Greetings!
My primary research interest is preserving, characterizing, and utilizing genetic diversity in alternative crops to meet the needs of Wisconsin farmers. I am also interested in how human interactions with plants, through domestication and breeding, have altered the plant genome and how we can use these selection signatures to trace domestication and improvement throughout history. Additionally, I am interested in using what is already known in the fields of genetics, genomics, molecular biology, breeding, and engineering and applying it to crops with fewer resources but potential value in the face of economic and climatic uncertainty.
Look ahead to our upcoming Hemp Research Field Day on August 21st!
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Research trials at Arlington Agricultural Research Station are underway! Come out to the Field Day on August 21st to see what we have going on! For a preview of the fields, take a look at the videos below!
(Drone Footage Credit: Dylan Mahant, contact at http://www.whoopstar.xyz)
For research reports and other relevant information, see the University of Wisconsin-Madison Crops and Soils Hemp Website or join our email list!
Interested in learning about variety performance of hemp in your state? Take a look at the Midwestern Hemp Databases! Industrial (Grain/Fiber) and High Cannabinoid
For all other questions, contact Research Program Manager, Phillip Alberti at palberti@wisc.edu!
Program affiliations
Horticulture
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Agroecology
Contact Information
Dr. Shelby Ellison
Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Email: slrepinski@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-9796
