Carly Godwin, PhD

My research focuses on the genetic control of fruit quality metrics in strawberry, such as sugars, acids, and aromatic compounds. Descriptive analysis and consumer studies will produce data on flavor preference related to fruit quality. Consumer and quality data will be combined to conduct a Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) to produce Qualitative Trait Loci (QTL) of consumer preference based on fruit quality phenotypes.