 |
 |
Chair, Professor
Ph.D. The Ohio State University
|
Phone: (901) 678-2581
Fax: (901) 678-0157
E-Mail: rbayer@memphis.edu
Ellington Hall 201
|
other links:
laboratory webpage
|
|
- Evolution of polyploid complexes using Antennaria (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) as a model group. I am especially interested in the use
of molecular techniques to study genome evolution in young naturally occurring polyploid
groups
- Systematics, evolution, and phylogeny of the Asteraceae (sunflower family) with focus
on the tribe Gnaphalieae. The Gnaphalieae (paper daisies or everlastings) are a group
of sunflowers that have their greatest diversity in Australia, followed by Southern
Africa and South America and are poorly represented in the northern hemisphere.
- Phylogeny and Systematics of the orange subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae), with special
interest in determining the origins of the major Citrus cultivar groups using molecular cytogenetics and molecular markers.
- Utilization of wild relatives of cultivated plants in plant breeding programs for
crop improvement.
- Forensic botany, especially the use of micromorphology and molecular techniques in
crime solving.
|
|
|
Facebook 
YouTube 
Twitter