Rica Amor Saludares
Research Associate
@colostate.edu
Biography and Education
Hometown
Bukidnon, Philippines
Fun Fact
I share a birthday with my mother, as she gave birth to me on her special day!
Role
Rica is a Research Associate on the Green Evolution program for both the Biofortification Lab and the Crop Adaptation Lab. Her role encompasses many aspects of these programs, with an emphasis on prebreeding operations, including facilitating greenhouse and growth chamber research, seed storage management, and winter nursery activities. Rica has expertise in breeding, genetics, and bioinformatics.
Education
PhD Plant Sciences (Plant Breeding and Genetics)
North Dakota State University
Dissertation: A Multi-omics Multi-environment Prediction in Pulse Crop
MS Plant Breeding, minor Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
University of the Philippines - Los Baños
Thesis: Genetic Diversity and Heterotic Grouping of Selected Philippine Corn Germplasm
BSc Agriculture: Crop Science (Plant Breeding)
Central Mindanao University
Thesis: Morpho-agronomic and Molecular Diversity of Salt-tolerant Philippine Traditional Rice Varieties