Zenglu Li
Georgia Seed Development Professor in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Mailing Address
Athens, CAES Campus
Center for Applied Genetic Technologies, 111 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602
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Education:
Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research interests:
- Development of soybean varieties with high yield, enhanced seed composition, disease and pest resistance, and herbicide tolerance using an integrated conventional and genomic approach
- Identification and utilization of soybean genetic diversity for germplasm enhancement
- QTL mapping, marker discovery, and marker-assisted selection for traits of interest
- Genomic selection for yield to accelerate genetic gain.
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