2019 ASHS Annual Conference

Margaret Worthington, Ph.D.

University of Arkansas
316 Plant Science Building
Fayetteville, AR
USA 72701
Email: mlworthi@uark.edu

Biographical Sketch: Margaret Worthington joined the University of Arkansas Department of Horticulture as an assistant professor of fruit breeding and genetics in August, 2016. Before joining the UA faculty, she worked as a tropical forage breeder at the CIAT in Cali, Colombia and completed an MSc degree in Horticulture and Agronomy at UC Davis and a PhD in Crop Science at North Carolina State University. Dr. Worthington's primary research interest is the development of improved peach, nectarine, and muscadine grape cultivars. She also leads research on fruit genetics and molecular breeding and is especially interested in answering questions that lead to the development of molecular tools and modern breeding methods which will accelerate genetic gain and strengthen applied cultivar development programs.

Papers:
Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Meeting - Open to All Attendees Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Meeting - Open to All Attendees Private Sector Perspectives in Small Fruit Breeding *CEU Approved* Fruit Breeding 1 Genome Wide Association Studies for Postharvest Traits in Peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) Estimation of Additive and Dominance Effects of a Mutant Glutathione S-Transferase Gene on Anthocyanin and Proanthocyanidin Content in Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia) Glutathione S-Transferase: A Candidate Gene for Berry Pigmentation in Muscadine Grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) Leveraging Synteny across Rosaceae to Identify Loci Controlling Fruit Sweetness in Blackberry Effect of Harvest Time on Red Drupelet Reversion in Blackberry (Rubus subgenus Rubus) Genome Wide Association Studies for Fruit and Leaf Resistance to Bacterial Spot [Xanthomonas Arboricola pv Pruni (Xap)] in Peach Words of Advice from Newly Hired Panel Navigating the Academic Pathway: Graduate Studies to a Faculty Position