Avi K.

Briefly, I hold a PhD in plant, insect and microbial sciences, emphasizing in plant genetic and genomics from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. I was introduced in the field of plant breeding and genetics in my first year in college, and was involved in plowing field with a tractor, planting seeds with hand, pollinating and collecting agronomic data from field trials, harvesting and statist…