Robyn Wishna
Kenong Xu
Assistant Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Contact Information
109 B Surge Laboratory, Cornell University
New York Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 W. North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
p:
(315) 787-2496
Kenong Xu
Assistant Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Expertise
Plant genetics; plant genomics
Current Research Interest
Apple genes and gene networks responsible for traits of horticultural and economic importance
Distinction
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
The Tech Awards-Economic Development
Selected Publications
Bai, Yang, Laura Dougherty, Lailiang Cheng, Gan-Yuan Zhong, and Kenong Xu. “Uncovering Co-Expression Gene Network Modules Regulating Fruit Acidity in Diverse Apples.” BMC Genomics 16, no. 612 (2015).
El-Sharkawy, Islam, Laura Dougherty, and Kenong Xu. "Transcriptome Analysis of an Apple (Malus × Domestica) Yellow Fruit Somatic Mutation Identifies a Gene Network Module Highly Associated with Anthocyanin and Epigenetic Regulation." Journal of Experimental Botany 66 (2015): 7359-7376.
Cornell Research Website Article
Genetic Editing with CRISPR