Susana Milla-Lewis
Associate Professor
Turfgrass Breeding & Genetics
Faculty
Williams Hall 1126A
Research:
My main research interests are in germplasm characterization and development of breeding populations, and the utilization of new technologies in association with conventional breeding methods for turfgrass improvement.
Publications – via Google Scholar
Teaching:
CS (HS) 211 – Plant Genetics
Extension:
While I do not hold a formal extension appointment, the turfgrass breeding and genetics program has a broad group of clientele. As such, my extension activities typically include outreach interactions with sod growers, turfgrass seed companies, and other components of the turfgrass industry.
Publications
- Characterizing the growth and winter survival of commercially available and experimental genotypes of St. Augustinegrass, CROP SCIENCE (2021)
- Identification of QTL associated with cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in Zoysia japonica, CROP SCIENCE (2021)
- Identification of sources of resistance to gray leaf spot in Stenotaphrum germplasm, CROP SCIENCE (2021)
- Multispecies genotype x environment interaction for turfgrass quality in five turfgrass breeding programs in the southeastern United States, CROP SCIENCE (2021)
- Differences in proteome response to cold acclimation in Zoysia japonica cultivars with different levels of freeze tolerance, CROP SCIENCE (2020)
- Genotype-by-environment interaction for turfgrass quality in bermudagrass across the southeastern United States, CROP SCIENCE (2020)
- Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Gray Leaf Spot Resistance in St. Augustinegrass, PLANT DISEASE (2020)
- Detection of quantitative trait loci associated with drought tolerance in St. Augustinegrass, PLOS ONE (2019)
- Development of colchicine‐induced tetraploid St. Augustinegrass ( Stenotaphrum secundatum ) lines, Plant Breeding (2019)
- Field and Laboratory Evaluation of Bermudagrass Germplasm for Cold Hardiness and Freezing Tolerance, Crop Science (2019)