Ray Jacobs
Former Graduate
- Degree Program: Ph.D., Horticultural Science
- Previous Degree: B.S., Plant Science – Plant Breeding and Genetics, minor in Business, Cornell University
- Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Pattison
- 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.