Robyn Wishna
Kenong Xu
Associate 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
Associate 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
Dougherty, Laura, Raksha Singh, Susan Brown, Chris Dardick, and Kenong Xu. “Exploring DNA Variant Segregation Types in Pooled Genome Sequencing Enables Effective Mapping of Weeping Trait in Malus.” Journal of Experimental Botany 69, no. 7 (2018): 1499-1516.
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.