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ARS Home Pacific West Area Maricopa, Arizona U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center Water Management and Conservation Research People





- Eduardo Bautista
- Reagan Hejl
- Douglas Hunsaker
- Andrew French
- Des Serba
- Kelly Thorp
- Clinton Williams

Desalegn  Serba    Research Geneticist (Plants) Water Management and Conservation Research Unit **USDA-ARS, US Arid-Land AgriculturalResearchCenter** Desalegn D. Serba, PhD
**Research Geneticist (Plants)**US Arid-Land AgriculturalResearchCenter
21881 North Cardon LaneMaricopa, Arizona, USA 85138 520-316-6368 520-316-6330 (FAX)
Des.Serba@usda.gov  **Education:**Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 2009 M.Sc. Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India 1999 B.Sc. Plant Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia 1992  **Research Interests:** ••My areas of expertise include, utilization of conventional and genomic-assisted approaches to characterize genetic variability, germplasm enhancement, and development of improved aesthetic value, and biotic & abiotic stress tolerance in grasses. ••Conducting genome-wide association studies using high throughput field-based phenotyping and reduced-representation DNA sequencing (genotyping) platforms to develop applicable markers linked to quantitative traits. ••Identification of candidate genes underlying desirable traits that can be targeted for cultivar improvement using marker-assisted selection technique.  Page 1. Biography (Current Page) 2. ARIS Publications 3. Research Projects


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