Biography:Wayne Parrott
Wayne Parrott | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Kentucky, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Known for | Work on plant genetics |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2017 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agronomy, botany |
| Institutions | University of Georgia |
| Thesis | The selection, use, and inheritance of 2n gametes in red clover (1985) |
Wayne Allen Parrott is a professor of crop sciences in the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Athens.[1] Since 2017, he has also been an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2]
Early life and education
Wayne Parrott was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala on February 27, 1959.[3]
Parrott became interested in the clover plant as a teenager growing up in Kentucky.[4] He received his B.S. in agronomy from the University of Kentucky, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985.[5] His thesis consisted of 5 parts (chapters) and was 124 pages in length. Of these 124 pages, 84 pages were of background information or references.[3]
Career
Parrott joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in 1988.[6]
Research
Parrott has been researching the genetic origins of the four-leaf clover, and they have come closest to discovering the plant's genetic roots.[7] He has also researched the genetic map of the soybean, with the goal of identifying genes that control its growth.[8]
Views
An outspoken advocate of biotechnology,[9] Parrott has been critical of non-genetically modified cereals, noting that they tend to have fewer nutrients than genetically modified ones.[10][11] He has also argued that the dangers of mutation breeding, as well as those about genes in genetically modified crops spreading to other crops, are small or nonexistent.[1][12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaskey, Jack (13 November 2013). "Mutant Crops Drive BASF Sales Where Monsanto Denied: Commodities". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-11-13/mutant-crops-drive-basf-sales-where-monsanto-denied-commodities. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "UGA Scientist Named AAAS Fellow". onlineathens.com. November 23, 2017. http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-11-23/uga-scientist-named-aaas-fellow. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Parrott, Wayne (May 1985). "The Selection, Use, and Inheritance of 2n Gametes in Red clover". University of Wisconsin-Madison. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005920984. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ Shearer, Lee (12 July 2010). "UGA research team unlocks secret to producing lucky four-leaf clovers". Athens Banner-Herald. http://onlineathens.com/stories/071210/uga_674945701.shtml#.Wj1vwd-nHb0.
- ↑ "Wayne Parrott". http://www.cropsoil.uga.edu/personnel/faculty/parrott.html.
- ↑ "UGA scientists find four-leaf clover gene". Athens Banner-Herald. 17 July 2010. http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2010-07-17/four-leaf-clover-favors-work-over-luck. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ Stockton, Nick (17 March 2015). "The Mysterious Genetics of the Four-Leaf Clover". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2015/03/mysterious-genetics-four-leaf-clover/. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ Schupska, Stephanie (22 November 2008). "Researchers working toward a better bean" (in en). Savannah Morning-News. http://savannahnow.com/effingham/2008-11-22/researchers-working-toward-better-bean.
- ↑ Pollack, Andrew (2016-05-17). "Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe, Analysis Finds" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/business/genetically-engineered-crops-are-safe-analysis-finds.html.
- ↑ Palmer, Roxanne (6 March 2014). "GMO Thought Experiment: What Would A World Without GM Crops Look Like?". International Business Times. http://www.ibtimes.com/gmo-thought-experiment-what-would-world-without-gm-crops-look-1559744. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ Charles, Daniel (5 December 2014). "Why Did Vitamins Disappear From Non-GMO Breakfast Cereal?". NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/12/05/368248812/why-did-vitamins-disappear-from-non-gmo-breakfast-cereal. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ Borel, Brooke (11 July 2014). "10 Common GMO Claims Debunked". Popular Science. http://www.popsci.com/article/science/core-truths-10-common-gmo-claims-debunked. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
External links
- Wayne Parrott publications indexed by Google Scholar
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