Ryan Contreras
Alumni
Education
Degree: 2006. M.S., NC State University
Thesis: Azaleodendrons: Investigating parentage, fertility, and effects of polyploidy among hybrids of deciduous azaleas and evergreen rhododendrons
Manuscripts
- Contreras, R.N., T.G. Ranney, and S.P. Tallury. 2007. Reproductive behavior of diploid and allotetraploid Rhododendron L. ‘Fragrant Affinity’. HortScience 42(1):31-34.
- Contreras, R.N., T.G. Ranney, S.R. Milla-Lewis, and G.C. Yencho. 2007. Investigating parentage and hybridity of three azaleodendrons using AFLP analysis. HortScience 42(3):740-743.
Awards
- 1st Place, SNA Student Research Conference, M.S., 2006;
- 1st Place, ASHS Southern Region Norman F. Childers, M.S., Research Competition, 2006.