Wayne Parrott | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | University of Kentucky, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Known for | Work on plant genetics |
Awards | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2017 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Agronomy, botany |
Institutions | University of Georgia |
Thesis | The selection, use, and inheritance of 2n gametes in red clover (1985) |
Wayne Allen Parrott is a professor of crop sciences in the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Athens. [1] Since 2017, he has also been an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [2]
Wayne Parrott was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala on February 27, 1959. [3]
Parrott became interested in the clover plant as a teenager growing up in Kentucky. [4] He received his B.S. in agronomy from the University of Kentucky, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985. [5] His thesis consisted of 5 parts (chapters) and was 124 pages in length. Of these 124 pages, 84 pages were of background information or references. [3]
Parrott joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in 1988. [6]
Parrott has been researching the genetic origins of the four-leaf clover, and they have come closest to discovering the plant's genetic roots. [7] He has also researched the genetic map of the soybean, with the goal of identifying genes that control its growth. [8]
An outspoken advocate of biotechnology, [9] Parrott has been critical of non- genetically modified cereals, noting that they tend to have fewer nutrients than genetically modified ones. [10] [11] He has also argued that the dangers of mutation breeding, as well as those about genes in genetically modified crops spreading to other crops, are small or nonexistent. [1] [12]
Wayne Parrott | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | University of Kentucky, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Known for | Work on plant genetics |
Awards | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2017 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Agronomy, botany |
Institutions | University of Georgia |
Thesis | The selection, use, and inheritance of 2n gametes in red clover (1985) |
Wayne Allen Parrott is a professor of crop sciences in the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Athens. [1] Since 2017, he has also been an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [2]
Wayne Parrott was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala on February 27, 1959. [3]
Parrott became interested in the clover plant as a teenager growing up in Kentucky. [4] He received his B.S. in agronomy from the University of Kentucky, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985. [5] His thesis consisted of 5 parts (chapters) and was 124 pages in length. Of these 124 pages, 84 pages were of background information or references. [3]
Parrott joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in 1988. [6]
Parrott has been researching the genetic origins of the four-leaf clover, and they have come closest to discovering the plant's genetic roots. [7] He has also researched the genetic map of the soybean, with the goal of identifying genes that control its growth. [8]
An outspoken advocate of biotechnology, [9] Parrott has been critical of non- genetically modified cereals, noting that they tend to have fewer nutrients than genetically modified ones. [10] [11] He has also argued that the dangers of mutation breeding, as well as those about genes in genetically modified crops spreading to other crops, are small or nonexistent. [1] [12]