University of Georgia
UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Department of Horticulture
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Carol D. Robacker Associate Professor & Griffin REI Coordinator; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Contact Information croback@uga.edu 770-412-4763
Mailing Address Griffin, CAES Campus 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA 30223-1797

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Research Interests

Dr. Robacker's research area is breeding and genetics of landscape plants. Her research project has two primary goals: (1) breed landscape plants that are adapted to the heat and drought stress of urban conditions for improved horticultural traits and sterility, and (2) develop cultivars of native plants. Her projects include breeding for azalea lace bug resistance in native azalea species, developing improved cultivars of chastetree (vitex spp.) and pearlbush (exochorda spp.) with reduced fertility, and improving the horticultural qualities and adaptability of abelia and little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium).

Education

  • B.S. Horticulture Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1975
  • M.S. Horticulture Science, University of Minnesota, 1977
  • Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1981

Appointment

  • 100% Research