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Susan Brown
Professor
Department
of Horticultural Sciences
Address, Phone, Fax
E-Mail: skb3@cornell.edu
B.S. Plant Sciences 1978 University of Connecticut
M.S. Horticulture 1980 Rutgers University
Ph.D. Genetics 1984 University of California,
Davis
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| Program Overview |
Objectives include the development
of new superior apple varieties for the industry with unique flavors,
exceptional crispness and enhanced storage and shelf life, the
incorporation of resistance to disease and insect pests by both
traditional breeding and transgene technology, furthering our knowledge
of the genetics of key traits in apple, identification of molecular
markers for important characteristics for use in marker assisted
selection and training students in the science of fruit breeding
and genetics.
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| Links |
Publication
list
New
Variety: Fortune Apple (pdf)
Graduate student list
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| Professional
Experience |
| 2001 - present |
Professor, New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva New York |
| 1991 - 2001 |
Associate Professor, New York
State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva
New York |
| 1985 - 1991 |
Assistant Professor, New York
State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva
New York |
| 1981 - 1985 |
Teaching Assistant, University
of California, Davis |
| 1978 - 1981 |
Research Assistant, Rutgers University,
New Jersey |
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| Professional
Activities |
Professional Societies
International Society for Horticultural Sciences
American Society for Horticultural Sciences
American Pomological Society
International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association
Professional Assignments, Honors, and Awards
| 1998 |
Recipient of the New York
Farmer's Outstanding Achievement in Agriculture Award |
| 1994 |
Invited speaker - "Orcharding
for the Future" Symposium, Orange, New South Wales,
Australia |
| 1990 |
College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences CALS) Travel Fellowship to attend ISHS Symposium
in Florence, Italy |
| 1988 |
College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences (CALS) Travel Fellowship to attend the International
Symposium of Horticultural Germplasm in Beijing, China. |
Commitee Assignments
International and National
- Hosted in Japan by the National Institute of Fruit
Tree Science (2004).
- Registered as an International Expert for review of research proposals
for the European Union's Research Framework program (2004).
- Malus Crop Advisory Committee, USDA/ARS.
- NE183 Regional Project member “Multidisciplinary Evaluation
of Apple Cultivars” (1995-present).
- Member of the advisory board for the private breeding company
Better3Fruits in Belgium (2004).
- Candidate for vice chair of the Pome and Stone fruit
Section of ISHS (2004).
- Rosaceae Genomics, Genetics and Breeding National Steering Committee
(2004).
- Rosaceae Genomic, Genetics and Breeding Executive Committee
(2005).
- Judge for the American Pomological Society’s Sheppard award
for the best publication (2004).
- Outstanding Graduate Educator Award Committee for ASHS (2005).
College
- Search Committee for the Associate Dean and
Director of the NYSAES (2004).
- Mentor committee member for Julia
Carroll, Integrated Pest Management.
- Core Enterprises Working Group at the NYSAES, Geneva (2004).
Department
- Chair’s advisory committee (2004).
- Department space committee (2003-2004).
- Liaison with CCTEC/CRF (Cornell
Center for Technology and Enterprise) (2004).
Other Research Accomplishments:
Identified outstanding advanced selections for potential variety release. Developed
or evaluated populations to study the inheritance of plant form, antioxidants,
quality attributes and other characters.
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| Recent Publications |
| Brown, S.K. and K.E. Maloney. 2004.
Malus xdomestica. pp. 475-511. In: R. Litz (ed.). Biotechnology of
Fruit and Nut Crops. CAB International, Oxon, United Kingdom.
Brown, S.K., K.E. Maloney, M. Hemmat and H.S. Aldwinckle. 2004.
Apple breeding at Cornell: genetic studies of fruit quality, disease
resistance and plant architecture Acta Hort. 663:15-20
Hemmat, M., S.K. Brown and N.F. Weeden. 2003. Mapping and evaluation
of Malus xdomestica microsatellites in apple and pear. J.
Amer. Soc. Hort Sci. 128:515-520.
Kochar, S., C.B. Watkins, P.L. Conklin and S.K. Brown. 2003. A
quantitative and qualitative analysis of antioxidant enzymes in
relation to superficial scald. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:910-916.
Ko,K., J.L. Norelli, J.P. Reynoird, H.S. Aldwinkle and S.K. Brown.
2002. T4 lysozyme and attacin genes enhance resistance of transgenic ‘Galaxy’ apple
against Erwinia amylovora. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 127:515-519
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