Bob Bors
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- School: University of Saskatchewan
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- Department: Agriculture
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Saskatoon, SK - Dates at University of Saskatchewan: November 2004 - May 2019
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Biography
University of Saskatchewan - Agriculture
Assistant Professor, Head of Fruit Program at University of Saskatchewan
Higher Education
Bob
Bors
Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Bob Bors has been a Professor in the Plant Sci. Dept. at the University of Saskatchewan since 1999. He teaches classes on Fruit Science, Plant Propagation, Greenhouse Management and Introduction to Horticulture. His research involves breeding hardy fruits for northern areas with emphasis on crops that can be mechanically harvested and need little or no pesticides. His program has 40 acres of fruit and a 93 year history of developing varieties for Northern Canada and is the coldest location in North America for a major fruit breeding program. He runs a Prairie Fruit Genebank and regular writes articles for his website www.fruit.usask.ca . Bob gives 30 to 40 invited lectures per year across Canada and northern USA to fruit growers and gardener groups.
Bob has released over 20 varieties. Most notable are the Romance Series of Dwarf Cherries, Under the Sea Coleus Series, Indigo and Boreal Series of Haskap, and several apple varieties.
Experience
USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station
Research Technician
Developed Biological controls for post harvest fruit rots. Emphasis was on apples and pears but some investigations of strawberries and blackberries. Purified and screened thousands of microbes that naturally occurred on fruit.
University oF Maryland, Department of Horticulture
Faculty Research Assistant
Worked for Dr. Harry Swartz (raspberry Breeding) and Dr. Gary Stutte (fruit production and physiology). Did classical breeding activities, tissue culture, various physiology experiments, and image analysis of orchards.
University of Saskatchewan
Assistant Professor, Head of Fruit Program
Bob worked at University of Saskatchewan as a Assistant Professor, Head of Fruit Program
Education
University of Maryland College Park
Bachelor's Degree
Horticulture, Pomology Option
University of Guelph
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Horticulture & Plant Breeding
Thesis title "A Streamlined Synthetic Octoploid System that Utilizes Fragaria vesca as a Bridge Species". I created 200+ synthetic octoploids from 7 species. Previous efforts of about 7 researchers had produced only 5 S.O.s over a 40 year period. Important aspects of the system was embryo rescue, flow cytometry, dropper application of colchicine, wide genetic diversity of parent. I had originally started as a MSc student but was upgraded to PhD.
