Dr. G. Craig Yencho
Department of Horticulture
214 Kilgore Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: 919.513.7417
Email: Craig_Yencho@ncsu.edu
Web: http://potatoes.ncsu.edu/Yencho.html
Department of Horticulture
214 Kilgore Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: 919.513.7417
Email: Craig_Yencho@ncsu.edu
Web: http://potatoes.ncsu.edu/Yencho.html
Academic Rank Associate Professor
Research Interests
Potato and Sweetpotato Breeding, Applications of Molecular Biology and Plant Biochemistry
to Plant Improvement, Plant Resistance to Insects and Pathogens, International Development
Training
| Ph.D. | Cornell University | Entomology, Plant Breeding (Minor) | 1993 |
| M.S. | Washington State University | Entomology | 1985 |
| B.S. | Pennsylvania State University | Bioscience | 1982 |
Professional Experience
| 2003-present | Associate Professor and Leader, Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding and Genetics Programs, Dept. of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University |
| 1997-2003 | Assistant Professor and Leader, Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding and Genetics Programs, Dept. of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, |
| 1996-1997 | Visiting Assistant Professor and Leader, Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, Dept. of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University |
| 1995-1996 | Senior Research Fellow, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia |
| 1993-1995 | Research Associate, Dept. of Plant Breeding, Cornell University |
| 1989-1993 | Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
| 1988-1989 | Research Assistant, Texas A&M Agric. Res. Stn., Corpus Christy, TX |
| 1985-1987 | Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, St. Kitts Sugar Manufac. Corp./Caibbean Agric. Res.and Devlp. Instit. Integrated Pest Control Unit, St. Kitts, West Indies. |
| 1983-1985 | Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA |
Professional Memberships and Activities
| American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| American Society for Horticultural Science |
| American Society for Horticultural Science, Southern Region |
| International Society for Horticultural Science - 1997-present |
| International Society for Tropical Root and Tuber Crops - 1997-present |
| NE-184 Potato Variety Development Project-NC Project Coordinator |
| The Potato Association of America |
| Sweetpotato Collaborators Group, 1997-present |
| Advisor, Sweetpotato Crop Advisory Committee, 1997-present |
| Advisor, Sweetpotato Micropropagation Center, NCSU, 1997-present |
| Advisor, CALS International Activities Committee, NCSU, 2002-present |
Plant Varieties Released
| Potato |
| 2007 - Peter Wilcox; USDA-ARS with NCSU, VA Tech, Rutgers, PSU, UF, UM,and CU |
| 2003 - Harley Blackwell; USDA-ARS with NCSU, VA Tech, Rutgers, PSU, UF, UM,and CU |
| 2001 - Amey; USDA-ARS with NCSU, VA Tech, Rutgers, PSU, UF, UM,and CU |
| Sweetpotato |
| 2007 - Sweet Caroline Red (US PP17,483) |
| 2006 - Sweet Caroline Green Yellow (PPAF); Sweet Caroline Bewitched Purple (PPAF); Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Light Green; (PPAF) Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Purple (PPAF); Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red (PPAF) |
| 2005 - Covington (PPAF) |
| 2004 - Sweet Caroline Light Green (US PP15,028); Sweet Caroline Green (US PP15,056); Sweet Caroline Purple (US PP14,912); Sweet Caroline Bronze (US PP15,437) |
| 1999 - Carolina Ruby |