Dr. Donald J. Durzan was chair of the former UC Davis Department of Pomology from 1981 to 1985. He is remembered for groundbreaking research in conifer biochemistry and his contributions to the forestry industry, as well as to advances in fruit and nut crops.
Small RNAs, regulation of gene expression, microRNAs and their biogenesis, phased small interfering RNAs, in maize, wheat, rice, soybean, Arabidopsis, and other crops and model species.
