Professor of Horticulture
Research: 70%, Teaching: 30%
UW-Madison, Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Drive, Room 321A
Phone: (608) 262-6975
FAX: (608) 262-4743
nienhuis@wisc.edu
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: Processing vegetable crop production;
Plant breeding and genetics |