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Fred Bliss
Prof. Emeritus, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis 214 Inca Pl.
Davis CA 95616United States E-mail: fbliss@dcn.org Tel: +1 (530) 756-5154 View resume Areas of experience:
. Plant breeding
. Research
. Research management
Detail of my expertise:Experience in the seed industry: 12 years in the private sector; 32 years in the public sector.
Private sector:
- Breeding;
- Management of breeding and applied technology programs;
- Strategic planning;
- Liaison between research and sales functions.
Public sector:
- Plant breeding and genetics research various fruits and vegetables;
- Grad student advising;
- Teaching plant breeding.
Quantitative genetics:
- Applied breeding;
- Applied genomics & marker facilitated selection.
- Various aspects of crop improvement. U.S. and several African and S. American countries.
Experience breeding:
- common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris);
- tomato (Solanum esculentum);
- pepper (Capsicum frutescens);
- cowpea (Vigna spp.);
- other miscellaneous vegetable spp.
- tree fruits (various Rosaceae);
- small fruits.
Crops with which I have worked:
. Beans, garden
. Cowpea
. Pepper
. Tomato
Availibility:
Short term assignments
in the region where I live
outside of the region where I live
Medium term assignments
in the region where I live
outside of the region where I live
Willing to move for long term assignments
no
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