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Margarita  Villagarcia    Agronomist  Margarita R. VillagarciaAgronomist USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Building3127 Ligon St.Raleigh, NC 27607 margarita.villagarcia@usda.govPhone: (919) 515-2734Fax: (919) 856-4598
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 After getting my Ph.D. in Horticulture from NCSU, I have been working as a support scientist in the  USDA-ARS Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Unit at Raleigh for more than 15 years.  My extensive experience in the field, greenhouse, and laboratory research have advanced the development and release of more than 10 soybean lines with important agronomical traits.  My projects include coordinating and manage collaborated soybean genetic resources programs, data analysis, and organizing fieldwork.
 Publications(Clicking on the reprint iconReprint Icon  will take you to the publication reprint.)Registration of USDA-N6006 germplasm combining high yield, flood tolerance, and elevated oil content-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Mian, R.M., Cunicelli, M., Carter, T., Villagarcia, M.R., Fallen, B.D. 2024. Registration of USDA-N6006 germplasm combining high yield, flood tolerance, and elevated oil content. Journal of Plant Registrations. http://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20358.Registration of high yielding maturity group V germplasm USDA-N5001 with high seed and meal protein contents-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Mian, R.M., Cunicelli, M.J., Carter, T., Villagarcia, M.R., Fallen, B.D. 2023. Registration of high yielding maturity group V germplasm USDA-N5001 with high seed and meal protein contents. Journal of Plant Registrations. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20306.Registration of ‘N7003CN’ maturity group VII soybean with high yield and resistance to race 2 soybean cyst nematode-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Carter Jr, T.E., Koenning, S., Burton, J.W., Rzewnicki, P.E., Villagarcia, M.R., Bowman, D.T., Arelli, P.R. 2011. Registration of ‘N7003CN’ maturity group VII soybean with high yield and resistance to race 2 soybean cyst nematode. Journal of Plant Registrations. 5(3):309-317.Registration of N6202 soybean germplasm with high protein, good yield potential, large seed and diverse pedigree-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Carter Jr, T.E., Rzewnicki, P.E., Burton, J.W., Villagarcia, M.R., Bowman, D.T., Taliercio, E.W., Kwanyuen, P. 2010. Registration of N6202 soybean germplasm with high protein, good yield potential, large seed and diverse pedigree. Journal of Plant Registrations. 4:73-79.Registration of ‘N8101’ small-seeded soybean-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Carter Jr, T.E., Burton, J.W., Rzewnicki, P.E., Villagarcia, M.R., Fountain, M.O., Taliercio, E.W., Bowman, D. 2009. Registration of ‘N8101’ small-seeded soybean. Journal of Plant Registrations, 3:22-27.Evaluation of a Simple Method to Screen Soybean Genotypes for Salt Tolerance-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Lee, J., Smothers, S.L., Dunn, D., Villagarcia, M.R., Shumway, C.R.,Carter Jr, T.E., Shannon, G. Evaluation of a Simple Method to Screen Soybean Genotypes for Salt Tolerance. Crop Sci. 2008 48: 2194-2200.REGISTRATION OF SOYBEAN CULTIVAR ‘N8001’-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Carter Jr, T.E., Burton, J.W., Fountain, M.O., Rzewnicki, P.E., Villagarcia, M.R., Bowman, D.T. 2008.  Registration of soybean cultivar ‘N8001’. Journal of Plant Registrations, 2: 22-23.REGISTRATION OF SOYBEAN CULTIVAR ‘N7002’-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Carter Jr, T.E., Burton, J.W., Fountain, M.O., Rzewnicki, P.E., Villagarcia, M.R., Bowman, D.T. 2007. Registration of soybean cultivar ‘N7002’. Journal of Plant Registrations, 1:93-94.REGISTRATION OF NC114 AND NC115 SMALL-SEEDED SOYBEAN GERMPLASM LINES-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Carter Jr, T.E., Burton, J.W., Fountain, M.O., Villagarcia, M.R., Bowman, D.T. 2007. Registration of nc114 and nc115 small-seeded soybean germplasm lines. Crop Sci. 47, p. 450.


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