Developing plant varieties for the future.

Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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bertioli@uga.edu
peanut genetics and improvement using wild species

Assistant Research Scientist
Institute of Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics
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inbrown@uga.edu
Peanut breeding; plant breeding; cultivar development; high throughput phenotyping

Assistant Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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dchavez@uga.edu
peach breeding, genetics and production

Professor
Molecular Cotton Breeding Laboratory; National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory;
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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pwchee@uga.edu
molecular breeding of cotton

Adjunct Faculty
Crop & Soil Sciences; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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jclev@uga.edu
peanut genetic improvement, polyploid genomics

Professor
Plant Pathology
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deom@uga.edu
virus-host interactions, biotic and abiotic stress in groundnut varieties

Distinguished Research Professor
Plant Biology; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Institute of Bioinformatics
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kdevos@uga.edu
comparative genomics in cereals

Professor
Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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zli@uga.edu
soybean breeding, genetics and genomics

Associate Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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cmcgre1@uga.edu
vegetables, breeding, genetics, genomics, marker-assisted selection, QTL

Georgia Seed Development UGAF Professorship in Wheat Breeding and Genetics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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mmergoum@uga.edu
small grain breeding, genetics and genomics

Associate Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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cssamm@uga.edu
bioenergy, forages, breeding, genomics

D.W. Brooks Professorship, UGA Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Horticulture
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pozias@uga.edu
developmental biology and molecular mechanisms of apomixis, genetic enhancement of peanut and grasses

Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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praymer@uga.edu
turfgrass breeding and genetics

Associate Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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tifturf@uga.edu
turfgrass breeding

Adjunct Faculty
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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justin.vaughn@ars.usda.gov
gene discovery, population genomics characterization and visualization, simulation of genetic systems

Dirr Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
Website
donglin@uga.edu
woody ornamental improvement