Department of Horticulture
206 Saunders Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0327
(540) 231-5584
Fax
(540) 231-3083
E-Mail
potato@vt.edu
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Department of Horticulture 206 Saunders Hall Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0327
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Research focuses on the application of plant cell and tissue culture to genetic improvement of crops, with particular emphasis on potato improvement through anther culture and analysis of anther-derived plants with molecular markers. Another focus has been the construction of somatic hybrids from haploid potato clones.
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GRADUATE COURSES: |
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.
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.
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SERVICE TO PROFESSION: |
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ
Culture:Associate Editor
American Society for Horticultural
Science:Associate Editor
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS: |
Chani, E., V. Ashkenazi, J. Hillel, and R.E. Veilleux, 2002. Microsatellite marker analysis of an anther-derived potato family: skewed segregation and gene-centromere mapping. Genome (in press).
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.
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: |
Gordon Lightbourn
Research: Analysis of intermonoploid somatic hybrids of potato
Rosie Palumbo
Research: Use of GFP transgenics for haploid induction of potato
Jeffrey Skoneczka
Research: Transgene expression in potato hybrids
John Varrieur
Research: AFLP map of a monoploid potato family
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RECENT GRADUATE STUDENTS: |
Tatiana
Boluarte, Ph.D., 1999
Dissertation: Bulk segregant analysis for anther culture response
and leptine content in backcross families of diploid potato
Alexander
A. Johnson, Ph.D., 2001
Dissertation: Effect of ploidy elevation , copy number and
parent-of-origin on transgene expression in potato
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Updated 1/11/99
