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BACKGROUND:
I am from Visakhapatnam, India. I did my Bachelor’s in Agricultural
Sciences from A.N.G.R. Agricultural University. For my Master’s
degree, I worked on the effects of pre-harvest abiotic factors, like
temperature and light, and biotic factors, like genotype, on
anthocyanin levels in red-leaf lettuce cultivars. We are also looked
at the correlations between different instrumented and visual
methods of estimating color as related to anthocyanin levels in
red-leaf lettuce cultivars. Currently, I am working as a research
aide and help with several ongoing projects in the lab, analyses for
quantification of total anthocyanins in 11 different types of
berries, and am also working on updating the lab website.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Vegetable crop physiology and factors affecting crop quality
parameters are some of my research interests.
EDUCATION:
M.S.,
Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State university, 2004
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Kleinhenz,
B.S.,
Agricultural Sciences,
A.N.G.R.
Agricultural University,
India, 2000
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PUBLICATIONS:
Kleinhenz, M. D., D.G. French, A. Gazula, and J. C. Scheerens. 2003.
Variety, shading and growth stage effect on pigment concentrations
in lettuce grown under contrasting temperature regimens.
HortTechnology: 13(4) 2003. Pdf
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Kleinhenz, M.D., J.C. Scheerens, D.M. Francis, T.J.K. Radovich, D.G.
French, A. Gazula, A. Wszelaki, A. Sanchez-Vela, A.A.C. McIntyre, J.
Delwiche, and P. Ling. 2003. From farm to consumer – linking crop
physiology and production with buyer-oriented quality. I.
Vegetables. Acta Horticulturae 604:95-103.
Kleinhenz, M.D., A. Sanchez-Vela, A. Gazula, J.C. Scheerens, and N.
Honeck. Horticulture and Crop Science Series No. 730, January 2003.
Sensory quality of multiple potato genotypes following three methods
of preparation.
Kleinhenz, M., B. Schult, and A. Gazula. 2001. Horticulture and Crop
Science Series No. 714, December 2001. Information on the effects of
genotype and growing location on se- and sh2-
type sweet corn yield and ear and kernel traits in Ohio in 2001.
PRESENTATIONS:
Oral
presentation at the Tri-State Vegetable Meeting March 5-6 2001,
Angola, Indiana, on Effects of Variety, Temperature, and Shade on
anthocyanin levels in lettuce (Lactuca
sativa).
Poster
presentation at the 2003 OARDC Annual Conference titled "Variety and
shading effects on pigment levels in lettuce grown under contrasting
temperature regimens".
Oral
presentation at the 100th Annual ASHS Conference in Providence,
Rhode Island, 2003, titled "Variety and Shading Effects on Pigment
Levels in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Grown under Contrasting
Temperature Regimens".
Oral
presentation at the 101 Annual ASHS Conference in Austin, Texas
2004, titled "Temperature and genotype affect anthocyanin
concentrations in lettuce (Lactuca sativa).
Oral
presentation at the 101 Annual ASHS Conference in Austin, Texas
2004, titled Variety and planting date effects on anthocyanin
concentrations in field-grown lettuce (Lactuca sativa)."
Oral
presentation at the 17th International Lettuce and Leafy Vegetable
Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2004 titled "Air temperature effects
on anthocyanin levels in three related Lollo Rossa-type lettuce
varieties."
Oral
presentation at the 17th International Lettuce and Leafy Vegetable
Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2004 titled “Managing abiotic and
genetic factors to increase the potential health and market value of
leafy vegetables: Studies of anthocyanin levels, consumer response,
and instrumented color evaluation in lettuce.”
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