Isabel Alicia del Blanco

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Project Scientist
Small-grains breeder focusing on Oat and Malting Barley

  • Academic Personnel
170A ROBBINS
UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616

Education:
Ph.D. Oregon State University, Crop Sciences, 1999

Research interest and expertise:
My research program focuses on developing cultivars and germplasm of oat and malting barley using traditional breeding methods and marker-assisted selection.

Cultivars released:

  • Malting barley
    • UC Tahoe, 2016
    • UC-Capay, 2020
    • UC-Alameda, 2022
  • Oat
    • UC-Ceres, 2025
    • UC-NorCal, 2025