UGA Griffin Campus


Dr Chavez's main goal is to develop a research program addressing the complexity of citrus and peach genetics to release citrus and peach cultivars with improved traits (e.g. cold hardiness, rapid growth, cropping consistency, yield, resistance to pests and diseases, nutritional value, etc.) suitable for production in the Southeast US, with the ultimate goal of increasing citrus and peach  production in the state of Georgia. 


Appointments

  • 75% Research
  • 20% Extension
  • 5% Service

Education

  • B.S. Agriculture and Sciences Production, Concentration Horticulture, Pan-American School of Agriculture El Zamorano, 2005
  • M.S. Horticulture, Concentration Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Florida, 2008
  • Ph.D. Horticulture, Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Florida, 2013

Summer 2019