Graduate Fields are composed of faculty members with research interests related to the field of study. Most members of a given Graduate Field are faculty in the corresponding SIPS Section, but some have appointments within other SIPS Sections, other departments at Cornell, or are affiliated with USDA or the Boyce Thompson Institute.
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Director, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center
Cornell AES
Mark Bridgen
- (631) 727-3595
- mpb27 [at] cornell.edu
Ornamental plant breeding
Cell and tissue culture
Greenhouse floriculture
Susan Brown
- (315) 787-2224
- skb3 [at] cornell.edu
Plant breeding (apples)
Marker-assisted breeding
Adjunct Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Edward Buckler
- esb33 [at] cornell.edu
Quantitative and statistical genetics in maize, cassava, biofuel grasses, and grapes.
International Professor Emeritus of Plant Breeding and Genetics
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Ronnie Coffman
- (607) 255-2554
- wrc2 [at] cornell.edu
International agriculture & development
Crop improvement
Agricultural biotechnology
Walter De Jong
- (607) 254-5384
- wsd2 [at] cornell.edu
Potato breeding and genomics
Molecular genetics
Insect, disease and nematode resistance
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Biology Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Jeffrey Doyle
- (607) 255-7972
- jjd5 [at] cornell.edu
Genome duplication
Comparative genomics
Legume systematics and origin of nodulation
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Gennaro Fazio
- gennaro.fazio [at] ars.usda.gov
Plant breeding
Apple rootstocks
James Giovannoni
- jjg33 [at] cornell.edu
Genetic regulation of fruit ripening
Fruit quality and nutritional composition.
Tomatoes
Professor and Chair
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Michael Gore
- (607) 255-5492
- mag87 [at] cornell.edu
Quantitative genetics and genomics
High-throughput phenotyping tools
Nutritional genomics
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Phillip Griffiths
- (315) 787-2222
- pdg8 [at] cornell.edu
Vegetable breeding (brassicas and beans)
International agriculture
Molecular breeding and diagnostics
Georg Jander
- (607) 254-1365
- gj32 [at] cornell.edu
Plant-insect interactions
Plant amino acid metabolism
Arabidopsis
Adjunct Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Jean-Luc Jannink
- jj332 [at] cornell.edu
Statistical methods to use DNA markers in public sector small grains breeding
Association genetics
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Awais Khan
- (315) 787-2446
- mak427 [at] cornell.edu
Mechanisms of host disease resistance in apples; particularly to fire blight and apple scab
Quantitative genetics, genomics, genetic diversity, and pre-breeding
Rapid disease detection, pathogen identification, and high-throughput phenotyping tools
Li Li
- (607) 255-5708
- ll37 [at] cornell.edu
Crop nutritional quality improvement
Chromoplast and chloroplast biology
Plant secondary metabolism, micronutrient nutrition, and metabolic engineering
Jiping Liu
- (607) 255-6296
- jl233 [at] cornell.edu
Plant resistance to soil-based abiotic stresses, focusing on low-pH (acidic), aluminum, and heavy-metal stresses
Plant mineral nutrition with an emphasis on mineral transport and allocation
Root development under abiotic stresses
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Horticulture Section
Michael Mazourek
- (607) 254-7256
- mm284 [at] cornell.edu
Vegetable breeding (cucurbits, peppers and peas)
Biochemical genetics
Organic systems
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Professor
Computational Biology
Susan McCouch
- (607) 255-0420
- srm4 [at] cornell.edu
Complex trait variation in rice
Enhancing the performance of modern rice cultivars
Assistant Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Virginia Moore
- vm377 [at] cornell.edu
Breeding for sustainable cropping systems
Cover crops, intercropping, polycultures, organic farming systems
Legumes, forages, alfalfa, hemp
Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Lukas Mueller
- lam87 [at] cornell.edu
Genetics and genomics of solanaceous plants
SOL Genomics Network
Professor Emeritus
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Martha Mutschler-Chu
- (607) 255-1660
- mam13 [at] cornell.edu
Tomato and onion breeding and genomics
Disease and insect resistance
Intellectual property
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Professor
Department of Global Development
Rebecca Nelson
- (607) 254-7475
- rjn7 [at] cornell.edu
Genetics of quantitative disease resistance in plants
International agriculture and rural development
Mycotoxin management
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Biology Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Wojtek Pawlowski
- (607) 254-8745
- wp45 [at] cornell.edu
Meiotic recombination
Advanced microscopy methods
Recombination and genome rearrangements in new polyploids
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Cornell AgriTech
Bruce Reisch
- (315) 787-2239
- bir1 [at] cornell.edu
Grape breeding and genomics
Molecular genetic mapping
Marker-assisted selection
Assistant Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Kelly Robbins
- (607) 255-8819
- krr73 [at] cornell.edu
Bioenergy
Increasing understanding of genotype by environmental interactions
International agriculture
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Larry Smart
- (315) 787-2490
- lbs33 [at] cornell.edu
Breeding and genomics
Industrial hemp
Willow bioenergy crops
Associate Dean and Director
Cornell AES
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Professor
Department of Global Development
Margaret Smith
- (607) 254-8764
- mes25 [at] cornell.edu
Maize breeding and genomics
Abiotic stress tolerance
Insect and disease resistance
Mark Sorrells
- (607) 255-1665
- mes12 [at] cornell.edu
Small grain breeding and genomics
Heritage
Malting and specialty varieties
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Global Development
Hale Ann Tufan
- (607) 319-6812
- hat36 [at] cornell.edu
Gender equality & social inclusion
Inclusive crop improvement and seed systems
Agricultural research for development
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Cornell AgriTech
Courtney Weber
- (315) 787-2395
- caw34 [at] cornell.edu
Berry breeding and genetics
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Kenong Xu
- (315) 787-2496
- kx27 [at] cornell.edu
Tree fruit genomics
Apple gene regulatory networks