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Diane Miller
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
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1680 Madison Ave.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3824 Fax: 330-263-8337
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Email: miller.87@osu.edu
at OSU since 1984
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Research Program: Bio-cultural diversity of apple (Malus) germplasm including in-situ and ex-situ genetic conservation, characterization by biochemical and molecular techniques (with collaborators), utilization by breeding for improved varieties (human health components such as antioxidants; tree disease-resistance including multiple gene scab resistance; and novel traits for tree or fruit) and cultural story of apples. Partnering with Midwest Apple Improvement Association (www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/maia/default.html) and Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH in seedling evaluation and public education. Additional work on plant propagation technologies for apple (Malus), chestnut (Castanea) and mango (Mangifera).
Extension Program: Respond to Ohio and Midwest U.S. tree fruit industry current and future needs by acquiring or creating and presenting research-based informational programming. Collaborate nationally and internationally with specialists to acquire/share tree fruit knowledge. Extension-focused research includes evaluation of cider safety technologies and apple variety and fruit tree rootstock work (NE-183 and NC-140 projects).
ASSIGNMENT: 25% Research 75% Extension 0% Teaching; 9 month appointment
EDUCATION:
BS 1977 Purdue University
MS 1979 The Ohio State University
PhD 1983 Iowa State University
POSITIONS HELD:
2004 - Fulbright Scholar (U.S. State Department), Kazakh State University and Main Botanical Garden, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2002 - Visting Scientist, Swiss Federal Fruit Crops Research Station, Wadenswil, Switzerland
1993 - present Associate Professor, Horticulture & Crop Science, OARDC/OSU
1990 - 1993 Associate Professor, Dept. of Horticulture, OARDC/OSU
1984 - 1990 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Horticulture, OARDC/OSU
1983 - 1979 Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Horticulture, Iowa State Univ.
1977 - 1979 Graduate Research Associate, Dept. of Horticulture, OARDC/OSU
RESIDENT INSTRUCTION:
Winter 2005: HCS 300 General Plant Biology - taught at Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI), Wooster to Horticulture Science technology majors
RESEARCH: (Current Projects)
NE-183 Regional Project: Multi-disciplinary Evaluation of New Apple Cultivars - 2005 chair-elect
NC-140 Rootstock and Interstem Effects on Pome and Stone Fruit Trees
OARDC project for collaboration with Swiss Researchers(concluded 2004)
OHO00226 (With Joe Scheerens)- Quality Parameters of Fresh Fruit Juice -cider and grape juice safety and quality
Fulbright project 2004 -Cultural history of wild apple species (Malus sieversii) in Kazakhstan and genetic traits which may be of value in apple improvement in the Midwest, U.S.
GIFTS & GRANTS:
Fulbright Funding
Midwest Apple Improvement Association gift
Ohio Fruit Growers Society gift
EXTENSION:
OSU Fruit Team (interdisciplinary team - chair 2005)
GOALS FOR NEXT 5 YEARS:
- Support applied fruit projects with basic research grants.
- Increase awareness of fruit growers and consumers in Ohio and the Midwest U.S. of new apple varieties that are environmentally adapted (based upon NE-183 collaborative research, Swiss collaboration and Kazakhstan collaboration) and of improved quality (disease-resistance, human health components, crispness, shelf-life, flavor).
- Continue to select best germplasm of Malus sieversii (under evaluation in Ohio conditions at Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH) for combinations of disease-resistance, frost avoidance for use in Midwest apple improvement.
- Continue and expand international collaboration on germplasm evaluation with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic scientists.
Last modified: 5/7/2008 |
