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Title: Dr. Chad E. Finn, 2013 Wilder Medal Recipient

Author
item Martin, Robert
item CLARK, JOHN - University Of Arkansas

Submitted to: Journal of the American Pomological Society
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/20/2013
Publication Date: 10/10/2013
Citation: Martin, R.R., Clark, J.R. 2013. Dr. Chad E. Finn, 2013 Wilder Medal Recipient. Journal of American Pomological Society. 67(4):246-248.

Interpretive Summary: Dr. Chad Finn took over the leadership of the USDA-ARS small fruit breeding program in Corvallis, Oregon in 1993 after three years working as an extension horticulturist in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Since taking over this program he has developed what is probably the most diverse berry breeding program in the world with significant efforts in all of the major small fruit crops. Initially, he developed very active programs in germplasm and cultivar development for strawberries, blackberries and red raspberries. More recently, in response to grower input, he has added blueberries and black raspberries to his portfolio. Dr. Finn’s germplasm development program is the largest and most productive of its kind in the world, extending from collection and evaluation of traits in wild species through to incorporation of desirable traits into new cultivars. He has developed cooperative research with other breeders, other scientists for trait evaluations, commodity groups, and growers in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the world.

Technical Abstract: Dr. Chad Finn took over the leadership of the USDA-ARS small fruit breeding program in Corvallis, Oregon in 1993 after three years working as an extension horticulturist in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Since taking over this program he has developed what is probably the most diverse berry breeding program in the world with significant efforts in all of the major small fruit crops. Initially, he developed very active programs in germplasm and cultivar development for strawberries, blackberries and red raspberries. More recently, in response to grower input, he has added blueberries and black raspberries to his portfolio. Dr. Finn’s germplasm development program is the largest and most productive of its kind in the world, extending from collection and evaluation of traits in wild species through to incorporation of desirable traits into new cultivars. He has developed cooperative research with other breeders, other scientists for trait evaluations, commodity groups, and growers in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the world.