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Research focuses on the genetic improvement of crops, with particular emphasis on inbred line development in potato, strawberry genomics, thermotolerance in Phalaenopsis and transgenic approaches to resistance in eggplant and Impatiens.
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GRADUATE COURSES: |
HORT 5104: Introduction
to Graduate Studies and Research
Introduction to topics and
processes important during and following graduate study in a Land Grant institution.
Topics include philosophy of the Land Grant institution, the scientific process,
experiment station project proposals, literature reviews and library information
retrieval systems, function of statistics in research, manuscript preparation,
oral and poster paper presentation, peer review of manuscripts, grant proposals,
and thesis and dissertation preparation. Pass/fail only.
HORT 5304: Genetics
and Breeding of Horticultural Crops
Special topics in breeding
and genetics, such as incompatibility, unreduced gametes cytoplasmic male sterility,
polyploidy and tissue culture, are covered, and the impact of each on breeding
of horticultural crops is assessed. Laboratories involve hybridization, anther
culture, embryo culture, and cytogenetics. Pre: CSES 4144; Taught odd years.
HORT 5404: Plant
Tissue Culture
The use of aseptic techniques for the culture and manipulation of plant cells,
tissues, and organs with emphasis on developmental, physiological, and genetic
applications. Pre: BIOL 3004, PPWS 3504, 3514. Taught even years.
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SERVICE TO PROFESSION: |
Plant Cell, Tissue
and Organ Culture:
Associate Editor
ad
hoc reviewer for many journals
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS: |
Johnson, A.A.T. and R.E. Veilleux, 2003. Integration of transgenes into sexual polyploidization schemes for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Euphytica 133:125-138.
Johnson, A.A.T., B.A. Nault,
and R.E. Veilleux, 2003. Transmission
of a Bacillus thuringiensis cry3Aa transgene from diploid to tetraploid potato
using 4x–2x hybridization: effect of ploidy increase on transgene expression
and implications for TPS hybrid production. Plant Breeding 122:223-228.
Boluarte-Medina, T, E Fogelman, E Chani, AR Miller, I Levin, D Levy, RE Veilleux, 2002. Identification of molecular markers associated with leptine in reciprocal backcross families of diploid potato. Theor Appl Genet 105:1010-1018
Chani, E., V. Ashkenazi, J. Hillel, and R.E. Veilleux, 2002. Microsatellite marker analysis of an anther-derived potato family: skewed segregationand gene-centormere mapping. Genome 45:236-242.
Ashkenazi, V. E. Chani, U. Lavi, D. Levy, J. Hillel, and R.E. Veilleux, 2001. Development of microsatellite markers in potato and their use in phylogenetic and fingerprinting analyses. Genome 44:50-62.
Boluarte-Medina, T. and R.E. Veilleux, 2001. Phenotypic characterization and bulk segregant analysis of anther culture response in two backcross families of diploid potato. Plant Cell Tiss Org Cult 68:277-286.
Lough, R.C., J.M. Varrieur and R.E. Veilleux, 2001. Selection inherent in monoploid derivation mechanisms for potato. Theor Appl Genet 103:178-184.
Johnson, A.A.T., S.M. Piovano, V. Ravichandran and R.E. Veilleux, 2001. Selection of monoploids for protoplast fusion and generation of intermonoploid somatic hybrids of potato. Amer J Potato Res 78:19-29.
Johnson, A.A.T. and R.E. Veilleux. 2000. Somatic hybridization and application in plant breeding. Plant Breeding Rev 20:167-225.
Rangarajan, A., A. R. Miller, and R.E. Veilleux. 2000. Leptine glycoalkaloids reduce feeding by Colorado potato beetle in diploid Solanum sp. Hybrids. J Amer Soc Hort Sci 125:689-693.
Veilleux, R.E. 2000. Haploid plant production: Pollen/anther/ovule culture, pp 841-846 in: Spier, R.E. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Cell Technology, Set Volumes 1-3. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
Chani, E., R.E. Veilleux and T. Boluarte-Medina. 2000. Improved androgenesis of interspecific potato and efficiency of SSR markers to identify homozygous regenerants. Plant Cell Tiss Org Cult 60:101-112.
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LABORATORY PERSONNEL: |
Suzanne M. Piovano, Laboratory Specialist Senior
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CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS: |
Vishal Arora
(Ph.D. candidate)
Research: Strawberry genomics
Aaron Baxter
(M.S. candidate)
Research: Transformation of Impatiens
Leslie Blischak
(M.S. candidate)
Research: Gamete selection in Phalaenopsis
Rahul Gupta
(M.S. candidate)
Research: Eggplant transformation for insect resistance
Gordon Lightbourn
(Ph.D. candidate)
Research: Analysis of intermonoploid somatic hybrids of potato
Rosie Palumbo (M.S.
candidate)
Research: Use of GFP transgenics for haploid induction of potato
Jeffrey Skoneczka (M.S.
candidate)
Research: Transgene expression in potato hybrids
Phillip Wadl
(M.S. candidate)
Research: Transformation of Fragaria
vesca
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RECENT GRADUATE STUDENTS: |
John
Varrieur, M.S., 2002
Thesis: AFLP marker analysis of monoploid potato
Alexander
A. Johnson, Ph.D., 2001
Dissertation: Effect of ploidy elevation, copy number and parent-of-origin
on transgene expression in potato
Tatiana
Boluarte, Ph.D.,
1999
Dissertation: Bulk segregant analysis for anther culture response
and leptine content in backcross families of diploid potato
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Updated 10/22/03