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Professor of Horticulture, USDA
Research: 100%, joint with USDA & NRSP-6
UW-Madison, Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Drive, Room 280
Phone: (608) 890-0309
FAX: (608) 262-4743
david.spooner@ars.usda.gov
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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