collecting watermelon fruit data
Collecting the last data for the 2013 field season. From left to right: Dusty Martin (undergraduate student), Allen Ray (undergraduate student), Geoffrey Meru (graduate student), Vickie Waters (research technician), Cecilia McGregor (PI), Jeremy Ray (undergraduate student) and Susan Hawkins (graduate student with Dr. Ruter).
Photo by Donglin Zhang
Aug 21, 2013
Graduate Assistantship available for MSc student
We currently have an opportunity available for a student who wants to pursue his/her MSc degree at UGA. The research will focus on molecular marker applications in watermelon breeding. If you are interested, please contact Dr. McGregor
Jun 18, 2013
The best laid plans ...
This is what happens to a watermelon field when you get 7.1 inches of rain in 6 days.
Pictures by Allen Ray
Jun 11, 2013
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Mechanical innoculation of watermelon seedlings with Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV).
Jan 16, 2013
Watermelon Pollenizers
In 2012 we carried out a study to determine the overlap of male flowers produced by watermelon pollenizers with female flowers produced by triploid cultivars. You can download the Report here, and an interactive Excel file here. You can use the Excel file to graph the flowering patterns for your chosen combinations. Keep in mind the data from the Excel sheet should be viewed in combination with the data in the report.
We are planning to repeat the experiment in 2013 and will then publish all the data in a peer reviewed journal, but if you want to use the 2012 data, please use the following citation: McGregor C (2012) Comparison of time to first flower and flowering duration for triploid watermelon and diploid pollenizers, 2012 Report, http://ugamaclab.blogspot.com/
We thank all the seed companies who provided seed for this study free of charge.
Update: Related publication.
We are planning to repeat the experiment in 2013 and will then publish all the data in a peer reviewed journal, but if you want to use the 2012 data, please use the following citation: McGregor C (2012) Comparison of time to first flower and flowering duration for triploid watermelon and diploid pollenizers, 2012 Report, http://ugamaclab.blogspot.com/
We thank all the seed companies who provided seed for this study free of charge.
Update: Related publication.
Aug 9, 2012
Watermelon Pollen
Watermelon pollen germinating in sucrose medium.
Watermelon pollen stained with modified Alexander stain. Viable pollen stain red, non-viable pollen blue.
Watermelon pollen stained with modified Alexander stain. Viable pollen stain red, non-viable pollen blue.
Mar 21, 2011
Graduate Assistantship Available
A graduate assistantship (M.Sc) is available in the Vegetable Molecular Genetics and Genomics laboratory of the Department of Horticulture at the University of Georgia located in Athens (GA). Research is expected to focus on QTL mapping of traits in watermelon. Candidates with prior experience in molecular biology, genetics, plant pathology and/or bioinformatics are preferred. Interested parties should contact Dr. McGregor.
UPDATE: This position has been filled.
Aug 18, 2010
Jul 27, 2010
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