Wesley Hancock

Former Graduate

  • 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.

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