Zachary Jones

• Degree Program: M.S. / Ph.D., Crop Science
• Previous Degree: B.S., Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University
• Advisors: Dr. Major Goodman & Dr. Matthew Krakowsky
• Completion Date: Spring 2018

Research

My research focuses on the inheritance of teosinte crossing barrier-1 (tcb-1) and tcb-1-like alleles in maize for use in selective pollination systems. My projects are: 1) Screening maize landraces for the presence of specifically dominant tcb-1 and tcb-1-like alleles. 2) Crossing accessions containing dominant alleles into adapted material and evaluating performance of derived lines. 3) Creation of double-cross hybrids containing these alleles for specialty producers.