Rebecca J. Nelson
Associate Professor
Primary Research Areas
- agricultural biotechnology
- biodiversity
- community development
- crop management or crop science
- disease control
- genetics
- genomics
- integrated crop management
- integrated pest management
- international agriculture
- international development
- molecular genetics
- pathogens
- pest management
- plant biology
- plant breeding and genetics
- plant pathology
- plant sciences
- rural development
- soil and crop science
- sustainable agriculture
- sustainable development
Research Focus
My laboratory conducts research to understand the genetic, physiological and molecular basis of quantitative disease resistance in maize.
Educational Background
- Ph.D. University of Washington, 1988
- B.A. Swarthmore College, 1982
Research Grants
- TARGETED DISCOVERY OF SUPERIOR DISEASE QTL ALLELES IN THE MAIZE AND RICE GENOMES
- RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR CCRP PROGRAM
