Les Padley
NAFTA Squash Breeder at Syngenta
- Role
- Nafta Squash Breeder at Syngenta
- Location
- Sacramento, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Nafta Squash Breeder
Apr 2008 — Present · Naples, FL, US
Plant Scientist breeding green zucchini, grey zucchini and yellow squash for the United States, Mexican and International markets. Responsibilities include leadership and continued development of a multifunctional cucurbit breeding program, cultivar development from initial design to supply chain, management of research and trialing teams in multiple locations, collaboration with molecular genetics team on marker development/deployment and coordination of all work through third party cooperators.
Education
University of Florida
Master's degree
2002 — 2005
Florida Southern College
Bachelor of Science (BS)
1998 — 2002
University of Florida
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2005 — 2008
Skills
- Pcr
- Genomics
- Molecular Biology
- Agronomy
- Product Development
- Horticulture
- Agribusiness
- Vegetables
- Plant Breeding
- Management
- Plant Pathology
- Agriculture
- Science
- Molecular Genetics
- Postharvest Horticulture
- Crop
- Entomology
- Experimental Design
- Gel Electrophoresis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
- Genetics
- Orchids
- Research
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