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Burow, Mark

Mark Burow

Professor
Peanut Genetics
Office:  
Lubbock
Email:  
Phone:  
806-746-6101

Areas of Expertise

  • Peanut Genetics

Professional Summary

Goals of the program are, in collaboration with peanut breeding programs in College Station and Stephenville, to:

  1. 1.release new cultivars for Texas growers, incorporating: high yield; improved edible seed quality -early maturity, high oleic oil; resistance to water deficit, heat, and salt stress; resistance to disease and pests, especially leafspot, nematodes, and Sclerotinia blight
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    3. Participate in the International Peanut Genome Initiative, and use genomics technology in cultivar development

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    4. Participate in international collaborations with scientists, especially in Ghana and Burkina Faso through a Peanut and Mycotoxin Innovation Lab/ USAID project

Students: Merlin Malayka Yerra