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Shelby Ellison is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a member of several graduate programs including Plant Breeding, Plant Genetics, Agroecology, and Horticulture. Her research interests focus on preserving and characterizing genetic diversity in alternative crops to meet the needs of Wisconsin farmers. She is particularly interested in human interactions with plants, the domestication and breeding processes, and the use of altered plant genomes to trace the history of domestication and improvement. Dr. Ellison is currently working with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and extension educators to identify effective production practices and cultivars for Wisconsin hemp producers. Additionally, she teaches undergraduate courses such as 'The Science of Hemp' and 'Introduction to Horticulture'.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences