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The Seed Biotechnology
Center at the University of California Davis
recognizes University
Research Partner
Dr.
Roger T. Chetelat
Dr. Roger Chetelat is a
Geneticist in the Department of Plant Sciences at UC
Davis and the Director of the
C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics
Resource Center (TGRC).
In addition to overseeing the TGRC, Dr. Chetelat’s
research program addresses various questions related to
the genetics of the cultivated tomato and its wild
relatives. An area of emphasis has been to broaden the
genetic base of tomato and our understanding of its
genome through hybridization and introgression with
genetically related species. Recent collaborative
projects he has been involved in include:
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Using
genomic screening to identify reproductive barriers
in tomato, with Colorado State University and others
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Introgression and utilization of tomato-like
nightshades (previously funded by the California
Tomato Commission and USDA)
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Evaluation of genetic diversity and core collection
establishment for tomato with the USDA
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DNA
mismatch repair and recombination, with Oregon State
University
These
research projects are closely linked to the TGRC, a
genebank of over 3,700 accessions of wild species,
mutants, and other genetic stocks of tomato. The TGRC
facilitates research on tomato by providing seed samples
of its accessions to interested scientists worldwide.
For further discussions with Dr. Chetelat, please
contact him directly at
trchetelat@ucdavis.edu. |