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Ksenija Gasic

Seed World Podcast

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Plant Breeding Stories

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Dr Ksenija Gasic, Professor of Horticulture at Clemson University, is on a quest to deliver improved peach varieties to the U.S. market.In this episode of the Plant Breeding Stories podcast, Ksenija takes us back to her childhood in Serbia, where time spent in her family’s gardens sparked an early interest in plants and agriculture. She shares her experiences completing a postgraduate program during the Balkan conflicts of the early 1990s and how even this adversity had some benefits for her work! We discover why it takes up to 20 years to develop a new peach cultivar, learn about the one-gene difference between a peach and nectarine, and how opportunities in genetic resources led the international exposure which ultimately resulted in Ksenija moving to the USA.Transcripts of this and all our podcasts can be found at www.PBSInternational.com/podcast

Dr Ksenija Gasic, Professor of Horticulture at Clemson University, is on a quest to deliver improved peach varieties to the U.S. market. In this episode of the Plant Breeding Stories podcast, Ksenija takes us back to her childhood in Serbia, where time spent in her family’s gardens sparked an early interest in plants and agriculture. She shares her experiences completing a postgraduate program during the Balkan conflicts of the early 1990s and how even this adversity had some benefits for her work! We discover why it takes up to 20 years to develop a new peach cultivar, learn about the one-gene difference between a peach and nectarine, and how opportunities in genetic resources led the international exposure which ultimately resulted in Ksenija moving to the USA. Transcripts of this and all our podcasts can be found at <a href="http://www.PBSInternational.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.PBSInternational.com/podcast</a>

S4 E6 Plant Breeding Stories - Ksenija Gasic

Georgia gets a lot of press as The Peach State, but in this episode we learn that it is not even in the top 3 states for peach production.  Listen in to learn where it falls in the rankings. Ksenija Gasic is a peach breeder at Clemson University and the president of the National Association of Plant Breeders.  In this episode she describes the challenges facing peach producers and how scientists such as herself are combatting those problems with traditional plant breeding and modern technology.  For further information on her research, you can visit https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/gasic/index.html or email her at kgasic@clemson.edu. If you are interested in further exploration of the subject of plant breeding or the genetic improvement of fruit crops, check out these related episodes: Episode 57: Neal Carter - RNAi Technology and the Development of the Arctic Apple Episode 16: Tom Floyd - The History of Plant Breeding Part I Episode 17: Tom Floyd - The History of Plant Breeding Part II Episode 18: Devin Nichols - The History of Plant Breeding Part III

Georgia gets a lot of press as The Peach State, but in this episode we learn that it is not even in the top 3 states for peach production.  Listen in to learn where it falls in the rankings. Ksenija Gasic is a peach breeder at Clemson University and the president of the National Association of Plant Breeders.  In this episode she describes the challenges facing peach producers and how scientists such as herself are combatting those problems with traditional plant breeding and modern technology.  For further information on her research, you can visit <a href="https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/gasic/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/gasic/index.html</a> or email her at <a href="//kgasic@clemson.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kgasic@clemson.edu</a>. If you are interested in further exploration of the subject of plant breeding or the genetic improvement of fruit crops, check out these related episodes: <a href="https://anchor.fm/focusonagriculture/episodes/Episode-57-Neal-Carter---RNAi-Technology-and-the-Arctic-Apple-e18rahd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 57: Neal Carter - RNAi Technology and the Development of the Arctic Apple</a> <a href="https://anchor.fm/focusonagriculture/episodes/Episode-16-Tom-Floyd---The-History-of-Plant-Breeding-Part-I-eav6tm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 16: Tom Floyd - The History of Plant Breeding Part I</a> <a href="https://anchor.fm/focusonagriculture/episodes/Episode-17-Tom-Floyd---The-History-of-Plant-Breeding-Part-II-eb2im3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 17: Tom Floyd - The History of Plant Breeding Part II</a> <a href="https://anchor.fm/focusonagriculture/episodes/Episode-18-Devin-Nichols---The-History-of-Plant-Breeding-Part-III-ebgjln" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 18: Devin Nichols - The History of Plant Breeding Part III</a>