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Jessica Barb

Assistant Research Scientist | Undergraduate Coordinator

Areas of expertise

Horticultural ProductionGeneticsPlant BiologyAgricultural Biotechnology

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Horticultural Science

North Carolina State University, NC, United States (2008)

Master of Science, Horticultural Science

North Carolina State University, NC, United States (2003)

Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Pennsylvania State UniversityThe, PA, United States (1999)

Awards and Honors

Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2024)

Courses

CRSS 2010: Crop Science (Fall 2025)
CRSS 7990: Supervised Teaching Practicum in Crop and Soil Sciences (Fall 2025)
CRSS 2010L: Crop Science Laboratory (Fall 2025)
CRSS 1200: Freshman and Transfer Student Seminar (Fall 2025)
CRSS 2010L: Crop Science Laboratory (Fall 2026)
CRSS 1200: Freshman and Transfer Student Seminar (Fall 2026)
CRSS 2010: Crop Science (Fall 2026)
CRSS 9990: Supervised Teaching Practicum in Crop and Soil Sciences (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

The stability of fatty acid composition in sunflower oil is dependent on environment and affected by structural variation, (2026).
Ingold M, Gao Q, Mandel J, McNellie J, Keepers K … 4 more
Developing pearl millet hybrids for Georgia farmers, (2020).
Barb J
Autonomous self-pollination in sunflower: what can happen when we forget the basics, (2020).
Barb J
Autonomous self-pollination and pollinator attractiveness in sunflower: 2 examples of what can happen when we forget to select for the basics, (2019).
Barb J
Sunflower and Pearl Millet: Current and future plans, (2019).
Barb J

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Sept. 9, 2026

Grab your boarding pass! CAES offers 4 new food and agriculture study abroad programs
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