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Irwin Goldman

Expert on public plant breeding, open source seeds, and the breeding of carrots, onions and beets

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Work: 608-262-1624 ilgoldma@wisc.edu Home page

Topics

Breeding more flavorful and heartier carrots, onions and beets, including low-geosmin beets
Developing methods for plant breeders to retain access to improved traits and germplasm through the Open Source Seed Initiative

Achievements

Released the Badger Flame beet through the Row7 seed company
Helped found the Open Source Seed Initiative
Supported start of the UW Food Shed, which provides campus members with fresh produce from university breeding projects

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