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Seed Biology Program
Faculty
Click on the name of the faculty member for a more complete vita or as
a link to their own web homepage.
  Carol
C. Baskin
and Jerry M. Baskin, Professors of Plant and Soil Science (CCB)
and Biology (CCB and JMB)
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 1968, 1967
mailto:CCBASKO@uky.edu
mailto:JMBASKO@UKCC.UKY.EDU
Research interests : Ecology, biogeography and evolution of seed
dormancy and germination
- Dormancy cycles in weed seeds
- Seed ecology of rare plant species
- Mechanism of dormancy in hardseeded species
- Comparative germination ecology within plant
families
Lynnette Dirk, Research Specialist of
Horticulture
Ph.D. University of Guelph 1996
ldirk@uky.edu
Research interests: Seed germination and longevity
- Role of isoaspartyl methyltransferase in maintaining high seed
quality
- Role of plastids in seed germination
 Bruce
Downie, Associate Professor of Horticulture
Ph.D. University of Guelph 1994
adownie@uky.edu
Research interests: Molecular, biochemical, physiological and
genetic aspects of radicle protrusion from the seed
- Analyze genes associated with radicle protrusion
- Characterization of genes associated with seed dormancy
- Elucidation of gene product function in
germination
 Dennis B. Egli, Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences
Ph.D. University of Illinois 1969
DEGLI@pop.uky.edu
Research interests : Seed development, seed quality and yield
- Involvement of seed growth and development in determining seed
quality and yield
- Relationship between laboratory tests of seed quality and field
performance
- Seed quality, the seed bed environment and seedling
emergence
Robert
L. Geneve, Professor of Horticulture
Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1985
RGENEVE@uky.edu
Research interests: Seed germination in small-seeded ornamental
crops
- Vigor testing in bedding plant species using computer-aided
digital analysis
- Ethylene as a biochemical marker of seed vigor
- Mechanism of seed dormancy in eastern redbud
 Sharyn E. Perry
, Associate Professor of Plant and Soil Science
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin 1993
sperr2@pop.uky.edu
Research interests: Differential expression of genes that control
development during embryogenesis
- Gene products involved in embryo formation
- Targets of regulation of AGL15, a MADS-domain
protein
 Guiliang Tang, Assistant Professor of Plant and Soil Science
Ph.D. Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Israel
guiliang.tang@uky.edu
Research interests: Plant gene silencing and plant natural products
- Dissect the plant RNAi and miRNA pathways via a biochemical approach using wheat germ and maize germ extracts
 Dennis
M. TeKrony, Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences
Ph.D. Oregon State University 1969
dtekrony@uky.edu
Research interests: Seed quality assessment, seed maturation and
storability
- Models to predict changes in seed germination and vigor during
storage
- Influence of seed borne diseases on the expression of seed
germination and vigor
- Standardization of seed vigor testing methods
- Effect of environment during seed development on seed viability
and vigor
This page was last updated on 10 June 2006.
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