Kristen Kump

• Degree Program: Masters, Crop Science
• Previous Degree: B.S., Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Advisors: Dr. James Hollland

Research

The objective of my research is to provide precise estimates of QTL positions to aid in the identification of the genes underlying quantitative resistance to Southern corn leaf blight. I have evaluated the maize Nested Association Mapping population, a set of recombinant inbred lines derived from crosses between inbred B73 and 25 other diverse founder inbred lines. I have also performed a joint analysis of four independent populations derived from a B73 by Mo17 cross.