David Eickholt
Former Crop Science - PhD
Bio
- 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
- PhD Advisor: Dr. Thomas Carter
- Dissertation: Into the Wild: Identification, Introgression and Validation of Genetic Diversity for Use in Applied Soybean Breeding.
- Dissertation Date: 2016-12-22
- MS Advisor: Dr. Ramsey Lewis
- Thesis: Evaluating a Novel Method of Inbreeding in Tobacco and Investigating the Economic Value of an Introgressed Nicotiana tomentosa Chromosome Segment Influencing Leaf Number.
- Thesis Date: 2012-12-17
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.