Eric J von Wettberg

Many crops, like the grain legumes chickpea, lentil, mungbean, and pea, have lost genetic variation as a result of human cultivation and selection. The lack of genetic variation reduces resilience of these crops to climate change. We use a combination of laboratory, greenhouse, and field approaches, drawing on the legacy of Vavilov. https://www.uvm.edu/cals/pss/profiles/associate-professor-eric-bishop-von-wettberg