Crop & Soil Sciences: Personnel: Faculty
Katrien Devos
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Academic Rank: | Professor |
| Academic History: | Ph.D., University of Ghent, Belgium 1992 | |
| Area of Expertise: | Plant Breeding and Genomics | |
| Campus: | Athens | |
| Office Location: | 4107 Miller Plant Sciences Building | |
| Email: | kdevos@uga.edu | |
| Phone: | 706/542-0925 | |
| Fax: | 706/542-0914 | |
| Shipping Address: | 3111 Miller Plant Sciences Building The University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-7272 |
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| Additional Web site: | Devos Laboratory |
Research, Teaching, and Extension Work
My lab conducts basic and applied research in the area of cereal genetics and comparative genome analysis. The target crops are wheat, pearl millet and finger millet. We study the relationship of genomes in closely and more distantly related species with the aim of getting an insight into the evolutionary mechanisms that lead to changes in genome organization. We are also interested in studying the allelic divergence across species of genes underlying important agronomic traits. Collaborative research with developing countries constitutes an important part of my research program. We work together with breeders in India and Africa to improve locally adapted millet varieties for selected traits using marker-assisted breeding.