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Gerald A Matthews (Boo)

Biological Science Technician

Education

B.S. Marketing, Mississippi State University, 1996.

April 1988-August 1992, Biological Science Technician, USDA/ARS Nematology Research Unit. Collaborated with Corn Host and Forage Research Units to develop root knot nematode resistant germplasms in maize, clover, and rye grass.

August 1992-present, Biological Science Technician, USDA/ARS/CHPRRU. Worked under Supervisory Research Geneticist/ Research Leader to develop maize germplasm lines with resistance to insect feeding and Aspergillus flavus/Aflatoxin.

Award

1992 Mid-South Area EO/CR Non-Supervisory Employee of the year.

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Resistance of germplasm enhancement of maize inbred lines to fall armyworm and corn earworm-(Peer Reviewed Journal)

Evaluation of germplasm lines of maize for resistance to fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer leaf-feeding damage -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Woolfolk, S.W., Matthews Jr, G.A., Williams, W.P. 2023. Evaluation of germplasm lines of maize for resistance to fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer leaf-feeding damage. Southwestern Entomologist. 48(2):347-352. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.048.0208.

Insect rearing production at USDA-ARS Crop Science Research Laboratory, Mississippi State-(Abstract Only)

Diallel analysis for aflatoxin accumulation and fall armyworm leaf feeding damage in maize -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Williams, W.P., Windham, G.L., Matthews Jr, G.A., Buckley, P.M. 2017. Diallel analysis for aflatoxin accumulation and fall armyworm leaf feeding damage in maize. Journal of Crop Improvement. 32(2):254-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2017.1408732.

Diallel Analysis of Southwestern Corn Borer Leaf Feeding Damage in Maize-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Williams, W.P., Matthews Jr., G.A. 2016. Diallel analysis of southwestern corn borer leaf feeding damage in maize. Journal of Agriculture. 2(1):010.

Diallel analysis of corn earworm resistance in maize-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Matthews Jr., G.A., Williams, W.P., Daves, C.A. 2009. Diallel Analysis of Corn Earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Resistance in Maize. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. 24:59-66.

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Corn Host Plant Resistance Research: Mississippi State, MS

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