Areas of expertise
Horticultural ProductionPlant BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionGenetics
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Horticultural Science
Purdue University, IN, United States (2005)
Master of Science, Horticultural Science
Purdue University, IN, United States (2001)
Bachelor of Science, Agriculture, General
Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, India (1998)
Awards and Honors
- Best Graduate Student Award (2017)
- Outstanding Teacher (2012)
- Outstanding Teacher (2009)
- Second Prize (Poster Competition) (2008)
Scholarly Works
- Overexpression of yeast spermidine synthase impacts ripening, senescence and decay symptoms in tomato, PLANT JOURNAL, (2010).
- Increase in fruit size of a spontaneous mutant of ‘Gala’ apple (Malusxdomestica Borkh.) is facilitated by altered cell production and enhanced cell size, JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, (2010).
- An efficient RNA isolation procedure and identification of reference genes for normalization of gene expression in blueberry, PLANT CELL REPORTS, (2011).
- Drought Stress Reduces Stem Elongation and Alters Gibberellin-related Gene Expression during Vegetative Growth of Tomato, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, (2016).
- Expression profiling of cell cycle genes reveals key facilitators of cell production during carpel development, fruit set, and fruit growth in apple (Malusxdomestica Borkh.), JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, (2011).
Contact
Mailing Address
1111 Miller Plant Sciences
120 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
1111 Miller Plant Sciences
120 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602
