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  2. Rachel Itle

Rachel Itle


Assistant Research Scientist; Emphasis: Fruit production & genetics

Horticulture

Rachel Itle
Rachel Itle
Areas of expertiseEducationScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Horticultural ProductionHorticultural Crop Improvement (Selection and Breeding)Post Harvest Horticultural Technologies (incl. Transportation and Storage)Horticultural Crop Growth and Development

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Horticultural Science

University of Florida, FL, United States (2010)

Bachelor of Science, Horticultural Science

Pennsylvania State UniversityThe, PA, United States (2006)

Scholarly Works

  • Volatile Profile Characterization of Commercial Peach (Prunus persica) Cultivars Grown in Georgia, USA, HORTICULTURAE, (2021).
    Mohammed J, Belisle CE, Wang S, Itle RA, Adhikari K … 1 more
  • Performance of an elite, hybrid family of a northern x southern highbush cross (‘Draper’ x ‘Jewel’), EUPHYTICA, (2018).
    Hancock JF, Olmstead JW, Itle RA, Callow PW, Neils-Kraft S … 7 more
  • Heritability Estimates of L*a*b* Color Space Values in Winter Squash (Cucurbita spp.), HortScience, (2022).
    Itle RA, Kabelka EA, Olmstead JW
  • Evaluation of fruit quality traits in southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberries, Acta Horticulturae, (2017).
    Itle RA, NeSmith DS
  • Advances and challenges in peach breeding, (2019).
    Chavez DJ, Itle RA, Mancero-Castillo D, Chaparro JX, Beckman TG

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Contact

ritle@uga.edu 770-233-6113

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1109 Experiment Street
Redding Building 119
Griffin, GA 30223

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  • UGA Extension
    Nov. 29, 2023

    UGA Extension experts celebrated among 2023 Fruit and Vegetable 40 under 40

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    UGA researchers travel Down Under to collect raspberry and peach seeds

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  • Watson Training System for Bunch Wine Grapes

    June 22, 2023

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