Solomon Yilma

I am managing the Oregon potato breeding and variety development at the Corvallis campus. I have contributed in making crosses, producing seedling tubers, as well as testing and evaluating clones for disease resistance. I have served as principal investigator to lead the potato breeding program for three years when the director resigned. I have contributed to the release of more than 20 potato varieties from Oregon & tri-state program. Brought in to more than $4 million funding as PI or co-PI. Published more than 30 refereed journal papers as author or co-author.