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Tadesse Mebrahtu, Ph.D. | Tadesse Mebrahtu, Ph.D. Professor - Research
Phone: (804) 524-5953
Fax: (804) 524-5186
Email: tmebraht@vsu.edu |  | Education - Ph.D. (1985) - University of Maryland - College Park (Agronomy - Plant Breeding)
- M.S. (1980) - Alabama A&M University - Huntsville (Soil and Plant Science)
- B.S. (1977) - University of Maryland - Eastern Shore, Princess Anne (General Agriculture)
Research Interest - Develop new high yielding and nutritionally desirable grain-type and vegetable soybean cultivars
- Evaluate exotic vegetable soybean germplasm for special purposes
- Develop center of excellence in Vegetable Soybean Breeding, Production, and Utilization
- Actively engage in international crop research and development activities that bring mutually beneficial partnerships
Professional Society Memberships - Crop Science Society of America
- American Society of Agronomy
Selected Publications - Mebrahtu, T., T. E. Devine, P. Donald, and T. S. Abney. 2005. Registration of ‘Randolph’ soybean. Crop Sci. 45:2644 -2645.
- Mebrahtu, T., T. E. Devine, P. Donald, and T. S. Abney. 2005. Registration of ‘Asmara’ vegetable soybean. Crop Sci.45:407-408.
- Mebrahtu, T., and M. Kraemer. 2004. Registration of VS94-11, VS94-12, and VS94-21 soybean germplasm lines resistant to corn earworm foliar damage. Crop Sci. 44:701 - 702.
- Mebrahtu, T., A. I. Mohamed, C. Y. Wang, and T. Andebrhan. 2004. Analysis of isoflavone contents in vegetable soybean. Plant Foods for Human Nutr. 59:55-61.
- Mebrahtu, T., M. Kraemer, and T. Andebrhan. 2003. Evaluation of soybean breeding lines for corn earworm antibiosis. Crop Sci. 42:1465-1470.
Selected Grants - Production of Vegetable Soybean as a Potential Specialty Crop in Virginia. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 2005- Present, $35,000.
- Vernonia Production and Utilization Systems in Eritrea. ALO/USAID Grant, 1998 -2003, $100,000.
- Domestication of Vernonia as a Viable Industrial Crop in Eritrea. Competitive USAID Grant, 1995 -1997, $99,626.
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