Richard C. Pratt
Professor
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science

211 Williams Hall 1680 Madison Ave. Wooster, OH 44691 Phone: 330-263-3972 Fax: 330-263-8337

Email: pratt.3@osu.edu

at OSU since 1987

AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Maize Genetics and Breeding.

Genetic basis of resistance to maize chlorotic dwarf, maize streak, northern leaf blight, and gray leaf spot diseases of maize. Use of molecular markers for gene mapping and introgression. Breeding germplasm with enhanced host resistance and grain compositional characteristics. Introgression of superior traits from tropical races of maize into Corn Belt.

ASSIGNMENT: 80% Research 20% Teaching 0% Extension

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. 1985 Purdue University
M.S. 1978 University of Arizona
B.S. 1976 University of Arizona

POSITIONS HELD:

2006-Present Professor, Horticulture and Crop Science, OSU/OARDC

1994-2006 Associate Professor, Horticulture and Crop Science, OSU/OARDC

1987-1994 Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, OSU/OARDC

1985-1987 Research Scientist, Purdue Univ. Interdepartmental Program (Entomology,
Horticulture, Food Science and Agronomy) Research Initiative: Insects of Stored Pulses
(R.I.I.S.P)

RESIDENT INSTRUCTION:

Current Courses Taught: Number Title

A635 The Plant Genome

A/PP694 Genetics of Host Plant Resistance (team coord.)

A411 Grain Crops (team)

Total number courses & student credit hours 1991-1996: 9

Advisees (No.): Current 1991-1996

MS 1 1

PhD 3


RESEARCH:

Current Projects as PI Title

Hatch 65 (732341) Marketing and Delivery of Quality Cereals and Oilseeds

Hatch 86 (730981) Genetic Determinants of Host Resistance to Maize Viral Pathogens

Use of molecular markers, yeast two-hybrid system for host-pathogen interaction studies.
Selection of maize genotypes with improved grain protein, oil and physical characteristics.
Introgression of tropical germplasm into genetically diverse source populations improved for
multiple-traits.

Publications (No.): 1991-1996

Refereed: 13

Book Chapters 1

Other Scholarly Works (Patents, Software, etc.):

Germplasms Releases: 8 Maize Synthetic Populations; 2 Maize inbreds

Patents: 1

Crop Registrations: 6



GIFTS and GRANTS: Number Total Dollars

Grants last 5 years 10 $526,190

Gifts last 5 years 3 $ 4,300

INTERDISCIPLINARY INVOLVEMENT:

1996-97 Hosted short-term training project for Pakistan Agricultural Research Council on
Grain Quality.

1997 Chaired session at first all Africa Crop Science Congress

1997 Visited John Innes Research Centre, Norwich, England to discuss collaborative research.


INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT:

1996-Hosted undergraduate ag-intern from the University of Hohenheim, Germany

1995-Hosted undergraduate ag-intern from the University of Hohenheim, Germany.

1994-Cooperative research on gene mapping maize streak virus resistance with CIMMYT,
Harare, Zimbabwe.

1993-94-Cooperative research with National Agricultural Research Organization and
Makerere Univ., Uganda on Northern Leaf Blight of Maize.

Last modified: 5/7/2008