Wesley Hancock
Former Graduate
- Email: wghancoc@ncsu.edu
- Degree Program: Ph.D., Crop Science
- Previous Degrees: M.S., Crop Science, North Carolina State University; B.S., Plant and Soil Science, North Carolina State University
- Advisor: Dr. Thomas Isleib
- Completion Date: Spring 2018
Research
1) Detailed investigation of Sclerotinia blight resistance in the virginia peanut market-type, 2) Identification of genome-wide DNA markers associated with yield, grade factors, disease resistances, and flavor in a set of elite, extensively tested NCSU peanut breeding lines, and 3) Evaluating resistance to multiple diseases in an Arachis hypogaea × A. diogoi interspecifc hybrid derived population.