Charles W. Stuber: Maize Geneticist and Pioneer of Marker-Assisted Selection

摘要

Charles W. Stuber is considered a pioneer of quantitative genetic mapping and marker-assisted selection in maize. The achievements of his four-decade career in research include the development of genetic marker systems used in maize and adapted in many other crops, the first methods and studies to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL), and creation of new breeding methods that integrated molecular markers into applied breeding. His work was instrumental in creating the foundation for modern plant breeding that relies heavily on combining genetic marker information with field evaluations of quantitative traits. He also trained several generations of students and postdoctoral researchers who have had influential careers in their own right. Finally, Charlie Stuber has provided leadership at many levels throughout his career and continues to lead the North Carolina State University Center for Plant Breeding and Applied Genomics as its director today, more than a decade after his retirement from research.