Plant scientist Doreen Main reprises role as WSU Horticulture interim chair
Professor Main to lead research, teaching that improves urban landscapes, valuable crops
Dorrie Main
Bioinformatics scientist Dorrie Main to lead WSU Department of Horticulture as interim chair
Bioinformatics scientist Dorrie Main to lead WSU Department of Horticulture as interim chair Supporting Washington State University discoveries that improve and protect valuable plants and crops, from apples, grapes, and potatoes to berries and spinach,…
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WSU Researcher Sinks Teeth into Chocolate Genomics Tools
PULLMAN, Wash. — Since its public release last week, the database housing the cacao genome has had more than 6,000 visitors, said Washington State University bioinformaticist Dorrie Main.
Release of Peach Genome Provides Key Data for Breeders, Furthers Research
Realizing a decade-long dream, an international team of scientists today publicly released the peach genome sequence, the first genome completed for crops in the Rosaceae family. The data that comprises the peach genome is housed at Washington State University on the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Genome Database for Rosaceae (www.rosaceae.org).
WSU Researcher Maps the Tree Fruit Genome Mosaic
PULLMAN, Wash. — Better apples, peaches, pears and cherries at market sooner. That is one benefit of research by Washington State University bioinformaticist Dorrie Main. Piece by piece, Main is mapping the DNA mosaic of the rosaceous family, which includes Washington’s largest crop – apples – and other tree fruit as well as cherries, peaches, […]