Rosanna Freyre
Research Scientist, Ornamental Plant Breeding
Environmental Horticulture Dept.
University of Florida
2551 Fifield Hall, PO Box 110670
Gainesville FL 32611-0670
Phone: (352) 273-4575
Fax: (352) 392-3870
E-mail: rfreyre@ufl.edu
Curriculum Vitae (39KB pdf)
Professional Background
Education
- PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Michigan Sate University. ‘Quantitative trait loci analyses of tuber traits in diploid potato (Solanum spp), 1993
- MS in Plant Breeding, Universidad Nacional Agraria, Lima, Perú. ‘Development of synthetic hexaploids of Ipomoea trifida (H.B.K.) G. Don’, 1989
- BS in Biology (summa cum laude), Universidad Nacional Agraria, Lima, Perú, 1987
Work Experience
- Sep 2010 – present: Research Scientist, Dept. Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida. 100% research, 0.5 FTE
- Aug 2006 – Feb 2010, Research Scientist, Dept. Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida. 100% research, 0.8 FTE.
- 2003 – 2006, Graduate Faculty, Dept. Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire
- 1999 – 2000, Trial Manager, Pleasant View Gardens, Loudon, NH (part-time)
- 1999 – 2001, Manager and editor, UNH Sustainable Horticulture website (part-time)
- 1998 – 2006, Research Assistant Professor, Dept. Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire
- 1996 – 1997, Affiliate Researcher, Dept. Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire
- 1993 – 1996, Post-doctoral Scholar, University of California, Davis, CA
- 1990 - 1993, Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University, Lansing MI
- 1987 – 1989, Research Assistant, International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, Perú
Research
- Breeding non-invasive, sterile Ruellia simplex (syn. R. tweediana, R. brittoniana) cultivars with different flower colors (FNGLA pdf)
- Evaluation of compatibility between invasive R. simplex and FL native R. caroliniensis
- Breeding low-maintenance foliage plants (Alternanthera, Graptophyllum, Hemigraphis, Iresine, Justicia, Perilla, Pseuderanthemum, , Strobilanthes, Sanchezia). (NFF pdf, GPN pdf)
