Roshan Acharya
RA
Former Crop Science - PhD
Bio
- Degree Program: Ph.D. Crop Science – Small Grain Breeding Program
- Previous Degrees: M.S. in Plant Science – Wheat Breeding and genetics, Montana State University
- Advisors: Dr. Paul Murphy, Dr. Gina Brown-Guedira
- Dissertation: Genetics of Septoria nodorum Blotch Resistance in Wheat and Influence of Training Population Phenotypic Data Selection on Genomic Predictions in the Uniform Southern Fusarium Head Blight Nursery.
- Dissertation Date: 2019-08-19
Research
Genomic selection for resistance to scab disease in Wheat, QTL mapping for partial resistance to Stagonospora nodorum using wheat double haploid population, QTL mapping for partial resistance to hessian fly using wheat recombinant inbred line population.