David Eickholt
Former Graduate
- Email: dpeickho@ncsu.edu
- Degree Program: Ph.D., Crop Science
- Previous Degrees: M.S., Crop Science- Plant Breeding, North Carolina State University; B.S., Agronomy-Advanced Study Option, Michigan State University//li>
- Advisor: Dr. Thomas Carter
- Completion Date: December 2016
Research
- Development and evaluation of heterogeneous inbred families (HIFs) for novel genetic regions affecting soybean yield and overall protein.
- Determining the agronomic and genetic consequences of early-generation phenotypic selection in wild (x) domesticated soybean crosses.
- Investigating the efficacy and stability of exotic genetic regions affecting yield when transferred across soybean maturity groups.
- Evaluating the genetic architecture and agronomic performance of a set of breeding lines developed from a wild (x) domesticated soybean cross.