Ray Jacobs
RJ
Former Horticulture - PhD
Bio
- Degree Program: Ph.D., Horticultural Science
- Previous Degree: B.S., Plant Science – Plant Breeding and Genetics, minor in Business, Cornell University
- Advisors: Dr. Jeremy Pattison; Dr. Craig Yencho
- Dissertation: Inheritance of Rate-Limiting Foliar Resistance to Anthracnose Crown Rot and Fruit Rot in Cultivated Strawberry
- Dissertation Date: 2015-06-08
- Completion Date: May 2015
Research
Investigate the inheritance of foliar and crown tissue resistance to C. gloeosporioides in strawberry and develop breeding strategies that will increase the recovery of resistant progeny and hasten the development of agriculturally superior, disease resistant cultivars.