David Bedford

David Bedford working on an apple tree in the orchard.
Senior Research Fellow
[email protected]
612 301 1823
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Education
  • M.S. Colorado State University, Horticulture
  • B.S. Wheaton College, Biology

Areas of Interest

Apple Breeding; Cultivar Development and Commercialization

Research

My work is directed at the development of new apple cultivars through conventional breeding and the use of marker-assisted selection with special emphasis on the development of "explosively crisp" apples.