Faculty
Irwin Goldman
377 Horticulture
Research activities: Breeding and genetics of cross-pollinated vegetable crops. Molecular genetic investigations of horticulturally-desirable traits in vegetable crops. Development of carrot, onion, and beet inbred lines and hybrids. Human health functionality of vegetable crops.
Teaching: Hort 370 World Vegetable Crops; Hort 501 Principles of Plant Breeding; Hort 502 Techniques of Plant Breeding - all courses taught with Prof. Nienhuis. Biocore 301: Evolution module.
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John Bamberg
Potato Introduction Station
4312 Hwy 42
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Administration of the US working collection of potato germplasm, the Inter-Regional Potato Introduction Station (NRSP-6), Sturgeon Bay, WI. Research related to the introduction, preservation, classification, distribution and evaluation of wild and cultivated tuber-bearing species of Solanum (potato).
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Paul Bethke
482 Horticulture
Focus is on the post-harvest physiology of potato tubers. Areas of emphasis include tuber water relations, carbohydrate metabolism, & physiological age. Experiments are conducted at the molecular, cellular, whole tuber, & commercial-storage levels. Long-term goals are to gain a more detailed understanding of potato physiology, and to identify specific molecular and cellular events that predict or influence the marketability of stored potatoes.
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A.J. Bussan
492 Horticulture
Extension activities: Educational programming in commercial & fresh market potato & vegetable production systems.
Research activities: Precision management of potato & vegetables; influence of management & climate on growth & development of potato & vegetables; improve sustainability & economic value of vegetable production systems; refin production practices including seeding rate, timing & methodology, mulching, cover crops & green manures; increasing earliness in vegetable production; storage of crops; & improving crop quality.
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Jed Colquhoun
484 Horticulture
Extension activities: Provide educational programming for fresh market and processing vegetables and potatoes, berries and fruit, landscape and ornamentals, and organic production.
Research activities: Applied weed ecology, with an emphasis on practical strategies for management in horticultural crop production systems. Development of integrated strategies for weed management that improve the economic and environmental sustainability of crop production. Specific interests include crop tolerance or suppression of weed interference, weed resistance management, and parasitic weed ecology & management.
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Rebecca Harbut
297 Horticulture
Integrative whole plant physiology and biochemistry related to carbon assimilation and allocation in berry crops. Approaches include; nutrient response, evaluation of wild germplasm with unique carbon assimilation characteristics and analysis of cultivar development over the past century. Effects on berry composition of breeding selections focused on yield, texture and disease resistance. Understanding the dissemination and utilization of information among researchers and growers in the small fruit industry.
Teaching: HORT 345: Fruit Crop Production
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Michael Havey
395 Horticulture
Molecular and classical genetics of vegetables, including the unique organellar genetics of Cucumis, anticarcinogenic compounds in the Alliums, mechanisms of virus resistance, and development of molecular markers for selection of high value traits. Genetic improvement and inbred development for cucumber and onion.
Teaching: Hort 550 Molecular Approaches for Potential Crop Improvement
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Shelley Jansky
341A Horticulture
Potato germplasm enhancement using wild Solanum species. Identification of valuable traits in wild relatives and the determination of their genetic basis. Introgression of wild species germplasm into the cultivated potato. Reproductive biology focusing on crossing barriers and mechanisms to overcome these barriers. Ploidy manipulatoins using haploids and 2n gametes.
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Jiming Jiang
409A Horticulture
Research activities: Plant molecular cytogenetics; structural and functional characterization of plant centromeres; potato breeding and genomics; application of wild germplasm in potato improvement.
Teaching: Hort 561 Introductory cytogenetics
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Laura Jull
392 Horticulture
Extension activities: Clientele includes nurserymen, landscape contractors, grounds maintenance personnel, arborists, county extension agents, etc. Presentations given to these groups. Publish extension articles, fact sheets, and other publications.
Research activities: Plant evaluation & selection including hardy shrub roses, tolerance of ornamentals to deicing salts, and nitrogen utilization in landscape trees.
Teaching: Hort 227 Plant Propagation; Hort/LA 263 Landscape Plants I; Hort 375 Arboriculture & Landscape Maintenance
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<a href="http://woodyornamentals.wisc.edu"> Wisconsin Woody Ornamentals Website</a>
Patrick Krysan
497 Horticulture
Research activities: Functional genomics using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system. Signal transduction in Arabidopsis with a focus on MAP Kinase signaling pathways. Development of novel technologies for understanding gene function at the genomic level.
Teaching: Hort 555 Plant Functional Genomics & Bioinformatics
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James Nienhuis
390 Horticulture
Research activities: Breeding and genetics of self-pollinated crops, with a primary emphasis on snap beans. Development and testing of new breeding methodology for self pollinated crops. Integration of plant breeding with developing technologies in molecular biology. Emphasis on understanding the genetic phenomena of heterosis and genotype by environment interactions. Development of computer software to facilitate genetic analyses.
Teaching: Hort 121 Horticulture Colloquium (taught with Prof. Patterson); Hort 370 World Vegetable Crops; Hort 372 Colloquium on Organic Agriculture; Hort 374 Tropical Horticulture; Hort 501 Principles of Plant Breeding; Hort 502 Techniques of Plant Breeding (501 & 502 taught with Prof. Goldman)
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Jiwan Palta
490 Horticulture
Research activities: Genetics, physiology & molecular biology of environmental stress resistance & cold acclimation in plants. Identification of genes for cold acclimation & mechanism of freezing injury. Impact of calcium & nitrogen nutrition on potato tuber quality (including storability) & yield under heat and drought stress. Use of natural lipids to control fruit ripening, quality, storability & retardation of senescence.
Teaching: Hort 320 Environment of Horticultural Plants
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Sara Patterson
486 Horticulture
Research activities: Genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry of plant development. Specific interests include understanding the mechanisms that regulate cell separation and adhesion using floral organ abscission in Arabidopsis as a model system.
Teaching: Hort 120 Survey of Horticulture; Hort 121 Horticulture Colloquium (taught with Prof. Nienhuis)
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Philipp Simon
203B Horticulture
Genetics and biochemistry of culinary and nutritive factors in carrots and garlic. Terpenoid and sugar genetics. Genetics, plant cell culture, and genetic transformation. Graduate training in related areas.
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David Spooner
280 Horticulture
Investigate the species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships of wild and cultivated potatoes (Solanum sect. Petota) and tomatoes (Solanum sect. Lycopersicon) using comparative morphology and DNA marker (nuclear and chloroplast RFLPs, AFLP) and DNA sequence analysis. Collects wild germplasm of these species in the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and maintains a herbarium of the NRSP-6 potato collections at Sturgeon Bay, WI.
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- Spooner CV
- Spooner Publications
- USDA Vegetable Crops Research Unit
- USDA Research Program
- Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics
- 90th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America & VI International Solanaceae Congress, July 2006
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3: 5-6.
John Stier
On Leave
Extension activities: School IPM, golf course, athletic fields, extension agent training; pesticide applicator training.
Research activities: Environmental impacts of turf, turf stress physiology & management (shade and cold), turf weed management, sports & golf turf, evaluation of new turfgrass species and varieties.
Teaching: Hort 261 Turf Management; Hort 375 Lawns, Society $ the Environment (fall 2009); Hort 461 Advanced Turfgrass Management & Physiology
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Yiqun Weng
209 Horticulture
Research activities: Focus on cucumber genetics and breeding.
Research interests include: germplasm characterization and enhancement; genetics and genomics of important traits in cucumber; development of molecular markers and applications in breeding practice; genetic diversity, phylogenetics and comparative genomics in Cucumis species; development of cucumber genomic resources.
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Brian Yandell
327A Horticulture and Rm MSC-1239 Medical Sciences Center 1300 University Ave. (Dept. of Statistics)
Research activities: Responsibilities span the range from theoretical statistics to applications in selected areas of agriculture.
Teaching: Statistical Methods for Bioscience I & II; Statistical Consulting, Theory & Application of Linear Models II; related courses.
Consulting: For CALS, provide on-line statistical consulting and conduct cooperative research.
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Juan Zalapa
299 Horticulture
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) breeding, genetics, and genomics: ________________________________________________ Genome sequencing, genetic tool development; germplasm characterization & DNA fingerprinting, genetic diversity & population structure of wild populations, identification valuable traits in wild Vaccinium & their introgression into cultivated varieties; inheritance determination of important traits, genetic mapping, quantitative genetics, development of molecular markers for MAS, field evaluation of cranberry germplasm, germplasm enhancement for use by growers, consumers, and researchers.
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Cranberry Genetics and Genomics Lab
