Esther van der Knaap
Professor; Emphasis: Tomatoes, plant development, genetics & genomics
Areas of expertise
Plant BiologyGeneticsCrop and Pasture ProductionBiochemistry and Cell BiologyEvolutionary Biology
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Genetics, General
Michigan State University, MI, United States (1998)
Master of Science, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Wageningen Agricultural University, Netherlands (1990)
Bachelor of Science, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Wageningen Agricultural University, Netherlands (1990)
Scholarly Works
- Rewiring of the Fruit Metabolome in Tomato Breeding, CELL, (2018).
- Feeding the future, NATURE, (2013).
- Bypassing Negative Epistasis on Yield in Tomato Imposed by a Domestication Gene, CELL, (2017).
- A cytochrome P450 regulates a domestication trait in cultivated tomato, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (2013).
- What lies beyond the eye: the molecular mechanisms regulating tomato fruit weight and shape, FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, (2014).
Contact
Mailing Address
111 Riverbend Road
CAGT Room 124
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
111 Riverbend Road
CAGT Room 124
Athens, GA 30602
