2020 Graduates

Interdepartmental Genetics

2020 Graduates

Elina Adhikari, Ph.D.

Major advisor: E. Akhunov
Dissertation title: Genetic basis of eco-geographic adaptation in wild relatives for wheat improvement

Bliss Betzen, M.S.

Major advisor: E. Akhunov
Thesis title: The effect of the allelic diversity in AvrSr35 on Sr35-based resistance in wheat

Megan Calvert, Ph.D.

Major advisor: J. Poland
Dissertation title:Assessment and implementation of new breeding methods in the Kansas State winter wheat breeding program

Matthew Heffel, M.S.

Major advisor: B. Olson
Thesis title: Pandorina morum genome assembly, annotation, and analysis (pdf)